Dennis Vondrell and Stephanie Vondrell-Stolly celebrate longevity in the Best of the Region balloting.
Craig J. Orosz | The Lima News
Won all 25 years:
• Kewpee is the only business to be voted No. 1 every year, doing so in the Best Hamburger category.
20 or more wins
• Von’s Jewelers was voted No. 1 in the Best Jewelry Store category for 24 years.
• Fat Jack’s has been voted Best Place for Pizza 22 straight years.
• La Charreada has been voted best Mexican Restaurant 22 times, including 18 straight years.
• Pat’s Donuts and Kreme has won the Best Doughnut/Best Bakery category 21 of the 24 times it has been offered, including the past 17 years.
Other notables
• Buffalo Wild Wings has won the Best Place for Chicken Wings 18 of the 19 years the category has been offered, including 17 years in a row.
• Red Pig Inn has won Best Barbecue 17 of the 23 times it has been offered.
• Casa Lu Al has been voted Best Italian Restaurant 12 straight years.
• Biggby Coffee has finished in first 11 of the 12 years it has been in business in the area.
• LuLu’s Diner has won Best Breakfast category 10 straight years.
