Consumer Culture Readers’ Pick Winners: Best in the Nest 2021

Best in the Nest Readers’ Picks were chosen exclusively by readers through a one-month nomination process followed by a one-month voting process. The nominations were not tampered with by Queen City Nerve staff at all — save for removing ourselves from a few categories to proactively dispel any notions of favoritism. In other words, if you disagree with these ones, that’s on your fellow reader, not us.

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BEST ADULT TOY STORE

Winner: White Rabbit
Runner Up: The Reddoor

BEST BICYCLE SHOP

Winner: The Spoke Easy
Runner Up: Charlotte Re-Cyclery

BEST BOOKSTORE

Winner: Park Road Books
Runner Up: Book Buyers

BEST CBD SHOP

Winner: Crowntown Cannabis
Runner Up: Apotheca

BEST CLOTHING STORE

Winner: Boris + Natasha
Runner Up: CLTCH

BEST CONSIGNMENT SHOP

Winner: Sleepy Poet Antique Mall
Runner Up: Stash Pad Vintage

BEST FURNITURE STORE

Winner: Nadeau – Furniture with a Soul
Runner Up: Sardis Marketplace

BEST GIFT SHOP

Winner: Paper Skyscraper
Runner Up: Pura Vida

BEST HEAD SHOP

Winner: Infinity’s End
Runner Up: High Life Smoke Shop

BEST HOME ACCESSORIES STORE

Winner: Paper Skyscraper
Runner Up: Grow a plant shop

BEST IN-STORE PET

Winner: Page at Book Buyers
Runner Up: Winnie at Good Postage

BEST JEWELRY STORE

Winner: Sadu Body Modifications
Runner Up: Queen City’s Custom Jewelers

BEST LOCAL PRODUCT

Winner: Sweet’s Elderberry Syrup
Runner Up: Good Postage Greeting Cards

BEST MUSIC EQUIPMENT STORE

Winner: Midwood Guitar Studio
Runner Up: Dave’s Guitars

BEST NEW STORE (LAST 2 YEARS)

Winner: Grow a plant shop
Runner Up: Good Postage

BEST ONLINE-ONLY STORE

Winner: Making Things CLT
Runner Up: Cannabuddy

BEST PET STORE

Winner: Pet Supplies Plus – Elizabeth
Runner Up: Pet in the City

BEST PALCE TO BUY VINTAGE

Winner: Sleepy Poet Antique Mall
Runner Up: Stash Pad Vintage

BEST PLANT SHOP

Winner: Grow a plant shop
Runner Up: Blackhawk Hardware

BEST POP-UP MARKET

Winner: VTG CLT
Runner Up: Girl Tribe Pop Up

BEST RECORD STORE

Winner: Lunchbox Records
Runner Up: Premium Sound

BEST SHOE STORE

Winner: Social Status
Runner Up: DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse

BEST VAPE SHOP

Winner: High Life Smoke Shop
Runner Up: One Love Smoke Shop

DESIGN, STYLE & MODIFICATION

BEST BARBER SHOP

Winner: Midwood Barbers
Runner Up: Goodfellas Barbershop

BEST FASHION DESIGNER

Winner: Jade Sky
Runner Up: Erin Foley – RCB Fashion

BEST HAIR SALON

Winner: Bohemian Stylehouse
Runner Up: eXplicit Hair Salon

BEST HAIR STYLIST

Winner: Candace Stamper
Runner Up: Kenzie Veurink

BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER

Winner: Scott Weaver
Runner Up: Annie Fair Design

BEST MAKEUP ARTIST

Winner: Emily Paige
Runner Up: Jennifer Yates

BEST NAIL SALON

Winner: Sassy Nail Bar
Runner Up: La Pure Organic Nail Boutique

BEST PIERCING STUDIO

Winner: Sadu Body Modifications
Runner Up: Made to Last Tattoo

BEST TATTOO SHOP

Winner: Canvas Tattoo & Art Gallery
Runner Up: Haylo Healing Arts

HEALTH & WELLNESS

BEST DENTIST

Winner: Lineberger Dentistry
Runner Up: Pearl. Dentistry Reimagined

BEST DOCTOR

Winner: Dr. Cynthia Jamison – Novant Health
Runner Up: Dr. Alan Wong – Novant Health

BEST DOGGIE DAYCARE

Winner: Lucky Dog Bark & Brew
Runner Up: Skiptown

BEST FITNESS STUDIO

Winner: Bloom Movement Artistry
Runner Up: Ebb & Flow Movement Studio

BEST MASSAGE SHOP

Winner: Okra
Runner Up: Mythic Massage

BEST PERSONAL TRAINER

Winner: Sarah Hahn, Satarah Productions
Runner Up: Jamie Horn – Hygge Fit + The 360 Method

BEST PHARMACY

Winner: Pike’s Pharmacy
Runner Up: Cannon Pharmacy

BEST THERAPIST/COUNSELOR

Winner: Venus M Bobis Jendresen – Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MS, LMFT
Runner Up: Elizabeth Fallon

BEST URGENT CARE FACILITY

Winner: Atrium Health on Morehead
Runner Up: StarMed Healthcare

BEST VETERINARIAN

Winner: Monroe Road Animal Hospital
Runner Up: Stand for Animals Charlotte

BEST YOGA INSTRUCTOR

Winner: Allison Modafferi
Runner Up: The Cheeky Yogi

BEST YOGA STUDIO

Winner: NoDa Yoga
Runner Up: Kahli Yoga

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES & REPAIR

BEST ATTORNEY

Winner: Darlene Harris
Runner Up: Michael Littlejohn

BEST BANK

Winner: Bank of America
Runner Up: Truliant Federal Credit Union

BEST CAR MECHANIC

Winner: Hybrid Shop of the Carolinas
Runner Up: CMD Automotive

BEST CLOTHING ALTERATIONS

Winner: Anna’s Alterations
Runner Up: Sunny Dry Cleaners and Alterations

BEST DRY CLEANERS

Winner: Sunny Dry Cleaners and Alterations
Runner Up: Peachy Kleen

BEST GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Winner: Rory Cummins
Runner Up: Tri-Square Builders

BEST HEATING & AIR COMPANY

Winner: Morris Jenkins
Runner Up: Brothers Heating, Cooling and Plumbing

BEST HOME/OFFICE CLEANING SERVICE

Winner: Amanda’s Maid LLC Cleaning Service
Runner Up: Pretty Clean CLT

BEST LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

Winner: Rusty Dinosaur
Runner Up: Organic Lawns

BEST LAW FIRM

Winner: Lindley Law, PLLC
Runners Up: Chandler & Gibson PLLC; The Law Offices of Troy Thresher

BEST EVENT & PARTY RENTAL

Winner: J. Leigh Events
Runner Up: Live Event Media Group

BEST PEST CONTROL

Winner: Truly Nolen
Runner Up: Bulwark Exterminating

BEST PET GROOMING

Winner: Pet in the City
Runner Up: Bubbly Pups

BEST PLUMBING SERVICE

Winner: Superior Plumbing
Runner Up: Ben Franklin

BEST REAL ESTATE AGENCY

Winner: Savvy + Co Real Estate
Runner Up: Keller Williams Realty South Park

BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT

Winner: Tracy Cummins – Keller Williams Realty South Park
Runner Up: Jeff King – Savvy + Co Real Estate

BEST TAX PREP & ACCOUNTING SERVICE

Winner: Sunset Accounting and Tax Service
Runner Up: AAA Accounting

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