Goods & services

Best book store

1. Barnes & Noble Booksellers
5555 S. Virginia St., 826-8882

2. Borders
4995 S. Virginia St., 448-9999

Best gadget store

1. Best Buy
5575 S. Virginia St., 448-9797

2. Scotland Yard Spy Shop
1085 S. Virginia St., 323-3232

Best place to buy a musical instrument

1. Maytan Music
777 S. Center St., 323-5443

2. Bizarre Guitar
2677 Oddie Blvd., 331-1001

Best Gym

1. 24-Hour Fitness
various locations

2. Gold’s Gym
5390 Longley Lane, 853-7373; 255 Disk Drive, Sparks, 359-9393

Best place to buy CDs

1. Tower Records
6450 S. Virginia St., 852-5559

2. Best Buy
5575 S. Virginia St., 448-9797

Best place to rent DVDs

1. Blockbuster
various locations

2. Hollywood Video
various locations

Best specialty foods store

1. Trader Joes
5035 S. McCarran Blvd., 826-1621

2. Wild Oats Natural Marketplace
5695 S. Virginia St.,829-8666

Best adult-themed store

1. Suzie’s Adult Superstore
195 Kietzke Lane, 786-8557

2. G Spot
138 West St., 333-6969

Best computer store

1. CompUSA
6407 S. Virginia St., 853-4222

2. Best Buy
5575 S. Virginia St., 448-9797

Best place to buy vintage clothes

1. Rad Betty’s Clothing Co.
141 Vesta St., 322-3889

2. Savers
2350 Oddie Blvd., Sparks, 359-4244

Best used clothing store

1. Savers
2350 Oddie Blvd., Sparks, 359-4244; 3800 Kietzke Lane, 284-4350

2. Rad Betty’s Clothing Co.
141 Vesta St., 322-3889

Best antique store

1. 100 North Sierra Street Antiques & Art
100 N. Sierra St., 322-9444

2. Andrew’s Antique Marketplace
1301 S. Virginia St., 348-6444

Best bicycle shop

1. Bicycle Bananas
2005 Sierra Highlands Drive, No. 115, 747-1413

2. College Cyclery
622 S. Virginia St., 323-1809

Best flower shop

1. Sparks Florist
1001 Pyramid Way, Suite 100, Sparks, 358-8500; 5000 Smithridge Drive, Suite C-3, 826-8500

2. St. Ives Florist
700 S. Wells Ave., 333-9190

Best hobby store

1. Michael’s Arts & Crafts
4871 Kietzke Lane, 829-8000

2. Ben Franklin Crafts
various locations

Best beauty salon

1. A Salon 7
20 Cheney St., 786-7770

2. Crush
350 W. Liberty St., 324-4447

Best garden nursery

1. Moana Nursery
1100 W. Moana Lane, 825-0600; 11301 S. Virginia St., 853-1319

2. G&G Nursery
3397 Pyramid Way, 358-1700

Best car wash

1. Mission Car Wash
6355 S. McCarran Blvd., 827-4222

2. Franktown Hand Car Wash & Express Detailing
2331 Kietzke Lane, 827-2601

Best home furnishings store

1. R C Willey Home Furnishings
1201 Steamboat Pkwy., 337-4600

2. Dania Home & Office Interiors
2580 Kietzke Lane, 828-4050

Best apartment complex

1. Lakeridge Apartments
6155 Plumas St., 825-0500

2. Tanamera
900 S. Meadows Parkway, 852-8989

Best place to get a car repaired

1. Reno Vulcanizing
various locations

2. Greg’s Garage
410 E. Sixth St., 324-0911

Best place to get a tattoo

1. Aces Tattoo
681 S. Virginia St., 333-0915

2. Pirate Tattoo
1039 S. Virginia St., 337-1153

Best place to get pierced

1. Black Hole Body Piercing
912 S. Virginia St., 329-6010

2. Lotus Body Piercing
677 S. Virginia St., 323-6266

Best shoe selection

1. DSW Shoe Warehouse
6659 S. Virginia St., 852-9401

2. Dillard’s: Summit Sierra
13933 S. Virginia St., 852-3080

Best boutique clothing store

1. Never Ender
518 W. Second St., 322-7278

2. Lodo Loft
550 W. Plumb Lane, 284-5636

Best bank

1. Wells Fargo Bank
various locations

2. Bank of America
various locations

Best pawn shop

1. Metropawn
various locations

2. Pacific Pawnbrokers
various locations

Best grocery store

1. Raley’s Supermarkets and Drug Centers
various locations

2. Trader Joes
5035 S. McCarran Blvd., 826-1621

Best specialty ice cream store

1. Cold Stone Creamery
various locations

2. Marble Slab Creamery
2835 N. McCarran Blvd., Sparks, 358-5566; 191 Damonte Ranch Pkwy., 851-7522

Best pet store

1. Petco
various locations

2. Scraps Dog Bakery at Sparks Marina
325 Harbour Cove Drive #107, Sparks, 358-9663

Best pet supply store

1. Petco
various locations

2. Petsmart
various locations

Best skateboard store

1. Out of Bounds Board Shop
235 E. Plumb Lane, 323-7669; 3179 S. Carson St., Carson City, 888-2010

2. Reno Skate Supply
25 Saint Lawrence Ave., 324-5588

Best hotel for a romantic getaway

1. Peppermill Hotel Casino
2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

2. Adventure Inn & Wedding Chapel
3575 S. Virginia St., 828-9000

Best wireless phone service coverage

1. Cingular
various locations

2. Verizon
various locations

Best brothel

1. Moonlite Bunny Ranch
2. Wild Horse Canyon Ranch

Best motorcycle dealer/shop

1. Reno Harley Davidson-Buell
2295 Market St., 329-2913

2. Big Valley Honda
2225 Market St., 322-4311

Best place for photo developing

1. Gordons Photo Services
5067 S. McCarran Blvd., 826-6488

2. Costco
2200 Harvard Way, 689-2200; 4810 Galleria Pkwy., Sparks, 356-4400

Best yoga classes

1. Yoga Shack
214 California Ave., 324-1977

2. Bikram’s Yoga College of India
631 Sierra Rose Drive, 827-9642; 1273 Baring Blvd., 356-9642

Best outdoor outfitter

1. REI
2225 Harvard Way, 828-9090

2. Sportsman’s Warehouse
3306 Kietzke Lane, 828-1500

Best optical shop

1. Adlington Eye Center & Eyeglass Gallery
500 W. Plumb Lane, 284-3937

2. Lens Crafters
5465 Meadowood Mall Circle, 826-7400

Best masseuse

1. Soorya Townley
Body Enlightenment, 853-0747

2. Anastasia Bobadilla
Zen Den, 460 California Ave., 786-6300

Best chiropractor

1. Todd Stevenson
Peak Performance Chiropractor 634 W. Second St., 786-7325

2. John Dudley
1595 Lakeside Drive, 323-4660

Best pet groomer

1. Our Furry Friends
1289 Commerce St., Sparks, 355-8111

2. Petsmart
Various locations

Best liquor/wine store

1. Ben’s Fine Wine & Spirits
various locations

2. Whispering Vine Wine Company
3886 Mayberry Drive, 787-9463

Best IT Services

1. Carson Tahoe Hospital IT Department
2. Netcom Solutions