Goods & Services

Best home furnishings

Consign Furniture

6865 Sierra Center Pkwy., 434-1970

When you’re in the market for a piece of furniture, this is the place to go first. As far as styles go, Consign Furniture generally has a bit of everything—vintage, rustic, retro, contemporary, even a bit of Art Deco. The prices range from thrifty to costly—so it’s a good place for furnishing anything from a dorm room to a large home. The other factor that makes Consign Furniture Northern Nevada’s best is that it’s also a place to sell furniture—and customers who sell through consignment get a fair cut of the price.

Best recreational marijuana dispensary

The Dispensary

100 W. Plumb Lane, 505-2751

It’s still a bit surreal that you can walk into a recreational marijuana dispensary and buy a sack of weed just like you’re picking up a six-pack of beer or a dozen eggs or whatever. And, sure, sometimes we miss the uneasy vibe of going to some weird dude’s apartment and listening to his mixtape, and watching him feed his fish, before he sells you some overpriced dirtweed. But you’d never quite know what you were getting. Nowadays, you can learn all about all the different “terpenes” and get as geeky with your pot consumption as you can with wine or classic cars or Pokemon cards. Still, sometimes you want to just make a quick stop and buy some reefer real fast en route to your video game tournament, psych-rock jam sesh or tantric sex workshop. So, that’s why—despite the generic name and the fact that it’s part of a small chain with other locations in Vegas and Henderson—we like the Dispensary: It’s the fastest. Most days, you can be in and out with all the product you want in, like, three minutes. Just like stopping for milk.

Best Jewelry Store

Diamond Vault

4950 Kietzke Lane, 342-6663

The primary thing that makes Diamond Vault different from many other local jewelry stores is that it’s kind of not one. Diamond Vault is a jewelry broker. Rather than buying jewelry from manufacturers and selling it, the store sells pieces on behalf of distributors and manufacturers. The store owners say it makes for a low-pressure environment, and they’re not lying. The staff here never gets pushy with a sale. The store carries bridal jewelry, fine jewelry and loose diamonds. The prices are generally less expensive than in other jewelry stores. And because they’re brokers, if they don’t have what you want, the staff will try to source it for a good price in the market.

Best place to buy CDs or vinyl records

Discology

11 N. Sierra St., 323-2121

It’s unlikely anyone bet on David Calkins’ success when he opened a CD store on the second floor of a building on California Avenue. Locally owned and chain CD stores had folded in Reno. Discology not only survived but moved downstairs and downtown, next to the Century Riverside movie theaters. Calkins has thrived, even expanding into movies and vinyl. He’s a tribute to personal enterprise.

Readers’ choices

Best antique store

1. Virginia Street Antique Mall

1251 S. Virginia St., 324-4141

2. Junkee Clothing Exchange & Antique Mall

960 S. Virginia St., 322-5865

3. The Nest

201 Keystone Ave., 284-8841

Best athletic shoe selection

1. Scheels

1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks, 331-2700

2. Reno Running Company

13987 S. Virginia St., 853-8017

3. Eclipse Running

3438 Lakeside Drive, 827-2276

Best bank

1. Wells Fargo

2. Nevada State Bank

3. U.S. Bank

Best barber shop

1. Derby Supply Company

123 W. First St., 440-1930

2. Maxwell’s Barbershop

555 S. Virginia St., 322-2466

3. Beautiful Bearded Man

50 S. Virginia St., 787-6800

Best beauty salon

1. Jensen & Co. Salon

495 Morrill Ave., 657-6576

2. Eye Candy Salon

235 S. Sierra St., 336-0285

3. An Epic Salon

215 15th St., Sparks, 384-1848

Best bicycle shop

1. Reno Bike Project

216 E. Grove St., 323-4488

2. Great Basin Bicycles

8048 S. Virginia St., 825-8258

3. College Cyclery

622 S. Virginia St., 323-1809

Best bookstore

1. Sundance Books And Music

121 California Ave., 786-1188

2. Grassroots Books

660 E. Grove St., 828-2665

3. Barnes & Noble

5555 S. Virginia St., 826-8882

Best boutique clothing store

1. Junkee Clothing Exchange & Antique Mall

960 S. Virginia St., 322-5865

2. Culture

677 S. Virginia St., 657-6192

3. Bad Apple Vntg.

1001 S. Virginia St., 800-1069

Best bridal salon

1. Swoon … a bridal salon

530 W. Plumb Lane, 826-0505

2. David’s Bridal

6745 S. Virginia St., 852-7978

3. Blue Garter Bridal & Tux

948 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 358-4141

Best brothel

1. Mustang Ranch

1011 Wild Horse Canyon Drive, Sparks, 343-1224

2. Moonlite Bunny Ranch

69 Moonlight Road, Mound House, 246-9901

3. Kit Kat Guest Ranch

48 Kit Kat Drive, Mound House, 246-9975

Best business Facebook page

1. Black Hole Body Piercing

2. Amplified Entertainment

3. Pet Play House

Best cannabis grower

1. Kynd Cannabis

www.kynd.com

2. Cannavative

www.cannavativegroup.com

3. High Sierra Holistics

Best cannabis product

1. Cheeba Chews

2. Kynd Balm

3. Alien Dawg by Kynd Cannabis

Best car wash

1. Buggy Bath Car Wash

2525 S. Virginia St., 826-6679

2. Hutch’s Mission Car Wash

6355 S. McCarran Blvd., 827-4222

3. Surf Thru Express Car Wash

9796 S. Virginia St., 300-6310

Best carpet cleaning company

1. Evergreen Carpet Care

990 S. Rock Blvd., 825-7569

2. New Sunrise Cleaning & Restoration

800-1429

3. Full Steam Carpet Cleaning

424-1200

Best children’s clothing boutique

1. Sippee’s

955 S. Virginia St., 329-2110

2. Once Upon A Child

6015 S. Virginia St., 984-5831

3. Carter’s

1350 Scheels Drive, Sparks, 358-5752

Best clothing store

1. Junkee Clothing Exchange & Antique Mall

960 S. Virginia St., 322-5865

2. Macy’s

5100 Meadowood Mall Circle, 826-8333

3. Culture

677 S. Virginia St., 657-6192

Best computer store

1. Best Buy

5575 S. Virginia St., 448-9797

2. Apple Store

13945 S. Virginia St., 333-5460

3. ACI Moondog Computers

5001 S. McCarran Blvd., 332-6666

Best credit union

1. Greater Nevada Credit Union

5150 Mae Anne Ave., 882-2060

2. Great Basin Federal Credit Union

295 Los Altos Pkwy., Sparks, 789-3165

3. United Federal Credit Union

10705 Double R Blvd., 329-6673

Best doggy daycare

1. Pet Play House

2403 E. Fourth St., 324-0202

2. Charlie’s Place

7930 Sugar Pine Court, 236-0251

3. Adventure Pet

8885 Terabyte Court, 742-9378

Best dry cleaners

1. Peerless Cleaners

698 Forest St., 323-3261

2. Mia’s Professional Cleaners

1185 California Ave., 432-2955

Best event promoter

1. Amplified Entertainment

2. Fresh Bakin’

3. Oliver X

Best flower shop

1. Sparks Florist

1001 Pyramid Way, Sparks, 358-8500

2. Bumblebee Blooms Flower Boutique

135 N. Sierra St., 348-2799

3. St. Ives Florist

700 S. Wells Ave., 333-9190

Best frame shop

1. Nevada Fine Arts

1301 S Virginia St., 786-1128

2. Michaels

4871 Kietzke Lane

3. Aaron Brothers Art & Framing

4809 Kietzke Lane, 827-2004

Best gadget store

1. Best Buy

5575 S. Virginia St., 448-9797

2. Scotland Yard Spy Shop

1092 S. Virginia St., 323-3232

3. Apple Store

13945 S. Virginia St., 333-5460

Best garden nursery

1. Moana Nursery

1100 W. Moana Lane, 825-0600

2. Sierra Water Gardens

CLOSED

3. Rail City Garden Center

1720 Brierley Way, 355-1551

Best grocery store

1. Trader Joe’s

5035 S. McCarran Blvd., 826-1621

2. Great Basin Community Food Co-Op

240 Court St., 324-6133

3. Smith’s

750 S. Meadows Pkwy., 851-8050

Best gym

1. St. Mary’s Center For Health & Fitness

645 N. Arlington Ave., 770-3800

2. Sports West Athletic Club

1575 S. Virginia St., 348-6666

3. Fitness Connection Sparks

Sparks Galleria, 255 Disc Drive, Sparks, 359-9393

Best hardware store

1. Carter Bros Ace Hardware

1215 S. Virginia St., 337-1200

2. Shelly’s True Value Hardware

440 Greenbrae Drive, Sparks, 358-1841

3. Mound House True Value Hardware & Storage

10189 Hwy. 50 E., Carson City, 246-7530

Best head shop

1. Art Dogs & Grace

218 Vassar St., 324-2787

2. The Melting Pot World Emporium & Smoke Shop

1049 S. Virginia St., 322-9445

3. Happy Dayze Cigar & Smoke

1700 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 358-8875

Best home furnishings store

1. RC Willey Home Furnishings

1201 Steamboat Pkwy., 337-4600

2. Red Chair

3400 Lakeside Drive, 770-0111

3. The Find

4865 Longley Lane, 322-3463

Best house cleaning service

1. Molly Maid

1380 Greg St., 359-1503

2. White Lotus

5301 Longley Lane, 856-2345

3. Munoz Cleaning Service

(530) 249-4984

Best jewelry store

1. Michael and Sons Jewelry Co.

1401 S. Virginia St., 786-5110

2. Midtown Diamonds

777 S. Center St., 825-3499

3. BVW Jewelers

35 Foothill Road, 622-9015

Best landscaping company

1. Signature Landscapes

3705 Barron Way, 857-4333

2. All Seasons Lawn & Landscaping

657 Twin Lakes Drive, 329-1531

Best liquor store

1. Total Wine & More

6671 S. Virginia St., 853-3669

2. Craft Beer and Wine

22 Martin St., 622-4333

3. Ben’s Fine Wine & Spirits

3480 Lakeside Drive, 825-0244

Best local business

1. The Glass Die

675 Holcomb Ave., 384-1456

2. Pet Play House

2403 E. Fourth St., 324-0202

3. One Nevada Credit Union

1296 Plumb Lane, 827-3880

Best local place to work

1. Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center

235 W. Sixth St., 770-3194

2. The Reno Collective

1515 Plumas St., 391-0195

3. Pet Play House

2403 E. Fourth St., 324-0202

Best mall

1. Outlets At Legends

1310 Scheels Drive, 358-3800

2. Meadowood Mall

5000 Meadowood Mall Circle, 827-8451

3. The Summit Reno

13925 S. Virginia St., 853-7800

Best medical marijuana dispensary

1. Mynt Cannabis Dispensary

132 E. Second St., 686-6968

2. Silver State Relief

175 E. Greg St., Sparks, 440-7777

3. Blum Reno

1085 S. Virginia St., 420-2586

Best mortgage company

1. Greater Nevada Mortgage

6745 Sierra Center Pkwy., 888-6999

2. One Nevada Credit Union

1296 Plumb Lane, 827-3880

3. Guild Mortgage Company

5390 Kietzke Lane, 200-0155

Best motorcycle dealer

1. Battle Born Harley-Davidson

2900 Research Way, Carson City, 882-7433

2. Chester’s Reno Harley-Davidson

2315 Market St., 329-2913

3. Michael’s Reno Powersports

10828 S. Virginia St., 825-8680

Best new business

1. Midtown Diamonds

777 S. Center St., 825-3499

2. The Rustic Wave

550 W. Plumb Lane, 827-2017

3. Action Camera

5890 S. Virginia St., 825-2000

Best new car dealership

1. Dolan Auto Group

2100 Kietzke Lane, 826-2750

2. Reno Lithia Subaru

2270 Kietzke Lane, 800-5534

3. Bill Pearce Motors

11555 S. Virginia St., 826-2100

Best optical shop

1. Visionworks

5164 Meadowood Mall Circle, 829-8366

2. Adlington Eye Center & Eyeglass

500 W. Plumb Lane, 284-3937

3. Downtown Vision

236 W. Sixth St., 322-4061

Best outdoor gear selection

1. Scheels

1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks, 331-2700

2. REI

2225 Harvard Way, 828-9090

3. Cabela’s

8650 Boomtown Garson Road, Verdi, 829-4100

Best outdoor outfitter

1. Scheels

1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks, 331-2700

2. REI

2225 Harvard Way, 828-9090

3. Patagonia Outlet

130 S. Center St., 746-6878

Best pet boarding

1. Pet Play House

2403 E. Fourth St., 324-0202

2. Charlie’s Place

7930 Sugar Pine Court, 236-0251

3. On Command Boarding

875 Greg St., Sparks, 825-3647

Best pet store

1. Scraps Dog Company

7675 S. Virginia St., 853-3647

2. Healthy Tails

3892 Mayberry Drive, 787-3647

3. Petsmart

6675 S. Virginia St., 852-8490

Best pet supply store

1. Scraps Dog Company

7675 S. Virginia St., 853-3647

2. Healthy Tails, Mayberry

3892 Mayberry Drive, 787-3647

3. Pet Play House

2403 E. Fourth St., 324-0202

Best pharmacy

1. CVS

1250 W. Seventh St., 747-6658

2. Sierra Family Pharmacies

9738 S. Virginia St. 853-3504

3. Raley’s

1441 Mayberry Drive, 786-0270

Best photography supply store

1. Gordon’s Photo Service

5067 S. McCarran Blvd., 826-6488

2. Best Buy

5575 S. Virginia St., 448-9797

3. Action Camera

5890 S. Virginia St., 825-2000

Best Pilates studio

1. Juice Box Yoga

631 Sierra Rose Drive, 971-8292

2. Pilates Studio Of Reno

45 Foothill Road, 336-4420

3. Evoke Fitness Training Complex

895 E. Patriot Blvd., 827-1995

Best place for music lessons

1. Bizarre Guitar

2677 Oddie Blvd., 331-1001

2. Carpenter’s Music World

1090 Kietzke Lane, 852-7618

3. Mountain Music Parlor

735 S. Center St., 843-5500

Best place for photo prints

1. Costco

2200 Harvard Way, 689-2200

2. Gordon’s Photo Service

5067 S. McCarran Blvd., 826-6488

3. Pitch Black Printing Company

1108 California Ave., 476-2003

Best place to buy a firearm

1. Scheels

1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks, 331-2700

2. Cabela’s

8650 Boomtown Garson Road, Verdi, 829-4100

3. Bizarre Guns

2677 Oddie Blvd., 685-4867

Best place to buy a musical instrument

1. Bizarre Guitar

2677 Oddie Blvd., 331-1001

2. Guitar Center

6663 S. Virginia St., 853-3961

3. Absolute Music

8175 S. Virginia St., 852-2637

Best place to buy CDs or vinyl records

1. Recycled Records

822 S. Virginia St., 826-4119

2. Grassroots Books

660 E. Grove St., 828-2665

3. Sundance Books And Music

121 California Ave., 786-1188

Best place to buy playa garb

1. Junkee Clothing Exchange & Antique Mall

960 S. Virginia St., 322-5865

2. Melting Pot World Emporium

1049 S. Virginia St., 322-9445

3. Culture

677 S. Virginia St., 657-6192

Best place to buy vintage clothes

1. Junkee Clothing Exchange & Antique Mall

960 S. Virginia St., 322-5865

2. Bad Apple Vntg.

1001 S. Virginia St., 800-1069

3. The Nest

201 Keystone Ave., 284-8841

Best place to get a car repaired

1. Greg’s Garage

410 E. Sixth St., 324-0911

2. Landa Muffler & Brake

816 E. Fourth St., 322-0112

3. CoAuto

2155 Dickerson Road, 360-5361

Best place to get an auto smogged

1. Instant Smog

6355 S. McCarran Blvd., 824-0101

2. Landa Muffler & Brake

816 E. Fourth St., 322-0112

3. GK Smog Inspection

1960 E. Second St., 323-4524

Best place to get pierced

1. Black Hole Body Piercing

912 S. Virginia St., 329-6010

2. Fondue Body Boutique

416 Greenbrae Drive, Sparks, 359-1750

3. Reno Tattoo Company

818 S. Virginia St., 322-6393

Best place to shoot firearms

1. The desert

2. Reno Guns & Range

2325 Market St., 826-2626

3. Big Shot Indoor Range

9425 Double R Blvd., 853-6272

Best print shop

1. Pitch Black Printing Company

1108 California Ave., 476-2003

2. Digiprint Corporation

4865 Longley Lane, 786-4464

Best public relations agency

1. The Abbi Agency

1385 Haskell St., 323-2977

2. Design On Edge

1 E. First St., 746-0717

3. KPS3 Marketing

50 W. Liberty St., 686-7439

Best publication (that’s not us)

1. Edible Reno-Tahoe

2. Reno Gazette Journal

3. Reno Tahoe Tonight

Best recording studio

1. The Sound Saloon

420 Valley Road, 393-9085

2. Dog Water Studios

636-5987

3. Tanglewood Productions

125 Brinkby Ave., 688-6282

Best recreational marijuana dispensary

1. Mynt Cannabis Dispensary

132 E. Second St., 538-6968

2. Silver State Relief

175 E. Greg St., Sparks, 440-7777

3. Blum Reno

1085 S. Virginia St., 420-2586

Best selection of local art

1. Nevada Museum Of Art

160 W. Liberty St., 329-3333

2. Holland Project

140 Vesta St., 742-1858

3. Lasting Dose Tattoo & Art Collective

888 S. Virginia St., 324-0666

Best shoe selection

1. DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse

6659 S. Virginia St., 852-9401

2. Dillard’s

13933 S. Virginia St., 852-3080

3. Scheels

1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks, 331-2700

Best spa

1. Spa Atlantis

Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700

2. Spa Toscana

Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, 2707 S. Virginia St., 826-2121

3. Dolce Vita Wellness Spa

730 Sandhill Road, 772-0032

Best specialty foods store

1. Trader Joe’s

5035 S. McCarran Blvd., 826-1621

2. Great Basin Community Food Co-Op

240 Court St., 324-6133

3. Sprouts Farmers Market

587 S. Meadows Pkwy., 335-1055

Best spectator sport

1. Reno Aces Baseball

2. UNR Men’s Basketball

3. UNR Football

Best tanning salon

1. Pacific Sun Tanning

500 E. Moana Lane, 826-4537

2. Bronze De Beaut

3545 Airway Drive, 200-4591

3. Element Tanning

3600 Warren Way, 829-8267

Best tattoo parlor

1. Aces Tattoo

675 S. Virginia St., 333-0915

2. Marked Studios

945 W. Moana Lane, 209-1612

3. Lasting Dose Tattoo & Art Collective

888 S. Virginia St., 324-0666

Best thrift store

1. Junkee Clothing Exchange & Antique Mall

960 S. Virginia St., 322-5865

2. St. Vincent’s Super Thrift

190 E. Glendale Ave., Sparks, 322-7073

3. Salvation Army

2300 Valley Road, 688-4559

Best used clothing store

1. Junkee Clothing Exchange & Antique Mall

960 S. Virginia St., 322-5865

2. Plato’s Closet

5083 S. McCarran Blvd., 322-0110

3. Savers

2350 Oddie Blvd., Sparks, 359-4244

Best vape shop

1. Happy Dayze Cigar & Smoke

1700 Victorian Ave., Sparks, 358-8875

2. 775 Vapes

10310 N. McCarran Blvd., 787-2155

3. School Of Vape

580 E. Plumb Lane, 313-0437

Best veterinarian clinic

1. Klaich Animal Hospital

1990 S. Virginia St., 826-1212

2. Baring Boulevard Veterinary Hospital

700 Baring Blvd., Sparks, 358-6880

3. Southwest Veterinary Hospital

960 W. Moana Lane, 825-7984

Best video game store

1. Cap’n Games, Inc.

621 Pyramid Way, Sparks, 677-0311

2. GameStop

5116 Meadowood Mall Circle, 825-7544

3. GameStop

650 N. McCarran Blvd., Sparks, 355-0100

Best wedding reception site

1. Lavender Ridge

7450 W. Fourth St., 747-3222

2. Nevada Museum Of Art

160 W. Liberty St., 329-3333

3. Tannenbaum Events Center

20007 Mount Rose Hwy., 849-7688

Best wine shop

1. Total Wine & More

6671 S. Virginia St., 853-3669

2. Whispering Vine Wine Co.

3886 Mayberry Drive, 787-9463

3. Craft Wine and Beer

22 Martin St., 622-4333

Best workout wear selection

1. Scheels

1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks, 331-2700

2. Lululemon

13935 S. Virginia St., 851-9070

3. Hello Yoga

732 S. Virginia St., 420-5357

Best yoga studio

1. The Studio Reno

1085 S. Virginia St., 284-5545

2. Midtown Community Yoga

600 S. Virginia St., 870-9905

3. Juice Box Yoga

631 Sierra Rose Drive, 971-8292