Goods & Services
Editors’ choices
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
2. Cannavative
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
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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