April 28, 2025
Business

2019 BEST OF THE FOX - KENDALL COUNTY

Full listing of winning business announced

Each year, readers of the Ledger and the Record cast their votes for their favorite businesses in our communities. With thousands of votes cast and counted, here are all the winners of this year’s Best of the Fox-KENDALL COUNTY Readers’ Choice Awards! Congratulations to some great local businesses, events and destinations!

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTO BODY SERVICES

* BEST

Mike's Auto Body

One of the Best

Yorkville Auto Body

All about Detail

AUTO REPAIR

* BEST

Speed Wrench Garage

One of the Best

American Tire & Auto

Lyle's Automotive

CAR WASH

* BEST

Paradise Car Wash

One of the Best

All About Detail

G & L Carwash

TIRE SERVICES

* BEST

Flatso's Tire Shop

One of the Best

American Tire & Auto

Arneson Tire & Service

Food & Drink

BAKERY

* BEST

Angie's Sugar Buzz Bakery

One of the Best

Sweet Temptations Dessert Company LLC

One of the Best

Grace Coffee and Wine

BANQUET / CATERING

* BEST

Rosati's Pizza of Yorkville

One of the Best

Ginger + Soul

Country Girl Of Edgebrook

BBQ

* BEST

Southbank Original Barbecue

One of the Best

Smokey's

Crusade Burger Bar

BREAKFAST

* BEST

Ivana's Cafe

One of the Best

Southern Belle's Pancake House

Grace Coffee and Wine

BURGER

* BEST

Rowdy's

One of the Best

Crusade Burger Bar

Bristol Tap

CHINESE FOOD

* BEST

Asian Kitchen

One of the Best

China Garden

China House

COFFEE SHOP

* BEST

Grace Coffee and Wine

One of the Best

Belladonna Tea & Coffee

Village Grind Coffee & Tea Co

ICE CREAM / CUSTARD

* BEST

Brenda's Frozen Custard

One of the Best

Foxy's Ice Cream

Grandma Rosie's Sweet Treats

ITALIAN FOOD

* BEST

Rosati's Pizza of Yorkville

One of the Best

Danelli's Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant

Lakeview Grille

LIQUOR SERVICES

* BEST

Vineyard Liquor Store

One of the Best

Bacaba Inc

Binny's Beverage Depot

LUNCH

* BEST

Rosati's Pizza of Yorkville

One of the Best

Belladonna Tea & Coffee

Grace Coffee and Wine

MEXICAN FOOD

* BEST

Bien Chido Mexican Grill

One of the Best

Santa Fe Restaurant

Fast Burrito Inc

PIZZA

* BEST

Rosati's Pizza of Yorkville

One of the Best

Uncle Lar's Pizza

Gonzo's Rock & Roll Pizzeria

SPORTS BAR

* BEST

Rosati's Pizza of Yorkville

One of the Best

Mike & Denise's Pizzeria & Pub

Rowdy's

STEAK

* BEST

Lakeview Grille

One of the Best

Blackstone Bar & Grill

Sandwich Freedom Hall

Health & Beauty

BEAUTY SALON / BARBER

* BEST

Bella Tressa

One of the Best

Stephen Alan Salon

Hair Creations

CHIROPRACTOR

* BEST

Priority Health Chiropractic

One of the Best

Spine & Sports Chiropractic

Impact Sports Rehab and chiropractic

DENTIST

* BEST

First Impressions by Lerohl & Landers

One of the Best

Gruber & Kostal Dentistry

Waters Dental Group: John S Waters DDS

EYE DOCTOR

* BEST

Brenart Eye Clinic

One of the Best

Oswego Vision

Yorkville Eye Professionals

HEALTH/FITNESS CLUB

* BEST

Bootcamp Inc

One of the Best

Fox Valley Family YMCA

Living Divina Yoga & Fitness Studio

MASSAGE

* BEST

4 You Massage

One of the Best

Wholehearted Therapeutic Massage

Why Knot Massage?

NAIL SALON

* BEST

Andrea Rizzarreal Nails

One of the Best

Venus

Foot & Ankle Center Med Foot Spa

ORTHODONTIST

* BEST

Kay Orthodontics

One of the Best

Prairie View Orthodontics, Ltd

Thomas Orthodontics

PODIATRIST

* BEST

Foot and Ankle Centers, Dr. Paul Bishop and Dr. Thomas Rappette

One of the Best

Fox Foot & Ankle

Advanced Foot and Ankle Surgeons

RETIREMENT HOME/

ASSIST. LIVING

* BEST

Kind Hands Senior Care Homes

One of the Best

Heritage Woods of Yorkville

Willow Crest Nursing Pavillion

SKIN CARE

* BEST

Harmony Aesthetics

One of the Best

A Beautiful You

Skin 101

Home Services

ELECTRICAL SERVICES/ ELECTRICIAN

* BEST

Gatza Electric Inc.

One of the Best

Independence Renewable Energy

CJ Power Sandwich

FLOORING STORE

* BEST

Terpstra's Floor Center

One of the Best

Coffman Carpets

Menards - Yorkville

GARDENING CENTER

* BEST

Winding Creek Nursery

One of the Best

Redbud Creek Farm

Schaefer Greenhouses Inc.

HEATING / A.C.

* BEST

Air Dynamics Heating & Cooling

One of the Best

Just In Time Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Refrigeration

Modern Air Solutions Inc

HOME BUILDER/ CONSRTUCTION/GENERAL CONTRACTOR

* BEST

A&B Exteriors

One of the Best

All Around Garage Door, Inc.

A Royal Paint

LANDSCAPING SERVICES

* BEST

Xtreme Team, Sandwich, IL

One of the Best

Cox landscaping LLC Yorkville

Ethan's Handy Services

PLUMBING

* BEST

Aquaduct Plumbing Services Oswego

One of the Best

Just In Time Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Refrigeration

Andersen Plumbing & Heating

ROOFING/ SIDING/ WINDOWS

* BEST

Advanced Roofing Inc

One of the Best

A&B Exteriors

Extreme Exteriors

PERSONAL SERVICES

DAYCARE/PRE SCHOOL

* BEST

Parkview Christian Academy

One of the Best

Lil Monkeys Learning Tree & Playschool

Lighthouse Academy

DRY CLEANING

* BEST

Wash House Dry Cleaners

One of the Best

Grace Cleaners

Tide Dry Cleaners

FUNERAL SERVICES

* BEST

Beverage Family Funeral Home

One of the Best

Nelson funeral home

Dunn Family Funeral Home With Crematory

MORTGAGE BROKER

* BEST

Beth Gottlieb, Caliber Home Loans

One of the Best

Lisa Terry, Mutual of Omaha Mortgage

Autumn Stark, First National Bank

REAL ESTATE OFFICE/BROKER

* BEST

Rich Artman, Inland Real Estate Brokerage, Inc

One of the Best

Brooke Ebershol, Kettley Realtors

The Kearns Team, EXP Realty

RESIDENTIAL CLEANING SERVICE

* BEST

Top Shelf Cleaning Services LLC

One of the Best

Terry's Carpet Cleaning

Queen B Cleaning

PETS

PET BOARDING/DAY CARE

* BEST

Almost Home Luxury Dog Boarding Facility

One of the Best

Mid-Day Play

Mary's Pooch Pad

PET GROOMER

* BEST

Dominique's Dog Grooming

One of the Best

Erica's Grooming

The Spa at Top Notch Kennels

PET SUPPLIES

* BEST

Bentley's Pet Stuff

One of the Best

Pet Supplies Plus, Yorkville

Petsmart

VETERINARIAN

* BEST

Critter Care Veterinary Services

One of the Best

Yorkville Animal Hospital

Sandwich Veterinary Clinic

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

ACCOUNTANT/FINANCIAL ADVISOR

* BEST

Colanne's Accounting & Tax Services

One of the Best

Dain Conway's Tax Service

Newkirk & Associates

BANK/FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

* BEST

Heartland Bank and Trust Company

One of the Best

FNBC Bank & Trust

Earthmover Credit Union

EMPLOYER

* BEST

Advanced Roofing Inc.

One of the Best

A&B Exteriors

Modern Air Solutions Inc.

INSURANCE AGENCY

* BEST

Kathy Martin, Country Financial

One of the Best

Shelter Insurance, Michael Shepard Agency

Kati Conklin, Country Financial

LEGAL SERVICES/LAWYER

* BEST

Colosimo, Ewing and Smith, LLC

Attorneys at Law

One of the Best

Law Office of Melissa A. Maye

Krentz, Salfisberg & Swanson Haggard P.C.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

* BEST

Arts on Fire

One of the Best

Petite Pallet

Sandwich Opera House

RECREATION

DANCE/CHEER/GYMNASTICS STUDIO

* BEST

Virtues In Motion

One of the Best

Storm Dance Alliance

Your Performing Arts Center-

GOLF COURSE

* BEST

Whitetail Ridge Golf Club

One of the Best

Blackberry Oaks Golf Course

Cedardell Golf Club

MARTIAL ARTS

* BEST

DOJO DYNAMICS

One of the Best

3 Squared Self Defense

AXT Jiu-Jitsu

Non-Profit/

Philanthropic Group

* BEST

3:11 Project

One of the Best

Coles Camp

CASA Kendall County

PHOTOGRAPHER

* BEST

Jennifer Marie Photography

One of the Best

Songs of Life Photography Studio

Just Ducky Photography

VIDEO GAMING

* BEST

Rosati's of Yorkville

One of the Best

Mike & Denise's Pizzeria & Pub

Piggy's BBQ, Spirits & Gaming

RETAIL

ANTIQUES

* BEST

Olde Timers Antiques Mall

One of the Best

The Rusty Rooster

Farmer's Daughter

FLORIST

* BEST

Floral Expressions

One of the Best

Katydidit

Johnson's Floral & Gift

HOME DECOR & GIFT SHOPS

* BEST

Olde Farm Creek

One of the Best

Winding Creek Nursery

Dawn's Country Corner

RESALE SHOPS/CONSIGNMENT

* BEST

Caring Hands Thrift Store

One of the Best

Complete Consignment

Goodwill