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Readers' Choice 2012

Monday, July 23, 2012

VOTE: Readers' Choice - Vote for Malden's Best

Click on the categories below to vote for your favorites.

There is a lot to celebrate about Malden: great local businesses and great family-friendly activities.  But who do you think is the best?  Help Malden Patch determine the best of the best by voting for your favorites in each one of the categories below. Click on the links under each category and vote in the poll attached to each article. Cast your vote by August 17 and help us decide who's best. Whichever business gets the most votes will be named the Readers' Choice winner. Best Pizza Best Burger Best Coffee Best Vegan/Vegetarian option Best Hot Dog Best Beer List Best Bartender Best Takeout Spot Best Family Restaurant Best Seafood Best Asian Restaurant Best Latin Restaurant Best Italian Restaurant Best Outdoor Dining Best Comfort Food …

Michael G

11:46 am on Friday, August 17, 2012

I like Wakefields Sunny Notos. Safer area, better parking and great food for a great price. For Pizza I would check out Nickys Pizza Time in Saugus. He was been making great pizza for decades. Rivals Pisa (Pisa and Steves are the only great places in Malden.) Best Bar is anything in Salem. Dockside use to be good good when they washed glasses. Music, you find the best in Boston. Hard Rock! Best …   more ›

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Top Ten Activities for a 'Staycation' in the Boston Area

Why travel anywhere else with all these great activities right outside your door?

We asked readers this week about their favorite spots to enjoy free time while at home. Check out some of these places our readers named as their favorite activities right here in the greater Boston area: Back Bay: Boston Harbor Islands, ferries run from Long Wharf Beacon Hill: Charles River Esplanade Charlestown: U.S. Navy USS Constitution Malden: Middlesex Fells Reservation.  Medford: Wright's Pond, Elm Street, Medford Melrose: Ell Pond, Main Street and Lebanon Street Somerville: Flatbread Company at Sacco's Bowl Haven, 45 Day St. South End: Cape Cod and Boston Harbor Island (tie) Stoneham: Middlesex Fells Reservation Wakefield: Breakheart Reservation, Hemlock Road

Friday, May 11, 2012

Boston's Ten Best Mother's Day Brunches

We asked Patch readers to name Boston's best Mother's Day brunches - here's what we found:

Taking Mom out on the town next Sunday?  Check out some of these hotspots our readers named the best Mother's Day Brunches in the Boston area.  Back Bay: Top of the Hub, 800 Boylston St. Beacon Hill: Harvard Gardens, 316 Cambridge St.  Charlestown: Warren Tavern, 2 Pleasant St. Malden: Exchange St. Bistro, 67 Exchange St. Medford: Lantana Cafe, 417 Salem St. Melrose: Bobby C's, 20 Main St. Somerville: Highland Kitchen 150 Highland Ave. South End:  Union Bar and Grille, 1357 Washington St. Stoneham: Felicia's of The North End, 423 Main St., and Montvale Plaza, 54 Montvale Ave. Wakefield: Brother's Deli, 404 Main St. 

KAC

11:50 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012

Welcome back Todd English and crew! Two vegetarians, one vegan and one " I eat everything" diner and we all left the reopened and revamped Olives in City Square completely excited by chef Todd English's tasting menu (due to the "soft opening") selections, the service, the "bistro" decor and the pure ENERGY emanating from every corner. This is clearly a restaurant for those looking to "dine", have…   more ›

Friday, April 27, 2012

READERS CHOICE: Martin's Flower Shop Named Best Florist

The family business has been in town for 65 years.

We asked readers to name the city's best florist, and you delivered: this week's winner is Martin's Flower Shop on 119 Lebanon St. The family-run business has been in operation for over 65 years. “I buy all of my flowers and plants from them,” Marc Levine wrote on their business listing. “Quality and good prices.” The store's owner was not immediately available for comment Friday. Next week's question will ask readers to name the city's best Mother's Day brunch.

Kathleen Sullivan

9:17 pm on Sunday, April 29, 2012

Well deserved...old fashioned customer service combine with a quality product every time. Congrats to Martiin's Florist!   more ›

Saturday, April 7, 2012

The Nine Best Places to Do Your Taxes in Greater Boston

Patch readers from around the Boston area voted on the tax preparers they trust the most, and here are the results.

This week we asked Patch readers from around Greater Boston an important question: Where's the best place to do your taxes? After five days of voting, here are the results: Charlestown H&R Block, 142 Main Street. Malden William C. Nelson, 712 Salem St Medford Quigley Ramio and Company, 0 Governors Ave. Melrose Melrose Accounting & Tax Specialist, 543 Main St., and Hughes and Company, 1 West Foster St. Somerville Paul B. Bain, Jr., 17 College Ave. South End Gordon E. Parry, C.P.A., 509 Columbus Ave Stoneham H & R Block, 212 Main St. Wakefield JMS Tax and Financial Services, 599 North Ave (#9-3)

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