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Best of the Foothills 2026 Readers Choice Awards
1.
Best Auto Repair Services
Auto Fitness Center, Inc
Auto Master of Hickory
Autobahn Specialists Inc.
Bess Automotive
Bo's Import Service Center
Cloninger Ford of Hickory Service
Country Town Tire & Service Center
Dickinson Service Center
Everett Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac
Gateway Automotive, Inc.
German Auto Service
Hughes Garage
John Wooten Automotive
Master Tech Auto Mechanics, LLC
Meineke Car Care Center
Mike Johnson's Hickory Toyota Auto Repair/Collision
Modern Nissan of Hickory
Momentum Tire & Car Care
Nica’s Auto Repair
Paramount Automotive of Hickory
Peak Auto Repair
Precision Tune Auto Care
Ron’s Auto Center
Springs Road Car Care
Team Pro Auto Services
Tech 3 Automotive
Town & Country Tire
Other (please specify)
2.
Best Auto Collision Repair
Auto Tones Collision
Autoplex Collision LLC
Chavez Auto Inc
Custom Body Works
Elite Body Workz
Everett Collision Center
Gerber Collision & Glass
Gold Standard Auto Body Inc
K & J Body Shop
K&M Collision
Lockman’s Body Shop
Mike Johnson's Collision Center
Morocho Auto Body
OW Mackey Auto Body Repair
Prestige Paint & Bodyworks
Springs Road Car Care
Tech 3 Automotive Body Shop
Unifour Body Works
Other (please specify)
3.
Best Auto Dealers
Cloninger Ford of Hickory
Everett Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac
Hendrick Honda Hickory
Jim Armstrong Subaru
Mike Johnson's Hickory Toyota
Modern Nissan of Hickory
Paramount Automotive of Hickory
Steve White Motors
Other (please specify)
4.
Best Insurance Company
Action Insurance Services LLC
Alan Cochrane: Allstate Insurance
Broome Insurance
Catawba Valley Insurance Agency
Cordell Harris Insurance Agency
Curt Abee Insurance Agency
Haberer Insurance Agency
Highstreet Insurance & Financial Services
Juliet Good - State Farm Insurance
Mace Insurance Agency
Marty Blocker-Simmons: Allstate Insurance
Nationwide Insurance: Bill Abee Insurance Group
Romeo Heatherly Insurance
Superior Insurance of Hickory
The Catawba River Insurance Group
TWFG Jeff Kincaid Insurance
Weaver Insurance Agency
Other (please specify)
5.
Best Breakfast
Café Gouda
Hart and Soul Café
Hickory Café & Arcade
Olde Hickory Station
Parkway House Restaurant
Sunny Side Café
Taste Full Beans
The Fresh Depot
Windy City Grill
Other (please specify)
6.
Best Sandwich Shop
Café Gouda
Dukes Restaurant & Wine Bar
Firehouse Subs
Groucho's Deli
Hatch Sandwich Bar
Hickory Bread Café
Hickory Café & Arcade
Jersey Mike's Subs
Reynolds Sandwich Shop
Other (please specify)
7.
Best Dining
Backstreets Bar & Gril
Boca
Cowa Sake
Cranford Brothers Barbecue
Da Vinci’s Italian Restaurant
Dukes Restaurant & Wine Bar
Fourk
Hickory Social House
Notions
Olde Hickory Station
Olde Hickory Tap Room
Parkway House Restaurant
Rule Prime & Pasta
Standard Oyster Company
The Angus Steakhouse
The Olde Tavern
Vintage House Restaurant
Other (please specify)
8.
Best Golf Course
Catawba Country Club
Glen Oaks Golf Club
Lake Hickory Country Club
Lenoir Golf Course
Orchard Hills Golf Course
Player’s Ridge Golf
Rock Barn Country Club & Spa
Silver Creek Plantation
The Silos at Granada Farms / Silos Golf Club
Other (please specify)
9.
Best Place for Cocktails/Wine
Amos Howards Brew Pub
Backstreets Bar & Gril
Bootleggers Whiskey Bar & Grill
City Walk Brewing & Distilling
Dukes Restaurant & Wine Bar
Fourk
Hickory Wine Shoppe
Hickory Tavern
Olde Hickory Station
Olde Hickory Tap Room
Root & Vine
Rule Prime & Pasta
Schwarzbar Ale Haus
The Olde Tavern
Treat
Wizard's Restaurant & Saloon
Dive Bar Hickory
Hickory Social House
Iron Thunder Saloon & Grill
Kickback Jack’s
Neon Waves
Notions
Novel Taproom
Railbirds
Romeo & Brewliet Tap Room & Pour House
Son Of The South
Wayneo’s Silver Bullet
Other (please specify)
10.
Best Fitness/Gym
247 Fitness & Sports Training
Burn Boot Camp Hickory
C7 Fitness Studio
CrossFit Catawba Valley
Crossfit Hickory
CrossFit Stacked
Evolution Fitness 321
Fitness Plus at Catawba Valley Medical Center
Fuel Hickory
Grind Fitness Plus
Hickory Fitness
Hickory Foundation YMCA
Perfect Workout Gym
Phoenix Physical Training
Planet Fitness
SouthSide Power & Fitness
Spa Athletic Club
Workout Anytime Hickory
Xcel Fitness
Other (please specify)
11.
Best Aesthetics/Med Spa
Allora Med Spa
BelleVi MedSpa
Graystone Aesthetic Center
La Bella Donna Spa
Leigh Ashton Aesthetics
Physician's Plan Weight Loss + Wellness
Pure Reflection MedSpa
Strategic Wellness Center Med Spa
Swisher Skin and Laser Center
Vitality Anti-Aging Center & Medical Spa
Other (please specify)
12.
Best Weight Loss Center
A Woman's View
Greenway Family Practice
Hickory Weight Loss
Native Keto Weight Loss
Perfect Workout Gym
Physician's Plan Weight Loss & Wellness
Vitality Anti-Aging Center & Medical Spa
Harmony Health & Wellness
Livanta Medical Center
Strategic Wellness Center
WW Studio
Other (please specify)
13.
Best Day Spa/Massage/Facials
Artistry Collective Salon & Spa / Le Grande and Company Pure
Barefoot Bodywork
Catawba Valley Massage Center
Genesis 127 Salon & Spa
Grafin Blau Spa
Guided Gift Reiki
La Bella Donna
Lively Skin and Beauty
Massage Envy
Physician’s Plan Weight Loss & Wellness
Pure Reflection MedSpa
Rock Barn Country Club & Spa
Swisher Skin and Laser Center
Viso e Mani Day Spa
Vitality Anti-Aging Center & Medical Spa
Other (please specify)
14.
Best Hair Salon
5 Estrellas Hair Salon
Art + Science A Salon
Attitude Salon
Beyond Appearance
Carolina Salon & Co.
Chloe’s Salon and Spa
Custom Cuts Salon
Eclipso Salon
Fantastic Sams Cut & Color
Fine Dezigns Salon
Foxie Salon and Studio
Frankie Bruno Salon
Genesis 127 Salon & Spa
Hair It Is
Hollys Silver Shearz
Jagged Edge
Kelly & Co
Le Grande and Company / Artistry Collective Salon & Spa Le Grande and company
Maria’s Salon
Miracles Hair Salon
N Salon
Premiere Studio Salon - Morganton
Salon M
Salon On 10
Scruples Hair
Shabby Shears
Shear Faith Hair Salon
SmartStyle Hair Salon
Southern Charm Beauty Lounge
Sport Clips Haircuts of Hickory
Strandz Salon & Spa
Studio 127 Hair Salon
Studio Sublime
T.H.E. Salon and Studios
Teff Hair Design Studio
Turning Heads
Twisted Shears
Wild Roots Salon
Xquisite
Other (please specify)
15.
Best Women's Boutique
Alexander Brooke Boutique
Alley Anne's Clothing Boutique
Aqua B
Bottega
Dapper Daisy Boutique
Ella Blu
Ever A Woman
Molly Malones Boutique
Splentique
Wild Azalea Boutique
June & Ivory Boutique
Lilly Thomas Boutique
Raised By The South
True Boutique
Other (please specify)
16.
Best Dentist
Boggs Dentistry: 3rd Avenue Dental
Compass Dental
Dr. John M. Fish, DDS Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry
Dr. Kristin Herring
Foothills Oral Surgery, Drs Darab and Richardson
Green Park Dentistry
Growing Smiles Pediatric Dentistry
Hickory Dentist / Dental Health Concepts
J.D. Robinette & Associates
Margaret Powell & E Dean Powell DDS PA
McDonald Family Dentistry
McKinney – Graham Dental Arts
Michael Cordora, DDS Family & Cosmetic Dentistry
Viewmont Family Dentistry
Comfort and Care Dentists
Covington Dental
Dentistry of Mountain View
Hickory Dental Care
Hickory Heights Dental
Lake Hickory Dental
Mountain View Family Dentist
Smile Starters – Hickory
Other (please specify)
17.
Best Orthodontist
Hass Family Orthodontics
Herring Orthodontics
Small & Piers Orthodontics
W. David White, DDS, PA
Other (please specify)
18.
Best Chiropractor
Aaron M. Tosky, DC
Caldwell Chiropractic Center
Cardwell Chiropractic Associates
Carolina Chiropractic Wellness Group
Conover Chiropractic Center, PA
Crouse Chiropractic
Elite Upper Cervical Chiropractic
Gadoury Chiropractic Center
Gamewell Chiropractic Center
Healing For Life Chiropractic & Acupuncture
Healthy Living Spinal Care
Hickory Spine Chiropractic
Hilton Family Chiropractic Clinic
Joseph E. Miles, Jr., DC
New Directions Chiropractic
Russell Chiropractic and Wellness Center
Sendroff Chiropractic Center
Shook Family Chiropractic
Steven L Smith, DC
The Joint Chiropractic
Wellness One
Burkhalter Chiropractic
Fleschner Chiropractic
Harkey Chiropractic
Muscle RX
Sendroff Chiropractic Center
Other (please specify)
19.
Best Veterinarian
All Hearts Animal Hospital
Animal Hospital – Newton
Animal Hospital North
Banfield Pet Hospital
Bethlehem Animal Hospital
Blue Skies Veterinary Hospital
Burke Animal Clinic
Caldwell Animal Hospital
Carolina Animal Specialty & Emergency
Catawba Valley Animal Hospital
Conover Veterinary Hospital
Countryside Pet Hospital
Healthy Petz Family Vet
Hill Animal Hospital
Hudson Animal Hospital
Lake Hickory Veterinary Hospital
Lenoir Veterinary Hospital
Maiden Large Animal Hospital
Maiden Small Animal Hospital
Morganton Animal Clinic
Mountain View Animal Hospital
Shadow Ridge Veterinary Hospital & Urgent Care
Springs Road Animal Hospital
Startown Veterinary Hospital
Vale Veterinary Hospital
Viewmont Animal Hospital
West Lincoln Veterinary Hospital
Other (please specify)
20.
Best Pet Groomer
All God’s Creatures Great and Small Grooming, Boarding & Doggie Daycare
Bark Side Pet Grooming
Big Paws Mobile Pet Grooming
Canine Comfort
Club Canine
D Tails Pet Grooming
Daisy Barn
Dottie Belle’s Doghouse
Elizabeth & Co. Pet Salon
Furever Pet
Highland Hounds Grooming
Just Fur Pets
Lov-N-Kare Dog Grooming
Luv My Groomer, LLC
North Paw Pet Salon
Paws on Ninth Grooming
Paw Prints Pet Boutique
Paw Tales Lodge & Spa
Paws N Claws Grooming Salon
Pretty Paws
Stylin Hounds Grooming
The Bark Shack
Other (please specify)
21.
Best Law Firm
Anthony & Brown, PLLC
BV Law Firm PLLC
DeMayo Law Offices, LLP
Donald R. Fuller, Jr., PLLC
John G. Fuller Attorney at Law
King & Rowe, Attorneys at Law
King Law
Law Office of Va L. Yang
Law Office of Cynthia Phillips-Goelling
Law Offices of Carmen Pope Brown, PLLC
Lovekin & Young, PC
Matthews Law Firm
McCrary Pack, PLLC
Minick Law, PC
Morphis Law & Mediation
Orndoff Law Firm
Ralph D. Yount, Attorney at Law
Ralston, Benton, Byerley & Moore, PLLC
Sigmon, Clark, Mackie, Hanvey, & Ferrell, PA
The Stiltner Law Firm, PLLC
The Williams Law Firm PLLC
Vanderbloemen, Fleischer & White, PLLC
Young, Morphis, Bach & Taylor, LLP
Other (please specify)
22.
Best Hardware Store
American Hardware / True Value Hickory
Conover Hardware
Espey Hardware & Garden Supply, Hildebran
Granite Hardware
Hardware Direct
Helpful Hardware Ace of Bethlehem
Hickory Home and Garden Center
Killians Hardware
Northwest Hardware Company / Northwest Ace Hardware
Other (please specify)
23.
Best Home Builder
Glaze Design/Build Remodel
GW Witherspoon Construction
Higgins Building Group, Inc.
Jeff Keever Construction
June Belle Homes
Moss-Marlow Building Co., Inc.
SW Associates
Tim McCaslin Construction
Other (please specify)
24.
Best Interior Designer
Bumblebee Interiors, LLC
CBB Design Firm
Designing Women, Inc
Guest Interiors LLC
Startown Carpet & Floor Coverings
Cindy Shugart Interiors, Inc.
Laura S. Nine, ASID
Rhoney Design
Val Collective
Other (please specify)
25.
Best Landscaper/Lawn Service
All-Seasons Ground Maintenance, Inc.
Bolick Lawn Care
Cold Creek Landscaping
Growing Edge Landscape & Design, Inc.
Hubbard's Lawn Care, LLC
JDs Landscapes LLC
Kellers Lawncare and Landscaping LLC
L3 Lawn Care
Outdoor Expressions
Patriot Pro Turf & Landscape
Perfect Edge Fencing and Landscape Design
Primetime Landscaping
RD3 Landscaping
S & S Lawnscape, Inc.
Scenic View Landscapes
Straight Edge Lawn Care LLC
Summit Landscaping & Lawncare LLC
The Goat Sod & Landscaping
W & W Services
Weaver's Lawn Care & Landscaping
Wilber & Son Landscaping LLC
Other (please specify)
26.
Best Nursery
Bethlehem Greenhouse & Nursery
Blooms Garden Center
Canebreak Nursery
Childers Nursery
Country Bloomers Greenhouse
Green Thumb Nurseries
H & C Greenhouse
Hefner's Nursery, Conover, NC
Hickory Home & Garden Center
Jon Nelson's 321 Nursery
Maiden Nursery
Midway Nursery
Mt. View Home & Garden
Settlemyre Nursery
Sigmon's Bark & Mulch
Town and Country Greenhouse and Nursery
Other (please specify)
27.
Best Real Estate Agency/Team
Berkshire Hathaway Hickory Metro
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills
Coldwell Banker Boyd & Hassell
Elite Homes and Land, Inc.
Faith Parker Properties
Jay Brown Realtors
Prime Properties Group, LLC
Re/Max Legendary
Realty Executives of Hickory & LKN
The Joan Killian Everett Company
Weichert Realtors - Team Metro
WNC Real Estate Inc - Hickory
Other (please specify)
28.
Best Consignment/Thrift Store
Adrienne's
Bloomingdeals Consignment Shop
Coco’s Closet
Consignment for a Cause
GiGi's Emporium
Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley ReStore
Jitterbugs, Inc
Plato’s Closet Hickory
Plum Pretty
Safe Harbor's ReSource Warehouse
The Hickory Tree
The Hospice Resale Shop
The Loft on Consignment
The Rose TLC
Vintage Blue
Other (please specify)
29.
Best Wedding Venue
74 South at Moretz Mills
Amity Creek Farms
Heritage Barn, Conover
Hidden Hill
Laboratory Mill, Lincolnton
Lake Hickory Country Club
Morganton Community House
Rock Barn Country Club
Sapphire Hills Event Center
Sweet Tea B&B
The Barn at Coley Creek
The Crossing at Hollar Mill
The Ivory Mill
Warehouse 18
Other (please specify)
30.
Best Jewelry Store
BAX Street Jewelers
Dana's Fine Jewelry
Oz's Jewelers by The Hickory Jewelry Co
The Bisanar Company
The Jewelry Exchange
Other (please specify)
31.
Best Caterer
Bistro 127 Catering
Center Street Eats
Charlie Graingers
Cranford Hospitality / Cranford Brothers Barbecue
Granny's Country Kitchen
Honeydew Catering
L & L Catering
Lanes Catering
Liazzo's Catering
Market on Main
Southern Sideboard
Toasted Catering
Other (please specify)
32.
Best Cosmetic Surgery Center
Alicia Carroll, MD / Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Center
Graystone Aesthetic Center
Hickory Dermatology / The Skin Surgery Center at Hickory
Piedmont Plastic Surgery & Dermatology
Other (please specify)
33.
Best Pallative Care/Hospice
Amorem
Carolina Caring - Catawba Valley
Michael A. Cotton, MD – Frye Regional Medical Center
VIA Health Partners
Other (please specify)
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