We are excited to announce the WINNERS of the 2013 Macaroni Kid Best of Southern Ocean County Awards! It was an exciting first year for this award with over 500 nominations and votes from people all over Ocean County. You let us know your go-to places to entertain, enrich, exhaust, and take care of your kids and families. And we agree — they are awesome!
In a couple of categories, the final tally separated the winner from the second place business by just one or two votes. In these categories, we have a special "Honorable Mention" business named.
Dance School: Spotlight Academy (Little Egg Harbor)
Cheer/Gymnastics: Cheer Gym/Kidzone/Riptide (West Creek)
Martial Arts: Gold Hawk Martial Arts (Little Egg Harbor)
Horseback Riding: Forest Edge Farms (Little Egg Harbor)
Place For Indoor Fun: Fantasy Island Arcade (Beach Haven)
Place For Outdoor Fun: Fantasy Island Arcade (Beach Haven)
Children's Theater: Surflight Theatre (Beach Haven)
Campground: Sea Pirate Campground (West Creek)
Campground Honorable Mention: Baker's Acres Campground (Little Egg Harbor)
Family-Friendly Festival or Event: Pirates Day (Barnegat)
Birthday Party Venue: Calloway's/Eagleswood Amusement Park (Eagleswood)
Catering/Cakes & Pastries: Cake That (Manahawkin)
Party Entertainer: Fun Bus (Ocean County)
Family-Friendly Restaurant: Calloway's (Eagleswood)
Date Night Restaurant: Doyle's Pour House (Tuckerton)
Pizza Place: Naples (Tuckerton)
Italian Restaurant: Naples (Tuckerton)
Seafood: Mud City Crabhouse (Manahawkin)
Mexican: El Tenampa Mexican Restaurant (Manahawkin)
Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt: Jeffreeze Old Fashioned Ice Cream (West Creek)
Breakfast Place: Scojo's Restaurant (Tuckerton)
Daycare: Kangaroo Kourt (Tuckerton)
Preschool: Kangaroo Kourt (Tuckerton)
Kids' Haircut: Jelly Beans Kiddy Kuts (Manahawkin)
Salon/Spa: Splashes (Little Egg Harbor)
Housecleaning Services: CleanTech Systems (Little Egg Harbor)
Housecleaning Services Honorable Mention: Casey's Cleaning Service (Forked River)
Car Wash: Magic Wash (Manahawkin)
Consignment Shop: Spoiled Rotten Kids Consignment (Barnegat)
Home Décor: T.J. Maxx (Manahawkin)
Gift/Flower Shop: Reynolds Garden Shop (Manahawkin)
Pediatrician: Dr. Goldstein of Pediatric Affiliates (Manahawkin)
General Family Doctor: Dr. Glenn of Family Medicine Center (Little Egg Harbor)
Pediatric or Family Dentist: Manahawkin Family Dental (Manahawkin)
Family Chiropractor: Joe O'Rourke of Seaport Chiropractic Center (Little Egg Harbor)
Women's Health Practitioner: Dr. Lui of Pavilion Women's Health Assoc. (Manahawkin)
Non-profit Organization: The Tuckerton Seaport (Tuckerton)
Winning businesses will receive a free year-long listing in our Business Directory, a Macaroni Kid Best of Southern Ocean County Awards certificate to display at their place of business, and the honor of knowing local Ocean County families think they are the best! Be sure to visit their listings — our Biz Directory is a wonderful place to find local, family-friendly businesses.
If you are a local business and would like more information about Macaroni Kid Southern Ocean County, please contact Lucille at lucillep@macaronikid.com.
