MANKATO — For Best Auto Service Shop, a sub-category of Services, voters were clear: Snell Motors is No. 1. The business received 25 percent of the votes, with Austin’s Auto Repair Center coming in second with 19 percent of the votes.
Whether you’re buying or selling a home, getting an oil change, having your clothes dry cleaned or cashing a check, Mankato area residents have their opinions on the best places to go for these services and more.
For dry cleaning? Like Nu Cleaners. For vision services? Carlson-Tillisch Eye Clinic. For tanning? Tan World. Readers have spoken.
Best Auto Service Shop
- First place: Snell Motors
- Second place: Austin’s Auto Repair Center
- Third place: The Service Rack
- Honorable mention: Mankato Motors, Heintz Toyota, Autotronics
Best Dry Cleaning
- First place: Like Nu Cleaners
- Second place: Camelot Cleaners
- Third place: Stephen’s Cleaners
- Honorable mention: AmeriClean
Best Medical Care
- First place: Mankato Clinic, Main Street
- Second place: ISJ Hospital and Clinic, Marsh Street
- Third place: Mankato Clinic, Wickersham
- Honorable mention: ISJ Clinic, Eastridge, ISJ Clinic, Northridge, Mankato Clinic, North Mankato
Best Salon or Spa
- First place: Liv Aveda
- Second place: Indulge Salon
- Third place: The Buzz
- Honorable mention: JDH Hair Design, Raydiance Salon, Urban Escape
Best Tire Shop
- First place: Discount Tires
- Second place: Tire Associates
- Third place: Sam’s Club
- Honorable mention: Snell Motors, R and R Tire, The Service Rack
Buying or Selling a Home
- First place: Century 21 Atwood Realty
- Second place: American Way Realty
- Third place: Re/Max Area Experts
- Honorable mention: Realty Executives River Valley, Coldwell Banker, JBeal Homes
Best Eye Care
- First place: Carlson-Tillisch Eye Clinic
- Second place: Vision World
- Third place: Walmart Vision Center
- Honorable mention: Mankato Vision, Ophthalmology Associates
Best Financial Institution
- First place: Wells Fargo
- Second place: Minnesota Valley Credit Union
- Third place: US Bank
- Honorable mention: United Prairie Bank, Pioneer Bank, TCF Bank
Best Tanning Salon
- First place: Tan World
- Second place: Electric Beach
- Third place: Planet Beach
- Honorable mention: Number 1 Sun
