10 Maplewood, 2 Brentwood Wins in RFT Best Lists

Quite a few Maplewood and Brentwood businesses and folks were recognized in the recently released 2013 Riverfront Times Best Of lists.

Click to see the RFT’s comments for each.

Brentwood Best Of’s

• Arhaus Furniture - Best Furniture Store
• Paul Hampel – Best Newspaper Reporter (Brentwood resident - he broke the Chris Seemayer embezzlement story, for one)

Maplewood food-related Best Of’s

• Acero - Best Outdoor Dining
• Cassy Vires - Best Local Chef
• Cousin Hugo's Bar & Grill – Best Mid-County Neighborhood Bar
• Crow's Nest – Best Non-Beef Burger
• Porter's Fried Chicken - Best Comfort Food
• Southwest Diner - Best Diner (Very close to Maplewood, plus co-owner Anna Sidel went to Brentwood High School)

Maplewood Misc. Best Of’s

• The Book House - Best Used-Book Store (Moving to Maplewood, hopefully by the holidays)
• John Horton - Best Guitarist (He’s a Maplewood guy!)
• Maplewood Family Aquatic Center - Best Public Pool
• Scheidt True Value Hardware - Best Hardware Store (Nice shout-out to Roger)