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1. BEST COFFEE SHOP (Sponsored)

1. SPENCER’S

 

2. BEST PLACE FOR WKU GEAR (Sponsored)

1. THE WKU STORE

 

3. BEST BREAKFAST (Sponsored)

1. WILD EGGS

 

4. BEST PLACE FOR OUTDOOR GEAR (Sponsored)

1. NAT’S

 

5. Best local bar

1^st: Hilligan’s

2^nd: Hideout

3^rd: Dublin’s

 

6. Best late night munchies spot

1^st: Cookout

2^nd: GADS

3^rd: Taco Bell

 

7. Best tattoo shop

1^st: Carter’s Tattoo Co.

2^nd: Age of Reason Tattoo

3^rd: Topper’s Fine Line Tattoo

 

8. Best burger joint

1^st: Double Dogs

2^nd: Five Guys

3^rd: White Squirrel & Hideout (tie)

 

9. Best clothing boutique

1^st: Steel Mill & Co

2^nd: Back Down South

3^rd: The Pink Lily

 

10. Best Mexican restaurant

1^st: El Mazatlan

2^nd: Que Buenos

3^rd: Puerto Vallarta

 

11. Best yoga studio

1^st: Hot Yoga Bowling Green

2^nd: Preston Center

3^rd: The Spot

 

12. Best lunch spot

1^st: Griff’s

2^nd: Home Café

3^rd: India Oven

 

13. Best pizza place

1^st: Mellow Mushroom

2^nd: Blaze

3^rd: Donato’s

 

14. Best place for live music

1^st: SKYPAC

2^nd: Tidball’s

3^rd: The A-Frame

 

15. Best secondhand store

1^st: Goodwill

2^nd: Beverly Hills Bargain Boutique

3^rd: St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Store

 

16. Best date spot

1^st: Shogun

2^nd: Mariah’s

3^rd: Steamer Southern Seafood Kitchen

 

17. Best places for your parents to take you

1^st: Montana Grill

2^nd: Steamer Southern Seafood Kitchen

3^rd: Hickory & Oak

 

18. Best liquor store

1^st: Red Barn Liquors

2^nd: Liquor Barn

3^rd: Shenanigans Wine and Spirits

 

19. Best barbecue

1^st: Smokey Pig Bar-B-Q

2^nd: Smokey Bones

3^rd: Whitt’s Barbecue

 

20. Best dessert

1^st: Chaney’s Dairy Barn

2^nd: Bruster’s Ice Cream

3^rd: PopWorks

 

21. Best hair salon

1^st: Tanglez Hair Studio

2^nd: The Finery

3^rd: Friendz Salon

 

22. Best place to break up with someone

1^st: The bottom of the Colonnade (so they can’t push you down the steps) 

2^nd: Cravens Library (so they can’t yell at you) 

3^rd: The bus (so you can get off at the next stop) 

 

23. Best IFC fraternity

1^st: Pi Kappa Alpha

2^nd: Phi Gamma Delta

3^rd: Sigma Phi Epsilon

 

24. Best NPHC fraternity

1^st: Alpha Phi Alpha

2^nd: Omega Psi Phi

3^rd: Phi Beta Sigma

 

25. Best Panhellenic sorority

1^st: Chi Omega

2^nd: Alpha Delta Pi

3^rd: Alpha Omicron Pi

 

26. Best NPHC sorority

1^st: Alpha Kappa Alpha

2^nd: Delta Sigma Theta

3^rd: Zeta Phi Beta

 

27. Best academic college

1^st: Potter College of Arts & Letters

2^nd: College of Health & Human Services

3^rd: Gordon Ford College of Business

 

28. Best non-Greek organization

1^st: Kaois Dance Team

2^nd: Christian Student Fellowship

3^rd: Student Government Association

 

29. Best on-campus meal

1^st: Chick-fil-A

2^nd: Panda Express

3^rd: Red Zone

 

30. Best professor

1^st: Timothy Straubel

2^nd: Marko Dumancic

3^rd: Kelley Coppinger

 

31. Best residence hall

1^st: Hilltopper Hall

2^nd: Meredith

3^rd: Kentucky Street Apartments

 

32. Best WKU sports team

1^st: Men’s Basketball

2^nd: Volleyball

3^rd: Baseball

 

33. Best study spot on campus

1^st: Helm/Cravens Library

2^nd: DSU

3^rd: Ogden College Hall

 

34. Best place to take tourists

1^st: Jackson’s Orchard

2^nd: Lost River Cave

3^rd: National Corvette Museum

 

35. Best happy hour prices

1^st: Sonic

2^nd: Hilligan’s

3^rd: Shogun

 

36. Best mechanic

1^st: B&B Tire

2^nd: Firestone Complete Auto Care

3^rd: Sam’s Auto

 

37. Best car wash

1^st: Cheetah Clean Auto Wash

2^nd: WaterWorks

3^rd: Campbell Lane Express

 

38. Best place to escape

1^st: Target

2^nd: Humane Society

3^rd: Downtown Starbucks

 

39. Best Insta-worthy spot

1^st: Van Meter Overlook

2^nd: The Kissing Bridge

3^rd: Colonnade

 

40. Best place to eat healthy

1^st: Panera Bread

2^nd: Top of the Hill Nutrition

3^rd: Saladworks

 

41. Best place to cry on campus

1^st: 9th floor of Cravens

2^nd: Tunnel under Van Meter

3^rd: The basement of Cherry Hall

 

42. Best off-campus apartments

1^st: Midtown

2^nd: Walk2Campus

3^rd: The Registry

 

43. Best place for craft beer

1^st: White Squirrel

2^nd: 643 Sports Bar & Grill

3^rd: Mellow Mushroom

 

44. Best bathrooms on campus

1^st: Augenstein Alumni Center

2^nd: Bottom floor of DSU

3^rd: Honors College