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Readers' Choice Winners 2012

Who has the best pizza in town? How about the best coffee shop, public art or place to kill an hour? Here are your picks for Readers' Choice.

Posted by Khari Johnson (Editor), August 24, 2012 at 04:43 am

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All this summer you've and for your favorite local businesses in categories ranging from Best Burger or Auto Shop to Best Hair Salon and Place to People Watch.

We've tallied all the poll votes and now it's time to announce the winners. See below for our complete list of Readers' Choice winners.

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3rd Place: Marco's Italian Restaurant

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3rd Place: Painted electric boxes

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2nd Place: Beach

3rd Place: End of Palm Avenue near Spirit of Imperial Beach statue

1st Place: Walk the beach

2nd Place: Walk the pier to

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2nd Place: C.H. Donuts

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Tie vote between , , and

1st Place: Beach

2nd Place: Tijuana Estuary or Tijuana River Valley

3rd Place: Portwood Pier Plaza

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