Best of the Westside 2014: Services Winners

Best Accountant

1st Place
David Stern Wind & Stern LLP
6100 Center Drive, Ste. 600, Westchester
(310) 342-6400 wscpas.com

2nd Place
Jeanine Young & Associates
1750 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 399-1556

3rd Place
David E. Lazarus
10801 National Blvd., West L.A.
(310) 474-5108 dlazaruscpa.com

Best Architecture Firm

1st Place
Marmol Radziner
12210 Nebraska Ave., West L.A.
(310) 826-6222 marmol-radziner.com

2nd Place
Robert Sawyer Architects
8116 Gonzaga Ave., Westchester
(310) 822-7137 rsarch.org

3rd Place
David Hertz
57 Market St., Venice
310-829-9932 davidhertzfaia.com

Best Auto Body Shop

1st Place
Marina West Auto Body
12415 W. Jefferson Blvd., Del Rey
(310) 827-4292 marinawestautobody.com

2nd Place
Piper’s Body Shop
3568 Overland Ave., Palms
(310) 836-1740

3rd Place
Platinum Auto Refinish and Collision Center
4065 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey
(310) 577-6118

Best Auto Repair Shop

1st Place
Playa West Automotive
8145 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey
(310) 822-9115 playawestautomotive.com

2nd Place
Modesti’s Car Care Center
12121 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City
(310) 827-2400 modestis.com

3rd Place
Marina Shell Service
4770 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 823-2330 marinashellservice.com

Best Car Wash or Auto Detailing Service

1st Place
Handy J Car Wash and Lube
12681 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista
(310) 398-6211 handyj-carwash.com

2nd Place
Playa Vista Car Wash
6900 S. Centinela Ave., Culver City
(310) 915-0303 playavistacarwash.com

3rd Place
Westchester Hand Wash
8801 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester
(310) 348-9677 westchesterhandwash.com

Best Child Care Center

1st Place
Loyola Marymount University Children’s Center
1 Loyola Marymount University Drive, Westchester (310) 258-8900
admin.lmu.edu/lmucc

2nd Place
Ecole Claire Fontaine
352 Westminster Ave., Venice
(310) 314-9976 laclairefontaine.org

3rd Place
Carousel Preschool
& Infant Center
7899 La Tijera Blvd, Westchester
(310) 645-9222 carouselschool.com

Best College or University

1st Place
Loyola Marymount University
1 Loyola Marymount University Drive, Westchester (310) 338-2700 lmu.edu

2nd Place
Santa Monica College
1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 434-4000  smc.edu

3rd Place
Otis College of Art & Design
9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester
(310) 665-6800 otis.edu

Best Dry Cleaners

1st Place
Hangers Cleaners and Laundry
800 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 827-9565 hangerscleaners.com

2nd Place
The Cleaning Baron
566 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 823-8003 cleaningbaron.com

3rd Place
Hollyway Cleaners
13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista
(310) 862-5790 hollywaycleaners.com

Best Elementary or Middle School

1st Place
Playa Vista Elementary School
13150 W. Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista
(424) 228-1800 playavistaschool.com

2nd Place
Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences
1715 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 828-1196 xrds.org

3rd Place
Westchester Lutheran Church & School
7831 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester
(310) 670-5422 wlcs.org

Best Financial Institution

1st Place
Kinecta Federal Credit Union
8601 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester
(310) 410-9672 3027 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (800) 854-984 kinecta.org

2nd Place
One West Bank
13405 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 577-6142 2827 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 399-9262 1630 Montana Ave., Santa Monica (310) 829-4478 1750 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 452-3802 11310 National Blvd., West L.A.
owb.com

3rd Place
First Bank & Trust
– Marina del Rey
4519 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 823-4545 firstbanks.com

Best High School

1st Place
Venice High School
13000 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista
(310) 577-4200 venicehigh.net

2nd Place
Santa Monica High School
601 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 395-3204 samohi.smmusd.org

3rd Place
St. Monica Catholic High School
1030 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 394-3701 stmonicachs.org

Best Interior Design

1st Place
Tim Clarke Design
2110 Main St., Santa Monica
(310) 452-8374 timclarkedesign.com

2nd Place
Bridgid Coulter Design
1419 5th St., Santa Monica
(310) 963-5360 bridgidcoulter.com

3rd Place (TIE)
Cynthia Marks Interiors
2701 Airport Ave., Santa Monica
(310) 391-6190 cynthiamarksinteriors.com

Velvet Hammerschmidt Design
1512 11th St., Santa Monica
(310) 828-7900 v-hdesign.com

Best Law Firm

1st Place
Voss & Associates
4640 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 306-0515

2nd Place
Bryan Cave
120 Broadway, Santa Monica
(310) 576-2100 bryancave.com

3rd Place
Joseph C. Girard Law Offices
4560 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 823-3943  laelderlaw.com

Best Library

1st Place
Santa Monica Main Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 458-8600  smpl.org

2nd Place
Playa Vista Library
6400 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista
(310) 437-6680  lapl.org

3rd Place
Westchester Library
7114 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester
(310) 348-1096  lapl.org

Best Local Public Servant (Elected)

1st Place
Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin
7166 W Manchester Ave., Westchester
(310) 568-8772 11thdistrict.com

2nd Place
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles
(213) 978-0600 lamayor.org

3rd Place
Congressman Henry Waxman
5055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
(310) 652-3095 waxman.house.gov

Best Moving Company

1st Place
Starving Students
11934 W. Jefferson Blvd., Culver City
(800) 441-6683 ssmovers.com

2nd Place
Delancey Street Movers
(323) 662-4888 delancystreetfoundation.org

3rd Place
REAL RocknRoll Movers
(323) 254-7625 realrocknroll.com

Best Nonprofit Organization

1st Place
Heal the Bay
1444 9th St., Santa Monica
(310) 451-1500 healthebay.org

2nd Place
Venice Family Clinic
905 Venice Blvd., Venice
(310) 392-8636 venicefamilyclinic.org

3rd Place
Best Friends NKLA Pet Adoption Center
1845 Pontius Ave., West L.A.
(424) 208-8840  nkla.org

Best Oil Change

1st Place
1st Place Handy J Car Wash and Lube
12681 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista
(310) 398-6211 handyj-carwash.com

2nd Place
Playa Vista Car Care
6900 S. Centinela Ave., Culver City
(310) 915-0303

3rd Place
Marina Shell Service
4770 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 823-2330 marinashellservice.com

Best Pet Boarder/Groomer

1st Place
Healthy Spot
4718 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 827-8500 1100 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 458-2004 healthyspot.com

2nd Place
Dogromat
12926 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista
(310) 306-8885 venicedogromat.com

3rd Place
Doggie Central
11818 Teale St., Culver City
(310) 390-3645 doggiecentral.com

Best Picture Framing

1st Place
Sherman Gallery
4039 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 305-1001 shermangallery.net

2nd Place
Mittel’s Art Center
2499 Lincoln Blvd., Venice
(310) 399-9500 mittels.net

3rd Place
Universal Art Gallery
2001 Lincoln Blvd., Venice
(310) 302-8909 framegallery.com

Best Plumbing Services

1st Place
Gerhard Weise Plumbing
5534 W. 78th St., Westchester
(310) 641-5404 gerhardweiseplumbing.com

2nd Place
Rick Campos Plumbing & Heating Inc.
5600 Venice Blvd., West L.A.
(310) 837-8852 rickcamposplumbing.com

3rd Place
Russell’s Plumbing
7607 Midfield Ave., Westchester
(310) 670-5537

Best Real Estate Agent

1st Place
Susan Williams
330 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 990-5686 susanwilliamsproperties.com

2nd Place
Stephanie Younger
444 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(424) 203-1828 stephanieyounger.com

3rd Place

The Bizzy Blondes
3516 S. Centinela Ave., Mar Vista
(310) 301-2323
bizzyblondes.com

Best Shoe Repair

1st Place
Quality Shoe Repair
8730 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester
(310) 641-8656

2nd Place (TIE)
Miracle Shoe Repair
324 Culver Blvd, Playa Del Rey
(310) 823-3055 miracleshoerepair.com

Maya Shoe Repair
6206 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester
(310) 670-2467

3rd Place
Buster’s Shoe Repair
2209 Main St., Santa Monica
(310) 393-2239

Best Travel Agency

1st Place
Travel by J & R
2554 Lincoln Blvd., Venice
(310) 827-8101 travelbyjr.com

2nd Place
E-Z Travel Services
10200 Venice Blvd., Culver City
(310) 836-1477 e-ztravels.com

3rd Place
Aakash Travel
3638 Overland Ave., Palms
(310) 838-6786 aakashtravelusa.com

Best Veterinary Services

1st Place
Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
3850 Grand View Blvd., Mar Vista
(310) 391-6741 marvistavet.com

2nd Place
Dr. Shane’s Veterinary Medical Center
4816 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 305-7297 shanevet.com

3rd Place
The Cat Practice-Westside
4716 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 773-9286 thecatpracticela.com