myBurbank's Best 2025: Unveiling the Winners

Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's time to present the winners for my Burbank's
Best.
Your votes have been countedand we now present the results,
so sit back, relax and enjoy.
It's time to find out if any ofyour favorites have been voted.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
My Burbank's Best.

Speaker 1 (00:18):
Hello, burbank, craig Short here with you once again,
along with, of course, rossBenson.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
Wow, we're doing this again.

Speaker 1 (00:29):
My Burbank's best, yep where did the year go?
It seems like we just did thishours ago, and yet it's been a
year.
And, of course, with us is theperson who makes all this work
and puts this together for usAshley Erickson.
Hello, hello, happy to be hereagain, so we have a lot about

(00:53):
240 categories Holy, shally, andwe have a lot of brand new
businesses who never won one ofmy Brewery's Best decal before.
Yeah so we're very excitedabout that.

Speaker 3 (01:03):
Yeah, we had over a thousand fifteen hundred new
voters this year than we didlast year.
So with new voters means newbusinesses are being nominated
and, uh, the way we we pick thewinners is the most nominations
and also if they're in burbankright and they have to be in
burbank Right you know what wedon't pick the winners.

Speaker 1 (01:24):
Yes, we just tally it up we tally up the numbers, but
we confirm and vet that everybusiness that wins is a Burbank
business or a person's inBurbank.

Speaker 3 (01:33):
We spent almost two hours trying to go through every
single business, making surethey're in Burbank.

Speaker 2 (01:45):
And nowadays, with days, with you know all these
different sources, you knowpeople can start a business and
it's actually not a business.
It's, yeah, a front, you know,and they vote for themselves and
we go through.
We make sure my burbanks best.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
yep, so well, without further ado, we're going to
start our first category, whichis so Ashley, get us going.

Speaker 3 (02:20):
All right For Best Appliance Repair, Big HNA.
Best Attorney Law Offices ofAdriano Fischetti what,
Hopefully?
I said that right, AdrianoFischetti.

Speaker 2 (02:36):
I will say Adriano.
She's been practicing the namefor a couple of minutes.

Speaker 3 (02:42):
I have been practicing that.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
So she basically practices the name like she
practices law.

Speaker 3 (02:48):
But I could be practicing it wrong, so Well, we
think it's all right.

Speaker 1 (02:53):
I'm sure she's happy to win.

Speaker 3 (02:55):
Best auto detailing.
Burbank Auto Detail.

Speaker 2 (02:59):
Just look at my car.
I will tell you they did itfour or five years ago.
They rub it out.
I tell you, down to the.
My car shines.
Everybody around town says youget your car painted.
No, I just went to Burbank Auto.

Speaker 3 (03:13):
Your car is everywhere around town yeah, so
it's got mileage on it.

Speaker 1 (03:16):
I'm sure they do a little on the top of the head
too, for you.

Speaker 2 (03:18):
They do, they've, you know, take care of A little wax
on there, yeah.
Wax on, wax off, but there's alot of these mobile details and
they have been in Burbank,burbank Auto Detail, for a long
time and congratulations.

Speaker 3 (03:32):
Congratulations All right.
Best bartender Harvey at HotelAmarano.

Speaker 1 (03:38):
I bet you, harvey, can make a good wall banger huh.

Speaker 3 (03:42):
He's a great guy.
Great hotel, great bar.
It's a great guy, great hotel,great bar.
Um.
You know it's a hotel, but youcan go use the bar.

Speaker 2 (03:49):
It's open to the public, it's beautiful inside um
I just wonder how many peopleburbank residents yeah, don't
need a hotel.
I've had relatives stay there.
Yeah, the food is good.
You can do catering eventsthere, yeah, I, oh, I think a
wedding planning or something inthere Full of food, the whole

(04:10):
works and people should stop byand talk to.

Speaker 1 (04:13):
Harvey.
They're a four or five starhotel too.

Speaker 3 (04:15):
Yes, yeah, it's like a boutique hotel and it's so
tucked away.
So when you're in there it'slike you don't even feel like
you're in a hotel.
And you even feel like you'rein a hotel and you don't even
feel like you're in Burbankbecause it's kind of all blocked
off.

Speaker 2 (04:24):
It's kind of secret For us.
Long time people of Burbankgood old Howard Johnson used to
be there.

Speaker 1 (04:30):
I think a lot of celebrities actually stay there
too, because they're close tostudios also.

Speaker 3 (04:35):
Yeah, Alright, best bicycle.

Speaker 2 (04:39):
You're right.
I was in there one day and Ilooked at the counter and Emeril
Lagrasse was standing there noway.
I winded up to him and I saidbam.
And he turned to me and saidlooked at me like that was great
.

Speaker 1 (04:50):
Yeah, he's a doppelganger.
Maybe that's funny.

Speaker 3 (04:56):
Okay, Best bicycle repair Burbank Bike Shop.

Speaker 1 (05:00):
Boy, they've been there forever, haven't they?

Speaker 3 (05:06):
Over there on Victory , yeah, victory, yeah.
Best car wash, burbank Expresscar wash, which is a new win
this year.

Speaker 1 (05:12):
We're trying to think about where that is, because we
know, like Neue Car Wash andH&B Car Wash, yeah, yeah.

Speaker 2 (05:18):
So this one's quicker , it's express.

Speaker 3 (05:21):
It's express.
So congratulations, Best dogtrainer, UpDogLA.

Speaker 1 (05:27):
Oh well, we have a thing for that.
Yes, we do.
There we go, sorry about that.

Speaker 3 (05:35):
Down Fido, down God you take care of that that is so
good over there, best doulamidwife is Shannon Anderson.
What?

Speaker 2 (05:46):
Something you don't need, and I wonder how many
people in Burbank Didn't knowthat you can get those services.

Speaker 3 (05:56):
Best dry cleaner.

Speaker 1 (05:57):
Again, milton Eady is taking the win Again this year
24 hours a day, 7 days a week,65 days a year you know, if we
had a fourth partner we couldmake our own little jingle for
them.

Speaker 3 (06:13):
Best electrician secure electric.
Best event wedding plannerhoney fits events.
Best financial institution UME,credit union.
We gotta speak financialinstitution, ume, credit Union
In on the win.

Speaker 1 (06:28):
We got to speak up there on UME.
We just had an event Police andFire Service Day and they
provided us some volunteers andevery year we get volunteers
from some business and halfwaythrough they're gone.
Thanks a lot for being here,but where'd you go?
Those UME people stuck therethe entire time.
Gabriel was there with them,anita was making sure we get the

(06:50):
people there and they were thebest volunteer we've ever had at
anything we've done.

Speaker 2 (06:56):
They're fun to be with the people that they sent.
They were just really.
And you know UME.
Their motto is communityservice.
You know their parking lot andmovie nights coming up.
I know from magnolia parkmerchants holiday in the park.
What other credit union city,burbank, puts a ferris wheel in
their parking lot?

Speaker 3 (07:16):
I mean, and I think what they're on their 85th
anniversary, they're celebrating80 style.
They're gonna have aanniversary, I think, in june,
and that's a tough categorybecause you got a gain.

Speaker 1 (07:29):
Yeah, you got media city credit union 200 great
credit uses city.

Speaker 2 (07:33):
No, logics tend to attend to color.
There are like 10 credit unions.

Speaker 3 (07:39):
Well so yeah, congrats you maybe love.

Speaker 2 (07:41):
Congratulations to you and me.
It goes to show you people voteyeah.

Speaker 3 (07:48):
And it pays off when you invest in your city and the
community and they come out andthey vote for you.
Yep, all right.
Best florist is EnchantedFlorist.

Speaker 2 (07:57):
Oh, Kim, she has been .
They used to be right here onRiverside Drive.
We went to school together.
I won't say how many years ago.
She is a.
Did you know?
She is the official florist forthe turn.

Speaker 3 (08:07):
I was just going to say that I was.

Speaker 2 (08:12):
Not a lot of people know that.

Speaker 3 (08:14):
Yeah, for the Rose Court, Right.
Yeah, that's pretty impressive.

Speaker 2 (08:19):
Well, and if you wonder why somebody like that
gets voted my Burbank test,there's a perfect example.
Yeah.
She takes care of the studios.
I know she has done tons ofjobs and just a sweetheart.
Everybody in her shop is verysweet.

Speaker 3 (08:32):
Oh, it's such a pretty shop too.
Best framing Four CornersCustom Framing.

Speaker 1 (08:39):
Oh, do you create a crime, so frame you.

Speaker 2 (08:43):
Well, you know, I got to say she is part of our
Magnolia Park merchants and shehas been a longtime Burbank,
catalina Perez, longtime Burbankresident.
Her daughter, Yesenia, whorecently got married, sits on
the Magnolia Park MerchantsBoard as our secretary.
And she is just a Magnolia Park, she walks that boulevard and

(09:09):
she um been in burbank, youwonder, 25 years I think, yeah,
you know, and um, that's why youwant something?

Speaker 3 (09:15):
yep yep.
Best gardener mike's lawnservice.
Best general contractor go aduconstruction Lawn Service.
Best General Contractor Go ADUConstruction.
Best Graphic Designer is BravoDesign, bravo bravo.
Best Handyman is John Berger.

(09:38):
Best Housekeeper Mayday HomeCleaning.
Best House Painter KeithPainting.
Best interior design is RMInterior Design.
Best insurance agency is TomMcDonald.

Speaker 2 (10:00):
Tom's been in Burbank now for many, many years, a
Burroughs graduate.

Speaker 1 (10:04):
I graduated with his brother, Mike Yep.
I mean, they're real lifelongBurbank now for many, many years
.

Speaker 2 (10:06):
A Burroughs graduate.
I graduated with his brother,Mike Yep.
I mean, they're real lifelongBurbank people.
His office is over there onMagnolia Boulevard.
Wonderful Yep.

Speaker 3 (10:14):
Best lactation consultant.
Also, something you don't needis Brandy Jordan.

Speaker 2 (10:21):
I'm not going to.
Yeah, I'll say quiet, skippingyou.

Speaker 3 (10:25):
Best landscaper Alvarez Lawn and Landscape.
Best local nonprofit is HomeAgain LA, which is well-deserved
.
They do so much for thiscommunity.

Speaker 2 (10:37):
Yeah, they are a homeless situation in Burbank.
They take care of a lot ofpeople.
There are old fire stations onBuena Vista.
They're going to redo that asone of their places.
Oh, okay, they're working withthe city on Front Street for
that homeless establishment andall they really do.
And Home LA is.

Speaker 3 (10:58):
Yeah, they have a big gala coming up.
This is a great organization tosupport if you have the means
to Best Locksmith, golden StateLock and Key.

Speaker 2 (11:10):
Wow, again a long-time Burbank business there
on Burbank Boulevard atHollywood Way, next to 7-Eleven.
I've watched these guys workand you call them out and
they're done in five minutes, Imean or less.
They're just that good.

Speaker 3 (11:30):
Best marketing agency is crowd boost marketing, which
has been kind of taking socialmedia by storm.
They've been doing seminarswith the city um, just for small
businesses.
They're doing free seminars.
It's they've been really makinga big splash in the social
media world.
It's a father-son operation.

Speaker 2 (11:53):
He does a good.
Like I said, I could see whythey got voted.

Speaker 3 (11:59):
Best mechanic auto repair is Tireman's Automotive
and Suspension.

Speaker 2 (12:03):
Wow, another long, long time burbank business.
They've been on magnolia aboutsparks here for, yeah, ages,
ages it's nice seeing all thesebusinesses who've been around.

Speaker 3 (12:15):
Now, you know, getting the title of best of
burbank and it shows you thatthey have the clientele.
Yeah now we, as we get morevotes, more people are voting uh
.
Best mortgage broker, cafinance group that's the
motorcycle repair is BMWmotorcycles of Burbank.

Speaker 2 (12:35):
You know Burbank police department.
They ride all BMWs.
They get their bikes repairedthere and great place.
They moved from Hollywood toBurbank and and they are a very
good motorcycle show.

Speaker 3 (12:45):
Thank God they did so .
Now they can be the best,that's right.
Best moving company Big Dave'sMoving Company.

Speaker 1 (12:52):
Big Dave, big Dave, big Dave.

Speaker 3 (12:56):
Best oil change.
Greg's Tune Up.

Speaker 1 (12:59):
That's an interesting business.
It's been there a long time andthe guy, Greg, sold it probably
40 years ago.
They've kept the name for 40years and every owner just keeps
that name because people knowit is as great as great.

Speaker 2 (13:14):
And it's funny If you go by the sign, it looks like
it's been there for 40 years.
It's a brick.

Speaker 3 (13:21):
I don't want to repaint it and people get lost.

Speaker 2 (13:23):
I can't want to repaint it and people get lost
and can't find it again.
Right, right, that's over onVictory Road across from 31
Flavors, don't?

Speaker 3 (13:30):
ask me how.

Speaker 2 (13:30):
I know that.

Speaker 3 (13:33):
Best party rentals.
Anderson's Party Rentals.
I'm guessing.

Speaker 2 (13:41):
if you want chairs, tables, linens, that's the place
to go.
They do it all Tents you needto cover, you know, a parking
lot or something.
Yep, anderson's been around fora long time best pest
management mills pest managementnow, do you?
Do you manage those pests oneat a time, or is it a whole?
You know, you destroy them all,oh wow.

Speaker 1 (14:03):
Kill, baby kill is what we want to hear.

Speaker 3 (14:07):
Pet groomer.
Best pet groomer is DoggyAvenue.
Best pet sitter walker is Ohanaand Friends Pet.

Speaker 1 (14:16):
City.
Oh, we have more dogs up here.

Speaker 3 (14:17):
Dodger.

Speaker 1 (14:18):
Hey Dodger.

Speaker 3 (14:22):
Those ears perked up over there.
Yeah, they did Best.
Family photographer portrait.
Photographer is ChristyMastrolia Photography.

Speaker 2 (14:29):
Great photographer.
I've stood next to her andthere's a couple of kids that
she brings over to a couple oflocal restaurants and I've
photographed there.
She's a great photographer.

Speaker 3 (14:41):
Best wedding photography is Hasselblad
Studios.
Best plumberland plumbing, bestpool services.

Speaker 2 (14:53):
Aqua masters, you're gonna put a name for a pool aqua
.
Can't you just see that aquamanswimming around your pool
making sure the algae is allgone and the tiles clean?
Oh, I'm sorry.

Speaker 3 (15:08):
Does he show up in an Aquaman suit?
I wonder.

Speaker 1 (15:11):
I think DC Comics will probably.
Or is that a Mara who knowsit's DC?
Yeah, okay.

Speaker 2 (15:19):
Here in Burbank.

Speaker 3 (15:21):
Best printing Burbank printing.

Speaker 1 (15:23):
Another long-time Burbank business, burbank
boulevard right that's my go-tospot for everything it's good
how they've changed over theyears and as needs have changed
in the world, they've they'vemanaged to, you know, figure out
how to stay in business.

Speaker 2 (15:40):
So well, yeah, it's a technology is changing so
rapidly and their business youknow.
You remember when printing PIP,printing these places that had
Xerox machines, you'd go in andgo over.

Speaker 3 (15:54):
Well, and they're just so good at adapting.
I feel like the pen printerswhere you send something over
and they're like we don't knowhow to deal this file or this.
Tina, my girl over there.
I sent her all of the thingsand she makes it always work.
She figures it out.
So thank you, tina.
Um, all right.

Speaker 1 (16:12):
Best realtor is now council member chris rizzotti oh
goodness gracious, he wins thatevery year with us.

Speaker 2 (16:18):
He does win every year, you know it's funny
hollywood way, magnolia you make, make the turn.
I wave to Chris Yep Buena vista.

Speaker 3 (16:26):
Magnolia, a Taco Bell right there, yep.

Speaker 2 (16:28):
I turn that corner.
I wave to Chris.

Speaker 1 (16:31):
Wow, you know what?
When I was in high school, weplayed right field.
I used to wave.
Get over there a little farther.
Play the gap, would you please?

Speaker 3 (16:39):
Well, congrats, Chris , on being a city council member
and being best realtor.

Speaker 2 (16:45):
You win the votes twice and he's the one that is
pushing to bring my Burbank onparade back.

Speaker 3 (16:50):
Yeah, yeah, all right .
Best religious institutionmedia city church.

Speaker 2 (16:56):
That's one up on Providence, right yeah.

Speaker 3 (16:58):
Yeah, Best tailor the bride's tailor Best tech repair
New world Mac.

Speaker 2 (17:08):
What happens if you don't have a Mac?
That's a great question.
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (17:14):
Best waiter Zach at Nico Nico.

Speaker 2 (17:19):
Mmm, you're getting me hungry now yeah.

Speaker 3 (17:24):
Sushi at 1030 at night sounds great.
Web designer, best web designerOnce interactive.
Best talent agency RPM talentagency and, last but not least,
best travel agency Travel agencyof Burbank.

Speaker 1 (17:46):
Well, fantastic, and everybody who won, we have a
prize package coming for you.
We have our decal and someopportunities to promote, and I
think you will enjoy that.
And plus, if you want to have adigital presence too, we have a
digital sticker for it, I guesssticker or decal that Ashley

(18:11):
can send you.
So we'll give you instructionshow you can send an email to her
and get that.
So, once again, congratulationsto all those winners.

Speaker 3 (18:19):
And the list of all the winners will be on the
website for Echo.
That's right, okay.

Speaker 1 (18:23):
Let us right.
Okay, let us move on.
Now we're going to move on tosomething that, with a lot of
big words, a lot of things thatI probably don't even understand
, that is now the section forall yours, ashley all right for

(18:52):
best acupuncturist ryuacupuncture arch.

Speaker 3 (18:57):
Yeah, I'm a little afraid of that one.
Best audiologist sound advicewhat did you say?
Huh, what, what what bestcardiologist cynthia fake.
Best chiropractor stitchiropractor.
Best dentist palm dental studio.

(19:19):
Best pediatric dentist is gringarden, which we're big fans of
in our house.
That's dr ivy over there.
Sure, I don't know if you.
I'm sure you haven't been there, because why would you go to a
pediatric dentist?

Speaker 2 (19:32):
but I can pull my tooth out and say I need it it
is so cute in there.

Speaker 3 (19:37):
It's all green, it looks like a little garden.
It's just decorated, it's socute and that's why it looks
like a palm.
It's like a garden, grin garden.
Oh yeah, you have palm dentaland grin garden.
So apparently, to win, you haveto name your business after a
plant.
Best Dermatologist, davidFriedman.

(20:00):
Best Dietitian, jerry Evans,nutrition.
Best ENT Studio, ear, nose andThroat Specialist.
Best General Practitioner,richard Krupp.
Best Genetic Counselor, kimChilders she's over there at the

(20:24):
Roy and Patricia Family CancerCenter.
Best health life coach, karenKnapp, coaching.
And best massage therapist,eric Boguslavsky.

Speaker 2 (20:42):
Very good, very good, you've been practicing.

Speaker 3 (20:46):
Oh, thank you.
Very good, very good, you havebeen practicing.
Oh, thank you, I can soundwords out Very well.
I've done phonics I am anEnglish major.
Yes, best mental healthservices, mindset counseling and
psychotherapy.
Best neurofeedback provider,brain potential.
Best ob-gyn is carlos flores.

(21:10):
Best oncologist, dr mauriceberkowitz.
Best optometrist is burbankfamily optometry.
Best orthodontist is silOrthodontics, which is another
favorite in our home.
My son just finished his twoyears of braces.

Speaker 1 (21:32):
Let me tell you braces are.
I went through four years ofbraces and one year of junior
high and three years of highschool and Milton Powers, over
on Providencia, is where I wentand I'll tell you what that was.
You get those braces tightenedand that one day and you forget
about you bite into thatcheeseburger and you just say,

(21:54):
oh, the chicken burger is sogood, my teeth are killed.
I need to scream.
It's joy and pain at the sametime I couldn't wear braces they
.

Speaker 2 (22:02):
I had them on and they kept falling off and my
family just said forget it felloff your teeth.
Well, they kept yeah, theywouldn't hook right.
And look the crack I have on myteeth.

Speaker 3 (22:11):
Well, you should have gone to Silva, she would have
done them right.

Speaker 2 (22:15):
Yep.

Speaker 3 (22:16):
Best pediatrician Blossom Pediatrics.
Best pharmacy Magnolia Pharmacy, I wonder if they're on
Magnolia.
I hope so, that would be weird.
Best Physical Therapist BSPPhysical Therapy.
Best Plastic Surgeon Dr GeorgeOrloff at Skin.

Speaker 2 (22:38):
Matrix.
You want to know a secret aboutDr Orloff?
He has a door out the back ofhis office, so if you're a
celebrity and you don't want towalk out the front door, you can
slip out the back door andnobody knows that you're back.

Speaker 3 (22:52):
Well, they probably wouldn't recognize you.
Anyway, it's about the backJack and a new face.
Best podiatrist Burbank, footand ankle.
Best senior care retirementfacility Savant of.

Speaker 2 (23:08):
Burbank West.
Craig, now we know where we'regoing to put you.
Is that where your dad was?

Speaker 1 (23:12):
No, that's where I need to be Any day now.

Speaker 3 (23:17):
Best therapist counselor is Nancy
Lozano-Steckick.
She's a marriage and familytherapist and a friend of mine,
so I'm excited that she won Besturgent care Glen Oaks urgent
care which hopefully means theyhave very good wait times, if
they have one.

Speaker 1 (23:36):
Yeah, it's interesting there are so many
urgent cares.
I wonder why that's.
It's got to be the wait time.

Speaker 3 (23:40):
Wait time, because that's the number one problem in
all those places 100% andcleanliness.

Speaker 1 (23:48):
Always important.

Speaker 3 (23:51):
Best urology, best urologist I think that should be
called Armin Kasabian.
Best veterinarian RainbowVeterinary Hospital.
And best weight loss center isBody Revolution, la.
That's it for medical.

Speaker 2 (24:09):
Well, you know, we did confirm.
Even though it says LA, they'relocated here in Burbank.

Speaker 1 (24:15):
Congratulations to all those medical winners.
Let's do the hand for you rightthere.
We appreciate all your serviceto our community and most people
really don't want to use you,but they need you at times and
we're glad that you're all therefor us.
So that's it for the, for themiddle section.

(24:37):
Now we're gonna move on to sowe have Ashley the Beauty, and,
of course, ross and I, who arethe beasts.
We don't have a beast category,unfortunately, so, once again,

(24:57):
probably not a category I have alot of experience in, because
whatever they tried to do, itjust didn't work.
So take it away, ashley.

Speaker 3 (25:06):
All right.
So we have barber andbarbershop, but first for best
barber is Art at Art'sBarbershop.
Good old Art For bestbarbershop is Fade Factory.
They have two places onMagnolia, yeah, Fade Factory 1,
Fade Factory 2.
That's what it says when I bookthem for my kids.

Speaker 1 (25:28):
I'll give you a quick little story.
My dad was about 98, 99, about10 years ago, and he wanted a
hair cut.
He said I want to get a haircut.
I go, where do you?
He goes, well, how about thatplace?
And I brought him in there.
I went back in a half hour andpicked him up and he gave him a

(25:52):
fade.
And he goes.
What have they done to me?
And he.

Speaker 3 (25:53):
He had no idea what a fade was and he just went there
.
It's like you know all of asudden walks out with a fade.

Speaker 2 (25:55):
I go, dad, you look hip.
Yeah, he's one of the cool kidsnow.
You know, I drive by there allthe time.
There are always people inthose two places always they're
really, really nice in there.

Speaker 3 (26:04):
We've loved them.
We've been going for years.
Best day spa, zen Sai Spa andno night spa.
I don't think those are legaloh yeah.
Not in Burbank.
Best esthetician is Leona BellaSkin Care, which I just went to
last week and she was amazing.
She's helping me with myrosacea.

(26:25):
She helps with all the skinissues.

Speaker 1 (26:27):
And I want to point one thing out we all saw the
votes.
It wasn't just Ashley who saidI'm going to have my friend win,
my friend no, we all use thesebusinesses ourselves.
But I can confirm that all ofus saw the voting, and this is
all.
We are very serious when itcomes to yeah yeah, yeah, very

(26:49):
serious, because this means alot to the businesses, you know,
and a lot to us to make sureit's done right.
So I don't want people.

Speaker 3 (26:55):
Oh yeah, there's a lot of people here suddenly the
other winners.
You know, I just have a lot offriends craig, yes, you do you
are.
You are pretty well known inthis community.
There is a a lot of people onhere.
I don't know.

Speaker 2 (27:06):
And that's the thing.
You know, craig, and I havebeen here and lived in this
community for I can say 60, forme some odd years.
And these businesses, quite afew of them, have been around
for a long time.
You get to know.
You know not that I use them,but I can see.

Speaker 1 (27:22):
I go there and people are.
It's amazing how manybusinesses on our list here I've
never even heard of.

Speaker 3 (27:25):
Same.

Speaker 1 (27:26):
And it's great to be exposed to them.

Speaker 3 (27:28):
Yeah, I'm actually.
That's why it took us so longlooking up some of these
businesses, right, because wehadn't heard of them and we
wanted to make sure they were inBurbank.
Still, best eyelash services isDaisy Quimby at Kismet
Collective.

Speaker 2 (27:44):
Now wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, Eyelash.

Speaker 3 (27:48):
Can they do anything for me?
They can maybe install some foryou.
They can do a tent, a lift,what do you want?

Speaker 1 (27:53):
I'm trying a hair club for men too, Wow.

Speaker 3 (27:57):
Best eyebrow services .

Speaker 2 (27:59):
Now we're talking about eyebrows.

Speaker 3 (28:01):
Those are two different areas, that's
different.
You got lamination, tinting,lots of things.

Speaker 2 (28:07):
Can they do any threading on the back of my head
so people don't know if I'mcoming or going?

Speaker 3 (28:12):
Yeah, that is Nora Threading Salon.
Best Hair Salon is Crimson.
I think they just celebratedtheir 20th anniversary here in
Burbank Congratulations.
And Best Hairstylist is theowner of crimson, amanda rotano,
congratulations.
Best laser hair removal skinboulevard.

(28:36):
La best nail salon sage nailstudio.
Best makeup artist is amysparks.
Her husband one handyman.
Sage Nail Studio.
Best Makeup Artist is AmySparks.
Her husband won Handyman ohfantastic.

Speaker 1 (28:51):
That's a talented family.
Yeah, they can fix your houseand put makeup on you at the
same time, or if they have anykids, they could go up in the
big shoes there, you know.

Speaker 3 (29:02):
Yeah, well, they win.

Speaker 1 (29:04):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (29:04):
Best Permanent Makeup Artist is Bella Browse.
Yeah, what will they win?
Yeah, uh, best permanent makeupartist is bella brows.

Speaker 2 (29:10):
Best spray tan is tan lines I'm not showing you mine,
thank you best tanning studiois media city sun and best
waxing the wax studio.

Speaker 1 (29:26):
And that's it for beauty and Best Waxing, the Wax
Studio.
And that's it for beauty.
Well, once again, let's giveeverybody a nice hand.
You won in that category.
Ross and I have a lot ofexperience with some of those
businesses, but I know you'refamiliar with them.
But that's.
What's great about this is thatwe all have our different areas
, so you will be getting yourpackage pretty soon with your

(29:48):
winning stuff in it.
So please look in the mail.
We'll be mailing it out,probably in a week or so.
If you're listening to thispodcast late, then you've
already gotten it.

Speaker 3 (29:58):
So anyhow, It'll be a surprise in the mail.

Speaker 2 (30:00):
You guys know the next section is probably my
favorite.

Speaker 1 (30:06):
Yes, and I'm a British royal professional at it
.
So, without further ado, let'sdig into this.
All right, let's take a biteBest bagel, bagel Boss.

(30:29):
Wow, that's interesting.
There's every kind of a newbusiness in Burbank and a lot of
good bagel places, but it's avery nice, attractive place to
go to.
It's clean and bright andeverything.

Speaker 3 (30:41):
Yeah, you can find it from the mural outside the wall
.

Speaker 2 (30:44):
And you know I've gone in there quite a bit.
I love their box bagel andcream cheese, but at the end of
the day when they have extrabagels they give them to local
elementary kids Differentschools, not elementary but you
can arrange for them, you know,so they don't go to waste for
one.
But they're also, like you say,a new business.

(31:05):
Great to see them.
Yeah.
Really right there in Magnolia.
I'm excited to try them.
Tony's Bellavista used to be.

Speaker 3 (31:12):
Yeah, best bakery is the famous Porto's Bakery.
Oh really, that thing ispopular.
I thought there was a line.

Speaker 2 (31:24):
Oh man, you know, I've knownty porto for many
years.
And uh, she's taking me in herkitchen and stuff out of the
oven that is still hot.
Are those little fruit tarts?
Oh my gosh, everything they are.
She's showing me theirnotebooks.
Everything that goes out ofthere has to be exactly perfect

(31:47):
it is very consistent.

Speaker 3 (31:48):
You think about it.
I didn't even think about thatvery very, and she, uh great pr
person.

Speaker 2 (31:54):
She sits on the magnolia park board.
They're very, very um, you know, when you go to a city function
, you see those betty, are those, uh, photo boxes?

Speaker 3 (32:03):
yeah, everyone's excited.
They're like potato balls.

Speaker 1 (32:08):
And if you like to use the DoorDash or Uber, those
things, there's always a groupof four or five or six guys
across the street watching theirphones.
As soon as you make an order,they run right in there and get
it for you, so you don't have towait too long to get your order
, you know they're going to bein the new airport.

Speaker 2 (32:27):
Our replacement airport terminal, yep Porto's,
has been invited to as one ofthe commissaries in there.

Speaker 3 (32:33):
They can get it right on your way out of the city or
back in your way.
Best banquet center is ArbatBanquet Hall.
Best bar and grill Story Tavern.

Speaker 2 (32:48):
Great place up there, san fernando road.
They people go in there.
They have a lot of history.
Um, they're they're hooked inwith the uh burbank historical
society and uh, I remember whenthey opened that used to be
story tavern, the first hardwarestore in bura a lot of people
didn't know that, and they alsoare very um to our police and

(33:11):
fire department.
They do events, uh, to honorthem and so forth, and they have
a lot of gluten-free food inthere too oh nice.

Speaker 3 (33:19):
And they have a new cider place next door too.
That's right.
Best barbecue wood Barbecue.
Oh, you're getting me hungry.
Best Boba.
It's Boba time.

Speaker 1 (33:31):
Okay, well, I think we talked last year About Boba,
didn't we?

Speaker 3 (33:35):
We did.
You were supposed to go try it.

Speaker 1 (33:37):
You know what I didn't?

Speaker 3 (33:39):
Do you know what a Boba is?
I don't know.
I beg your pardon.

Speaker 1 (33:41):
I don't know what a Boba is and you know what I do.
Really want to try it.

Speaker 3 (33:45):
We're going to have to bring you one.
You're going to have to UberEats one.
There you go.
Best bread, random acts ofbreadness.
Best breakfast the Great Grill.

Speaker 1 (34:00):
I was surprised on that one.
I thought you know they musthave a good following.
You know we remember when theyused to have them all around the
city.
I used to love the one atEdison in Burbank.
They had the old car wash onGlen Oaks and Orange Grove.

Speaker 2 (34:16):
One by Glendale College.
I didn't know there was so many.

Speaker 1 (34:20):
Yeah, there's another one on.

Speaker 2 (34:22):
Burbank Boulevard yeah, the one on Burbank by the
other car wash, magnolia carwash.
There's another one on BurbankBoulevard.
It's always green, yeah.
Then one on Burbank, yeah, bythe other car wash, magnolia Car
Wash.
Yeah, but again great breakfastplace.
People don't know.
Yeah, you can get your eggsanywhere you want.

Speaker 3 (34:37):
Well, now people will go there.
Best breakfast burrito isLarry's Chili Dogs.

Speaker 2 (34:45):
I gotta say you know Larry's breakfast burrito is
Larry's chili dogs.
I gotta say you know Larry'sbreakfast burrito, if you have a
dietary restriction you tellJohn, he'll make your burrito.
And the other thing, peopledon't know if you like your
breakfast burrito, instead ofwith hash browns you'll put
tater tots in.
Oh, it's like a hidden menu.
Oh yeah, but people know thatone and my son works in the

(35:09):
industry and um a couple of bigshows, and he'll call john at
five in the morning, say, john,I need 35 breakfast burritos.
John will have them ready forhim 6, 30 and they're still hot.
They put them in a you know,warming crate, matt him to work
and he is the best-known boss onthat job, I mean, and John is a

(35:30):
great guy.

Speaker 1 (35:31):
I've heard people say they wait in line and he sees
them in line and starts makingtheir order, but he doesn't
order it.

Speaker 3 (35:36):
That's wonderful, all right.
Best brewery is Brews Brothers.
Best brunch is BB's, not Bestbrunch is Bebe's.
Not to be confused with Bebe, Iwas going to say not for you.

Speaker 1 (35:51):
Bebe Cafe Bebe's on Pass Avenue in the Vons parking
lot B-E-A, B-E-A.
Not the one at Burbank andBuena Vista Both delicious
brunch spots the old convoys.

Speaker 3 (36:03):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (36:04):
Yes, and Bebe's breakfast here on used to be a
76 station for you old folks,and now next to Handel's Ice
Cream oh, that's right, which isopening this week, sweet yeah.

Speaker 3 (36:19):
All right, best buffet is Smokehouse.

Speaker 2 (36:23):
I tell you I have eaten there.
This buffet, it is a block long.

Speaker 1 (36:27):
It's a little pricey, but you do get top quality food
.

Speaker 2 (36:32):
You get prime rib.
You can get everything Eggsbenedict, French toast, anything
you can imagine almost.

Speaker 3 (36:39):
Do they put the garlic bread?

Speaker 1 (36:40):
in there.
Oh, yeah, they do, they do, andthe chefs are right there
making everything too, at thetable.

Speaker 3 (36:48):
That's amazing.
All right, best burger isSmashburger.

Speaker 1 (36:53):
Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger.
Can't resist that.
They won our best Smashburgeron our video also.

Speaker 3 (37:00):
Oh, okay.

Speaker 1 (37:02):
We did five different places and won videos with
different categories, but I wasamazed how good that Smash were
and they're very friendly there.
So, yeah, and you know what,they're open like 10 or 11
o'clock at night so you can gothere later at night and when
the parking's a little betterthen you get in there.
Where are they?
They're on Olive, just betweenOrange Grove and they're on San

(37:25):
Fernando, between Olive, betweenOrange Grove and San Fernando,
between Olive and Orange GroveOn the east side.

Speaker 3 (37:34):
Best cake is Martino's Bakery.

Speaker 1 (37:37):
You have your cake and you eat it too.
Huh.

Speaker 3 (37:39):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (37:40):
I remember Martino's, when they were on Magnolia
Boulevard where UME Bank CreditUnion is now, and those windows
on the corner I think that'sFlorence and Naomi, one of those
streets and you can watch thoseladies making those sheet cakes
, each rose, each dollop, eachcarnation.
There were ladies there doing amid-smile.

Speaker 1 (38:00):
I actually remember when they were at Alameda and
Maine and I went to Stevenson wedid a field trip and walked the
entire bakery one time.

Speaker 3 (38:09):
Oh, wow.

Speaker 2 (38:11):
Best tea cakes around , oh yeah.

Speaker 3 (38:13):
It's like Porto's with the Martino's box and
you're like, oh please, I wantto be tea cakes.
Best catering is Wild Carvery.
Best chili is Chili John's.

Speaker 2 (38:28):
They're at Keystone and Burbank Boulevard and they
just opened a tapestry roomright next door.
Yeah, yeah.

Speaker 1 (38:36):
Now, what is a tapestry room?

Speaker 3 (38:39):
I think they're serving alcohol there.
Yeah, tapro.

Speaker 2 (38:44):
Oh, okay, different flavors, beer and stuff, yeah,
and he also has some.
I know he was working on littleplates of food you know, like
brisket, yep, exactly Littlethat you can have with your beer
, and so forth.
Yeah, longest Burbank business,they were the Army Corps of

(39:05):
Engineers.
It was the first business.
That's who built that building.
Yeah, iconic building 1940,1940 something.

Speaker 3 (39:13):
Best Chinese cuisine is Western wok.

Speaker 2 (39:17):
Oh so.

Speaker 3 (39:18):
Best coffee shop and there are a lot of them in
Burbank is Three Sisters Coffee.
Wow of them in Burbank is ThreeSisters Coffee.

Speaker 1 (39:27):
Wow, that's a hard category to win.

Speaker 3 (39:31):
There is a line out their door on the weekends and
she does pop-up shops in there.
They have hair tinsel, theymake charm necklaces, they got
booksellers.
She's really big in thecommunity and it's a family
operation.

Speaker 2 (39:45):
That's what's nice.
Her daughters work there.
I know a car driven throughtheir front and people had to go
through the back yeah, to getin.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah they were.
They're busy all the time likeyeah, super popular best
cocktail bar is the brokencompass they're on burbank, have
you?
Been in there not, sincethey've remodeled it.

Speaker 3 (40:06):
It's like a whole other world.
It's like you can't believethat it's Burbank.
It's so cool inside, yeah,their whole bar is like a pirate
ship and their whole ceiling islike a pirate map.
It's really cool.
They set cocktails on fire.
What, yeah, so cool?

Speaker 2 (40:22):
We went in there they used to be, for they have
specialty items on their menuand every so on.
Yeah, very, very, I could seewhy they got the bloated.

Speaker 3 (40:33):
Yes, really really cool place.
Best cookie business is Crumble, which is right across the
street from.

Speaker 2 (40:40):
Gordo's and there's a power box there for that.
You know that is decorated,sponsored my burbans.

Speaker 3 (40:48):
That's right, there we go how did I not know that?

Speaker 2 (40:52):
yeah, there's a background of the house.
Is we in my burbank?

Speaker 1 (40:55):
we we donated the funding for that to the city
news to me we give, give back.
That's exciting.
I didn't know that.
You know, what we just take.
We give back too.

Speaker 3 (41:09):
Best deli sandwich is Submarine King.

Speaker 1 (41:12):
Oh, submarine King.
He's at Sun.
Sun is the owner and I go inthere usually every Saturday and
let me tell you about SubmarineKing.
Yeah, they have the standardsubmarines but they have a
Korean sandwich, korean, he does.
King, yeah, they have thestandard seven rates, but they
have a korean sandwich, which is, uh, he does.
He'll do a roast beef once in awhile.
He does a pastrami.
You know different times ofyear as specials and they're

(41:33):
amazing.
And here's the thing that, thething that I love about it the
bread, yeah, and I asked him onetime yeah, it's his recipe and
he hasn't somebody make it forhim, but the bread is so soft
and fresh I have never, neverbeen there, I'm so excited to
try it.
I'll give you a little triviafor everybody.
He's into little cartooncharacters and stuff.
The whole shop is located withall kinds of little Wow.

Speaker 3 (41:58):
What's the look like when you get in there.

Speaker 1 (42:00):
Yeah, what a friendly guy too, that's at Victory.

Speaker 2 (42:03):
and Olive, right next to 7-Eleven yes, guy too, and
that's at the victory.
And all of right next to7-eleven yes, and been there for
ages and he has some straight.

Speaker 1 (42:09):
Uh, the hours are kind of limited yeah, I know,
instead I don't go inside.
He closes at three on saturdaysand I was up there kind of
rushing it over there to getthat, that saturday sandwich.
But that korean barbecue uhsandwich is just.
Oh, can you?
Yeah, you're in the city and Igoing to really try Absolutely
All right, best dessert shop isChoco Fabberries.

Speaker 3 (42:30):
Did you say that again?
For me, choco Fabberries, it'slike cups with strawberries
covered in chocolate.
And where is?

Speaker 1 (42:38):
that that's in the mall.
Okay, walking is not my forte.

Speaker 3 (42:43):
Best donut shop is Dad's Donuts.

Speaker 2 (42:47):
Been there at Victory and Buena Vista for years and a
lot of people.
You can go in there at four inthe morning and get hot donuts
that are just cooked and they'rejust like wow.

Speaker 3 (43:00):
You know donuts are my favorite dessert.
I would pick that over anything, Really.

Speaker 1 (43:05):
Good place.
Oh man, I would love to hearthat.

Speaker 2 (43:08):
That's an inside joke , you're right.

Speaker 3 (43:11):
Best frozen yogurt is Menchie's.
Best gluten-free is WildCarvery.
Best happy hour is InkwellTavern.

Speaker 2 (43:24):
Huh, a lot of people don't know.
Inkwell Tavern is San Fernando,over by Alameda Mm-hmm, and
they have a chef in there thatdoes wonders and they also, I
guess, play some live music inthere.

Speaker 3 (43:36):
They do Monday night karaoke too.

Speaker 1 (43:38):
Oh is that what it is ?
Do we know what kind of foodthey serve in their happy hour
and all that?
I do not know.

Speaker 2 (43:43):
Oh.

Speaker 3 (43:48):
We'll have to try it.
Yes, oh, and best hot dog isback to chili dog, larry's chili
dog.

Speaker 1 (43:52):
Larry's chili dog, of course.
I wonder how that happened, Boy.
I'll tell you what.
You go have a Larry's chili dogand that chili is smooth.
That hot dog pops snaps, yeah,it pops, you bite it right into
it.
Pops and you can bite into it.
Oh my goodness.

Speaker 2 (44:09):
I had a chilly dog tonight thinking of Larry's at
bat, but I tried to make my own.

Speaker 1 (44:13):
I wish he could be open later at night.
I really do, because he closes,let's get around 3 o'clock
every day.
He only works 10 hours a day.
He gets up so early, but it'dbe a great night spot to go to.

Speaker 2 (44:25):
Well-deserved uh.
Hot dog joint yes all right.
Best kid-friendly restaurant istequila's burbank, oh, which I
love to take my kids to that'sfunny because I have taken my
granddaughters there more thanonce and I can tell you my
youngest, nora, has to have um,oh, uh.
You know what's she?

(44:48):
Oh, the other one likes chickennuggets.
But she made a recommendationto the owner for kids they
should make mini chicken tacos.

Speaker 3 (44:56):
Oh cute.

Speaker 2 (44:57):
And I think they're going to try to make them for
kids.

Speaker 3 (45:00):
You know, Patricia is another one of those businesses
where she's so invested in thecommunity.
She gives back constantlyfundraisers to organizations.

Speaker 1 (45:11):
Yeah, she's got a nice pattyware on the back too.
Yeah, it's a great place to eat.

Speaker 2 (45:16):
In fact, I noticed our new chief of loans there
today has a big swearing in with300 people.
Family went to Tequila's.
I said that I texted Patriciaand she said what an honor.

Speaker 3 (45:28):
It's a place to go with your family.
Yep, all right.
Best ice cream is Sliders.

Speaker 2 (45:35):
Oh yeah, he does a good job in there, doesn't he?

Speaker 1 (45:39):
That's a place where you go to Larry's, you have the
chili and you really get it.
He's walking next door andthere you go for Sliders.

Speaker 3 (45:52):
Yep, chili, and yeah, you really get it.
I think he's walking next doorand they're here for sliders,
yep, but he makes custom icecream, uh, with uh people.
I remember he made, yeah,natalie and justin.
They made their littleanniversary ice cream.
It was very sweet, but it'sfamily-owned.

Speaker 2 (45:58):
It was sweet both ways, yeah but uh, josh is, uh
again a a great entrepreneur inthat shop.
He just really makes customflavors.
And his wife those cookies, hislittle tiny pies, yeah, yummy,

(46:19):
we're getting hungry.

Speaker 3 (46:19):
We're going to get to this food category.
All right.
Best Italian cuisine is Ma'sItalian Kitchen Right here on
Pass Avenue next to Vaughn's.

Speaker 2 (46:25):
Very, very.
I've been hearing a lot aboutthat.
We're going there, All right.
Best Italian cuisine is Ma'sItalian Kitchen Right here on
Pass Avenue next to Vaughn's.

Speaker 3 (46:28):
Very, very.
I've been hearing a lot aboutthat.
We're going there.
All right, let's do it.
Best Indian cuisine is Flavorof India.

Speaker 2 (46:35):
Now, is that Flavor of India?
Is that which one?
Because I know there was one onBurbank Boulevard is Florence,
you're not sure where I don'tknow.

Speaker 3 (46:45):
I just always Grove Hub at my house.
I've never gone in.
It's so good though.
Best Japanese cuisine GyukakuJapanese barbecue.
Can you say that one?
Maybe they didn't say that one.
Right, I didn't practice thatone.
You say that.

Speaker 2 (47:05):
Forget it.
Yeah, can we go to Japanesebarbecue?

Speaker 3 (47:10):
Gyukaku Japanese barbecue Like that, maybe, I
don't know, all right Juice shop.

Speaker 2 (47:19):
Bone juice.
You know that's great to seethat people voted for bone juice
Brand new business.
Yeah, I hear you.
Who's gone in there?

Speaker 3 (47:26):
I just tried them at the Merchants Association mix,
so that was my first time Iordered bone juice.
It's next to Romancing the Beanon.

Speaker 2 (47:36):
Magnolia Played people in there.

Speaker 3 (47:37):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (47:37):
A guy makes his own and it's just nice to see a new
business.
Yeah, like that farming.

Speaker 3 (47:43):
Yeah, already making a splash Yep.
Yeah, like that farming.
Yeah, already making a splash,yep.

Speaker 2 (47:50):
Literally Best late night restaurant is Bob's Big.
Boy oh here we're gettinghungry.
Yeah, you know, I saw todaysomebody posted somewhere chili
spaghetti.
Oh, yes, oh, it is deliciousthere.
You can't.
You know, bob's a big boy.

Speaker 1 (48:05):
Our combination is Well, that was our best
corporate burger.
Interesting side note you can'tdo Uber or any food delivery
from Bob's.
They don't want it because theywere too busy.
Yeah.
They were already too busy,like how could you not want more
business?
But that's how busy they reallyare, yeah.

Speaker 2 (48:22):
But now let's tell the truth.
Did the Beatles happen?

Speaker 1 (48:26):
to this.
Oh, the Beatles were there.
Al Pacino's been in there andDrew Carey's I mean you can
David Lynch, who just recentlypassed away from Twin Peaks,
that's right.

Speaker 2 (48:38):
And there was a memorial outside.
Yeah, and you know who has apicture there Mike Rousseffo.
Thank you very much.
Great Now, Mike.
He owes us for that.

Speaker 3 (48:53):
All right, Best Latin cuisine is La Bamba.
Best Mexican cuisine Los AmigosBar and Grill.

Speaker 2 (49:02):
Over there on Olive.

Speaker 3 (49:03):
That's a lot of new winners this year.
Yeah, best Middle Easterncuisine is soda.

Speaker 2 (49:12):
Oh, they all eat also .

Speaker 3 (49:14):
Best omelet, Eaton Park.

Speaker 2 (49:16):
Now I got a question.
You've gone there.

Speaker 3 (49:18):
I think I just had their omelet a couple months ago
.

Speaker 2 (49:21):
By yourself.

Speaker 3 (49:22):
No, it's the size of a country.
It's huge, it's giant.
It's huge, it's giant.

Speaker 2 (49:27):
It's amazing I have every time I go to you I don't
know how many eggs they use forthat one omelet.
And it's I mean well that washuge.

Speaker 1 (49:35):
And then, for you trivia fans, there used to be an
A&W root beer.

Speaker 3 (49:38):
Yeah, they told me that when I was there.

Speaker 1 (49:43):
It was really cool.
Should I give the real quickone there?

Speaker 2 (49:44):
go ahead, yeah, you gotta do it for many years a
burbank police officer used tocheck off at eaton park check
out me.
He used to stop for where hewould go for lunch or dinner or
whatever eaton park and ask himwhere are you eaton park?
Well, burbank has a street,eaton drive.
I drove up and down eaton drivelooking for a park and there's
no park on eaton drive.

(50:05):
So if one day I ask thisofficer, Frank Roth, who has now
passed away like where in thehell is Eaton Park?
He said like they're a part ofEstonetree.
I felt like such eat and park,Eat and park.
There's no park on Eaton Drivein Burbank, All right.

Speaker 3 (50:24):
Best outdoor dining is Castaway Good view, great
view of the city, and you payfor it.
Yep Pet-friendly restaurant.
Best pet-friendly is Morrison.

Speaker 2 (50:36):
They have water down and treats oh, that's sweet.

Speaker 3 (50:40):
Best pizza the Slice House.

Speaker 2 (50:43):
Well, that's one of our advertisers now.
Pizza the Slice House Well,that's one of our advertisers
now.
I'm told they're a lunchspecial and it's right there
along the flash for medium seat,but their pizzas they have the
different types Chicago, newYork, sicilian, and all that.
You can get one slice and getthe whole thing.

Speaker 3 (51:03):
This is a hard category, just like coffee,
because there is a lot of pizzashops.

Speaker 1 (51:07):
Yeah, I mean absolutely.

Speaker 3 (51:09):
Yeah, so congratulations to slice out
Best pokey, all about pokey.
Have you had pokey?
No?

Speaker 1 (51:19):
I had pokey either we're bringing you pokey and
boba.
The only pokey I know of isGumby's pokey, Gumby's partner.

Speaker 3 (51:26):
Punky the Little Pony , we're going to go out for
pokey.
Yes, we will Best ramen, silverLake Ramen.
Best romantic restaurant isUrban Press Winery Right, which
is a really beautiful place.

Speaker 2 (51:40):
You know it's tiny, it's what?
20 feet wide, I mean, I canhardly do it.

Speaker 3 (51:45):
Have you been to the?
Outdoor patio upstairs yeah,then it opens up now for
long-time burbank people.

Speaker 2 (51:50):
That used to be a magazine shop, yeah, newspaper
shop.
That was just tiny for yearsand then now it's the the guy
that owns it makes wine.
And I remember when he, youknow, literally right, right
there- yeah, delicious.

Speaker 3 (52:09):
Best seafood, the boiling crab.
Best smoothie is Base Camp.

Speaker 2 (52:14):
Really Now, a lot of people you say Base Camp over
there at the American Revolutionwe actually won our best burger
.

Speaker 1 (52:25):
The best burger, that was how do you say it?
It was a cheap burger, okay,affordable, a really good
quality burger for a cheap price, more bang for your buck?
Oh, absolutely, and the peopleare very friendly, it's a cute
little spot too.
It really is.

Speaker 3 (52:41):
You can watch the horses walk by, yeah and there's
outside seating and everything.
Yeah, best soup is Coral Cafe,best sports bar is Champs.

Speaker 2 (52:54):
Boy.

Speaker 1 (52:54):
They've been on Burbank Boulevard for ooh 40, 35
, I think, I think, I think JohnTaff did a bar rescue in there
one time.
He did, you're right.

Speaker 3 (53:04):
They're pretty popular.
I walk by them all the time.
There's karaoke.
They have pool championships.

Speaker 1 (53:10):
Well, I will say this their food used to suck.
It really did, and I was thererecently, maybe six months ago,
and it was really good, oh yeah,really good.
So they've really stepped uptheir game.

Speaker 3 (53:22):
Well, that's why they're winning Best Sports Bar.
And then we have another winnerfor Smokehouse it's Best
Steakhouse.

Speaker 1 (53:30):
Prime Rib of the Smokehouse.
Yeah, boy, prime Rib and GarlicBread of the Smokehouse.
It is nothing, you're in heaven, yeah.

Speaker 2 (53:42):
But you know, besides , you know Ste steakhouse, the
shrimp scampi I've had in there,they have a, a seafood trio.
You have a ton of stuff andit's all so good and you don't
know what celebrity you're goingto run into.

Speaker 1 (53:58):
I'll give you a little celebrity trivia here.
When they used to shoot ER atWarner brothers, um, george
Clooney used to go over to smokehouse all the time.
And now you look, and now he'sbecome a huge producer of
everything else, and when heproduces something, it's called
Smokehouse Productions.

Speaker 3 (54:16):
Oh, I didn't know that, Fun fact.
Alright, best sushi spot isNico Nico oh okay, that's up on
San Fernando, yeah.

Speaker 2 (54:27):
San Fernando, cornell .
The old Cornell Theater.
The old Cornell Theater.
Yeah, that's where I was a longtime.

Speaker 1 (54:32):
We went there one time with Coach Bob Hart and I
had a great, I think we orderedevery sushi on the menu.

Speaker 2 (54:39):
Yes, I mean you could .
Well, you almost had to becarried out $350 later.
Wow, so we, the three of us.
And it was delicious, I mean,not just California roll.
Yeah, we got real salmon.
Yeah, well, there we go.

Speaker 3 (54:58):
Just gotta do boba now.
I try things.
Yeah, I don't try.
Okay, alright, best tacos isGuasados.
Oh, best Thai cuisine, mylittle home Thai kitchen.

Speaker 1 (55:11):
Now have you?
You know you've been there.
I have not that right.
There is a great little place.
It's on Holloway, just aboveClark and I went there one time.
We did a review there and Iwent with our Lisa who was doing
our review.
It was really good view.
It was really good.
It was really good, so prettywell known.
You drive by there it's afamily.

(55:32):
It's a family.
You know she's in there cookingand, uh, they're, all you know,
waiting on the tables and itlooks like a little house.
Is that why it's?

Speaker 3 (55:39):
called little.
Yes, it's a burbank business.
Great thing best vegetarianvegan food is tony's darts away
now?

Speaker 1 (55:47):
are they only a vegan place, or is that they have
other?
Things yeah I actually todaywent to a vegan place and I
tried coconut soup.
I'd never had coconut soupbefore and it was absolutely
amazing in a try.
Amazing, no, I I amazing,absolutely amazing.
I can't even open the can.

(56:08):
Yeah, exactly.

Speaker 3 (56:11):
Alright, and then, last but not least, best Winery
is also Urban Press Winery.

Speaker 2 (56:15):
We don't have too many wineries in town.

Speaker 3 (56:17):
We do not.

Speaker 1 (56:18):
Nope.
Well, let's give everybody around of applause here and to
all the businesses out there whowon in our food category.
Very huge competition, yeah,because while some of us don't
always use all the you know, thebeauty spot and things like
that, we all eat.
So congratulations to everybusiness out there who won in

(56:39):
our food category.
You'll get your sticker soonand, uh, please put that on your
window, because people will say, oh, okay, that means something
.
It is, it really does.
It's neat to see all thosestickers on windows after the
contest every year.

Speaker 3 (56:55):
Okay, All right, this is a short category.

Speaker 1 (57:01):
And, of course, the category is Ashley, take it away
.

Speaker 3 (57:15):
All right Adult amusement.
Best adult amusement isFantasia Billiards.

Speaker 1 (57:25):
So let's explain this category.
I'm glad you are going to.

Speaker 3 (57:27):
It's for things like billiards, darts, things that
you would have fun.
It's an amusement Like there'skids amusement centers, right?
What else would you call it?
We should probably change thename of that category.

Speaker 2 (57:40):
And it has been there up on San Fernando for many
years.
It's a cool spot.
When's the last time you playedpool?

Speaker 3 (57:49):
It was there, oh, and it was probably last summer.

Speaker 1 (57:54):
I know what you did last summer.

Speaker 3 (57:55):
Yep, I played pool.
Best Art Gallery is Betsy LiuCreative Arts Center.
That's a Burbank event as thedowntown Burbank Cultural Market
, which is every Friday,saturday, sunday.

Speaker 1 (58:10):
I started by Ramek.

Speaker 2 (58:15):
No, no, Ramek, actually he has this beer head.
He was a fund they bring in.
They make a donation to Home LA, all those vendors, that's one
of the things.
And it started off one day aweek, Friday night.
Yeah, Now it's going to thethree and they make a healthy
donation to Home LA every week.
And Ramak was telling meEconomic Development did a

(58:40):
report over a million people ina year.

Speaker 3 (58:44):
Go in that area.
Yeah yeah, that's a high, ahigh traffic area for sure.

Speaker 2 (58:47):
So it's really becoming.
That's where Slice House is,that's where Boiling Crab is.

Speaker 1 (58:51):
Amc Theater and then soon, my Burbank Merchandise
Department might be out theretoo.

Speaker 3 (58:58):
Alright, Best Children's Indoor Playground.
This is a new business calledCastle and Crown.
Oh, so cute, Super cute.
I really wish I had littles andI wish I had a little girl.
And where's that?
It's on Burbank, yeah.

Speaker 2 (59:11):
Right next to Tilly Jones.
Oh, okay, and they are.
It's a new business.
I remember doing their opening.
If you have young kids, theyhave different rooms and you can
do parties.
They're doing nice.

Speaker 3 (59:25):
Like a frozen ice castle, a cottage and a, a
carriage and so many kids forthe spaces for the kids to play
in super cute yep.
Very different than like thenormal indoor playground with
the ball pissed up like this isvery different very curated to
see a new business like that.

Speaker 2 (59:43):
She has a very big following.
She's up on social media inquite a bit, but it's nice to
see that there's a lot of youngfamilies in this community.
That shows you right there.
They voted for.

Speaker 3 (59:54):
Yeah, that's really a great space.
All right, best eventEntertainment is mad cat
balloons.
There is not a Burbank eventthat this company is at there.
That was there.

Speaker 2 (01:00:05):
They did the balloons of my reunion that I they are
at uh holiday in the park.

Speaker 3 (01:00:10):
They are great people , great people all right best
hotel you can go see harvey overat hotel amarado there you go.

Speaker 1 (01:00:19):
It's kind of a hidden secret in burbank.
Yes, it is best live theater.

Speaker 3 (01:00:24):
I'm a little biased, but this is is the Colony
Theater my favorite place, myother work.

Speaker 1 (01:00:28):
I'm going to say this it went through some.
There were some problems wherejust about lost their yeah, the
lease, all those things with thecity.
The community really camebehind them and ever since that
got worked out, it's been abustle of activity there.
Play after play after play yeah, it worked out.
It's been a bustle of activitythere.
Play after play after play yeah.

(01:00:49):
It just seems like it's verybusy and very, very neat.

Speaker 2 (01:00:52):
Always something happening, you know they have a
really good PR person Iunderstand that Really knows how
to.

Speaker 1 (01:00:59):
No, I'm really happy to see that it's not only you
know.
Come back, really come backstrong.

Speaker 3 (01:01:04):
Yeah, I'm going to plug just really quickly.
We have only, you know, comeback, really, come back strong.
Yeah, I'm gonna plug justreally quickly.
We have the wedding singer, themusical comedy, coming up june
5th to 29th okay hilarious,great cast.
Gotta come out and see righthere they are co-sponsoring.

Speaker 2 (01:01:17):
Yeah, food truck friday night this coming, uh,
may 30th, may 30th, and I hearthey're gonna be the theme and
there's going to be a stagelsand yep sing it and do an 80s
theme to kick off the weddingsinger.

Speaker 3 (01:01:31):
We're all about the 80s where we're partnering with
yumi credit union, their 80sanniversary.

Speaker 2 (01:01:36):
It's all about the 80s this year, so you know and
with we have to say to thecolony theater, they just lost.
We lost the founder, barbarabethley, who, who pushed,
brought it over from Silverlightand I remember many years ago
where they wanted to put it.
There was a museum in there andthere was a whole mess of other
stuff.
She really just passed away andI know she's smiling down

(01:01:58):
looking at every performance.
Yeah, absolutely.

Speaker 3 (01:02:03):
Best museum is the Mystic Museum, which is a really
cool spot with rotatingexhibits.
Best place to take kids isRound One Bowling.
That's a kids amusement.

Speaker 1 (01:02:16):
Okay, we're an adult amusement course.

Speaker 3 (01:02:19):
Well, I mean, I go there for date nights.
Oh, okay, arcade, I love thearcade.
Best place to see live music isInkwell Tavern.
And that is the end of ourentertainment category.

Speaker 1 (01:02:31):
Oh, okay, well, fantastic, let's give everybody
a hand, one money in thatcategory.
Entertainment's important.
We are the media capital of theworld here in Burbank, of
course.
So check your mail.
Soon We'll have thecertificates out to you and the
stickers, and once again you canhave an electronic one, and

(01:02:52):
it'll be instructions on how youcan get the electronic one also
.
So please, you know, watch outfor that envelope.
It's a big old 8x12 envelope orsomething, or an 8.5x11
envelope coming, so you'llYou'll get a nice award
certificate in there so yes,absolutely.
And then please post thestickers and certificates on
your walls.
People love to see that stuff.
So now we move on to something.

(01:03:16):
Once again, it's a very, verycompetitive, and of course, that
is so.
Lots of stores, lots ofdifferent kinds of stores.
Ashley, let's start runningthem down.

Speaker 3 (01:03:34):
Okay, and we have a lot of new winners in these
categories too, which isexciting.
So Best Antiques is the BluePig.

Speaker 2 (01:03:42):
And our friend who passed away, stan Lich.
He used to go into this placeall the time.
Loved the Blue Pig Was verygood friends with the owner.

Speaker 1 (01:03:54):
Where is the Blue Pig On Magnolia?
Okay About Brighton.
Okay, fantastic.

Speaker 3 (01:04:01):
All right.
Best auto parts AutoZone, Bestbath and body is Phoebe Peacock.
You can make custom perfumesthere.

Speaker 1 (01:04:11):
You can.
I don't know what to do withthat but Give them as a gift
Again a long time Magnolia Parkmerchant yeah.

Speaker 3 (01:04:19):
Started as Clean Spa inside of Mindfulness.
Right Then she got her own shopacross the street on Magnolia.
Yeah, we had the same birthday.
Oh really, yeah, fun fact.
Best beauty supply Namy'sBeauty Supply.
Best bridal shop is David'sBridal.

(01:04:41):
Best bookstore is Barnes andNoble.

Speaker 1 (01:04:46):
Best car dealership is Community Chevrolet and good
for them, because they do a lotfor the community also.
They're always, you know, doinghosting things and out there in
the community and so yeah, partof the chamber.

Speaker 2 (01:04:56):
Yep, bob Green over there, one of their sales
managers and I've known Bob fora long time.
Burbank PD has ordered 10 newtacos through Community
Chevrolet.
He's getting them all fittedand everything and it's kind of
cool that Burbank PD is usinginstead of.
You know they go out for a bidand they can buy them from

(01:05:18):
wherever they're going right tokeep the tax money in Burbank
You're getting cars there andthen they're getting their
motorcycles repaired here inBurbank.
That's right, You're gettingcars there, and then they're
getting their motorcyclesrepaired here in Burbank.

Speaker 3 (01:05:29):
Our best CBD store is your CBD store Yours, not mine,
yours.
Oh.
Best collectibles Burbank,house of Hobbies.
Best comic books.
Emerald Nights Best dancewearis Front and Center Stage.

Speaker 2 (01:05:50):
You know, I have not used them yet.

Speaker 3 (01:05:51):
I hope not.
I want to see you at a 2-2.

Speaker 1 (01:05:55):
Or a 3-3.

Speaker 3 (01:05:59):
Best discount store is Dollar King.
Best ethnic food store is MonteCarlo.

Speaker 2 (01:06:06):
Oh, gotta go in there and get breadsticks.

Speaker 3 (01:06:10):
Best furniture store is West Elm.

Speaker 2 (01:06:14):
West Elm.
Yeah, that's right.

Speaker 3 (01:06:15):
That's an empire center.

Speaker 2 (01:06:17):
Yes, well, it's not near Elm.

Speaker 1 (01:06:20):
Oh, okay, I've never heard of it, so I was kind of
wondering where.

Speaker 3 (01:06:24):
I feel like it's fairly new and that's in the
last couple years.

Speaker 2 (01:06:28):
Okay, he hadn't bought furniture in the last
couple years, I'm sorry to say.
Well, that's.

Speaker 3 (01:06:36):
Best Games is Geeky Tees and Games.

Speaker 2 (01:06:39):
And now they've moved .
They used to be on Magnolia,yeah, now they're over.
Where next to AAA?

Speaker 3 (01:06:45):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (01:06:45):
Over there on l have you been inside?
No, but I hear they have.

Speaker 3 (01:06:50):
It's like a maze, like halls of rooms, and every
room is decorated and designedlike a theme, like a wizard room
and a like a fairy room.
It is the coolest thing everand you go and then you play
games in these school rooms wow.
Wow, super neat.
Actually, I went thereyesterday to buy sparkly pink
dice.

Speaker 1 (01:07:09):
Of course, every time I think of sparkly pink dice.

Speaker 2 (01:07:11):
It's Now.
Here's one.
Do you know where the AAAbuilding is?
Yeah, Do you know what that was?
Originally?
No, A Vaughn's Market.
And you know what you do.
You sat in the parking lot andpicked up theater.
Drive-in was across the street.
Oh wow, so you could see thestreet.
That's really cool For us oldfolks.

Speaker 3 (01:07:32):
Yes, Love it.
Best gift store is Bell Cottage.

Speaker 2 (01:07:37):
And it's so nice to see that they have real doors
back.

Speaker 3 (01:07:42):
I know the car went through their window.
They're building us backtogether again.

Speaker 1 (01:07:48):
There's a community here together, some GoFundMe
stuff.

Speaker 2 (01:07:50):
Yeah, help keep them moving and people.
I was in there last week totalk to the owner, teresa Hanna,
and her husband David.
You want Burbank gifts, burbankcards, burbank coffee cups.
A lot of people don'tunderstand.
You get them there.

Speaker 3 (01:08:05):
Yeah, they do.
Kids onesies, magnets, stickers, ornaments yeah, all sorts of
stuff.

Speaker 2 (01:08:12):
Former board.
Member of the Magnolia Park.
Merchant Sounder.
That's right.
Yeah, that's right.

Speaker 3 (01:08:19):
Best guns and ammo is Gun World.
Best hardware home improvementis DIY Center.

Speaker 2 (01:08:26):
And I got to just mention.
Can you go into DIY and do ityourself center and not pet a
cat or look at smile when yousee a cat?
Yeah, I used to work there whenit was a lumber city many, many
years ago.
I learned so much in thehardware business and so forth.
In that store there'severything they will figure it

(01:08:48):
out.
It's a Johnny, you know they'llfix and have it all.

Speaker 3 (01:08:55):
Best hobby store is LA sports cart.
Best home decor is hobby lobby.
Best jewelry is Burbank JewelryOutlet.
Best kids clothing is wear itonce, wear it twice.

Speaker 2 (01:09:13):
You can't wear it a third time.

Speaker 1 (01:09:14):
No, Now is that like a second-hand?

Speaker 3 (01:09:18):
store?
Yes, it is.
Yeah, it's only kids.

Speaker 2 (01:09:25):
People don't realize.
I just heard from our recyclecenter who is freely pushing the
second hand stores you thinkabout, you know the tariffs and
everything else that are goingon.
Instead of putting stuff in thelandfill or throwing it away,
buy something that has been used, you're, you know it's, it's.

Speaker 3 (01:09:47):
Burbank has a ton of thrift stores it does Alright.
Best liquor store is Fancy FreeLiquor.
It's not free, but it's superfancy and super fun.

Speaker 2 (01:09:59):
Yeah, don't they also didn't we do a story once on?

Speaker 3 (01:10:02):
We had a podcast with Natasha here.
Yeah, they do amazing, likecocktail kits to bring home
Super cute spot.
Best men's clothing is New Star.
Best natural health food storeis Sprouts.
Best nursery garden is Tansy.

Speaker 2 (01:10:22):
Boy, I'm glad to see all our Tansy's.
The owner's daughter, Ellis,it's on our Magnolia Park
Merchants Association.
Now there is another story.
You go in there and you'll beblown away.

Speaker 3 (01:10:35):
You just want to be in there and live in there your
whole life.
You haven't been to Tansy, I'msure.
No, I have not been to Tansy.
That needs to be on top of yourlist as well.
Is that a boba?
Maybe even more?

Speaker 2 (01:10:48):
It's so magical in there.
When one of our writers, devinHorinda, was with us, she did
many stories over there and Iremember covering them and did
you have an outside patio?
They have room inside.
They have a little coffee hutthere.

Speaker 1 (01:11:02):
I think they use our calendar section a lot too.

Speaker 3 (01:11:04):
They do a lot of stuff going on there.
Yeah, they do Great spot.
Uh, best oddities is beardedlady vintage.
Best party supply is urbanparty supply.
Best pet supply is sentinella.
Best record store is atomicrecords.

(01:11:26):
Best shoes is shoe palace gear.
Best sporting goods is big five.
Best technology store is lapcnetworking.
Best thrift store, which weknow there is a lot of, is

(01:11:47):
Chance Vintage.
Next to Porto's.
Best Tires is American TireDepot.
Best Toy Store is Blast fromthe Past.
Best Vintage Clothing isPlayclothes and a Pass.

Speaker 1 (01:12:04):
Street from one another.
That's another child's thing.
No, it's.
All vintage clothing is playclothes that are passed through
from one another.
That's another child's thing.
No, it's.

Speaker 3 (01:12:10):
No, it's all vintage clothing from like 40s, 50s, I
think even earlier, 20s, 30s,40s, 50s.

Speaker 2 (01:12:16):
This is play clothing kids.

Speaker 3 (01:12:18):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (01:12:18):
And have been in Burbank for ages.

Speaker 3 (01:12:21):
Yeah, iconic window where all the mannequins are
crossed, always changing outfits.
And, last but not least, bestwomen's clothing store is Audrey
Kay.

Speaker 2 (01:12:32):
Wow, again a long long time for my business.

Speaker 1 (01:12:36):
Well, once again, we're going to give a round of
applause to all those viewers.
Really good to have you joinour MyBurysBest community,
really good to have you join ourMyBurgsBest community.
And coming up in a second isour next category and our last
category.
Yes, and a lot of new names.

(01:13:05):
Once again, ashley, take itover.

Speaker 3 (01:13:09):
Okay, best Adult Art Classes is Burbank Parks and Rec
.

Speaker 2 (01:13:15):
That's kind of cool.
You know they offer so much.
They put out this booklet and Igo through it every so long.
I'll give you clay you can dodress you can do everything.
It's really cool that BurbankParks and Rec what they offer, I
agree.

Speaker 3 (01:13:32):
Best art classes for kids is the Animation Academy.
No, what are they?
I've never.
I think they used to be onHollywood Way, but I thought
they no.
But I think they do animationclasses for all ages too.

Speaker 2 (01:13:46):
Oh.

Speaker 1 (01:13:46):
Craig, we have a feature, there we go.

Speaker 3 (01:13:50):
Best acting school, which there is also quite a lot
of acting schools in Burbank.

Speaker 1 (01:13:54):
You think Are they studios together?

Speaker 3 (01:13:57):
It's Brian Cutler Actors Studio.
Best boot camp is HardcoreFitness.
You know, I did the Fit Guidelast year and I toured a lot of
places and I went to this placeand it was pretty hardcore.
It was pretty cool.
They have a really cool muralof like the Rock and somebody
else in it.
It's like three characters, butit's a great spot.

Speaker 1 (01:14:20):
People love that stuff.

Speaker 3 (01:14:21):
Yeah, best Boxing Gym is Defiant Gym.
Yeah, best boxing gym isDefiant Gym.
Best community Facebook groupis Magnolia Park Mamas.

Speaker 2 (01:14:31):
You know, I've tried, I keep trying, but they just
won't let me in.

Speaker 3 (01:14:39):
Even when I wear my wig.
Community member Mike Graceffo.

Speaker 2 (01:14:45):
I'm wondering how many people he paid off to
venture.

Speaker 1 (01:14:49):
Mike Graceffo.
He got a lot of good best coachlast year, so he's moving up
the ladder here, the socialladder.
You know how?

Speaker 2 (01:14:57):
tall Mike Graceffo is .

Speaker 3 (01:14:59):
No, I've never met him.

Speaker 1 (01:14:59):
He's only this tall, so moving on up would be a great
catalyst and, by the way, ifyou don't know that he's won
this category, check Facebook,because he'll let you know every
single day.

Speaker 3 (01:15:11):
But that's what we want.
We want people to get into thiscontest right.
We want people to reach out totheir community and get people
voting.

Speaker 2 (01:15:18):
And you know to be honest, craig and him coached
together for years.

Speaker 1 (01:15:23):
We went to school together since third grade.
He coached.

Speaker 2 (01:15:27):
I see his Facebook page Kids come up to him Grown
Old.
He has coached St Finbar,Bellarmine, Jefferson.
I mean coached with you.

Speaker 1 (01:15:41):
He coached at Burbank .
He coached at St Francis.

Speaker 2 (01:15:47):
You know, lifelong Burbank guy, and if you don't
know, mike Graceffo, hedefinitely deserves.

Speaker 3 (01:15:53):
Well, he's got it, he wins community member.

Speaker 1 (01:15:56):
We're going to take that decal stick around his
forehead.

Speaker 2 (01:16:00):
He can walk around with it.
I'm going to put it on his car.
Yes, I'm going to take one andput it on to that fancy car.
It's got a gorgeous car, allright car.

Speaker 3 (01:16:06):
Yes, I'm going to take one and put it onto that
fancy car.
It's got a gorgeous car,alright.
Best dance school Gary DanceStudio you know.

Speaker 2 (01:16:12):
I will say I have a granddaughter that's.
She has a recital that I wassold.
I better clear my calendar andshe's.
Both of them have been at GaryDance Studio.
They've been around for a longtime.
Yeah, I know the originalowners of Gary Dance Studio.
They've been around for a longtime.
Yeah, I know the originalowners of Gary Dance Studio.
They were on Bird Eagle formany years and it's nice to see

(01:16:33):
Mary Beth and Megan now runs.
It Runs a great show.

Speaker 3 (01:16:39):
All right.
Best Day Care?
A Bright Star Child Care?
Best Elementary School?
This is a tough categorybecause burbank has all great
schools, so um.
But this year rooseveltelementary has won best
elementary school, and did you?

Speaker 2 (01:16:57):
if you read my burbankedu column?
They just won the green awardfrom the state of california oh
for their recycling, probablyfor quite a few things they do.
It was a cover story if peoplewant to read it.
Those kids that I was there theday they had the assembly they
presented a huge you know eightby ten, eight feet by ten feet,

(01:17:18):
you know award that they weregoing to put up and then they
said the kids go clean thecampus.
I walked out of that place.
You couldn't find dirt out ofplace.
I mean, they really that'sawesome.

Speaker 3 (01:17:32):
And best elementary school teacher is Julie Barnhart
at Jefferson.

Speaker 1 (01:17:36):
Now wait a second, Wait a minute.
For those of you who don't know, julie Barnhart, that is Mike
Rousseff's better half.

Speaker 3 (01:17:44):
No way.

Speaker 2 (01:17:52):
She's been up at Jeffersonfferson now.
She's a great person.
A lot of people again you talkabout, you talk about my julie's
name will come up yeah, I meanthey go everywhere together.

Speaker 3 (01:17:58):
Oh, we have another couple winner.
Yeah, the house, you know um.
Best event meeting space satarawellness.
Best early childhood educationis our village preschool.
Best fitness center is blinkfitness.
Best gymnastics studio is calelite.

Speaker 2 (01:18:22):
Best high school is john burroughs high school you
know, I I just have to say, johnburroughs, they've, they've had
some pretty good people.
You know, ron howard went there, renee russo went there, fred
sherwood went there, ross bensonwent there.
You know, it's turned out somepretty not bad.

Speaker 3 (01:18:46):
well, my son's there, so hopefully we're on the long
line of amazing people.

Speaker 1 (01:18:50):
They taught.
They taught me how to take offmy shoes and socks and use my
toes when I came out to 20,actually my sister graduated
from there too.

Speaker 2 (01:18:57):
They have a great uh, their music department, vocal
music, in fact, I think tomorrownight uh, they're having their
VMA and drama department.

Speaker 1 (01:19:08):
They're amazing there .

Speaker 2 (01:19:09):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (01:19:10):
All right.

Speaker 3 (01:19:12):
Best high school teacher, patrick Minimum, at
Burbank High School Minimum.

Speaker 1 (01:19:19):
He is the former athletic director there and did
an absolutely phenomenal job.

Speaker 2 (01:19:26):
But he made sure we got stuff.
I oh, you know, you and I'vebeen in this business alone.

Speaker 1 (01:19:30):
I stand on social media stuff and I mean just did
a great job and we were so sorryto lose.
We have a new ad there now,allison, who's very good also,
but um, had your key, would hewould.

Speaker 2 (01:19:44):
If a game changed, you knew he would let our sports
guys know.
That's somebody that I'm gladto see.

Speaker 1 (01:19:51):
Well, they just lost their principal.
I'd love to see him move thatladder.
I'm sure he can't promote thatmuch, but what a great principal
he'd be someday.

Speaker 3 (01:20:03):
Best higher education is New York Film Academy.

Speaker 2 (01:20:06):
You know what?
I don't think a lot of burbankpeople know.
Do you ride?
Drive down riverside, driveright across from the tour
office?
Yeah, is new york film academy.
There are tons of people.
I had a roommate come out herefrom boston for four years and
he moved away because of covidbut he was attending class there

(01:20:28):
, came out from Boston.
People come out from all over.
They live up in the Barham.
Whatever the apartments areOakwood's up there.
They walk the class.
That place is very, verypopular.
Yeah, for higher education,definitely that's great, I'm
glad to see.

Speaker 3 (01:20:45):
Yeah, Best martial arts studio is beyond martial
arts.
Best middle school is LutherBurbank middle school.

Speaker 2 (01:20:55):
You know I get their principals emails every day.

Speaker 1 (01:21:00):
He you know a few few principals.
That actually sends outcontinuous emails all the time
to everybody, let's say to knowwhat's going on.

Speaker 2 (01:21:08):
You know he had hard shoes to fill with Oscar letter,
but he is doing.
Mr Hubble is doing a great job.

Speaker 1 (01:21:15):
He really Well, he also knows that Oscar's his boss
now too.

Speaker 3 (01:21:18):
So and best middle school teacher, Stephen James at
Muir.

Speaker 1 (01:21:26):
I do not know him.
Anybody know him?

Speaker 2 (01:21:29):
Yes, I have heard the name up there and I've been to
a couple of different events, Ibelieve.

Speaker 1 (01:21:35):
Is he the one that does the Japanese Day?
I think it is.
They have up there.

Speaker 3 (01:21:40):
That school does that .

Speaker 1 (01:21:41):
Yeah, but they have some great, do great things like
that together.

Speaker 3 (01:21:44):
Yeah, that was a really cool event.
They do great things like thattogether.

Speaker 2 (01:21:46):
Yeah, that was a really cool event.
They have a sister committeethat kids from here go over to
there, and when they come overhere and they have a whole day,
I mean it's really intense.

Speaker 3 (01:22:00):
Yeah, all right, and best music school is Guitar
Ninjas.
Best personal trainer is KellyHefner, which is is harvey's
wife.
Oh, we have a third coupleabsolutely that's.
That's, that's amazing um bestpilates studio is club pilates,

(01:22:21):
best pottery studio isclaytivity and if people don't
know we did a story, they canlook on my Burbank.

Speaker 2 (01:22:29):
We've done a couple of things over there.
Remember when they did theiropening?
Yeah, we shot it together, youknow.

Speaker 3 (01:22:36):
Best Private Gym is Conquer All Things Fitness,
which just moved to a biggerlocation.
They actually have a clothinglaunch opening this Friday.

Speaker 2 (01:22:46):
Oh really.

Speaker 3 (01:22:47):
Yeah, best private school is St Finbar.

Speaker 2 (01:22:53):
Been around this town for how long?
And as we do that this weekend,I think their whole festival
was last weekend.
Every year they do a festival.

Speaker 3 (01:23:02):
Best private school teacher is Emery Thompson at
Finbar.
Oh, okay, best private schoolteacher is emory thompson at
finbar.

Speaker 1 (01:23:12):
oh, really best sports sports coach is alan
gregorian.
Do you know?
I have no idea who that is.

Speaker 3 (01:23:15):
I don't even know what sport he coaches I don't
know, so someone needs to reachout, so we know who to send this
to yeah, absolutely yeah, ourbest swim lessons, luc Lucille
Cowell.

Speaker 2 (01:23:27):
Gotta say I just did their opening and my
granddaughter, who is now incompetitive swimming, started
off at Lucille.
Both my granddaughters have,and my oldest granddaughter is
going for a regional competitionin a couple of weeks up north.
But, Lucy O'Callaghan, we justsaid May is Water Safety Month.

(01:23:51):
If I can get my computerworking again, we have a story
that's going to jump online thisweek about water safety.

Speaker 3 (01:23:59):
Best Tutor is Mission to Math.
Best Yoga Instructor isKimberly Schultz.

Speaker 2 (01:24:12):
And, last but not least, yoga studio is stretch
school, stretch, which is hotyoga oh, is that where?
I'm at hot, yeah, yeah, Iremember doing their opening too
.
It literally is really.

Speaker 3 (01:24:22):
I took it, I tried it during that fitness thing I was
doing and it was hot.

Speaker 2 (01:24:26):
Oh yeah, people go by and you kind of look at it and
it's all steaming up in there.

Speaker 1 (01:24:30):
Well, let's give a round of applause there to all
of our winners in the categoryand, once again, that is it.
We have around 240 categoriesand it seems like a lot, but
when you think about how manybusinesses are in burbank and
how many different types ofthings there are, um, these are

(01:24:52):
all these people have all earned.
They've all earned their, their, their wins yeah you know, and
you do it by customer service,you do it by taking care of
people, by being a good, a goodbusiness owner, a good person.
I mean.

Speaker 3 (01:25:07):
Nothing gets happened by accident here, so um, and if
we missed a category, if youthink of one that we don't have,
we're.
We're adding new categoriesevery year factory.

Speaker 1 (01:25:16):
I know we had the bread category.
This year.

Speaker 3 (01:25:18):
There's a couple new ones this year for sure, because
we there are businesses wedon't know about because we
don't use them.

Speaker 1 (01:25:23):
So you know, let us know well, I got to ashley did a
great job and putting this alltogether.
If people don't know how muchwork you put into this, how many
hours, yeah you know, and themore votes, the harder it is to
tally like I said, we all, weall go through it too.
So it's not, it's not just you.
We know there's redundancieshere, so it's important that

(01:25:44):
people know that.

Speaker 2 (01:25:45):
So, um well, it's literally called my Burbank's
Best.
For a reason.
And these are my Burbank's Best.
You can tell by the numbers.
You know your pestle tallyingeverybody up.

Speaker 1 (01:25:59):
I believe this is the fifth year we've done it now.

Speaker 3 (01:26:02):
The fourth or fifth year, I think.
We started 2021.

Speaker 1 (01:26:05):
Okay, yeah, so this will be our fifth year doing it
and it's become more and morepopular every year, and it's
something I think needs to bedone in the community also.
I've used it.
If I need a business, I'll lookwho won my brewery's best yeah,
so it'll help me.
Draw business into yourbusiness is awesome this one.

Speaker 2 (01:26:23):
If people go into these stores and say I saw or
they'll see the plaque on thewall or a door sticker,
congratulate them because theyreally.

Speaker 3 (01:26:33):
They are my Burbank's best I get excited when
businesses put them up, they puta sticker and I walk in and I'm
like, oh, yay.

Speaker 2 (01:26:40):
We have too.
We've gone to many places thatthey're probably displayed.
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (01:26:46):
Well, I think that's it.
If you've listened to thiswhole podcast, we appreciate it
Always.
We appreciate when you hit theold like button and you
subscribe to our channel.
We have a merch store here onthe channel, so you want some my
brain stuff?
We've got it for you.
So please support us the way wetry to support everybody else,

(01:27:09):
and that's kind of it for ourshow.
So for Ross Benson as they say,cali.

Speaker 2 (01:27:14):
Oh, I said that at the beginning.
Now I can say let's go.

Speaker 1 (01:27:18):
And for, of course, Ashley Erickson Good night, good
night, god bless.

Speaker 3 (01:27:23):
It's been a long night.

Speaker 1 (01:27:27):
This is Craig Schert shirt, once again saying thank
you very much for watching andlistening.
If you're in your car right now, keep both hands on the wheel.
We'll talk to you next time.
Bye.

All Episodes

Episode Transcript

Popular Podcasts

24/7 News: The Latest

True Crime Tonight

Dateline NBC

.css-15opob5{left:0;position:absolute;top:0.8rem;} All Episodes

.css-14f5ked{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:2;overflow:hidden;}myBurbank's Best 2025: Unveiling the Winners

Episode Transcript

Popular Podcasts

.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}24/7 News: The Latest

True Crime Tonight

Dateline NBC

All Episodes

myBurbank's Best 2025: Unveiling the Winners

24/7 News: The Latest