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TOP OF THE HILL 2015

From the
editors desk

PG. 4

Best food & drink

Find out where to pick up Lawrences
best food dishes, whether it be Asian
food, Mexican food, breakfast food
or barbecue.

AMIE JUST | @Amie_Just

ou voted for your favorites, and the results are

in. The University Daily
Kansans Top of the Hill
is back.
Everyone who knows me knows Im addicted to the Bill Self pasta at 23rd Street
Brewery, Maddys Mud ice cream from
Sylas & Maddys and the Classic burger
from Dempseys. In my spare time, Im in
Anschutz or Allen Fieldhouse.
We all have our favorite places, foods,
beverages, stores, etc., and Top of the Hill
showcases our collective favorites.
This years voting was conducted online
on the Kansans website over several
weeks in order to ensure fairness among
the voting.
Were college students. We love food,
cheap food, expensive food, whatever
food we can get our hands on. Some of
us love coffee. Some of us like slushies.
Others prefer alcohol. Plenty of us have a
sweet tooth. We like shopping, especially
on Massachusetts Street. We love our
campus.
The results reflect what you, the readers
of the Kansan, value as your favorite.
Theres a reason why The Burger Stand
and Sylas & Maddys took home two
awards each.
Throughout this section, youll find
the top three winners in 27 categories,
ranging from the best food dish to the
best specialty store. Various winners
have blurbs stating why they won and
interesting facts about them.
If you havent been to any of the places
that won Top of the Hill Awards, check
them out. You might find a new favorite.

PG. 6

Best local bar

Sandbar is home to the indoor hurricane, the
Shark Attack and the Wheel of Happiness. Jam
out to its throwback music and accessorize
with Mardi Gras beads.

PG. 12

Best specialty store

Mass Street Sodas eclectic variety of
soda in old-school glass bottles is one of
several unique shops downtown.
PG. 11 & 13 & 15

Best specialties
Find out the best places to take your
significant other on a date, pick up your
favorite cold beverage and where to see
the best shows.

PG. 9

Best dessert + Best special

Sylas & Maddys, a Lawrence-based
chain, makes its ice cream and waffle
cones daily. Its Tuesday BOGO special is a
favorite among college students.

PG. 14

Best library
Anschutz Librarys central campus
location, food options and numerous
study spots make it a popular campus
destination.

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Food & Drink

Best Food Dish

1. Truffle Fries at The Burger Stand

2. Cream Cheese Pizza at Pizza Shuttle
3. The Bill Self at 23rd Street Brewery

Best Barbecue
1. Biggs BBQ
2. Hog Wild Pit BBQ
3. Biemers BBQ

Best Breakfast
1. The Roost
2. Miltons
3. Wheatfields

Best Coffee
1. Java Break
2. Starbucks
3. Alchemy

Best Asian Food

1. Encore
2. Zen Zero
3. Tryyaki

Best Food Specials

1. Sylas and Maddys (BOGO)
2. Buffalo Wild Wings (60-cent wings)
3. College Hill Pizza Pub (Half off)

Best Sports Bar

1. Buffalo Wild Wings
2. Jeffersons
3. Dempseys

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Best Burgers

Best Mexican

Best Italian

Best Pizza

1. The Burger Stand

2. Dempseys
3. BurgerFi

1. Genovese
2. Paisanos Ristorante
3. Basil Leaf

1. Fuzzys Taco Shop

2. Cielito Lindo
3. Chipotle

1. Pizza Shuttle
2. Papa Kenos
3. Limestone, Wheat State
Pizza

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BEST LOCAL BAR: Sandbar

Sandbar
Why it won:
With its combination of tropical drinks and
throwback music (with current hits mixed in), the
Sandbar is the only bar of its kind in Lawrence. It
offers a selection of drinks you cant get anywhere
else, including its most famous, the Shark Attack,
which is described as a limeade with a twist. Each
tropical drink comes with a Mardi Gras necklace
and a carnival toy.

6B

Kirsten Selstad/Kansan

BEST DISH: Truffle fries at The Burger Stand

Why it won:
Tossed in truffle butter and parmesan cheese, The Burger Stands truffle fries are a
Lawrence staple. They come served with a smorgasbord of dipping sauces if eating them
plain isnt your fancy. If youre worried about the fries not pairing well with your burger
or hot dog, rest easy. The truffle fries complement all of The Burger Stands entrees.

WE HAVE LAWRENCE COVERED

BEST BURGER: The Burger Stand

Why it won:
Offering seven types of burgers, ranging from the Classic to the Barnyard Bash, The
Burger Stand has a savory burger for everyone. The Burger Stand offers Kobe beef upgrades, as well, for those who like a leaner meat. Unlike fast-food joints, each burger is
cooked to order and served with fresh greens.

BEST ON-CAMPUS FOOD: Chick-fil-A

Why it won:
Chick-fil-A takes this category as the Universitys one-stop shop for down-home Southern cooking. Located in The Underground at Wescoe Hall, Chick-fil-A offers a simple,
straightforward menu of Southern-style fried chicken strips, sandwiches, nuggets and
more fried goodness.

TOP RATED MANAGEMENT COMPANY

with 9 locations around town

Interesting facts:
S. Truett Cathy, a devout Southern Baptist, founded Chick-fil-A in Atlanta, Ga., in 1946.
Chick-fil-A locations are not open Sundays, which is just fine with us since we dont
have class Sundays.
Chick-fil-A was the first fast-food restaurant to adopt a trans-fat free cooking model.
Rumor has it that a full Chick-fil-A location will open in Lawrence in the near future.

BEST BREAKFAST: The Roost

Why it won:
The Roost is a haven for brunch lovers. If youre in the mood for something savory and
comforting, the biscuits and gravy taste like theyre straight from grandmas kitchen.
Something a little more on the adventurous side is the Smoked Salmon Benny you
wont be let down with its perfect combination of salty smoked salmon and sweet hollandaise sauce. The Rooster is one of its most popular dishes, offering diners the choice of
French toast, pancakes or potato pancakes, two eggs and either bacon or sausage. Open
from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, with lunch starting at 11 a.m., The Roost is guaranteed to have
something you can devour. And for those of you who like to accompany your meal with a
drink, there are cocktails, bloody marys and wine also available.

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BEST DESSERT + BEST FOOD SPECIAL: Sylas & Maddys

Sylas & Maddys

Why it won:
Sylas & Maddys offers dozens of unique flavors
and combinations, like Maddys Mud and Rock
Chocolate Jayhawk. Unlike chains, Sylas & Maddys
makes its ice cream and waffle cones fresh daily,
so once its out, its out for the day. The shop offers
more than just ice cream cones. At Sylas & Maddys,
there are sundaes, shakes and malts, as well. And
you can take home pints and quarts of your favorite
flavors. The BOGO special on Tuesdays gives college
students the chance to take a friend to splurge while
saving on their favorite treats.

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Best Date Place

Best Entertainment Venue

Best Liquor Store

Best Drink Specials

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BEST SPECIALTY STORE: Mass Street Soda

Mass Street Soda

Why it won:
Take a step back in time to when sodas came in
glass bottles instead of aluminum cans and plastic
bottles. Thats what youll find when you walk into
Mass Street Soda, though there are few canned
beverages. More than 1,300 types of beverages, from
orange creme sodas to Surge, are lined wall-to-wall.
If a customer comes in and buys one soda every day,
it will take them three or four years to try each one.

12B

Kirsten Selstad/Kansan

Specialty cont.

Best Local Bar

1. Sandbar
2. Louises Downtown
3. The Bourgeois Pig

Best Tanning
1. The Tan Company
2. Sun Tan City
3. Lemon Bliss

Best Hair Salon

1. Salon Di Marco and Day Spa
2. Z Hair Academy
3. Greenroom Salon

Best Specialty Store

1. Mass Street Soda
2. ACME
3. The Toy Store

Best Apartment Complex

1. The Connection
2. The Reserve
3. Legends Place

Best Apartment Manager

1. First Management
2. Cherry Hill Properties
3. Midwest Property Management

Best Womens Apparel

1. Francescas
2. Fortuity
3. Kieus

YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME

Account Manager, Molly
Edwards (bottom left), is
responsible for account
There are several apartments receivables and payables. She
in the Lawrence market, but
plays a vital role in the
there is one that stands out
collection of rent. Molly also
from the rest. The Hawks
strives to work with the
Pointe Management team is
residents to ensure a dialogue
unlike any other property
is present in the rent collection
management team in
process as she works to support
Lawrence, KS. They have
them through challenges that
taken significant steps to
may arise in life.
make Hawks Pointe more
Elodia Terrazas (bottom
resident focused while
right), a Senior Leasing
improving facilities. There is
Specialist, supports the office
an understanding that the
from a leasing and marketing
place where you live needs to role. Her leasing experience
be more than just a place
and connection with the
where you eat and sleep, it
residents plays an energetic
needs to be about your
role into making the office a
education experience; hence, fun place.
your reasons for being
Hannah Sybert (top right), a
at KU.
Senior Leasing Specialist,
Lead by their General
supports the office from an
Manager, Tadros Teddy
operations role ensuring that
Abdelmalek (top left), he
your preferences and your
strives to use his student
needs are met when you lease
affairs experience toward
with Hawks Pointe.
supporting and understanding Devan Schaly (middle right),
what his residents need. He
the newest member of the
works daily to support his
Leasing Specialist team, brings
staff and his residents through her experience with organizaany obstacles that the day
tions and programming of KU
may bring.
to the Hawks Pointe team. Her
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outgoing personality allows

for successful outreach
marketing.
Two other important people
that are not pictured are Brent
Cobb and Greg Hamill. Brent
is Hawks Pointes Facilities
Manager bringing 27+ years of
maintenance experience to the
table and ensures that
everyones apartment is in
good working order. His right
hand man, Greg Hamill,
supports the team by
certifying that concerns are
dealt with proactively and that
quarterly inspections are
handled for the property.
This team showcases a
diverse group of employees
that bring out the best
qualities that can be
established in a management
team. For more information
about how you can be a part of
this community, feel free to
reach out to them via their
office located at 1421 West 7th
Street or by emailing/calling
them directly at
hawkspointe.info@campusapts.com or at 785.841.5255.
More info available online at:
www.hawkspointeapts.com

BEST LIBRARY: Anschutz

Anschutz
Why it won:
Anschutzs prime location on campus, extended
hours and number of places to study are a few of
the reasons why students choose it over the other
libraries on campus. There are plenty of group study
areas, as well as quiet study areas, throughout the
four floors. The Pulse has a location on the third
floor as well, and sells hot and cold beverages and
snacks for those students studying for the long haul.

14B

Ben Lipowitz/Kansan

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Best Mens Apparel

1. Weavers
2. Urban Outfitters
3. Sharks Surf Shop

Best Food on Campus

1. Chick-fil-A
2. Brellas
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