Every year the readers of The OC Register vote for their favorite places/services in the County. This year, several Lake Forest businesses appear. Here’s a list of our honored along with some personal observations -
BEST JEWELER/JEWELRY STORE
#1 – The Jewelry Box of Lake Forest, 21771 Lake Forest Drive
Not only excellent prices, but they do great work if you need a repair. Even better, they are involved in helping nonprofit groups and give generously of their time. For the past few years they were #1 and they kept their high rating this year.
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BEST PET SUPPLIES
#1 – Pet Country, 22485 El Toro Rd
If you are having problems with your pet’s health and worried about their nutrition, this is a good place to shop.
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They were #1 last year too.
BEST SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY
#1 – Freedom Village, 23442 El Toro Rd.
400 residents live on 7 acres nestled in the heart of Lake Forest. This is an active community and residents really enjoy living here.
BEST NEW HOME COMMUNITY
#2 – Baker Ranch, 101 Mariposa
Surpassed only by Lighthouse in Costa Mesa.
They were #2 last year too.
BEST SUSHI
#2 – Ahi Ahi Sushi Bar & Grill, 45 Auto Center Drive
There are so many sushi places in OC it’s a gr eat honor to come in at #2 in the county.
You have a choice of what business to use. When selecting a business, consider one of these. Not only are they among “the best of OC” they are located right here in Lake Forest and most of them are owned by your friends and neighbors who live here.
“Put Lake Forest First” when you spend your dollars.
In addition to these honored businesses, several multiple location businesses were also honored, and they have a store here in Lake Forest. Next time we’ll cover those stores too.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Jim Gardner is on the City Council for Lake Forest. You can check him out on LinkedIn and/or Facebook and you can share your thoughts about the City at Lake Forest Town Square on Facebook. His comments are not meant to reflect official City Policy.
Dr. Gardner has office hours every Tuesday from 4 pm to 6 pm at the City Hall. In addition, he holds a town hall meeting every quarter. The next meeting will be Dec 2 at 2 pm at the El Toro Public Library.
