Which Business Do You Want in Bel Air?

Bel Air Patch asked readers this month to name a business they would like to see that isn’t in town.

The results are below. In sum, Bel Air wants a Trader Joe’s.

The community is not alone in its high esteem of the supermarket. Trader Joe’s was ranked America’s favorite grocery store for the third consecutive year, according to the 2015 Market Force survey. Customers reportedly said they liked the enthusiastic customer service and exotic spread that Trader Joe’s provided.

The other most wanted businesses in Bel Air, according to our survey: Whole Foods, The Cheesecake Factory and Christmas Tree Shop.

Here’s what we asked: What is one business that doesn’t exist in Bel Air, that you wish did?

This is what you said:

Trader Joe’s (83)

American Sale

Ann Taylor

Apple Store (2)

B&H Photo

bd’s Mongolian Grill

Baby Gap

Baja Fresh

Bank

Bass Pro Shop (6)

Bicycle

Big Lots

Big M

Boscov’s (2)

Bowling alley (2)

Burlington Coat Factory

Buy Buy Baby

Cabela’s (3)

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill

Candy store

Canton Car Wash

Captain D’s

Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant

Captain Harvey’s Submarines

Carrabba’s Italian Grill (6)

Caribbean food

Carter’s (2)

Casual Male XL

Cheeseburger in Paradise

Cheesecake Factory (14)

Chevy’s Fresh Mex

Christmas Tree Shop (10)

Chico’s (2)

Chic-fil-A (2)

CiCi’s Pizza

Cinnabon

Conrad’s Seafood Restaurant

Costco (5)

Creative Cow

Culver’s (2)

Dairy Queen (2)

Dave & Buster’s (5)

Dead Freddie’s

Drive-in movies

Duckpin bowling

Dunkin’ Donuts in town of Bel Air

Eddie Merlot’s

Family fun places (indoor bounce places, water parks, Build-a-Bear, American Girl store, etc.)

Firehouse Subs (2)

Flying Avocado

Forever 21

Fractured Prune

Gay bar

German restaurant

Ghengis Grill

Golden Coral

Golfsmith

Gordon Biersch

Grilled Cheese & Co.

Grotto Pizza (2)

Gymboree

H&M (3)

Hand-dipped ice cream in downtown Bel Air

Harris Teeter

High-end hotel and conference center for weddings parties and events

Hobby Lobby (2)

Hollister (2)

Hooters (2)

Hotel

Hustler Club

iFLY Indoor Skydiving

In-N-Out Burger (2)

Indoor children’s playground

J. Crew

Jack In the Box

Jamba Juice

Jared

Jet’s Pizza

Jimmy’s Seafood

Krispy Kreme (2)

Ledo Pizza (2)

The Limited

Liquid Assets

Locally owned bistros and shops

Logan’s Roadhouse

Lone Star

Marijuana kiosk

Melting Pot

Mission BBQ (4)

MOM’s Organic Market (4)

Moe’s Southwest Grill

Nally Fresh

Non-chain ethnic restaurants

Nordstrom (2)

Olive Garden (5)

Ollies Bargain Outlet

P.F. Chang’s (3)

Panera (5)

Panda Express

Pei Wei

Penzeys Spices (2)

Pizza Johns (2)

Planned Parenthood

Popeye’s (2)

Roy Rogers

Round Table Pizza

Saladworks (3)

Sam’s Club (2)

Seacrets

Seasons 52

Shoe repair

Skating rink

Smoothie King

Sonic

Steak & Shake (2)

Stein Mart (5)

Sub shop

Surf Taco

sweetgreen

Swiss Farms

Thai restaurant (2)

Tiddlywinks Toy Store

Tilted Kilt

Tim Hortons

Tropical Smoothie

Upscale check cashing boutique

Urban Outfitters

Vegan restaurant

Walmart

Wet Willies

White Castle (3)

Whole Foods (18)