Finals: Moe's vs. Lake Street Garden Center

UPDATE, FRIDAY 9 a.m.: We are pleased to announce that has won the inaugural Salem Patch Small Business Tournament!

In a hard-fought battle, Moe's received 23 votes while received 18 during this week's voting. Congratulations to Lake Street on an excellent run through the tournament.

Stay tuned for more later today! Starting Monday a new version of our Readers' Choice will launch and we hope the great participation from this week will continue. Thanks to all who helped make this tournament a success since February.

ORIGINAL STORY: Back in February we launched . Hundreds of reviews and comments later, we've reached the finals and participants will determine the winner this week.

We ask you to choose your favorite business between on Kelley Road and on Lake Street.

The voting here is similar to the last two round. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY: From Monday at 5 a.m. until Friday at 9 a.m., we ask you to choose your favorite of the two businesses.

In order to participate, please leave a comment on this page naming your choice. Please only choose one of the two. Only one comment per user will be counted and please clearly state which of the two is your choice.

Only comments posted between Monday at 5 a.m. and Friday at 9 a.m. on this page will be counted. The business with the most comments will be crowned champion.

PLEASE READ: Posting comments on THIS ARTICLE is the ONLY way to vote in this round of the tournament. COMMENTS POSTED ON OTHER ARTICLES WILL NOT BE COUNTED. Thanks.