You told us the PLACES, PEOPLE and THINGS you love in the greater Pooler area, and we’re so proud to share the winners of the 2024 BEST OF POOLER with you! 

BEST ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR 

Shelly Fickau 

West Chatham YMCA 

BEST ALLERGIST/ASTHMA SPECIALIST 

Dr. Neha Kharod, MD 

BEST APPLIANCE STORE 

Appliances 4 Less 

BEST ASSISTED LIVING 

Legacy at Savannah Quarters 

BEST ATTORNEY 

Derek Horne 

The Horne Law Firm 

BEST AUTO SERVICE/MAINTENANCE CENTER 

Home Town Auto Care, Pooler 

BEST AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR 

Home Town Auto Care, Pooler 

BEST BANK TELLERS 

Great Oaks Bank 

BEST BAR 

The Taco Stache 

BEST BARBER SHOP 

Chop Barbershop - Pooler 

BEST BATH & BODY SHOP 

Nourish Natural Bath Products 

BEST BBQ 

Jim N Nicks Community Bar-B-Q 

BEST BOUTIQUE 

Ellen Claire Soapery 

BEST BREAKFAST RESTAURANT 

First Watch Daytime Cafe 

BEST BURGER 

Texas Roadhouse 

BEST BURRITO 

Flaco’s Tacos 

BEST BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS 

JaJa Financial- Patrice Wilson (Savannah) 

BEST CAKES 

Cake Corner Bakery 

BEST CAR DEALERSHIP 

JC Lewis Ford Pooler 

BEST CATERER 

Barnes BBQ 

BEST CHARITY EVENT 

The Children’s Museum Of Pooler Community Nerf Battle Fundraiser 

BEST CHEF 

Shahin Afsharian 

Big Bon Bodega Pooler 

BEST CHICKEN WINGS 

Green Fire Pizza & Sports Bar 

BEST CHILDCARE CENTER 

Angel Learning Center 

BEST CHIROPRACTOR 

Barnes Family Chiropractic 

BEST CITY COUNCIL MEMBER 

Aaron Higgins 

BEST CLEANING SERVICE 

Sparkling Queens Cleaning Services 

BEST CLOTHING ALTERATIONS 

King of Kings Alterations 

BEST CLOTHING STORE 

Simply Southern Tanger Outlet 

BEST COFFEE SHOP 

Three Tree Coffee at the Porch 

BEST COMMERCIAL BANK 

Great Oaks Bank 

BEST COMMUNITY BANK 

Great Oaks Bank 

BEST COMMUNITY EVENT/FESTIVAL 

Live Like Locals Savannah Mega Pop-Up & Farmers Market 

BEST COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION / CLUB

Greater Pooler Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau

BEST COMMUNITY SPORTS COACH (K-12) 

Jeff Faith, CHAA Basketball 

BEST COMMUNITY SPORTS TEAMS (K-12) 

Pooler Recreation 

BEST COMPUTER REPAIR SERVICES 

DNA Computerworks 

BEST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 

Coastal Contracting LLC 

BEST COSMETIC DENTISTRY 

Godley Station Dental 

BEST COSMETIC SURGERY CENTER 

Pooler Plastic Surgery Center 

BEST COUNTY COMMISSIONER 

Dean Kicklighter 

BEST COUPLE 

Jake & Sunny Clough 

BEST CREDIT UNION 

Geovista Federal Credit Union 

BEST DAY SPA 

Pooler Day Spa 

BEST DENTAL GROUP 

Miller Dental Group Pooler 

BEST DENTAL HYGIENIST 

Cortney Morris-Wilson, RDH 

Godley Station Dental 

BEST DENTIST 

Dr. Julie Howard DMD 

Miller Dental Group Pooler 

BEST DERMATOLOGIST 

Dr. Sidney Smith, MD 

Georgia Skin and Cancer Clinic 

BEST DESSERT 

The Ice Cream Stop - Pooler 

BEST DRY CLEANER 

Pooler’s Best Dry Cleaners 

BEST ELECTRICAL SERVICES 

Joyner Electric and Security 

BEST EMT 

Lauren Bruce 

BEST ENT CLINIC 

ENT Associates of Savannah, PC 

BEST ESTHETIC TREATMENT SERVICES 

Pooler Day Spa 

BEST ESTHETICIAN 

Trystann McAteer 

By Jessica & Co Beauty Lounge 

BEST EVENT PLANNING BUSINESS 

Creek to Coast Marketing & Events 

BEST EXTERMINATOR/PEST CONTROL 

Yates Astro Termite and Pest Control 

BEST FAMILY/WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER 

III Olive Green, LLC 

BEST FEMALE BUSINESS OWNER 

Catherine Grant 

ExperCARE Urgent Care 

BEST FENCING COMPANY 

JDH Decks & Fences 

BEST FINANCIAL ADVISOR 

Edward Jones | Veronica Voisine 

BEST FINANCIAL SERVICES 

Queensborough National Bank and Trust 

BEST FIREFIGHTER 

Captain Josh Daniels 

BEST FITNESS CENTER 

Burn Boot Camp - Pooler 

BEST FITNESS INSTRUCTOR 

Stacie Williams New 

West Chatham YMCA 

BEST FLOORING COMPANY 

Coastal Contracting LLC 

BEST FLORIST SHOP 

A Special Touch Floral Shop 

BEST FOOD TRUCK 

Chazito’s Latin Cuisine 

BEST FRIED CHICKEN 

Metro Diner 

BEST FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE 

Faith, Hope & Wellness 

BEST FUNERAL HOME 

Thomas C Strickland & Son Funeral Home 

BEST FURNITURE STORE 

At Home Georgia-Pooler 

BEST GARAGE DOOR COMPANY 

Randy’s Garage Doors 

BEST GIFT STORE 

Hello, Retail Therapy 

BEST GOLF COURSE 

Crosswinds Golf Club 

BEST HAIR COLORIST 

Karen Partain 

By Jessica & Co Beauty Lounge 

BEST HAIR SALON 

By Jessica & Co Beauty Lounge 

BEST HAIR STYLIST 

Karen Partain 

By Jessica & Co Beauty Lounge 

BEST HANDYMAN SERVICES 

Southern Handyman Life 

BEST HEALTH INSURANCE ADVISOR 

Bill Edgar - The Edgar Group 

BEST HEALTHCARE FACILITY 

ExperCARE Urgent Care - Pooler 

BEST HEARING HEALTHCARE 

Audiology and Hearing Aid Services, LLC – Pooler Office 

BEST HOLISTIC & NATUROPATHIC PRACTICE 

Black’s Tropical Homestead 

BEST HOME BUILDERS 

Howard Premier Homes 

BEST HOME DÉCOR STORE 

At Home Georgia-Pooler 

BEST HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY 

Magnolia Manor Senior Living 

BEST HOSPICE ORGANIZATION 

Hospice Savannah, Inc 

BEST HOTEL 

Courtyard by Marriott - Savannah Airport 

BEST HVAC SALES AND SERVICES 

Atlantic HVAC & Plumbing 

BEST INSURANCE AGENT 

Hammer Insurance Georgia 

BEST INSURANCE COMPANY (Property & Casualty) 

Beach Insurance Group, Inc. 

BEST IT SERVICES 

Penoja Analytics LLC 

BEST KIDS ACTIVITIES 

The Children’s Museum Of Pooler

BEST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 

Sergeant Francis Morris, Pooler Police Department 

BEST LAW FIRM 

The Horne Law Firm 

BEST LAWN, GARDEN & LANDSCAPE 

Grow it We Mow It 

BEST LEARNING CENTER 

Angel Learning Center 

BEST LIQUOR STORE 

Liquor Land 

BEST LOCAL FACEBOOK PAGE 

Its Cooler In Pooler! 

BEST LOCAL INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT 

Its Cooler In Pooler! 

BEST LOCAL ONLINE BOUTIQUE 

Black’s Tropical Homestead 

BEST LOCAL PHARMACY 

Pooler Pharmacy 

BEST LUNCH RESTAURANT 

The Taco Stache 

BEST MAKEUP ARTIST 

Trystann McAteer 

By Jessica & Co Beauty Lounge 

BEST MALE BUSINESS OWNER 

Derek Horne | The Horne Law Firm 

BEST MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO 

Pooler Karate, Krav Maga, and Jiu-Jitsu 

BEST MASSAGE THERAPIST 

Christina’s Healing Hands Massage Therapy and Wellness 

BEST MASSAGE THERAPY GROUP 

Pooler Day Spa 

BEST MEDICAL GROUP 

St. Joseph’s/Candler Medical Group - Pooler 

BEST MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR 

Ashley Moore, MS, LMFT, BC-TMH 

Building Blocks 

BEST MILITARY VETERAN BUSINESS OWNER 

Pete Castaneda High Rank Tattoo 

BEST MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES 

CJ’s Event Rentals 

BEST MORTGAGE COMPANY 

Queensborough National Bank and Trust 

BEST MOVIE THEATER 

Royal Cinemas & IMAX 

BEST MOVING COMPANY 

Wingman Junk Removal 

BEST MUSEUM 

National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force 

BEST NAIL SALON 

Orchid Nail Salon 

BEST NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION 

West Chatham YMCA 

BEST NURSE 

Cierra Ford Johnson 

BEST NURSE PRACTITIONER 

Rachel Smith, NP 

BEST NURSERY/GARDEN CENTER 

Polk’s Produce 

BEST NURSING ASSISTANT 

Delvon Denson 

BEST NUTRITION PRODUCT STORE 

Fuel Up Nutrition 

BEST NUTRITIONIST 

Rebekah Laurance, RD 

BEST OB/GYN 

Dr. Sarah Greene, MD 

BEST OPHTHALMOLOGIST 

Dr. Manocha Mark, MD - Ga Eye Institute 

BEST ORAL SURGERY PRACTICE 

Chatham Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 

BEST ORTHODONTICS GROUP 

Innovative Orthodontics 

BEST ORTHODONTIST 

Dr. Donihue Waters and Dr. Ashley Clayton 

Innovative Orthodontics 

BEST ORTHOPEDIC GROUP 

Chatham Orthopaedic Associates Pooler 

BEST OVERALL RESTAURANT 

The Taco Stache 

BEST PANCAKES 

First Watch Daytime Cafe 

BEST PARTY RENTALS 

Jacobe Entertainment 

BEST PEDIATRICIAN 

Dr. John Hobby, MD 

BEST PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL AND STUDIO 

Coastal Performing Arts Academy 

BEST PET DAYCARE & BOARDING 

Lov’n Paws 

BEST PET GROOMER 

Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming 

BEST PET SITTER / DOG WALKER 

Cierra Ford-Johnson 

BEST PET SUPPLIES STORE 

Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming 

BEST PHOTOGRAPHER 

III Oliver Green, LLC 

BEST PHYSICAL THERAPIST 

Dr. Michael Santo Giamanco, PT, DPT, CSCS 

Atlas Physiotherapy 

BEST PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE 

Chatham Orthopaedic Associates Pooler 

BEST PIZZA 

Lovezzolas Italian Pizza 

BEST PLACE OF WORSHIP 

LifeSpring Worship Center 

BEST PLACE TO VOLUNTEER 

West Chatham YMCA 

BEST PLACE TO WORK 

Godley Station Dental 

BEST PLUMBING COMPANY 

Henry Plumbing Company 

BEST PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN 

Dr. Shital Patel, MD 

BEST PRINCIPAL 

Stan Adams, Jr. 

BEST PRINTING COMPANY 

Dasher Reprographic Services 

BEST PROPERTY MAINTENANCE COMPANY 

Grow It We Mow It 

BEST PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 

Greater Savannah Property Management 

BEST PSYCHIATRIST 

Dr. Chad Brock, MD 

Shrink Savannah 

BEST PSYCHOLOGIST 

Daniel Nagelberg, PhD 

Shrink Savannah 

BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT 

Trisha Cook 

BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY 

The Trisha Cook Team | Compass Georgia 

BEST REMODELING COMPANY 

The Citrus Home 

BEST RENOVATION COMPANY 

Coastal Contracting LLC 

BEST RESTAURANT WAIT STAFF 

The Taco Stache 

BEST ROOFING COMPANY 

Michael’s Roofing Company, Inc. 

BEST SCHOOL 

LifeSpring Christian Academy 

BEST SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR 

Stan Adams, Jr. 

BEST SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER 

Officer Cotton- Bloomingdale Elementary 

BEST SENIOR SERVICES 

Oaks at Pooler, LLC (Assisted Living) 

BEST SOLAR COMPANY 

Be Smart Home Solutions 

BEST SPECIAL EVENT VENUE 

The Venue 

BEST SPECIALTY STORE 

The Salt Table 

BEST SPEECH THERAPIST 

Anna Jeffords, M.S., CCC-SLP 

Chatterbox Pediatric Therapy 

BEST STEAK 

Texas Roadhouse 

BEST STORAGE COMPANY 

Stop N Stor Self Storage 

BEST SUPPORT STAFF 

Randi Litchfield 

BEST TACTICAL/OUTDOOR SUPPLY STORE 

Dean Forest Road Guns and Ammunition 

BEST TANNING SALON 

Palm Beach Tanning 

BEST TATTOO ARTIST 

L.A. Pete Castaneda 

BEST TATTOO SHOP 

High Rank Tattoo 

BEST TEACHER 

Paula Pounds 

BEST TRAVEL AGENCY 

Nancy Raymond Travel 

BEST TRIVIA NIGHT 

The Taco Stache 

BEST URGENT CARE 

ExperCARE Urgent Care - Pooler 

BEST VETERINARIAN 

Dr. Zack Nesbit 

Godley Station Animal Hospital 

BEST VETERINARY CLINIC 

Godley Station Animal Hospital 

BEST VISION CARE CLINIC 

Low Country Eye Associates, PC 

BEST WEALTH MANAGEMENT COMPANY 

Edward Jones | Veronica Voisine 

BEST WEBSITE 

Live Like Locals Savannah 

BEST WEIGHT LOSS CENTER 

Empower U 

BEST WINDOW TREATMENT COMPANY 

Budget Blinds of Pooler & Statesboro 

BEST WOMEN’S HEALTH FACILITY 

Pooler Imaging Center 

BEST WORSHIP LEADER 

Pastor Dr. Julie Stanley-Mack 

LifeSpring Worship Center