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Best Customer Service in Seminole Heights Contest: The Final 4

Vote for your favorite local businesses, leave a comment and write a review to help them become our customer service champ.

 

After an intense weekend of voting, four local businesses remain in Patch’s Best Customer Service tournament.

We started with 32 businesses in mid-March, and our readers have chosen these four as the heavyweights of customer service in the Seminole Heights area. This week, the final four businesses will go head to head to crown a champion, and they need your support to go all the way.

We caught up with some of the businesses this week and asked about the secret to their customer service success. Follow the links below to see what they had to say:

Voting ends at noon Saturday, March 31, and championship scoring is now in effect. The two businesses that get the most votes, comments and directory reviews from now until voting closes will advance to the finals. In the semifinals and finals, each poll vote is worth 1 point, each favorable comment is worth 20 points, and each favorable directory review is worth 50 points.

Each reader may vote once per day in the poll, and may leave one comment and one directory review per business. (You are welcome to leave as many comments as you would like, but for voting purposes we will count only the first comment and review you leave in favor of each business.) Any ties will be broken in overtime.

To leave a review for a business, search for the business name in the Seminole Heights Patch directory, or click on the business name below to go straight to its directory listing:

      Good luck to all our competitors!

      About this tournament: The 32 participating businesses joined Patch before the March 11 qualifying deadline and were selected based on their ratings in the Seminole Heights Patch directory. Want to join Patch? Here's how.

      • Round 5: Who Has Better Customer Service?

        (Voting has been closed for this question)
        • Reservations Gourmet To Go
            171 (67%)
        • The Milk n' Honey Tea Room and Gift Shop
            84 (32%)
        Total votes: 255
      • Round 5: Who Has Better Customer Service?

        (Voting has been closed for this question)
        • The Canadian Drugstore
            40 (36%)
        • Sherry's Yesterdaze Vintage Clothing & Antiques
            69 (63%)
        Total votes: 109
      • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
      Related Topics: Business Brackets, Readers' Choice, and Small Business

      Gary Jerome

      6:34 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

      Nobody does it better than Anthony & Elkie when it comes to Food & Service!
      Reservations is Phenomenal! If you never have tried I suggest you do......

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      john downs

      6:55 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

      The Canadian Drugstore has saved patients thousands of dollars and the quality of the products is exceptional.

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      Diane Warholic

      7:21 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

      I left a comment for Milk n Honey under the Q & A section .....I hope it counts as a comment .... in case it does not ...here it is again!
      Milk 'n Honey is not only a great place to eat, but has a great gift shop too. It is a good place to hold special events such as baby & bridal showers, small weddings, bunko & bridge parties, birthday parties, civic club meetings(Zonta Club of Tampa meets there 3rd Thurs at 6 PM) ... owner, Kathy Glenn will open just for your group and plan a menu to fit your needs. Catering off site for your event is also available.

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      Jason Bartolone

      8:15 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

      We'll count your comment here Diane - thanks!

      Tampa Joan

      7:46 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

      So glad to see The Canadian Drugstore as a finalist. The folks there work very hard to keep their customers happy.

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      Sharlene Lindsey

      8:09 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

      Elkie has the ability to make every customer feel like they are the most important customer. Anthony steps out of kitchen with stained apron to make the customer feel extra special. This duo is exceptional; they make everyone feel like a member of their family.

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      GINGER MORGAN

      9:11 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

      Ginger Morgan
      Anthony and Elkie are always fresh, happy, and a pleasure to do business with. They make you feel so special as they proudly serve you the best ever food. We love it there.

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      Sarah Kennedy

      9:22 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

      Elke and Anthony genuinely care about their customers and you can taste it in their food! They have a true passion for what they do and are a joy to do business with. It is such a stress relief to pick up dinner there and seeing Elke and Anthony's joy in providing it is sure to turn any rough day around.

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      Linda B

      9:33 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

      All the people working at Canadian Drugstore care for their customers and work hard to help them save money.

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      Ashley kroslak

      9:44 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

      My family and I own a restaurant equipment store across the street from Elke and Anthonys Restaurant! With out a doubt they are two of the nicest people in the restaurant business (and we do work with a lot of people in the business) They are always kind, friendly, and caring! What is most impressive is how they know all of their customers names and their lives!!! We are sooo lucky that we get to see them on a day to day basis!! Love them! Our vote goes to them :)))

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      Mark Mueller

      9:47 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

      I'm a happy Canadian Drugstore customer. Thank you for always helping me when I have questions.

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      Kathy Tragon

      8:08 am on Thursday, March 29, 2012

      The Milk n' Honey Tea Room and Gift Shop defines what customer service is all about.....making the customer feel special....satisfying the customer's needs....and providing an experience that makes the customer want to come back! And thanks to the PATCH...readers can know what to expect before they go! The PATCH is a great source to find those hidden treasures in the community. And if you check it out, you'll discover the Milk n' Honey Tea Room and Gift Shop is a real GEM.

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      Rayleen Riley

      8:57 am on Thursday, March 29, 2012

      The Milk n' Honey Tea Room has the best customer service I have come across!

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      Tampa Joan

      3:26 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012

      I always feel well taken care of when doing business with The Canadian Drugstore.

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      A Modern Line

      3:36 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012

      Sherry's Yesterdaze is the best place in SH for all your gift needs! Even gifts for your vintage self!

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      A Modern Line

      3:37 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012

      Thousand of vintage and collectable pieces at affordable prices. Sherry's Yesterdaze can't be beat!

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      Debbie Doyle

      4:15 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012

      Love Milk N Honey Tea Room. Kathy is a wonderful chef and lovely hostess. My bridge group visited there in December to play bridge and have lunch. Everyone had a great time :)

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      Joe Catania

      5:40 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012

      Joe Catania
      5:37 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012
      besides loving the food, I have worked in Anthony and Elkes kitchen. The food is impeccably prepared and the kitchen cleanliness is a 10

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      cbwarford

      9:50 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012

      Chef Kathy at Milk n Honey is wonderful! She is so helpful and friendly, and does a wonderful job both at the Tea Room and catering off-site! Thanks!

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      Steve Quillian

      11:34 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012

      I love how Sherry knows so much about things vintage. It shows by the quality of the items that move through her store. Thanks Sherry for doing so much for our Seminole Heights!

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      bill hepscher

      12:38 am on Friday, March 30, 2012

      I love The Canadian Drugstore.

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      Pam Nozari

      12:57 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      The Milk and Honey Tea Room has wonderful food, tea and atmosphere. It is a lovely place to have lunch and relax with friends. We will be going back soon!

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      Kathy Tragon

      2:30 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      ATTENTION ALL GUYS!
      The Milk and Honey Tea Room and Gift Shop offers a great lunch menu.
      Don't have time to stop and eat....remember there is take out!
      Want to surprise your special gal with a unique gift...check out the gift shop!
      Need a caterer for that office event or maybe even a guys night out or bacherlor party...let owner/chef Kathy Glenn provide you with a menu that will be homemade and delicous!

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      Nate Smith

      2:45 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      You know the food is great when you gi there and see so many thing on the menu that are mouth watering that you order a meal for there and a few others for the days coming. Excellent food, wish they were closer, came all the way from holiday fl to eat. Thanks!!

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      Nate Smith

      5:06 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Post meant for Anthony and Elke at Reservations To Go

      Nate Smith

      5:03 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Sorry I wrote this post for Reservations To-Go so please give credit where credit is due :)

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      Harvey Rhinehart

      5:21 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Harvey Rhinehart
      The Milk & Honey Tea Room is a great place to have a Tea, hold a meeting or just have a outstanding lunch.

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      Sherry

      5:27 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Sherry's YesterDaze celebrates it's 14th year in business on April 1. Come by & say hi this weekend, and take a look around - especially if you've never been in before. Find out why we've been in business so long!

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      Grace Fitzgerald

      5:33 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Anthony and Elke are the MOST welcoming people you will ever meet! Besides the delish food.. you can't beat their love for the customers!! LOVE THEM !!!!

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      JESSE BROWN

      5:37 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      A GREAT LITTLE SHOP TO HAVE A MEAL OR JUST SNACKS THAT ARE UNUSUAL
      AND DELICIOUS WITH SPECIAL SERVICE

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      Geoff Bryan

      11:32 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Jesse is talking about Milk n' Honey!

      DC

      5:45 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Sherry's Yesterdaze is getting ready to celebrate 14 years in business April 1. Come by and help celebrate!!

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      April Coates

      7:10 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Milk and Honey Tea Room has incredible food with the best customer service!

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      Karin King

      7:45 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Milk 'n Honey tearoom: The BEST in all of Tampa Bay!!

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      Mary Hernandez

      7:47 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      My husband is a Brit, we LOVE the Milk 'n Honey Tearoom! The very best in town.

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      Susan Lee

      7:50 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      I've been to the Milk 'n Honey Tearoom since it opened. Kathy gets my vote!

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      Renee Wilkinson

      7:52 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      We enjoy the ambience at Milk and Honey Tearoom. Great Food, great customer service. Kathy, the owner can be our personal Chef at any time.

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      Geoff Bryan

      7:55 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      We love Milk n' Honey Tea Room. My daughter LOVES the dress up area and the special food made especially for her! It's a great family place for lunch!

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      Grace Wilkes

      8:06 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      My daughter and I often have high tea at the Milk and Honey Tearoom. Where else can you enjoy such a treat. Kathy is amazing.

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      Milton Cook

      8:11 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      My wife and I always pay a visit whenever we are visiting my daughter in Tampa. We love this little quaint tearoom. Milk 'n Honey Tearoom it is.

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      M & J

      8:28 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Reservations Gourmet To Go...Let me just say....Tampa Cheese Steak!! It's just one of the many amazing items they offer, and as always, amazing customer service!

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      Janet Daggs

      10:01 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Love the Milk N' Honey Tea Room !!! Beautiful place, delicious food, wonderful staff and owner!! They have my vote for sure!

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      Michael Norona

      10:34 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Reservations is extraordinary. Wonderful food, expertly prepared. Cassata cake is beyond heavenly. Elke & Anthony are wonderful people; Anthony's good with a soldering too.

      Janet & Michael

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      William Bryan

      11:05 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Milk and Honey gets my vote! You just can't beat their homemade fudge or bread pudding. And the sweet peach or strawberry iced teas are amazing.

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      Dacia Mitchell

      11:11 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Reservations Gourmet To-Go is my favorite spot in town. Everything that comes out of the kitchen is AMAZING! Strawberry cake, sooooo yum! Anthony and Elke work harder than anyone two people I know; they are an unbeatable team and an inspiration to couples everywhere. To pull of healthy, delicious and quick and easy... Genius! Reservations... we couldn't make it through the week without you.

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      Kathryn Gutschmidt

      11:28 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      I first tried the food from Milk n' Honey Tea Room at the Sertoma Tea last year. It was delicious!

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      Michelle Bryan

      11:32 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012

      Milk n honey tea room is the best. Any time I want to take one of my friends out to eat , we always go here. The high tea is sooo much food I always need a take out container but it is worth trying because of the variety of foods not to mention the beautiful presentation. This place is a great way to impress your friends with out spending a lot of money.

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      Tiffany Bicknell

      12:05 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      I love bringing my daughter here she loves the food especially the egg salad (which she won't eat at home). It is always so much fun dressing up in the hats and boas. There are even teddy bears to have tea with us when we need some company. The Milk n Honey tea room is our favorite place to relax and just be girls together.

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      Terri Carn

      12:34 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      They treat you right at Milk 'n Honey .... food is yummy!

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      Ulrika Bjoorn

      5:34 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      Reservations gourmet to go! Wonderful tasty, organic, homemade from start food - so yummy!! Hold my thumbs for you two - Anthony and Elke

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      Jeff Harmon

      6:25 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      If you haven't tried Reservations, you don't know what you are missing. Great food, great owners.

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      Diane Warholic

      6:45 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      Jeff, My garden club friend, Susan Ogle left a comment under the Q&A section for Milk & Honey and has tried to re-enter a comment here, but she but she requested a password and have followed the link several and done as ask but it keeps telling her that something is wrong. Here is a copy of her email to me in response to mine telling her that her comment needed to be here.
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      From: susan_ogle@verizon.net
      To: Carinterr@aol.com
      Sent: 3/31/2012 1:46:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
      Subj: RE: hope you got message

      I give up!!!!!!!! I have tried all day to sign in and have changed my pass word 10 times and it still will not let me in…..it will not take my review with out signing in ……sorry

      From: Carinterr@aol.com [mailto:Carinterr@aol.com]
      Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 11:28 PM
      To: susan_ogle@verizon.net
      Subject: hope you got message

      Hope you got message about your comment is un wrong place on Patch here are the correct links ...it is very close ...she need all possible votes. Diane

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      Meredith Barrioz

      6:57 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      Milk and Honey Tea Room is the best by far!

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      Barbara

      7:23 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      You couldn't ask for the best two things in town, 1. Outstanding food and 2. Excellent service.

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      Barbara

      7:34 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      Good food and service at Reservations

      Flo Bradbury

      7:24 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      great place to enjoy good food and good company

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      Lyle Liberman

      7:37 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      It's always tough to know where to eat when you travel in to a city on business. Imagine my surprise when I came to Tampa and stumbled upon Reservations Gourmet. Great food, excellent service and prices that fit my per diem. Thank you Anthony & Elke. If I ever make it down to Tampa again I will be sure to to come back!

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      Harvey Rhinehart

      9:25 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      Milk & Honey is a 5 Stars in all areas
      *Service
      *Food
      *Decor

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      Nate Smith

      10:03 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      Great food and the best service at Reservations to-go...Love it!

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      Grace Fitzgerald

      10:21 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      Hands down you have two of the most loving and welcoming people you can ask for at Reservations and it shines through on every level. The food is beyond amazing. We love you Anthony and Elke!!!!!

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      Karin King

      4:54 pm on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      Great food, great customer service. Milk 'n Honey is the TEAROOM to go to.

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      Mary Cameron

      4:57 pm on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      We'll be there for the special Titanic menu on April 14th. Milk 'n Honey Tearoom. I am looking forward to an English feast.

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      Hermine Da' Costa

      4:59 pm on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      Our meeting place with girlfriends is definitely the Milk 'n Honey Tearoom. The gift shop has unique gifts as well. Grab some lunch or get a cute present for someone.

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      Mary King

      5:01 pm on Saturday, March 31, 2012

      I'll definitely be back with a few friends. Milk 'n Honey Tearoom.

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      Jason Bartolone

      10:03 am on Sunday, April 1, 2012

      Thanks for your comments, votes and reviews, everyone. I know all the business owners appreciate it! We're tallying up all the points now and we'll announce the winners and the championship matchup at 6 p.m. Sunday, so stay tuned!

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      Mary Frances

      8:22 pm on Sunday, April 1, 2012

      See you next week, Milk 'n Honey Tearoom.

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      Charlotte Amalie

      8:25 pm on Sunday, April 1, 2012

      Milk 'n Honey Tearoom for the best high tea in all of Tampa Bay. I love their customer service.

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      Steve Bobbit

      6:56 pm on Tuesday, April 3, 2012

      Milk 'n Honey Tearoom best customer service

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      Georgia Peach

      6:59 pm on Tuesday, April 3, 2012

      My kids and I love the Milk 'n Honey Tearoom.

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      Ann Cambridge

      7:01 pm on Tuesday, April 3, 2012

      Milk and Honey Tearoom, a very quaint place to visit. GREAT food and personable customer service.

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