Dammit. You can’t find your stud finder, stud. Oh, and you’ve been meaning to pick up one of those flexible power drill shaft extenders. Plus, all your work gloves have holes in them. Where in Humboldt are you gonna go? 

What makes a hardware store the “best?” Is it their selection? Their prices? The fact that their coin-operated candy machine is always stocked with fresh peanut M&Ms like you like it? You get to decide the metric as you scroll through our local tool peddlers below. You’re the customer. You are right. 

Did we forget your favorite store in our list below? Help us fix that. Also, this is one of LoCO’s Friday polls, so you have until Monday to make this very difficult choice. We wish you peace while you make this important decision. 

Best Salad Bar: Eureka Natural Foods
Best Furniture Store: Living Styles
Best Italian Restuarant: Gabriel’s Italian Restaurant
Best Bookstore: Booklegger
Best Fish and Chips: Gallagher’s Restaurant and Pub
Best Car Dealership: Harper Motors
Best Bread: Brio Breadworks
Best Place to Christmas Shop: Old Town Eureka
Best Movie Filmed in Humboldt: Return of the Jedi
Best Hotel: Carter House Inns
Best Place For Kids: Sequoia Park Zoo
Best Veterinary Center: Myrtle Avenue Veterinary Hospital
Best Food Truck: Pineapple Express Food Truck
Best High School: Arcata High School
Best Eureka Bar: The Shanty
Best Arcata Bar: Richard’s Goat Tavern & Tearoom
Best Live Music Venue: Arcata Theatre Lounge
Best Food Event: Arcata Bay Oyster Festival 
Best Wings: Rax on Rax Wings
Best Beach: Moonstone Beach
Best Ferndale Restaurant: Ferndale Pizza Co.
Best Fortuna Restaurant: Double D Steak & Seafood
Best Arcata Restaurant: Renata’s Crêperie 
Best Old Town Restaurant: Sea Grill
Best Sushi: Tomo
Best Barbecue: Porter Street Barbecue
Best Pizza: Paul’s Live From New York
Best Annual Event: Kinetic Grand Championship
Best River: Trinity River
Best Dispensary: Humboldt County Collective
Best Donut: Happy Donut 
Best Chocolate: Dick Taylor Chocolate
Best Torta: Speedy Taco 
Best Broadway Fast Food: In-N-Out
Best Brewery: Redwood Curtain Brewery