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EuroGyro offers a variety of foods for customers and often a hit for late night cravings, this photo was taken on Wednesday, March 20 2024. EuroGyro is located at 107 S. Depeyster St Kent, Ohio.

BOK ’24: Best drunk food

Lauryn Tadda, Reporter April 4, 2024

FIRST: EuroGyro Located at 107 S. Depeyster St., the pool tables and stocked bar at EuroGyro drive students there for some after hours fun. With TouchTunes booming and honey gold pizza’s galore, it's...

Best Of Kent: Belltower Brewing located at 310 Park Ave Kent, Ohio 44240 April 1, 2024.

BOK ’24: Best brewery

Molly Hoffer, Campus Editor April 4, 2024

FIRST: Bell Tower Brewing Co. After spending almost two years looking for the right property for their brewery, Ryan Tipton and the other two owners of Bell Tower Brewing settled on a building located...

Savannah Guastaferri cuts and styles Lauren Westfall’s hair at Skullz Salon, Kent Ohio on March 22, 2024.

BOK ’24: Best salon (winner feature)

Virginia Doherty, Opinion Writer April 4, 2024

FIRST: Skullz Salon Everyone is cool enough for Skullz Salon, according to owner Angelique Manns.  The spot, which opened its doors in 2007 at 113 Cherry St. in Kent, offers a range of services from...

Defiance Tattoos offers a selection of piercings alongside their tattoo services and the buisness is located 121 E Main St. in Kent.

BOK ’24: Best tattoo/piercing parlor

Talia Milewich, Reporter April 4, 2024

FIRST: Defiance Tattoos Defiance Tattoos offers services for any tattoo, piercing or jewelry change that customers may desire.  Defiance opened in 2006, putting the store near their 20th year serving...

Best of Kent. Front entrance of Lucci's Place located at 405 E Main St, Kent 44240.

BOK ’24: Best pizza

Olivia Montgomery, Digital Tech April 4, 2024

FIRST: Lucci's Place Lucci’s Place has come back to take the No. 1 spot as Kent’s favorite pizza place for the eighth consecutive year. Proximity, prices, pizza and personality are what makes Lucci’s...

University Townhomes at 1898 E. Summit, Kent, Ohio.

BOK ’24: Best off-campus housing

Isabella Schreck, Editor-in-chief April 4, 2024

FIRST: University Townhomes On a sunny, warm day, Grayson Denby looks forward to her walks to and from campus along Summit Street — and her “beautiful” journey starts at her University Townhomes...

GALLERY: Best place for the under 21 crowd

Cadie Pierce, Photographer April 4, 2024

FIRST: Kent Lanes Kent Lanes, located at 1524 S Water Street, offers activities of many sorts. The bowling center features 24 bowling lanes, two sand volleyball courts, a full bar and a kitchen.  Lane...

Exterior of Taco Tontos, located at 123 Franklin Ave.

BOK ’24: Best Mexican food

Aden Graves, Co-Opinion Editor April 4, 2024

FIRST: Taco Tontos What started as a tiny food truck in the ‘70s run by a man nicknamed “Tonto” in downtown Kent, Taco Tontos keeps customers coming back 52 years later with its customizable baked...