Finalists will be assessed on a one hundred point scale. The breakdown is as follows:
- 10% based on number of public votes received. You are given a score out of 10 based on the number of votes you received relative to the number of votes the highest business in your category received.
- 50% based on the written submission made by finalists. Scored by two judges and an average taken from the two scores.
- 40% based on Mystery Shopper analysis and survey.