LOVE Salina's pizza!

Salina's pizza has something for everyone! Gluten free, plain cheese, or Italian Beef pizza with hot peppers! We love Salina's!

sticking with Beggers voted for pizza petes

I completely agree that pizza is a very important topic. However, I dont think this qualifies as "breaking news". When I see breaking news - I'm expecting a police situation or fire or some type of emergency in town. I would recommend that you use the phrase "breaking news" only when it is necessary.

That said, I go with Chicago Dough!

I won't vote for any of these, especially Salina's who cheated with an online vote repeating program in the Tinley Park contest. Unfortunately, they were still declred the winner(?).

Seriously, breaking news is something that is important or might affect people. This is a local online newspaper/not Fox News or CNN, so please do us a favor and not try to be that. I am inclined to opt out if this continues, stick to the news if you would like to be credible.

Al's Pizza in Palos Heights!!! Hands down the best in dough, sauce and cheese! Not to mention the friendly and fast service! I love them so much I want to marry them! ;)

Phils Pizza in Oak Lawn still has the best pizza, but nodining area !

We love Salina's!! Their pizza is great, and the owners are great people who give a lot to the community and to the local schools.

Al's Pizzeria! If you have not tried Al's then maybe you should - before voting!!!! Give yourself a chance to experience all competitors and then decide :D

Chicago Dough is my fave. Best crust, best sauce.

why not have oak lawn and evergreen each have their pizza places represented? palos and orland are represented. if the logic is they are close to each other, then so is new lenox and frankfort and so is orland and tinley.

Dozelis is the best pizza i have ever tried!

Thanks for your Al's comments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

U gotta try dozeli! Even if they dont win, i still like dozeli! Their pizza is incredible!

I just found out about this page and i said " Dozeli is the best one of all these pizzerias! (not saying their bad) " Dozeli is just really good!

I thought chains were to be absent of these playoffs, so why is Durbin's Included and not Aurelio's and Beggars? Set the bar even across the board, and make it single owned/operated locations only.

Delanoes in Homewood has the best pizza around. They also have a great beef sandwich. Ordered several times now and always good stuff. Really nice people mom and pop place.

Mama and me slow proofs their dough so that it builds a way better flavor profile. Hands down Mama and me. The crust is a must.

Never heard any of them (except for Chicago Dough) and I eat a lot of pizza. They all must be local favorites, REAL LOCAL.

WE HAVE BEEN ORDERING FROM DURBIN'S FOR YEARS! I LOVE THEIR SAUSAGE, GREEN PEPPER AND MUSHROOM PIZZA! THEIR INGREDIENTS ARE FRESH AND DELICIOUS!

MAMA AND ME IS THE BEST PIZZA. MUST TRY THEIR STUFFED MAMA PIZZAZ AND KIMS SPECIAL

I love the stuff pizza its amazing Great place to bring the family

Love mama and me! Stuffed pizza is amazing. Great place to bring the family

VOTE-SALINA'S. Best by far. GREAT food and great service. I also used them for catering and was so happy.

Dozeli is the best HANDS DOWN!!!!!

Best pizzeria on the planet = Dozeli

i love al pizza its like the original but better

Best sause, dough is addictive...thats why i eat is all the time. Mama and me is my favorite..

The mama and me staff is family to me. I love this place, come in and see

owner is amazing and the staff is great ...pizza is amazing at mama and me

@Wendy-I HAVE PROBABLY EATEN MORE PIES THAN ANYONE ON HERE AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THE BEST TASTING PIZZA I HAVE HAD IS AL'S IN PALOS HEIGHTS! Durbins,Barracos,Beggars,Palermos,Papa Joes...you name it,they don't compare- Al's pie was the best!!! Best of luck.

I LOVE Dozeli.!

Al's has the best pizza there is no doubt

I think someone/several people just need to stop playing around. I don't think the owners of any of the listed restaurants have control over the idiots who think they're doing any good. Oh well...the out of control voting will be adjusted anyway.

Best pizza ia Salinas! All fresh ingredients!

Last week I mentioned in the original contest that we would "Have to try Salinas since they were getting so many positive compliments"....so Salina's offered us a free large pizza!!! We had it last night and it was EXCELLENT!!!! Thank You Salinas for the generous offer...you have my vote!!

I pay for my pizza's...and Al's is the best!!

I've had Salinas. It was OK but nothing special which makes me believe their out of whack vote counts are fraudulent.

Thanks Tony :). We appreciate you taking then time to share that! The great thing about this contest is that its giving us an opportunity to reach out to people who didn't know we were here. We have new people calling and coming in left and right. So I guess that makes us all Winners! This contest has done so much good and we can't even express how thankful we are for that. We have been here for a short amount of time so being included in Anything makes us happy.. This time next year we'll be kickin some more butt hahahahaa... we love to cook, we love to feed people and the responses we get from those guests are reward enough. We appreciate your comments, xoxoxoxoxox. :)

What about Fasano's??!!

First of all I would like to respond by saying Chicago Dough has had fun with this contest!! Alll the faithful customers have been emailing facebooking and calling friends to get votes out for the Dough!! Tim and Gina are kind humble people and they truly care about their customers as much as they do about the quality of each ingredient they use!! That being said I LOVE CHICAGO DOUGH. SO happy they offer gluten free pizza dough and soups as well. Good luck guys and I live the salad bar too!!!

The other thing I meant to mention is we need to remember these are families all trying to make a living. Just like the rest of us. I think the owners of all of these businesses appreciate the fun way to remind our town of all the good quality places we have to eat here in NEW LENOX and to keep our business here!! So thanks NL PATCH for the fun things you do. *and I meant to say I LOVE the Doughs salad bar!

Uhh, should I really be getting a "New Lenox Patch: Breaking News Alert" email for a pizza contest?

When you get home with that carry out pizza , that has had your mouth watering the whole ride home. You just have to close your eyes & take it all in, the aroma of excellence. Hand-made with pride staring at you. Your stomach says don't wait any longer just dig right in but you can't do that to a Al's pizza. You have to sit back & absorb every bit of detail of this crafted beauty you just puchased. From the crust to the center pieces, incredible bite after bite. You really have to sit back & sayabsorb Al's definitely puts pride in their work. I can admit I do try other establishments but no other compares to Al's. Others just make a pizza - Al's brings you Italy on a plate.

:) no matter what the out come is Wendy you guys could sell the pizza out of the trunk of your car & still be my favorite pizza place. Thank you & your employees for always putting quality into everything you guys do.

Al's or Nothing. Best pizza in Palos and the world!!!

My favorite is Chicago Dough, it is not just the pizza but it is the awesome service...go in for the lunch buffet, nicest wait staff you will ever meet and good food on top of it.

Buster you are officially my #! Fan with that comment hahahaa :) that's awesome!!!! :)

Chicago Dough all the way!! As mentioned, they have the best sausage hands down. Service is always great too.

Salinas is the best! In fact I'm on my way to pick up a Giant sausage / pepperoni right now!! Can't wait to sink my teeth into it!!!

Have to say Al's is #1 in my book! Keep up the great job guys! Love your food!

Wendy, we had Al's pizza again tonight...I would have said hello but the phones were ringing off the hook and you were with a customer. Just wanted to say the cannoli's are better than Rubino's-tastes like Naples in Evergreen Park-perfect!!

thanks guys! We appreciate you so so so so much! Thanks for the support!
Thanks to Palos Patch and all the brilliant minds that come up with this idea! lol
this has done our little place a great deal of good! We had an amazing Friday!!!! We are so lucky to be a part of this... I'm sure all of the other pizzerias feel the same..

Al's loves Palos Patch!

Salina's hands down! I'm super glad they moved locations, it makes it easier for me to bring home pizza after work! Gotta love "(Salina's) Pizza Friday!"

Awesome thanks Tony!!!!!! I always have time for hello's :) So happy thanks a bunch!!! :D i'm gonna be thinkin about this all night now...

Tony are you on our Facebook? and do you know that these comment would count in the finale if they were posted under Al's Pizzeria (above)?

I really enjoy everything about Salina's pizza. The best are the fresh ingredients and the price. And of course, the selection of pizza. I love the sausage pizza, but once in a while I need to go with the Italian Beef with giardinera pizza, or the buffalo chicken pizza. Love them all! Great taste. If you have not tried Salina's pizza, you are really missing something!

Palermo's has the best pie, they have been around the longest, and know how to make real pizza

wow deleting my posts? truth hurts. And Lauren if Chicago Dough had 370 votes the first round and 1300 the first day of the second round don't you think thats enough. Eric you should be working for a fortune 500 company cause you sure dont have more than a few hundred orders a day, and you have less than 600 likes during your entire time on facebook..... and you parlayed that into over 1300 votes-nice! It's really odd that all the "Patch" editors defend such an awful voting process.

I went with the winner and tried Chicago Dough last night. First time there and never again. Ordered a supreme. The toppings were tasteless. The crust was not much better, dry and crunchy like a cracker. Skimpy on the sauce. I will say our waitress was great. Interesting that they received so many votes. I'll stick with Italian Fiesta or Parmesan's.

How long is this contest going to go ?I usually buy a pizza a week ,probably take me about 8 weeks for my final analysis. Ohh so many pizzas and so little time.I'll have to get back to ya.

Who keeps playing with the votes? Ludicrous. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the individuals who complained about the voting in the first place, just to make a point. Real mature. But, anything is likely, I suppose. Lala, that's the first time I've ever heard someone say that several fresh toppings on a pizza were bland and that the crust there is like a cracker. I've personally never experienced that. In fact, I find the thin crust to be slightly thicker and chewier than most. You ordered a supreme? That's what it's called there? What was on it? Just curious. As a former restaurant manager, let me just say to everyone that managers/owners/operators of any establishment love to hear feedback from their guests, whether it's constructive criticism, complete dislike, or praise. I'm sure that other managers/owners on here, like Wendy from Al's for example, would agree with that. I really feel that you should have talked to the manager on duty...#1 to express your disappointment and #2 to praise the server, especially if he/she exceeded your expectations. Remember, problems cannot be remedied until they're brought to a supervisor's attention so that they may investigate and make the appropriate adjustments...and that applies to EVERY industry, not just food service.

The Big Taste Test

I would like to hear more about how the test will be conducted. If it's just simply eight judges that will taste eight different pizza's, I would think that everything would taste the same after three or four slices.
I hope someone could come up with a more accurate measure. Maybe a first and second round, where two separate groups of four judges each taste four pizza's. Then the winners of both groups go head to head in a final competition using all eight judges sampling just two pizza's.

Just a suggestion....

Don

Mama and Me Pizza all the way. The crust is a must!

Try Al's pizza,you'll save yourself alot of time,after you tried them all,your going to end up going back to Al's,Just saying...

SALINAS IS THE BEST IN THE AREA. THE FOOD, THE SERVICE IS GREAT AND SO IS THE PIZZA!! MY FAV B B Q...SAUSAGE, ONION, BACON AND EXTRA SAUCE, COOKED WELL DONE.

IT DON'T GET ANY BETTER,, ANYWHERE!!

Never heard of any of these places besides Durbins but can't wait to try even tho nothing is better then Palermos. And I'm open to free pizzas as well. LOL GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!

How did Delanoes Pizza not make the list? Best pizza by far. If you haven't tried them you should. Great pizza and great people working there. The sauce is really good too.

I agree about Delanoes. A friend told me about them and it is the only place we get our pizza from now. Really good and good coupons too. Have tried a couple sandwiches which are also good. Food has always been fresh and hot. Was tired of the bad service we have gotten over and over from several other places. These people are nice.

DOZELIZ PIZZA BST PIZZA IN TOWN. NO OTHER LIKE THEM...FRESH VEGETABLES, FENOMENAL SERVICE,FAST AND POLITE DELIVERIES.GOTTA TRY THEIR SANDWISHES,GYROS AND WINGS...EVERY SUNDAY IS DOZELIS SUNDAY =)

FYI Al's also offers Gluten Free pizza crust and an awesome Vegetarian Menu!! Come in and try our Eggplant Dishes!!!!!! Super yummalicious!!! iLoveAls.com

Fish Tacos at Al's next week :). Oh yeaahhhh

Was at the Tinley Park fishing show Saturday so I swung by Salina's for a GF pizza. The crust was thin & crispy :-) Pizza was much betters than Palermo's, thank you very much!

They were handing out flyer's to vote for them. Didn't have please in their plead but I voted for them anyway LOL.

Salinas pizza is the best around!!! Fresh ingredients and a big selection of toppings. Also a very friendly staff and the owner neal is really committed to giving you the best!

Salina's by far is the best around. I have ordered pizza from surrounding areas (evergreen-oak lawn, morris-mazon, berwyn-cicero, bollingbrook-plainfield ect...) I will always be a loyal customer! Unfortunately their food and service is so good after being unemployed for a year Salinas is my family's only continued vice my kids love it. I have also used their catering and rental services and have been equally impressed. Planning a birthday party for Irish triplets is hard enough but to know that i am able to make one phone call to a LOCAL small business and have all of my needs taken care of is most genuinely appreciated.

Love Salinas Great pizza and good prices

Best in town, always so accommodating and willing to work with you. I always order for all my parties. I am able to get enough pizza for everyone at a reasonble price......and EVERYONE LOVES THE PIZZA!!

Seriously, who voted for Durbin's? If that's the best pizza in Evergreen park, I'm Rumplestiltskin.

Pizza Pete is the best around!!

Durbins has good pizza, but being a resident of Oak Lawn there's no way it compares to Phils, Foxs, Palermos,and probably 2 or 3 more?? Don't know how Durbins got on top for our general area but it sure wasn't voted tops by pizza eaters???

Great Pizza starts with fresh and quality ingredients. Pizza Pete not only uses quality products but strives to purchase their fine products locally whenever possible. They have a unique oven that produces that tasty thin and crispy crust. They have expanded their menu over the years, some of my favorite additions are the mixed veggie basket and all their chicken items. I look forward to ordering from "The Pete" everytime I get back to Orland Park. Pizza Pete has been owned and operated by the same family for over 40 years now and gets my vote for the best pizza pie in the south suburbs.

Pizza Pete has the best pizza on the south side.

I said Nino's was a great restaurant. Was it deleted?

Pizza Pete is the best on the area. I moved out of Orland many years ago and I always make it a point to go back for a double decker pizza with sausage at least every weekend. My parents and my family have been loyal customers for over 30 years and I hope they win because they deserve it!

Don - you obviously don't know good pizza! Sorry for you! :(

How the heck did Mama & Me win, 389 votes which equates to 1%. I know there were 2 other segments but still, lol it's pretty crazy. Ohhh well...congrats to them.

You can't go wrong with any of these pizzas! Although I still love Beggars and Ed and Joe's!

My vote is for Pizza Pete! I love their double decker pizza!

We at Al's would once again like to thank everyone for their support and a special thanks to those who chose to come in and give Al's a try before voting!
We are new here but we plan to stick around for a long long time!!! Thanks again Patch and Don L for this opportunity. Thank you to the people who voted us #1 in Palos! it means so much to us and we love you guys!!!
Good luck to everyone and have a great night! The Grammy's are on woot woot!!!

dozeli is just the best

This isn't the same Pizza Pete that used to be on 111th street by Oak Park ave in Worth that you're talking about???

We would also like to take an opportunity to thank everyone for their support! We enjoyed seeing many faces this weekend. Thank you New Lenox and all the others that voted for us!