Salina's is the best and will forever cater all of my parties!

Salinas is by far best pizza in town. Always always will order from them and will continue to use them for all my catering needs as well!

We love Salina's Pizza....great sauce/crust and ordering on-line makes it so easy! They also have amazing catering options!

Ken and dicks!!! they stepped up and donated pizza's to a fundraiser i did and every single slice, crumb and piece was gone by the end of the fundraiser. People were asking for more!!!! GO KEN AND DICKS!

Little joes by far!!!!!! AWESOME pizza and everything else!

AMEERA'S PIZZARIA FRIENDLY, OWNERS, GREAT PIZZA

Ameera's has a Football Pizza that is AWESOME

My friends and I love Ameera's

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Looks like the Salinas owners are stackiing the votes here.

That stuff is crap. I had their pizza(?) once and was sick for three days.

How can they even call it pizza when there is no sauce and only traces of cheese?

They should call it germ dough.

We order from Salina's almost very week-they get my vote! LOL @ Mary-I clicked on your name, and all your posts on Patch are complaints and insults. Must be awful to be that miserable all the time.

Amy, when we cater parties the beef always gets rave reviews! And the fried chicken is phenomenal-not greasy, and very meaty. Oh and the cheesy bacon potatoes!!!! Now I'm getting hungry thinking about it haha!

Definitely Salinas! The pizza is awesome (try the BBQ pizza for something different) and the catering is fantastic. As if that isn't enough - they have great prices and specials!

Bartolini's.... No doubt about it! Not only great(!) pizza, but the Bartolini brothers are hilarious..... Superb food and the kitchiness of a family environment!
Ron Banike

I would like to know why Traversos isnt on the list..they are by far the best over any of these places.

Village Pizza. Try it, and they'll have your vote too!

Ed & Joe's got my vote! Best thin crust pizza anywhere!! There's a reason they are celebrating their 50th anniversary!!

Ed & Joes does make a decent pie, but I can just about take down a large thin crust by myself, after I go to the bank to take out a second mortgage....

Anyone who tries ed and joes thin crust pizza or any of the specialty pizzas , would know hands down they have been the best for 50 years !!!!!!
Laura

We Love Salina's !!
My Hubby loves the BBQ chicken pizza. I use Salina's catering on average 3X a year and my guests are always super happy with the food

I believe the article was looking for pizza in Tinley and Oak Forest, Bartolini's is in Midlothian. Salinas's Pizza is good, been using it for concessions and catering for years. The owner does a lot for people in the community which makes everything taste even better.

Ed and Joe's is the best by far! The taco pizza and BBQ chicken pizza are to die for. When I dine in, they have the best servers in town. Karen

cuzins has awsome pizza its all hand made from the awsome sauce and dough and the toppings are allways fresh i love it

Ed & Joes is the best pizza around. Great family restaurant with fun events for kids!

I grew up in Oak Forest and moved away about 10 years ago. I still drive from Joliet to Tinley Park for Ed and Joes Taco Pizza. I do not know how they make this pizza so good...and it's not greasy at all! I agree with a prior post that it IS THE BEST PIZZA AROUND!!!!!! If you haven't tried it, you need to.

Jenny Neufeld
Joliet

Love Barto's pizza, absolutely the best

If you are going to include Ken and Dick's and Bartolini's, what about Kenootz? They have very good pizza and Ken is very generous when it comes to catering and giving back to the community. We've used them for school events, scout events, banquets and even a preschool field trip! Plus the prices can't be beat!!

I'd say Midvilla! Even tho it's in Midlo, it's a winner in my book!

Outstanding people to have conversation with over dinner and there pizza is 2nd to none!

Ken and Dick's is by far the BEST!!!!

I voted for Salina's. Great ingredients, great price, great pizza. I love that they do so much for the community as well.

Ed & Joes is the best in town. Village Pizza sucks. Arrenello's is too much sauce and they've been told this many, many times.

Papas gets my vote. Vito and nicks 2 is the worst. Go to the original one in chicago. Number 2 is not the same
as I would omit it just because its horrible.

Vito and nicks 2 in Tinley is the best pizza on the south side. My family comes in there every Tuesday night for their large Tuesday special (a large pizza for the price of a small) and are never disappointed with the pizza or great service! Definitely the number one!

I love the sweet sauce at Arrennellos. 2nd favorite is Lou Malnatis. I never heard of Ameera's - will have to try it sometime.

Salina's Pizza is the best.. By far! The only thing better than their pizza is their customer service and appreciation. There are always giving back to the community and they are a great for any occasion. They even stay open after hours to accommodate their customers. Customer for life!!!!

Ed and Joe's has great pie... plus some killer sandwiches, too!
You said you'd be excluding regional chains, then Palermo's would have to be excluded. They've got a handfull of places around the 'burbs.

Definitely Salinas. Not only great food but outstanding customer service. Their manager, Matt, takes great care of the customers.

Our first time having Ameera's Pizzaria was great. their crust is great. Yesterday we had their Buffalo Chicken Pizza oh so yummie. Thanks Ameera's

I've been enjoying Arrenello's Deep Dish Spinach pizza since the 1980's (at the Glenwood location) and was thrilled when they opened shop in Tinley Park -- much closer to my home. Fantastic sauce, and plenty of it!

Vito's and Nick 2 , come on that place is bad. Go the the old one in Chicago. Plus that place is very $$$$ and not worth it....

Where's Durbins on this list? Best pizza around!

Ed N Joe's!

Arrenello's is the best. It's outstanding!!!!

Loving all the banter going on. Village is my goto pizza. Always a good deal with the buy one get one deals that you can find and I think a pretty darn good pie. Ed & Joes is good especially the taco but like was mentioned I could eat a large to myself and not worth the value. Ameeras? Look like I have a new one to try. Been a long time since having Salinas (9 years). Perhaps they've gotten better since then. Make give it one more shot

Maria from Crete

Arrenello's is the best by far. And we do go far to get it from Crete Township. We are fans since 1981 @ the Glenwood location. It's consistently made well with lots of the most unique sauce, and it's baked in Ovens that really increase the heat of the pies, retained to the last piece that we fight over in a large or family size--just the 2 of us!

Michael from Crete

You can always count on getting quality ingredients and Real Mozzarella Cheese--no substitutes or fillers! You can customize your pie in Quarters to appeal to your varieties of toppings. We drive far for our pizza and are always satisfied with the quantity, quality and TASTE! Been fans since the '80s!

Arnellos is the best stuffed pizza around. Been going here since I lived in Glenwood to that location. Rich knows every one of his customers.

Bartolini's is the best! Try the Sicilian pizza, has garlic and any toppings you want. Thin crust is also amazing. Can't ask for better pizza, Thanks Cris and Dominic!

SALINAS!!!!!!!! Plus what other pizza place did a FREE OCTOBERFEST of pizzas and games as appreciation for there customers. Take note competitors.

Ameera's we ordered a Football pizza Sunday it was great. can't wait for Super Bowl Having a party and Ameera's Is making our Football Pizzas.

Salina's by far the BEST!!! Great food, great catering and great service.

Cuzins pizza always the best, my favorite is bbq chicken with bacon!!

Salinas! I have ordered from them for some time. In addition to personal events, I insure all if my corporate events feature their wonderful selections. Their service is great!

Salinas great pizza great deals!

Ed and joes best pizza in town hands down

Ed n Joes taco pizza! Yum!

Anyone can have a regular pizza that's decent. But Ed n Joes by far wins on the Taco and BBQ chicken pizza....

Ed and Joes is the best in this list. Yummy!

we love Vito and nicks. We travel 25 miles to have it the crust is thin and the owners are very nice We love you Colleen. Which we had a good pizza in Downers Grove.

Bartolinis is the best by far, never had a bad experience there. Had many parties there and everyone raved, having my graduation party there in may! (:

Vito and NIcks WOOO WOOO #1 Pizza addiction!! YUMMMM

So last week we made a wrong turn, and ended at Ameera's Pizzaria. My husband and I were very happy with the Pizza , Thanks Ameera's for that great pizza. see you soon

After reading all the positive posts...I guess we will be trying Salina's....but my husband & I LOVE Sanfratello's Pizza in Tinley~ Can't believe it didn't make the list?

All of the places to vote are are pretty good. I hardly ever order from the same place twice.

Sometiimes I'll have a taste for deep dish and order from Ed and Joes. For thin crust I'll order from Little Joe's. Guardi's is a great kind of middle weight.

There's quite a few on the list that I haven't tried but based on the great reviews here I'm going to make an effort to try them all.
I've tried Village and it;s eral good

Vote early and often seems to be the theme here...Vitos gets my vote it is just like the Chicago 84th street pie...great service is a bonus..i have had other Vito and Nicks 2 and most are different but this one is the real deal

Well I say Salina's and their Gluten Free Pizza - hands down its the best. My wife has tried others from around the area and nothing compares. Try it and you will not be disappointed, cost is reasonable I only paid $13 for a gluten free with onion and green pepper.

vito and nicks ...last May i believe they had a campaign ,,,lowered the prices added more seating and had a beatles cover band .....if you havent been there since May last year then you need to take a new look,,,,,,,,they are the BETTER OF THE BEST HANDS DOWN! ROCCO

Old TINLEY pubs pizza is the best!!! Half price homemade hand tossed pizza every Sunday!!! Hours on patch's site are wrong. Open mon thru thurs 11am to 2am. Friday and Saturday 11am to 3am and Sunday's from 12pm to 2am! Also will host parties and pub crawls! And they do have an ATM! Look for them on Facebook to see all the food and drink specials. They also have trivia night movie night karaoke night and great bands on the weekends!! Best pizza by far!!

Salinas
We love their pizza

Papa's in Oak Forest kills it...! Favorite for over 35 years.... and this is just putting up their cheese pizza up against the rest let alone sausage and/ or pepperoni. It's all about preference but these guys have always delivered even before they changed owners. There's other really good ones in Tinley (Ed & Joe's, the old Figaro's aka Cuzins, Aurelio's, etc...) but Papa's is pretty ridiculous. Everyone over the years that I have either bought pizza for or newbies that now have tried it all rant and rave on how good it is. Support this place 100%. I'd franchise this joint out here in Cali if they'd let me school these wanna bee thin crust pizza parlors out west.

Nella

My vote is for the best: Arrenello's Pizza! Great tasting sauce, lots of real mozzarella cheese and every quality ingredient you can desire! Been doing their pizza for years.

Ameera's you guys are doing fantastic in the voting......whats your secret since you just opened..............and theres only usually 2 cars in the lot when I pass by....

Vito and NIcks hands down Best thin crust pizza in town!! Great food and friendly people. This is our #1 pizza place. LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!! IF you havent had Vitos, pls try before voting.

VIto and NIcks Best pizza, good prices.

TO THE PATCH editor: Don't you thinki somethimg funny is going on when you have 9000 votes for 3 places in less than a day of voting on a work day no less EXCUSE ME BUT HONESTLY HOW CAN THAT BE ???????

Wondering the same about the voting, the salinas Facebook at least has 1700 folowers an have been open for 16 years ( we went to their open house ) and Ed n Joes has been around forever but a new place of less than 6 months seems fishy to me ...

Vito and Nick's... I drive up from Waukegan for their great thin crust and great sausage pizza.. The staff is really great .. It is a home away from home.

Lets look at the true facts here, Salinas, Ed@Joe's, Guardis, Village Pizza, and Little Joe's, these are true staples to the area!!! Not some place that has been open for 6 months and will probably be gone in less than the next year! Like me if you have grown up in this area and still live here these name will mean something as far as giving back to the community everyone from around here KNOWS these names, wheather it be from going to events that are sponsored from these places or going to Bulldogs games or Bobcat events, or simply just giving their appreaciation back to the community!!(Case in point the Salinas open house where they opened up their new facility to all of their customers to take a look around and see for themselves how they will better service their customers!)

Shiftys Packin,very funny,I gather you don't like Ed and Joes.LOL
I didn't think their pizza was anything to write home about either.

With everybody going to Ed and Joe's or Salinas I will stick with Vino & Nicks.. Fantastic Pizza and at a great price.. The friendly staff adds warmth to the place. Really hungry ad the salad bar...

Vito & Nicks

Voting seems to be one sided.. Instead of a vote off how about a taste off...

yea,
There you go Patch,pick a panel from the commenters,including shifty,blind fold them and let them choose the best pizza.

SALINAS!!!! Great pizza, great for catering!!! Phenomenal customer service!!! If you haven't tried them, you should.

Salina's for sure! Great pizza, and love the cheesy bacon potatoes too! Entire staff always helpful & very nice!

This is dumb i can see there is one pizza place submitting all the votes. not playing fair. let the real customers vote not employees and owners
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OMG 14,000 VOTES THATS A 1/2 YEARS BUSINESS AT 100 PEOPLE A DAY WHAT I agree taste off

Salinas is awesome! We love the BBQ Chicken pizza. Beef sandwiches and their Italian Salad is excellent! Prices are fair and ingredients are fresh.

I vote for Papa Tom's in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Yea Deb m.I was also gonna nominate you.I know your not afraid to tell it like it is.

Yea and maybe throw in some beer and wine and a limo ride home.

I agree with should be a taste off, as I was looking at Orlands they are playing fair. normal votes, unlike Tinley looks like all Of TINLEY buy from ED & JOES AND SALINAS> think about it people, Hope the judges read my comment.

I have to vote for Palermos. It's just as good as it was on 63rd street. It even better with extra sauce.

FYI... My vote should count more... I have eaten at the top 5 vote getters they are all good BUTT if I had a choice of my last pizza meal on earth it would be at Vito & Nicks.. Hallaloua... Vito & Nicks

Looks like Ed and Joe's have figured out a way to cheat and stack the votes!

Ed & Joe’s respectfully withdraw from this contest. It’s obvious there’s a flaw in the voting system.
Thank you to everyone for participating on behalf of all the business. Possibly in future there will be a more scientific voting contest.
Michael & Ellen Clark
Proprietors
Ed & Joe’s Restaurant & Pizzeria
www.ednjoes.com

How can you go wrong with a $4.99 large cheese Pizza, Ameera's has a good thin crust and great prices, they are more than just pizza, Thanks Ameera's I'll be in for my football pizza today at 5pm.

to the owners of ed and joe's. Obviously this contest is not being conducted the way it was intended. I think you should contact the patch to file a complaint against shifty's packin' and to get his e-mail address. After that, I would get his IP address then an attorney and sue him and the patch for slander. The patch probably intended this contest to be a fun activity, but a jerk like shifty's packin' can to permenant damage to a businesses reputation and the owner's livlihood. I think shifty's packin' is either a competing business or a dsgruntled employee.

Jim

This was a good idea gone bad. All of the places in the contest have some pretty darn good pizza. It would be impossible to pick just one as the best. I would encourage readers to give them all a try some time.

Carrie, if this is gonna be done "Chicago Style" then let's do it right. Listen up pizza shop owners. Send me 1 large pizza and you'll get my vote (all of them). I was born and raised in Chicago, so I vote, and I vote often!! Since we have so many contestants, email me and I'll let you know what toppings and which night to deliver. Woohoo, no cooking this week!!

Arrenello's Pizza is to die for. They have the best Stuffed Pizza I have ever tasted and have the best sweet sauce. The owners are so nice and welcoming. There is a reason they have been around since the 70's

Votes, what votes?? Your Honor, I just thought they was sampling their wares to the fine citizens of our town.............I didn't do it and I don't know who did! That's my story and I'm sticking to it............at least for the official record

Salina's is unquestionably the absolute very best pie around!

Uh....this is ridiculous. 73,000 something total votes??? Is there even that many people in the Tinley area? -____- not a true honest voting at all.

Does Chicago-style pizza inspire Chicago-style voting? The Pizza Playoffs is an opportunity for an establishment's fans to show their affection. Not only does the size of the fan base matter, but the intensity of their affection matters, too. We encourage people to vote as often as their heart desires. It's not a scientific "best pizza" poll, and the results of such a poll wouldn't be any more valid, either.

We did this to have some fun. It's also the best way to put the little corner shop that opened last year on the same playing field as the restaurants who followed their customers from the South Side to the south suburbs the last 40 years. A pizza guy could sit in front of his computer and vote 10,000 times — but that guy could use a hug and some friends. We tend to think better of folks in our community.

One can't underestimate the effect of digital tools and social media, either. A friend of mine in Spain who grew up in the south suburbs voted on the poll after someone sent him a Facebook link. The shops who promoted this on Facebook and e-mail customer lists clearly fare better in the polling.

When we get to the final round, we intend to invite several members of the Patch community who left comments on the first eight ballots to join us in a blind taste test, too, to complement the voting.

Mike and Ellen Clark owners of Ed n Joes are by far the most giving kind and well respected people living and servicing out wonderful village of Tinley Park
There food is great they have by far awesome catering and you always end up with more than enough food

My wife and I have used them to cater many functions every year. Yes we have tried others. But no comparison

And no one gives back to the community' like they both do

Thomas G. Kane
The Printers Quill
Tinley Park

Blarney stone rocks !! Come for the pizza and stay for the fun! The pizza is the best I ever had. I love it. Try it

Salinas!!!!

I love old tinley pub. The pizza is amazing, the shots are affordable, and the waitress is sexy. What more could ya ask for?

This is a relaxed, non scientifiic polling system. People like Abe Lincoln, and Ed and Joe's pizza are not only rediculous but also RETARDED! It is just a relaxe poll people. Of course people voted more than once. If they did, then that means that they are that supportive of their pizza joint, so their mulitple votes still hold value. Ed and Joes's-RELAX. If you guys weren't so insecure you would know you were a good establishment, But you aren't. You only make money because you are in a good location. Withdrawing your name is not only a coward move, but it also shows how little class you have as a company.

* relaxed,

Count me in Carrie!

I won't go to Nick and Vito's anytime soon, just so that I will not run into Shifty's Packin who obviously knows -0- about pizza!

Ellen from ed n joes is a very unfriendly women

And u pay alot for a little

Of course this was a fun activity,Diane or Jim ,Abraham L. and the like,take a deep breath.Enjoy Life and get a looser fitting pair of underwear.
Patch thanks again for this forum and I look forward to the Pizza taste test challenge.
Maybe, take the best tasting pizza from the Tinley ,Orland area and have a region wide pizza taste off.

well congrarulations to Salina's for having an average of 889 votes per hour got to be a record
and to the runner up not to shabby 631 votes per hour
amazing amazing amazing

Pizza is my favorite, but I have been having a hard time finding a consistently good favorite. I have tried many of these different restaurants and while I used to like Ed n Joes a lot the last time I ordered 3 large pizzas it was over $80 and my guests were not impressed. Many comments that the cheese was rubbery. I haven't ordered it since! I have ordered fish from there more than a few times and sometimes it has been FUNKY FISHY, other times it was spot on! I don't think a lawsuit is warranted against the guy who hates Ed n Joes. He's entitled to say his opinion as much as he wants. The average person will make their own judgments based on their own experiences. I would have liked to have seen a legit voting system though so I knew who I should really try next for the best pizza!

Hi Jennifer D! Thanks for your input. In case you missed this announcement earlier in the comments, we'll be holding a blind tasting next week.

Jennifer give Ameera's Pizzaria a try they have a special large cheese pizza $4.99. can't go wrong thin crust and good .