Final Four: Vote for your favorite pizzeria in the Daytona area
It’s that time of the week. Votes are now in for the Elite Eight competition, with some pizzerias winning by a landslide, others fighting neck and neck for their spot in the Final Four. It’s time to move on to round three of voting for your favorite pizza joints in the Daytona Beach area, where every vote counts in determining who will move on to next week’s finale.
Voting starts now with the polls closing at noon on Friday, March 22. Weekly voting restarts each Monday through Friday and will conclude with finals taking place March 25-29. The winner will be announced Monday, April 1.
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Final Four Voting Guide
Voting starts at 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 18, featuring winners from the previous round, and ends at noon, Friday, March 22.
Best pizzeria championships dates
Final four: March 18-22
The finals: March 25-29
Winner announced Monday, April 1.
Alberto’s Pizza Shop vs. Giuseppe’s Steel City Pizza
Alberto’s Pizza Shop: Alberto’s Pizza Shop is a community go-to that knows a thing or two about variety. The popular pizzeria offers everything from classic, thin-crust New York-style pizza to deep-dish, Sicilian round, white and Western pizzas. Pizzas are hand-tossed and stretched “to create the familiar size, shape and taste that New York pizza is famous for,” and use made-fresh-daily dough, real mozzarella and homemade sauce. Alberto’s offers 14-, 16- and 18-inch pizzas like the taco, white Buffalo and pickle pizzas. 4036 S. Nova Road, Port Orange; 386-238-9261, albertospizzashop.com.
Giuseppe’s Steel City Pizza: Giuseppe’s Steel City Pizza is a name known across Port Orange and a cult-favorite pizzeria for locals. The family-owned-and-operated shop makes every pizza from scratch daily, using homemade dough and sauce. The expansive restaurant, seating over 225 people indoors, is known for its family-friendly atmosphere and hand-tossed, brick-oven-baked pizzas ranging from the Giuseppe’s Special and fried chicken-layered Steel City Slayer to the Hawaiian, white and meat lovers pizzas. 3658 S. Nova Road, Port Orange; 386-761-4717, giuseppessteelcitypizza.com.
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Genovese’s Italian Café vs. Bronx House Pizza
Genovese’s Italian Café: Genovese’s Italian Café has been serving the Daytona Beach area for over 40 years, offering an array of homemade dishes, with arguably the most loved being its authentic, New York-style pizza. The eatery boasts the use of “only the freshest ingredients” with made-fresh-daily, hand-tossed dough and sauces passed down through generations. Whether dining in or placing an order to-go online, Genovese’s has something for everyone offering 10-, 13- or 16-inch pizzas as well as Sicilian deep-dish, with choices that include the spinach Alfredo, veggie combo and clam pizzas. 183 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach; 386-677-3222, genovesesitaliancafe.com.
Bronx House Pizza: This beloved local chain takes New York-style pizza to the next level. The popular pizza shop serves made-fresh-daily, New York-style slices and prides itself on its meticulously prepared pizza dough — created using a “multi-step fermentation process” — that promises light, crispy, golden-baked pizza whose subtle crunch, depth of fresh flavors and authenticity leaves a lasting impression. The eatery uses whole milk mozzarella for its New York Pizza, with other options ranging from the Buffalo chicken to the Detroit pan pizzas, Beast of Burden and the build your own. 1290 W. Granada Blvd., Unit 200, Ormond Beach; 386-888-6699, bronxhousepizza.com.
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This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Best pizza in the Daytona, NSB, Port Orange area? Vote now
