Go for it, you've only got 14 days...

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I have not had pizza at every establishment listed, but I do have it on expert authority that Fat C's is the best...considering the individual ate their weight in pizza while in Italy and says Fat C's is the closest to authentic pizza.

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Thanks for the poll! I want pizza right now for breakfast. mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Mind if we change it to 14 days?

Carabba's has pizza? Who knew. I've never been to Carabba's. I've never been to Fat Clemenza's either, but since it is west of the Factory Stores (outlet mall), I consider that out of my driving range for lunch in SoWal. However, I may have to give it a whirl soon.

I've seen the pizza at Sugar Pies. I cannot believe it is on this list. lol. I see that the owner of Bruno's already voted. lol.

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I don't care what this poll says...Enzo's comes the closest to a NY pizza...All the others are very good but Enzo's is the best!!

Not only is it the best pizza in SoWal, it's the BEST pizza you'll ever eat! Crispy yet chewy crust, savory sauces and cheeses, and the freshest toppings around. I love kalamata olives, fresh garlic, and basil on my pie. I was never really a pizza fan until I ate at PBTS....my husband, on the other hand, has a "pizza addiction" & is a connoisseur....he'll only eat PBTS pizza! Oh, and BTW, their salads rock too!

Brody asks us every night if we can eat at "Pitza in the C"

We love PBTS and try to eat there at least 2 nights a week.

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The atmosphere at Pizza by the Sea is hard to beat even if you don't care for the pizza. Very family friendly.

Pizza by the Sea is the best! You can take the kids and everyone has fun. Great pizza!

Fat Clemenza's is my favorite restaurant on the planet. But, I voted on Pizza by the Sea for the best pizza. I think they have created an entirely unique pizza pie that is scrumptious! and enjoyed by all. the atmosphere is also wonderful.

I do love Enzo's pizza as well. and Fat Clemenza's guys throw a real authentic Italian style pizza - the guys are literally from Italy, and they are cooking in a wood fired oven. It is one of those places that we are so blessed to have nearby.

But as far as best all around within SoWal, my vote goes to Pizza by the Sea... that place is uniquely fun and yummy.

The Fired Up Fun Crew votes Pizza By The Sea!

I live in New York now but, Enzo's was and is still my favorite place to eat. I LOVE Enzo's pizza. In fact when I lived in SoWal i always looked for a pizza that compaired to the "New York" syle pizza. Now that I am in NY again I find my self looking for the "ENZO's" style pizza. NY can not even compair it seems.

I will have to try pizza by the sea

Having tried most of the options, I've got to go with Pizza By the Sea hands down. Amore was good and will be missed, but if I don't have my Pizza By the Sea at least once a week I have withdrawls.

Enzo pizza is outstanding. have you tried Fat Clemenza's??? we're fortunate to have several kinds of pizzas around here. and we have more pizza coming to Seaside soon - can't wait!!! I do love: Pizza by the Sea, Enzo's, and Fat Clemenza's... and what is that place in Silver Sands owned by Guglielmo's that has great pizza?

we're very pizza blessed around here!!!

and what's going on with Amore'?

Which one of these places serves pizza and beer?

Definitely. Please note that you are not limited to one choice, I thought that wouldn't be fair.

Carabba's does have pizza, but they aren't open for lunch. It is actually cooked in a wood fired oven.

I tried to include everyone that served pizza. Of course I ran out at 10 choices max so I didn't include Pizza Hut .

My understanding is that Amore is still open unless this has somehow changed.

All of them except Bruno's.

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I'm not sure exactly what's up with Amore. Have been by 3 times lately for lunch and they were closed. But they are still advertising lunch and dinner in the Sun and there's a sign up saying they now deliver. So I guess I spoke prematurely. I guess I'll have to stick with old faithful PBtS until I know what's what

This poll doesn't mention "NY" style pizza.

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Pizza by the Sea is very good. Yall are very lucky to have so many good local choices for Pizza. In Memphis we are very limited to anything other than franchise pizza places.

Added to SoWal.com home page.

Pizza By the Sea is the best in the SoWal area...for convenience, friendliness, tastiness and atmosphere!!!
Going outside the 30-A to 30-A area...Fat Clemenza's is wonderful. But I do need to give Enzos and Brunos a chance. Amore's was always my favorite...but I have not been there in a while...I miss Olive

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Bruno's always seems to get a bad rap and I don't know why. He does a phenomenal business there. I do like the grilled chicken pizza there.

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Bruno's (and just one day at the beach) worth the 8 and a half hour drive down

I have never been a big pizza eater, but once I found Pizza by the Sea I fell in love. Best pizza I have ever had by far!!!

My family and I eat at pizza by the sea at least once a week. The kids go crazy without it! Next time you call ask about the Colby Special!! ;)

I have 3 teenagers so for the size and price, I am going with Fat Daddy's. When you order a large there you get a super huge pizza at a fair price and the kids love it. I am not a pizza eater but I love the cheese bread but brunos is my favorite cheese bread, no sauce, lots of feta...yum.

Pizza by the Sea is incredible! I could just eat the crunchy, chewy crust for every meal. My husband and I love pizza and we try it almost everywhere we go - or at least we use to. But not anymore, because we are always greatly disappointed. No pizza we have ever had even comes close to being as good as PBTS's Queen Margherita! Thanks to the Crusty Crew of PBTS!!!!

I miss you, too!

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Hands down - PIZZA BY THE SEA! The best pizza ever.

Who gives the best deals when you have to feed a crowd and who delivers to Watercolor

I LOVE Pizza by the Sea's buffalo chicken Pizza and because we are sometimes vegetarians, it is even good without chicken!

Also love to let the little one create her own. She is 3 and lately it has been pineapple, pepperoni, and black olive. YUMMY?

Oh and they have really good sandwiches too...I mean really good

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Pizza by the Sea is the absolute best! That has become our traditional first night meal when we arrive. It's addictive!!! I hope they do not develop a 12 step program for this place! Two thumbs w-a-a-a-y up!

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Pizza by the Sea. At least for the area. Miss the pizza back in cheeseland alot. Otherwise. I make my own.

We had a great pizza night. I think the reason Enzp's isn't the top rated is that we are all too stuffed and happy to log on!

I still say the Pizza By The Sea crust was chewier last Spring.

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I have a large family so we are always feeding a crowd and Fat Daddys is the best deal to feed a crowd and I believe they do deliver to watercolor. You can check their website www.fatdaddyspizza.com

Try Little Italy, Coletta's, or Old Venice.

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wail hail! look who it is!!! the creator of the best sowal thread EVER... that's who! P-cake anyone?

The only consistently excellent pizza I've had in South Walton didn't even make your polling list.....JORDANO'S

Big Whoops there, I do love Jordano's. My sincere apologies.

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short story

dined in at PBTS before poll started:
enjoyable pizza, good sauce, but thought it was lacking in 2 of the 3 toppings, very crisp crust throughout. Funn atmosphere, kid-friendly.

Carry out pizza from Enzos after poll started:
Giant box! Toppings were plentiful,
good sauce,crust under pizza was cooked but floppy, perfectly browned outter crust. Looked a little fancy inside for 2 kids but that's why it was carry out.

Hubby is from Jersey, he preferred Enzos.


Two different atmospheres.
two different pizza styles.
Love 'em both!

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I'm goin' with Bruno's
Jeff's a great guy with a great pie and it's 2 for 1 !
Garlic knots are the best too

What about Cabana Cafe, can watch them toss your pizza in a show kitchen. Specialty pizzas like greek, cajun, and cordon bleu...bar open till 2am serving food 7am-2am. a lot of these chains are fine but why not try some1 from your neighborhood doing pizza the right way. cabanacafedestin.com

The only chain listed is Carabba's. The rest are locally owned and operated.

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Thanks to everyone who voted and congrats to Pizza By The Sea!

Try them out y'all - Voted SoWal.com Favorite

Quite an honor!

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congratulations, Pizza by the Sea!

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Amore is the best pizza around! MMMMMMMM!!!!!!

Thanks so much to everyone who voted for us! We are humbled and honored to be recognized. We love Sowal.com!

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PIZZA BY THE SEA - Voted Favorite Pizza in SoWal, Best Pizzeria in SoWal, Best Kid-Friendly Dining & Hottest Spot for Pizza on 30A - In Seagrove Beach on Hwy 395 beside Publix - 850.231.3030 - www.pizzabythesea.com

Fat Clemenza's is quite close to the Pizza you get in Italy. The wood oven makes a BIG difference. I will certainly try Pizza by the Sea... They sure have a lot of fans on SoWal. I do wish for a Naples style pizza Margarita with fresh basil and slices of buffalo mozzarella ! I have never seen this in the USA.

Congradulations Pizza by the Sea!!!!!! Great Job you sure have alot of friends out there.

As one of our friends out there put it:

Two different atmospheres.
Two different pizza styles.
Love 'em both!

I am sure this is true for Fat Clemenza's also

Its been fun. See you soon.

Enzo's

All I know is that my girlfriend still talks about Pizza by the Sea from when she visited me last summer. Bruno's little lunch buffet is great for the price, and Amore is excellent for slightly more "gourmet" pizza, but PbtS is the best.

I need to try Fat Clemenza's, haven't gotten around to that yet.

UMMMM HELLO PEOPLE!!!!
Yall have clearly never eaten pizza at CIAO BELLA! How the hell did you forget about them? this is REAL ITALIAN pizza......omg is it good! the BEST hands down. if you haven't been you are seriously missing out..they have a white pizza with ricotta cheese, parmasan, mozzarella, tomatoes, fresh basil, and prosciutto!!!!! sooooo freakin good. get your butts over there! and then do this poll again!

I think you can get this at Gugliemo's. Their pizza and Amore's are the closest I have found to REAL Italian style pizza in the area (but I haven't tried fat clemenza's yet).

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The poll choices were limited to a total of 10. Where is Ciao Bella pizza?

P.S. White pizza is traditionally all white ingredients, so adding prosciutto, tomatoes, and basil throws it off for me.

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White pizza is pizza w/o a tomato sauce base, NOT one made with all white ingrediants.

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From wikipedia:

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you are right! Ciao Bella throws an awesome pie!

Figs, rosemary, basil, and pesto aren't white. You will find many traditional "white" pizzas with "colored" toppings - which is why I said white refers to the lack of tomato sauce, not the ingrediant colors.

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Love Pizza by the Sea--but Enzo's is a much closer second!

I went to Pizza by the Sea for the first time last week. Many people have said that they are great and according to this site it is the best. But my experience was far from the best, it was not even good. It is the absolute worst pizza I have ever had. The crust was too thin, and where was the cheese?? I happened to have used the 1/2 off coupon they are issuing and I'm glad I did. Had I paid full price for that dinky pizza, I would be furious. Maybe they just didn't want to give me a decent pizza since I was using the coupon. I also bought a calzone during the visit, which I did pay full price for and it was no more than a cheese filled hot pocket. Not sorry to say, I won't be back.

totally agree! we actually went 2x's to give it a try. i guess when you have to ask for sauce on your pizza you know your going to the wrong pizza joint. we were let down.....we thought from the rating it would blow out everyone else. not even close . i will stick to enzo's and ciaobella.

Doesn't anybody know that Gravel Road serves the best pizza in town? We have been running a special for buy one get one free and we deliver to the Grayton Beach area for free! Call us at 850.534.0960 and mention this SoWal add for your Buy One Get One Free Special.

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We've only been to two pizza places in the past six months, Pizza By The Sea and Bruno's. We had Bruno's tonight and Pizza By The Sea last week. Bruno's pizza had nice yeasty dough and lots of toppings. The pizza from Pizza By The Sea had a crust that tasted like cardboard. We ordered a Margherita, and it had very little cheese, a few tasteless slices of Roma tomatoes, and uncooked basil in a little plastic container on the side. Our previous experiences had been better.

Bottom line is that we prefer Bruno's. Next time we're here we'll try Amoré again with the new ownership.

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I'm thinking Fat Clemenza's is the pie to beat right now. For adults, anyway.

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Okay. Our next pizza fix. But that's quite a drive, right? Do you eat in or take out?

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Gotta eat-in. They do take out, but after that drive why not relax a bit?

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I haven't had restaurant pizza (Scooterbro made us pizza from scratch on New Year's Day) since Amory and Olive left Amore. I think my taste buds are in mourning.

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Scooter1 & Snowman, I am so sorry to hear of your bad experiences in my restaurant. We try very hard to make the best pizza possible and I always hate to hear of someone who wasn't pleased.

Our crust is thin and crispy by design and our objective is to balance the flavors of the sauce and cheese so you can taste everything. The flavor profile is closer to something you might find in New York, but the crust is a bit crispier. Our sauce is made from the best tomatoes available and our cheese is always the industry standard, Grande.

I would love for you to give us another chance...we'll add extra cheese if that is how you like it. Please send me a PM so I can take care of you.

Bryan

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Bruno's is now my new favorite Pizza place. First, their pizza is tasty. But more importantly, I like how the owner, Jeff, gives back to the community.

Here's the story:

I am involved with the Seahawk boys basketball team, and we were hoping to work with a local pizza place to buy pizza for "cheap" to sell in the concession stand to help raise $$ for the team. We approached several places, but could not really get a deal that would make it worth our while.

Well.... I called Bruno's after the 1st week of games and explained what we wanted to the owner. He was busy with lunch so he asked me to call back. When I did, he said "I've been thinking about what you want, and here's the deal I can give you; I will provide all the pizza you need for the concession stand FOR FREE. For every Home Game." I couldn't believe it. It was HIS idea to do it for free!

And he has lived up to his promise. Before every home game, I drop by and he has our pizzas all hot and ready in the warming bags. We get to sell the pizza for $1.50 a slice, and it is pure profit for the team.

In this bad economic climate, Bruno's owner, Jeff, has gone the extra mile to support our local high school. Please let him know that you appreciate his community spirit by patronizing Bruno's. They have Grayt Pizza, too!

Thanks Bruno's!

That's a wonderful story. I like Bruno's pizza as well. The grilled chicken is the best! Way to go Jeff!

Agreed... I just wish it was closer!

Maybe I've been spoiled everywhere else that I've lived. It's one of the few drawbacks (it's a real short list) to living on 30A. I really miss calling up my favorite pizza joint and telling Vinnie, or his brother Vito, to bake me a pie. Then 15 minutes later I hope in the car and in less than 10 minutes I'm already back home enjoying my first slice. The fact that a large 16" pie started at $12 for a cheese, and topped out at $18 for the works, is also a fond if distant memory! Here I'm lucky if it takes less than an hour and $25 to accomplish the same task.

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bryan - we think pizza by the sea is awesome! pizza, CRUST, atmosphere, servers . . . everything. it is our favorite place to begin and end a long stay in seagrove. [and now that we are here full time, we will have to beg you to come up with something more weight watchers friendly . . . whole wheat, high fiber crust? 2% cheese?] honestly - you are our favorite 30A pizza! we have never had anything but wonderful food and service.

I must admit that the absolute best specialty pie I have EVER eaten came from Gravel Road... I thought it was a "employee special" that was never served to the public but have since found out that you can order it. I will never suggest / order from anywhere else.
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Yummy, Thank you so much. We actually do have wheat dough on Tuesdays and can prepare it any day with advance notice.

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Jon rocks on that dough!

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Think I spotted you and your fam there around Christmas

Our new family favorite is Pizza by the Sea! If you haven't seen the website you should check it out and they have some grayt tunes on the website which linked me to a free playlist! Thank you PBTS not only for your yummy pizza and funn atmosphere but my new playlist!

A friend recently treated me to Fat Clemenza's, and I LOVED it! It's a little out of my way, but I absolutely loved it. Quaint atmosphere, excellent service, delicious pizza! Thanks for the recommendation.

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I was born and raised in New York and I never saw a pizza like yours and I am 65 years old. Where do you originally come from? Have you ever had a pizza in New York? If so what part, maybe I missed something

We had a free dinner tonight! Got the two-for-the-price-of-one deal at Bruno's on Tuesday. Warmed the second one up tonight. Very good -- lots of cheese, lots of toppings.

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as earlier mentioned, Cabana Cafe throws a damn good pie--you gotta try the Cordon Bleu if you like a 'white' pizza.

also i've found that the italian sausage at Fat Daddy's is the best ever-- not crumbles, but fresh slices with amazing flavor.

yes, Fatty C's is quite wonderful. now shut your trap about it okay?

our house is a Fat Daddy's fan! the boys down there have an awesome attitude and make a great Pie. i'll take that supreme any day of the week!

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we just ate at Fat Clemenzas for the first time last night. Had Pizza by the sea for the first time last week. I would have to say it verrrry close but I think fat Clemenzas wins by a hair. Although We like to dip our pizza in blue cheese dressing, and they dont have any. The only 'creamy' dressing they have is a very tangy italian... but the pizza melts in your mouth. My 7 yr old is now yelling at me saying pizza by the sea was better...

Can someone make a poll for best Thai? Love Royal Orchid but I dont know how to make a poll.

Thanks!

We LOVE Pizza By the Sea, it is the PLACE TO BE. Don't think it could get any more convienient or taste any better. AND they do the BLOG and the movie store Kudos to the Pritchetts!

I just wanted to share with others how much we love Ciao Bella's thin crust pizza; we had my hubby's bday dinner there tonight (pizza has become his bday tradition).

Hubby had Pizza Bar this past week and we have plans to try pizza at Spicy Noodle as a friend rec's their pizza as well.

Their pizza, salads, and sandwiches have always been good. Their pastas aren't bad, but not as good of a value as the above.

You should try "Pizza By The Sea", as well. MMM, very good. I like it much better than Spicy Noodle's.

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Common sense is all too uncommon in our world today.

We did have Pizza by the Sea last year-yummy and I loooove their decorated pizza pans on the walls; it's such a fun and cheerful place!

So for all the folks out there that feel there are too many pizza options in sowal, your wrong.

My niece is in town and for lunch today she decided she wanted pizza. We headed over to the Pickle Factory since I hadn't tried it yet. Seems there were oven problems so we headed over to Pizza by the Sea which was also closed due to a kitchen issue. We finally wound up at Hot and Cold.

Despite the "overwhelming" options for pizza in sowal it took us an hour to find it.

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I was told two days ago Pickle Factory is only open for dinner (at 5pm) - so was it really the ovens or that they weren't open for lunch?

Pizza By The Sea had the floors re-done which hadn't dried or something like that so were forced to close down today but will be open again for business tomorrow!

Hot & cold?? wheres that?

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pizza bar is mighty fine.

don't forget Bruno's, Fat Daddy's & Amore.
And believe it or not Jordanos and Spicy Noodle would both also qualify as South Walton locations.

4 words, hungry five year-old.

Pizza bar would have been a battle, 3 of those were way too far at that point, and I would never subject an innocent child to Bruno's.

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Ah but at Pizza Bar "stay at home daddy" can have a Terrazo Cocktail while waiting the 90 seconds it takes to make a pizza!!!! MMMMM pizza and cocktails. You stay where you are, I'm going out!
But actually I think I need some Hurricane's Oyster Bar tonight!

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