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Readers Choice: Best Pizza

Tell us which Vienna pizza shop has the best slice

 
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Vienna Patch is asking readers to share their favorite people, places and businesses in Vienna in a series called "Readers Choice."

Here's how it will work: On Monday, we'll publish a poll and list choices for you to vote on. You'll also be able to "write in" a nomination in the comments box.

You'll be able to vote until Friday at 9 a.m. Ties will be broken by whichever business has the most positive comments in the section below. We will announce the winner at noon Friday.

What will the winner get? Bragging rights! And a framed certificate to let customers know about the title, too.

This week, we're asking you to pick the best place to grab pizza. Here are your choices (if we forgot any, shout out in the comments and we'll add them to the poll).

Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey, per Patch.

  • Where is the best place to get pizza in Vienna?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Church Street Pizza
        129 (33%)
    • Donato's
        220 (57%)
    • Extreme Pizza
        15 (3%)
    • Whole Foods Vienna
        16 (4%)
    Total votes: 380
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Readers Choice, Readers Choice 2012, readers choice best pizza, and readers choice vienna

Jennifer

11:03 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Donatos is a huge step up from your average pizza place. They have amazing food options including mouth-watering pizza, salad, subs, and dessert pizza. The food has always been done perfectly all 10 times I have enjoyed it. Each of their options has a great deal of flavor and wonderful presentation. I always feel that the employees are excited when customers walk in welcoming them to Donatos in a very cheerful way. They are very happy to help in any way. I encourage everyone I know to try Donatos and know it will speak for itself and that they will soon be regulars!

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Joe Duffy

11:13 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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It's the welcome I love but my three teenagers relished the pizzas crispy thin and delicious , well done all round !

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Heather

2:14 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Donatos. Hands down best pizza.

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Jami

2:14 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Donatos in vienna is a fun friendly environment family friendly great place to have your dinner there party room is great! The associates are fun and friendly I LOVE DONATOS VIENNA :)

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Jennifer

6:14 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

By far the most pepperoni on any pizza! Finally, a pizza my whole family can agree on :)

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Todd Young

6:15 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Donatos has THE best pizza, their thin crust is amazing and the quality of their ingredients is amazing. The staff treats me like they really appreciate my business!

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bh

6:24 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

If you are looking for really fresh and great pizza try Donatos in Vienna. Great spot

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Tim Young

6:49 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

They told me that there are 100 pieces of pepperoni on a large thin crust...I counted...106 pieces...it was an amazing pizza.

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Rick Boyd

7:04 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Had the Chicken/Spinach/Mozzarella pizza and their turkey club...loved them. It is a different take than your regular carry out spot. Welcome to Vienna Donatos!!!

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Jan

7:50 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Donatos has the best thin crust pizza I have ever had. I Always order pepperoni no matter where I order pizza, however the young lady that waited on be describe the Founders Favorite to me with such detail and I tried it.Love it, I will be back.

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Heather MacKenzie

9:31 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Donatos has the best service to match the best pizza. When you walk in they treat every customer like they are part of the family! I can't wait until there is a Donatos on every corner!

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Ben W

9:52 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

I love Donatos pizza. Thin crust pepperoni is the way my family loves it.

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Zach Harris

10:25 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Great pizza, the crew seems to have been trained very well, and the general manager is always there with a smile on his face. I love Donatos

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Samantha Schoettlin

10:33 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Donatos is the best pizza out there. With fast service and the food always fresh and hot.

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Wien

10:37 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Wow, either a LOT of first-time commenters read between 11pm and 7am and love Donatos, or there's some corporate spamming going on. Hahah.

In my opinion, give me a 'zpizza' delivered straight to my door, although it's out of the Vienna footprint (Falls Church). I'll take the slight step up in price for the quality and integrity of the ingredients; 100% organic wheat flour, organic tomato sauce, MSG-free pepperoni, additive-free meats.

Haven't found a Vienna pizza place to get overly excited about, I've had highs and lows at Church Street and Extreme; Church Street's white pizza seems to be either perfect or burned black on the bottom when I get it to go. Whole Foods is okay in a pinch, but their style isn't my cup of tea. A few years in, and still looking for a good crispy thin crust with a good sauce in Vienna.

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Laura Dallman

11:47 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Have you tried Donatos yet? Signed, Not from Corporate :)

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David Salzberg

5:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I have to agree -- I think Donatos is spamming the comments and the vote. I

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Amelie Krikorian

12:12 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

LOL I looked at the times and dates on some of the postings -- you are so right. Look at the back to back 2:14 am posts, and the Joe Duffy posts... it's just like Cedar PC.

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Martin White

4:34 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Hi Wien,

Hi Dave,
No corporate spam here, I just forwarded the link to our email subscribers and the product did the rest. Have you had our pizza yet? Come by an try it to see why
" The difference is delicious"...... 100 pieces of Pepperoni on every large pizza, guaranteed.
Best Wishes,
Martin White
Franchise Partner
Donatos NOVA

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Amelie Krikorian

6:44 am on Friday, April 20, 2012

No, I won't try Donatos... the whole thing with two people with similar names commenting at 2:14 am reeks of a company that can't rely on actual customer support.

Martina

11:28 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Excellent pizza and friendly service too!!

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Jimmy D.

12:11 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Another Annapolitan who enjoys great pizza. As I travel around alot, I always try pizza at the local shops where we are looking for the best pizza. At DONATOS in Vienna, I thoroughly enjoyed the pizza and the friendly atmosphere inside, was not disappointed. This place is a must when I am around Vienna. Hopefully one will open in Annapolis sometime soon.

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Ita

12:42 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Ita
Great Pizza, Subs and Salads, nice clean place to take the family, great for Birthday Parties as well. Now I'm hungry for a slice of Donato's pizza.

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Katy

2:21 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Best pizza by far...would not go anywhere else!!!

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christine parks

5:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I love Z pizza. Also extreme pizza. I gotta try donatos apparently..

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Hutch

5:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Best pizza for the taste and price in the area. I drive from Merrifield to get it. They've got me hooked.

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susan theon

11:46 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Donatos is the best by far. There thin crust margarita pizza is amazing. The service is excellent too!

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Delana

11:47 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Donatos "the works" pizza rocks!!!! It is the best of all pizzas. My Hubby likes the new Spicy Jack pizza.

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Laura Dallman

11:47 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Our family had grown tired of pizza, even with four teenagers. Then, we tried Donatos and we LOVE it!

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Jenn Mo

5:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Church street pizza for our family, hands down! I feel like it's the closest we can get to the awesome NYC pizza that I miss. LOVE their crust (not too thick, not too thin) and LOVE their sauce (with a touch of sweet). We love you Church Street!

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Sean Hess

5:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Donatos is not just another pizza place it's and experience!

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CR

5:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Church Street Pizza is not only the best pizza in Vienna, but some of the best pizza in the entire DC metro area! It's one of the few places that I've found that comes anywhere close to the kind of pies you find in New York and New Jersey. Fantastic!

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Tommy Wahoo

5:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I didn't believe it when they said 100 pieces of pepperoni...but they did it!

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Dave

2:01 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Church Street Pizza was winning hands down until the Donato marketing people starting loading the reviews with corporate spam.

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Martin White

4:33 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Hi Dave,
No corporate spam here, I just forwarded the link to our email subscribers and the product did the rest. Have you had our pizza yet? Come by an try it to see why
" The difference is delicious"...... 100 pieces of Pepperoni on every large pizza, guaranteed.
Best Wishes,
Martin White
Franchise Partner
Donatos NOVA

DD

2:51 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

It's obvious that most of these comments are corporate spam, and that the vote was rigged at the last minute by someone who voted multiple times (easy enough to do if you are even slightly familiar with how "cookies" work). Patch, isn't there a way to avoid this?

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Martin White

4:34 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Hi Dave,
No corporate spam here, I just forwarded the link to our email subscribers and the product did the rest. Have you had our pizza yet? Come by an try it to see why
" The difference is delicious"...... 100 pieces of Pepperoni on every large pizza, guaranteed.
Best Wishes,
Martin White
Franchise Partner
Donatos NOVA

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Amelie Krikorian

6:50 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012

Martin White's replies are word for word the same each time. He sounds like computer generated spam himself.

DD

11:29 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

When you forwarded the link, did you offer them a coupon or some other incentive for commenting?

Maybe if local favorite Church Street Pizza had tons of email subscribers, they would stand a chance against a national chain, but small businesses are often at a disadvantage in that sense.

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Dave

11:57 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Most of the Donato's so-called "reviews" are clearly generated by either the local operators or at corporate level. I've never seen such glowing reviews for mediocre chain pizza. . I grew up in New Jersey and New York and have only found one pizzaria in Northern Virginia that's better than Church Street Pizza and it's Tony's New York Pizza in Fair Lakes (maybe the best in the entire metro area).

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Vienna Resident

10:09 am on Friday, April 20, 2012

What's with the multiple comments left between 3 AM and 4 AM?

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Dave

11:09 am on Friday, April 20, 2012

Clearly generated by the same Donato employee.

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DRT

1:51 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012

Hmm, I signed up for emails from Donato's and I get advertising each week, so how come I didn't get a link telling me to come vote in this survey? Are you sure you sent it to all your email subscribers?

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SH

8:39 am on Saturday, April 21, 2012

Donato's has okay pizza. Not great. Tasty toppings, but the crust was singed and the inner part of the crust was reminiscent of uncooked bread dough. Either the dough wasn't set aside to rise for sufficient time, or the oven was too hot. We finished the pizza - neither of us could imagine wanting to eat this the second day with the uncooked bread dough taste. Not enough cheese to stretch across the table, which is one of my standards for great pizza. For those who haven't yet tried Donato's, their crust doesn't "bubble" to crispiness. It stays flat. Great for photos.

Overall, Church Street Pizza does a better job than Donato's. Tasty toppings, stretchy cheese, and crispy crust every time. Even good cold the second day.

For a close-to-NYC slice, not in Vienna, but Flippin' Pizza is the closest and delicious every time we've been there.

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billy morger

9:01 am on Thursday, July 12, 2012

Extreme Pizza is pretty good and has a lot of variety.
Donatos looks and tastes like cheap Chuck E Cheese Pizza.
I haven't had Church street Pizza yet but I have heard good things.

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