'Live From the Newsroom' crowns the best pizza in Delco

It's sparked debate hotter than jalopenos.

It's caused more angst than your precious NCAA bracket pool.

It's bragging rights to the title of best pizza in Delaware County. And we're going to crown our winner tonight. Our weekly live-stream Internet broadcast, 'Live From the Newsroom,' will play host to the finals of our March Madness of Delco Pizza.

We were inspired by all the comments that showed up on the story and Facebook post after Pica's trademark rectangular pizza with the sauce on top made its way to national TV on the "Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon in a surprise for guest and Upper Darby homegirl Tina Fey.

So ferocious were the comments both backing Pica's or endorsing another local pizzeria, online editor Vince Carey came up with the idea of fashioning a contest based on the NCAA basketball tournament. Vince put together the brackets and waited for the votes to roll in via Twitter and Facebook. All the voting was done online.

More than 9,000 votes and 420,000 Facebook page views later, our readers had whittled the field down to the Final Four. Clank's of Marcus Hook, Imperial of Secane, Pica's of Upper Darby and Gaetano's of Clifton Heights were the last pies standing.

Tonight we will have representatives of our two finalists - along with some of their delicious pizza - here in the house in Primos for a very special 'Live From the Newsroom' to crown the king of Delco pizza.

I will be joined by our good friend from Cucina Chatter, Lorraine Ranalli, author of 'Gravy Wars,' features editor Brian Freeman and Vince Carey as we put our two finalists to the test.

And our dynamic duo?

It will be Clank's vs. Gaetano's.

Tune in at 7 and check it out as we settle bragging rights to the best pizza in Delco.

Comments

DiscoNee said…
*Imperial * Imperial * Imperial

610-K13-9393 Imperial is the best

by far.......
Stan Counts said…
CLANK's HANDS Down
Gail said…
I was raised on clanks pizza, and I am 57 years old. I have worked for every owner the bar has had including the original owners Clank and Bert.....heaven held their voting last night.....hands down Clanks.....
GINA said…
CLANK'S!!
Anonymous said…
CLANK'S !!!!
Anonymous said…
Gaetano' s should win it I have had both lived in marcus hook most my life before moving to clifton and Gaetano's pizza is definitly the better pizza .....
Joy Harvey said…
Clanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous said…
Gaetano's all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unknown said…
Gaetanos is the best
Unknown said…
Gaetanos is the best