Well, folks, our long adventure of pizza panic is over! After leaving the Pizza Pool final open for the past week, it's time to announce a winner: Flippin' Pizza has taken the title over RedRocks Pizzeria with 54 percent to 46 percent. Congrats to both of the finalists, and to all 32 of the excellent pizza spots that competed in this bracket.

We do want to address a few comments that have been brought up over the course of this competition. First, it is important to realize that the pizzerias that advanced in the brackets are not endorsed by The Washingtonian as being the best pizza in the area; instead, these are reader-selected spots.

UPDATE: This poll is now closed. Flippin' Pizza won! We will have a follow-up post about the Pizza Pool soon! 

Well, folks, here we are. The Pizza Pool finals. When we first started the Pizza Pool back yonder (as in, late July), despite our experiences with the Burger Brackets, we still held on to certain preconceived notions about who would advance and even win. Pizzeria Paradiso? Surely. Comet Ping Pong? Without a doubt. 2 Amys? Naturally!

But, once again, our expectations were bested by loyal fans of pizza joints all over the greater metropolitan area. And as of Wednesday, the Pizza Pool came down to a Columbia Heights showdown between Pete's New Haven Apizza and RedRocks, and a face-off between Gallery Place spot Ella's and national chain Flippin' Pizza.

And now? We have our finalists! Check below to read about them, and to cast your vote. We'll be keeping this vote open extra-long (until noon on Thursday, September 10) so you have plenty of time to spread the word far and wide.

>> See the Pizza Pool bracket

Well, folks, after a long, hard, pizza-slinging slog, we've arrived. We've made it. We're at the reader-voted Final Four of the Washingtonian.com Pizza Pool. So let's get voting! In this afternoon's face-off, we have a Gallery Place fan favorite against a chain started by a Queens native. To cast your vote, check below, and for a refresher on how the brackets work, head here. You can also still vote in the Pete's New Haven Style Apizza vs. RedRocks Pizzeria here.

• See the main Pizza Pool page
• See the Pizza Pool bracket

UPDATE: This poll is now closed; RedRocks won, and will move on to the finals! We're still waiting for the Ella's vs. Flippin' Pizza contest to close at 3 PM; when that contest is over, we'll post the final face-off, which will stay open for voting for a week, until Thursday, September 10. 

Well, folks, after a long, hard, pizza-slinging slog, we've arrived. We've made it. We're at the reader-voted Final Four of the Washingtonian.com Pizza Pool. So let's get voting! In this morning's face-off, we have a Columbia Heights showdown. To cast your vote, check below, and for a refresher on how the brackets work, head here.

• See the main Pizza Pool page
• See the Pizza Pool bracket

UPDATE: This poll is closed. Flippin' Pizza won! 

Well, folks, we've made it even further on figuring out the best pizza in Washington! We're on to the Edible Eight of our Washingtonian.com Pizza Pool. For a refresher on how the brackets will work, head here.

• See the main Pizza Pool page
• See the Pizza Pool bracket

UPDATE: This poll is now closed; RedRocks won! 

Well, folks, we've made it even further on figuring out the best pizza in Washington! We're on to the Edible Eight of our Washingtonian.com Pizza Pool. Pete's New Haven Style Apizza eked out a win over Posto, and Ella's advanced over Radius. For a refresher on how the brackets will work, head here.

• See the main Pizza Pool page
• See the Pizza Pool bracket

UPDATE: This contest is over; Ella's won! 

Well, folks, we've made it even further on figuring out the best pizza in Washington! We're on to the Edible Eight of our Washingtonian.com Pizza Pool. The eight remaining pizza spots will be posted over the course of the next few days. We'll still be posting two contests a day, and each will remain open for 24 hours. For a refresher on how the brackets will work, head here.

• See the main Pizza Pool page
• See the Pizza Pool bracket