And the Garwood Winner is...Mama's Pizza

The votes are in: is Garwood's favorite pizza place according to our

Mama's beat out the competition with 36 percent of the vote. The number two and three picks were (26 percent) and (7 percent).

Mama's owner Mike Sciortino was thrilled to hear the news on Friday afternoon. "Our pizza is authentic," says Sciortino, who hails from Palermo, Sicily. "It has an original taste and we use Pillsbury dough and good products. And there's lots of love in the pizza here."

The business has been on South Avenue for 22 years and is family operated. Residents have grown accustomed to seeing familiar faces behind the counter, including Mike's father Gregorio (better known as "Pop"), and at their door with longtime delivery man John Levins. "They all ask for John when ordering delivery," says Sciortino. 

"I just like the way it tastes," says regular customer and Garwood resident Bill Severage. "The dough is very consistent. At other pizzerias the pizza tastes totally different depending on which employee makes it. Here it's always the same. It's fresh, priced right, delivery is always right on time. I hope they stay here another 22 years."

Sciortino says the favorite slices are plain, pepperoni, sausage, spinach-ricotta and specialty options like chicken parmesan and ziti pizza.

Congrats, Mama's Pizza! Check back on Monday when we ask you to vote for your favorite cup of coffee in the borough in the next addition of our "Best Of" series.