America's favorite pizza chains

In January, we opened a poll asking you to vote for your favorite American pizza chains. The 100 top-selling chains in the U.S. were considered, from the largest international behemoths to far smaller regional ones. Hundreds of voters chimed in, and while the race was tight, one chain rose to the top of the heap.

We asked our voters to take the entire pizza-going experience into consideration when voting for their favorites, taking into account convenience, menu diversity, the care put into making each pizza, the freshness and quality of ingredients, the atmosphere, as well as the flavor and texture of the pizza. Note that we’re not exactly identifying these chains as America’s best. Because this was a simple tally, it’s a ranking of America’s favorites — the chains that you, the readers of The Daily Meal, are most likely to turn to.