Your votes named this restaurant the winner of our OKC Metro's Best Pizza Bracket

JaNae Williams, The Oklahoman
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Vote in our OKC Metro's Best Pizza bracket on who you think has the best pizza around Oklahoma City.
Vote in our OKC Metro's Best Pizza bracket on who you think has the best pizza around Oklahoma City.

Beginning March 5, we asked you to vote in a Sweet 16, March Madness-style bracket on pizza in Oklahoma City.

You made your voices known, both in voting and in comments about those restaurants not included in the bracket. You hated some of the options, loved others and were pretty vocal about the seeding of the bracket and restaurants you thought should have been on the list.

After four rounds of voting, Oklahoman readers chose Dado's Pizza as the winner of OKC Metro's Best Pizza bracket.
After four rounds of voting, Oklahoman readers chose Dado's Pizza as the winner of OKC Metro's Best Pizza bracket.

This was the second time we've done a bracket like this and once again, you the readers made it fun because of your engagement. Thank you for participating and being a part of this adventure with us.

Bracket breakdown and results

A look inside Dado's Pizza, which opened in Oklahoma City Nov. 19, 2022.
A look inside Dado's Pizza, which opened in Oklahoma City Nov. 19, 2022.

After the final round of voting, Dado's Pizza, 10942 N May Ave., was chosen by Oklahoman readers as the winner of the OKC Metro's Best Pizza Bracket.

Dado's beat out 15 other competitors across four rounds to achieve the win, beginning with the initial round of 16.

  • Saucee Sicilian

  • The Pizza Shack

  • Sauced on Paseo

  • The Wedge Pizzeria

  • Hideaway Pizza

  • Joey's Pizzeria

  • Pizzeria Gusto

  • Upper Crust Pizza

  • Empire Slice House

  • Papa Angelo's Pizza

  • Fair Weather Friend

  • Rendezvous Pizza

  • The Hall's Pizza Kitchen

  • Falcone's Pizza

  • Eastside Pizza House

  • Dado's Pizza

Those 16 went into a bracket and your votes each week determined who moved on, narrowing the field until just Dado's Pizza and Hideaway remained.

A monthly pizza special from Dado's Pizza, featuring brisket from Butcher Bar-B-Q stand and potatoes.
A monthly pizza special from Dado's Pizza, featuring brisket from Butcher Bar-B-Q stand and potatoes.

Dado's, a restaurant that opened in 2022 and has only one location, rose to the challenge — claiming the win over Hideaway, a force launched back in 1957 and boasting a three-state footprint including nine metro locations — through the support of locals.

The Dado's team was also invested in the outcome of the bracket by taking it upon themselves to encourage voting at the restaurant's checkout counter, and it seems that worked out in their favor.

A sign at the register at Dado's pizza encouraging visitors to vote during the OKC Metro's Best Pizza Bracket.
A sign at the register at Dado's pizza encouraging visitors to vote during the OKC Metro's Best Pizza Bracket.

Despite some earlier rounds being decided by as few as 12 votes, in the final round of voting Dado's garnered 75% (784 votes) of votes to Hideaway's 25% (265 votes), making them the clear winner in battle pizza.

Along the way, I consumed a lot of pizza from the restaurants on the list — we'll call it research — and what I learned is that Oklahoma has a pie for just about everyone out there.

The 16 restaurants in the bracket were chosen based on word of mouth and personal experience, of course there are more that could have been on the list, and some that you probably wish had been. Some are slated for possible future ideas and some I just may not have heard of, so let me know.

Have a favorite local pizza place that wasn't in the bracket or another restaurant you think I should check out? Email me at jbwilliams@oklahoman.com with ideas.

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Who has the best pizza in the OKC Metro? See who you picked