Charlie’s Homemade tops for specialty pizzas

Amie’s is people’s champ at Palooza festival

Sue Thanasiu wears a pizza hat while serving drinks during the annual Pizza Palooza on Saturday in Sylvania.

Pizza Palooza winners have been served up and awards dished out.

Charlie’s Homemade Pizza and Italian Cuisine won best specialty pizza at this year’s festival, held by the Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce at Centennial Terrace. About 12,000 people were expected at the two-day event that began Friday night.

The winners were:

People’s choice award winners

First: Amie’s Pizza

Second: Charlie’s Pizza

Third: J-Cups Pizza

Judges Specialty Pizza

First: Charlies Pizza

Second: Pizza Papalis

Third: Amie’s Pizza

Judges Cheese/​Pepperoni

First: Jets Pizza

Second: J-Cups

Third: Charlie’‍s

Media Contest

First: WSPD Radio

Second: WRVF 101.5 The River

Third: WIOT

Corporate

First: Flower Hospital

Second: Jamilyn Fox — Nationwide Insurance

Third: The VZN Group