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Readers' Choice Winner: Paradise Pizza

With 38 percent of the vote, Paradise Pizza wins our inaugural "Reader's Choice" contest.

and what more than one-third of them say is has the best pie in town.

The restaurant took 38 percent of Stratford's 581 votes. , which opened less than three months ago, took a distant second with 13 percent of the vote. And third place went to .

In addition to being the leading vote-getter, Paradise Pizza also managed to snag the most comments (17) and reviews (2) throughout the week: two factors in crowning a Reader's Choice.

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Here's how one reviewer lauded Paradise Pizza:

: St. Patty's is coming up! Andy does a ton of St. Patty's day special! Sheppard's Pie, corned beef and cabbage, bangers and mash & so much more. And not to mention all of the Irish favorites can be put ON TOP of a pizza. Oh yes! I will admit that Paradise is the best.

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There are 19 speciality pizzas listed on Paradise Pizza's website, including their cheeseburger pie, which was acclaimed by many in the comments section of our original poll.

Next week Stratford Patch will be asking readers to vote for their favorite bank in town. Voting begins at 5 a.m. on Monday.

Editor's note: An Internet poll is not the most ideal vote-collection system in the world, as we all know. That's why we always strive to be 100 percent clear with our readers at Patch that this is not in any way a scientific poll. Our readers' choice features (formerly "Best of") are designed to be a fun and completely friendly expression of our collective passion for great food, great service or a great product, all close to home. It's also a fantastic way for small and medium business owners -- the lifeblood of our local economy -- to show how much they appreciate their customers. We take a look at comments, reviews as well as the poll, not just any one aspect, in communicating back to readers who among the group of businesses may rise to the top in readers' minds. And even if one business mobilizes more "votes" over another, everyone comes away with a lot of visibility, great displays of loyalty and, best yet, our corner of the web now has a great deal more information about local businesses. We live and shop here too, so if anyone wants to learn more about how they can interact with their customers on Patch or have any suggestions for future readers' choice features, don't hesitate to reach out to your local editor whose email is at the top of your screen.


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