Garnering 49 percent of the votes and a rating on its directory listing, the winner of the 2012 Readers’ Choice for best pizza in Des Plaines is Countryside Saloon.

Janet Bar, co-owner, said they cut their thin crust pizza into squares, like old school pizzerias, and it has a really great and long history, originating from a family recipe more than 50 years old from Bellini’s Italian Cuisine in Chicago.

“It’s a pizza that has a history behind it,” Bar said. “It’s not just something that we developed when we came to Countryside.”

Earlier: Readers’ Choice for best Italian food. 

Julia Brenner wrote in her review of Countryside Saloon, “Great new outdoor patio!!! The best ranch sauce around! I also love their salad pizza.”

Bar said the combination of hot and cold on the salad pizza was one of the most popular items at the sports bar.

“That’s a meal in itself,” Bar said.

Scoring honorable mentions were Little Villa Pizza, with 19 percent of the vote, and Allegretti’s Pizza & Pasta Ristorante, with 12 percent.

Find Patch on Facebook; click like.

Stay connected: Receive an email from Des Plaines Patch with headlines in the morning for free.