The Cafe at The Bowling Alley, Warsaw, featuring Bib’s Smoked BBQ Chicken Pizza. (Photo provided)

The votes are in and the final contestants have been named in the Kosciusko County Pizza Wars. The Frog Tavern in Syracuse and The Cafe at The Bowling Alley in Warsaw are the two victors going head-to-head for the title of the “best pie in the county.” The third round of the competition will begin this Thursday, June 4, and will conclude Sunday, June 7.

Voting for the competition, which is hosted by the Kosciusko County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, kicked off on Friday, May 15. Voters can visit the KCCVB website to cast their vote every day. By registering, voters also enter themselves in a competition for a $50 gift certificate to the winning restaurant, to be announced at the close of the competition.

Frog Tavern, Inc., Syracuse, featuring The Wawasee.

Log in to vote each week to make sure their favorite restaurant gets the credit it deserves. Voters can keep checking the website and Kosciusko County’s social media pages and use the hashtag #PizzaWarsNI to follow their favorite pizza.

The Northern Indiana Pizza Wars is a follow up from last year’s Burger Wars contest. After 60,000 votes cast, The View Tavern of South Bend was crowned the Burger Wars Champion for all of Northern Indiana.

The original eight contenders in the competition were Angelo’s Chicago Style Pizza & Beef, Warsaw, featuring their Chicago Style Deep Dish any way you want it; The Cafe at The Bowling Alley, Warsaw, featuring Bib’s Smoked BBQ Chicken Pizza; Danny’s Sports Bar and Pizzeria (Barbee Hotel Restaurant), Warsaw featuring the Chicago Style Crust “People’s Choice”; Down Under Family Dining, Syracuse, featuring their 16″ Deluxe; Fire N The Hole, Mobile Restaurant featuring the Just What the Doctor Ordered pizza; Frog Tavern, Inc., Syracuse, featuring The Wawasee; Light Rail Village Cafe, Winona Lake, featuring The Carne; Red’s Sweets, Claypool with their Puller Porker.