{"id":844790,"date":"2025-04-05T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/best-of\/crust-worth-the-hype\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:09:52","slug":"crust-worth-the-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2025\/04\/05\/crust-worth-the-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"Crust worth the hype"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Daily Herald&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/best-of\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Of Snohomish County<\/a> 2024 results are in!<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s time to celebrate the absolute best of the best, chosen by the community! From local favorites to hidden gems, here are your top picks for the &lsquo;Best Pizza&rsquo;:<\/p>\n<p>First Place: <a href=\"https:\/\/spartaspizza.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sparta&rsquo;s Pizza &amp; Pasta House<\/a> in Bothell, Lynnwood and Mill Creek<\/p>\n<p>Sparta&rsquo;s Pizza &amp; Pasta House is a Greek-style pizza restaurant also offering signature pasta, salads and sandwiches. Their mission is all about delicious food, exceptional service, and deep community roots. Established in 1978 as a pioneer among pizza restaurants along Hwy 99, Sparta&rsquo;s Pizza has grown into an iconic dining destination in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Conveniently located in Lynnwood, Downtown Bothell, and Mill Creek, Sparta&rsquo;s Pizza is your go-to for a family-friendly dining experience. Enjoy &ldquo;The Best Pizza in The Universe&rdquo; your way, with options for dine-in, takeout, and delivery. They also offer catering to make your gatherings effortless and memorable.<\/p>\n<p>Second Place: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynbros.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Bros. Pizzeria<\/a> in Mill Creek, Mukilteo and Everett<\/p>\n<p>Third Place: <a href=\"https:\/\/contospizza.com\" target=\"_blank\">Contos Pizza and Pasta<\/a> in Lake Stevens<\/p>\n<p>But the excitement doesn&rsquo;t stop here! Dive into the <a href=\"https:\/\/heraldnet-wa.newsmemory.com\/?special=Best+of+Snohomish+County\" target=\"_blank\">full list of winners<\/a> and see all the amazing businesses that made the cut. Who knows? You might discover your next favorite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From wood-fired classics to cheesy favorites, these pizza places are stealingt the spotlight <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1129,"featured_media":844791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[816,609],"tags":[244,727,718],"class_list":["post-844790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-of","category-food-drink","tag-instagram","tag-best-of","tag-food-and-drink"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/heraldnet.com\/2025\/04\/05\/crust-worth-the-hype\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Crust worth the hype","url":"http:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2025\/04\/05\/crust-worth-the-hype\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2025\/04\/05\/crust-worth-the-hype\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/39064397_pizza---TSR.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/39064397_pizza---TSR.png"},"articleSection":"Best Of","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Wire Service"}],"creator":["Wire Service"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"HeraldNet.com","logo":""},"keywords":["as seen on instagram ...","best of","food and drink"],"dateCreated":"2025-04-05T16:30:00Z","datePublished":"2025-04-05T16:30:00Z","dateModified":"2026-03-27T19:09:52Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Crust worth the hype\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.heraldnet.com\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/05\\\/crust-worth-the-hype\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.heraldnet.com\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/05\\\/crust-worth-the-hype\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.heraldnet.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/39064397_pizza---TSR.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.heraldnet.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/39064397_pizza---TSR.png\"},\"articleSection\":\"Best Of\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Wire Service\"}],\"creator\":[\"Wire Service\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"HeraldNet.com\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"as seen on instagram ...\",\"best of\",\"food and drink\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2025-04-05T16:30:00Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-05T16:30:00Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-27T19:09:52Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/heraldnet.com\/p.js"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":890407,"href":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844790\/revisions\/890407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}