The Kenosha Area Noon Optimist Club’s annual Great Kenosha Pizza Bake-Off took place Sunday evening at the UAW Local 72 headquarters, 3615 Washington Road, Kenosha.

Proceeds from the event benefited the club and the Octagon Club at Tremper High School.

Attendees sampled pizzas served from different vendors and voted for their favorite.  There also was a  panel of celebrity judges that selected a winner in two specialty pizza categories — one for chain restaurants and one for local restaurants. The panel was made up of Chef Tony Mantuano of Kenosha’s Mangia, Kenosha Mayor Keith Bosman, state Rep. John Steinbrink, Boys and Girl Club of Kenosha President Wally Graffen and WLIP Radio Personality Bill Lawrence.

The celeb judges gave first place honors in the specialty pizza-local category to Baker’s Street. Nick-n-Willy’s won first place in the critic’s choice specialty pizza-chain category.

Though their backgrounds were varied, the “judges were all pretty close in their choices,” said Mantuano, whose Chicago restaurant – Spiaggia — is a favorite of President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.

Carl’s West, a new contestant this year, swept first place in the people’s choice categories of  cheese, sausage and specialty pizzas. Over 500 people attended, organizers said.

Here’s are the complete judging results:

• Critics Choice Specialty-Local: Baker Street, first place; Kaiser’s, second place; Good Fellas, third place.
• Critics Choice Specialty-Chain: Nick-n-Willy’s, first place; Rocky Rococco’s, second place; Tazino’s, third place.
• People’s Choice Cheese-Local: Carl’s West, first place; Luigi’s, second place; Antonio’s, third place.
• People’s Choice Cheese-Chain: Nick-n-Willy’s, first place; Rocky Rococco’s, second place; Tazino’s, third place.
• People’s Choice Sausage-Local: Carl’s West, first place; Luigi’s, second place; Kaiser’s, third place.
• People’s Choice Sausage-Chain: Nick-n-Willy’s, first place; Rocky Rococco’s, second place; Tazino’s, third place.
• People’s Choice Specialty-Local: Carl’s West, first place; Antonio’s, second place; Luigi’s, third place.
• People’s Choice Specialty-Chain: Nick-n-Willy’s, first place; Tazino’s, second place; Rocky Rocco’s, third place.

The full line-up of pizza bakers — who donated all of the pizza for the event — were: Antonio’s, Baker’s Street, Good Fellas, Kaiser’s, Luigi’s, Infusino’s Club House, Muggshots, Nick-n-Willy’s, Pazzo, Rocky Rococco and Tazinos.