Detroit-Style Pizza

[EACarlson]

Growing up it was Detroit Style from Rocky Rococo. They closed the last one in Minneapolis in the mid 90's and I didn't get it again until my wife brought me to her hometown in 2008. Now I have it about once every six months since we now live one mile from a Rocky's. I still do and will always prefer a true Chicago style from Gino's, but Rocky's is pretty good if you're willing to put up with the grease.

 

[Jennasis]

There is a frozen brand Walmart sells that is good. Motor City Detroit Style.

 

[MrsPete]

I have never heard of this, but I think I bought a frozen version at Target some months ago. It was really good, but expensive.

Now I'm motivated to make one homemade.

 

[Starport Seven-Five]

Jet’s is #1 for me, too. I also love a Buddy’s pizza. Yummy!

We love Buddy's. One of the gems we have discovered after moving to the Detroit area.

 

[disykat]

There is a frozen brand Walmart sells that is good. Motor City Detroit Style.

I think that's the brand I found at Costco too.

 

[Colleen27]

If we ever leave home for good, I think it would be the thing I miss most. I grew up on Detroit-style pizza from Buddy's (the original) at their first location, and I love that they've since become a chain with locations all over the Detroit metro because it means I can still order from them semi-often.

 

[bcuinohio]

I think that's the brand I found at Costco too.

Yes it is.

 

[_19disnA]

Never knew it was another type of pizza. Recipes online seem to describe a thick pizza crust with cheese as the first topping. Most pizzas layer the sauce first, other ingredients, then cheese last. Some recipes also use a small square pan.

 

[fly girl]

We had a Jet's Pizza by our home (Cincy) and it closed. That particular one was not good. I have had it in Michigan at my sisters and we liked it. But here, nope.

Just tried Buddy's Pizza last week and it was good! Detroit style is not my favorite, but I have to admit Buddy's 6 Mile was tasty.

 

[elgerber]

Growing up it was Detroit Style from Rocky Rococo. They closed the last one in Minneapolis in the mid 90's and I didn't get it again until my wife brought me to her hometown in 2008. Now I have it about once every six months since we now live one mile from a Rocky's. I still do and will always prefer a true Chicago style from Gino's, but Rocky's is pretty good if you're willing to put up with the grease.

Theres a Rocky's in Brooklyn Park, never closed, still open for business.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

I never heard of Detroit style pizza. Looks like Sicilian to me.

I’m in NJ and I’m very picky about my pizza but I don’t mind Sicilian pizza.

 

[Jennasis]

It's similar to Sicilian in that it is a square pizza with a thick crust but it has now edge crust. The cheese goes all the way to the edge of the pie.

 

[Farro]

The picture is from Arinell's Pizza, which has locations in Berkeley and San Francisco. They call their thin style "Neopolitan" and the thick style "Sicilian". And I've worked with Italians. When I brought one of those thick ones back to the office, someone commented on the "Sicilian".

However, many just laugh at Italian-American cuisine. Although it's supposed of Italian origin, one asked "what's fettuccine Alfredo?" And spaghetti with meatballs?

It's not supposed Italian origin, it is from Italian Origin. Read up on the history of Italians emigrating to this country and see how the food is based from the homeland. Especially Southern Italy. Of course it's been Americanized over the years because, you know, we live in America.

 

[bcla]

It's not supposed Italian origin, it is from Italian Origin. Read up on the history of Italians emigrating to this country and see how the food is based from the homeland. Especially Southern Italy. Of course it's been Americanized over the years because, you know, we live in America.

I get that. Their comments were more or less a perception of Americans that these things were somehow popular in Italy. On the other hand, they were all northern Italian. They were also bemused by the American perception of Italian food as spicy or laden with garlic, which were far more common in the south, and especially more common in Italian-American food.

At the same time, read customer reviews of Chinese restaurants where there's criticism that a place isn't "authentic" because it doesn't have egg foo young or chop suey. Chinese cuisine is also divided into north vs south.

 

[EACarlson]

Theres a Rocky's in Brooklyn Park, never closed, still open for business.

But as a Southside kid Brooklyn Park was a long ways away. And I'd always forget it was there. There used to be one on Lake and Nicollet as well as one Downtown I used to go to.

My kids just saw an add for the heart shaped pizza and reminded me we had to have it for Valentine's Day. We've had it every year since we moved to WI in 2017.

 

[lovesmurfs]

The picture of the square slice you shared is Sicilian style pizza. It’s popular in Brooklyn. Most of the pizzerias have the round pie and the square Sicilian.

Grew up in NJ. My parents would buy Sicilian style because one pie would feed all four of us. My mom could never remember the right name for it. One time she called in a "caesarean." The guy laughed and said, "Lady, we don't do that here." She was so embarrassed that she made me go pick up the order.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I have had the Detroit style pizza a few times before. I like it!

 

[bcla]

Pizza Hut just brought out their Detroit-style pizza. Not everyone seems to like it.

https://blog.pizzahut.com/pizza-hut-unveils-new-handcrafted-detroit-style-pizza-nationwide/

 

[cabanafrau]

Buddy's is widely considered the standard for Detroit style pizza, not Jet's, and certainly not Little Caesar's. Despite being the same company, their pies from every location other than the original somehow can't even quite compete with those from the original location.

A neighbor works for the company and I know Buddy's was in the midst of a big expansion plan to add locations in other states. I think it's likely the pandemic may have put the brakes on the idea for now, but I haven't heard officially. Despite pizza being a customary carry out menu item, not even Buddy's is rolling through this pandemic unscathed, which really sounds an alarm for the restaurant industry as a whole.

 

[Moliphino]

I get that. Their comments were more or less a perception of Americans that these things were somehow popular in Italy. On the other hand, they were all northern Italian. They were also bemused by the American perception of Italian food as spicy or laden with garlic, which were far more common in the south, and especially more common in Italian-American food.

At the same time, read customer reviews of Chinese restaurants where there's criticism that a place isn't "authentic" because it doesn't have egg foo young or chop suey. Chinese cuisine is also divided into north vs south.

I was very pleasantly surprised when I went to Italy (Rome mainly) to find that the food is quite different from American Italian food. I hate tomatoes and they're so ubiquitous in American Italian food. There's no authentic carbonara to be found near me (unless we make it, which we do quite often now).