Jet’s Pizza and Rocky Rococo are 2 chains that serve Detroit style if you’re looking to try it.
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I didn't even realize Jets was more than a Wisconsin thing
Its based out of Detroit. As is Dominos, Little Caesars, and Hungry Howies. Detroit is the pizza capital of the US.
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Second (or i guess, like, 4th?) jets. I almost always try to order a pizza from there when i'm in town.
Ayyyy, fellow Jets enjoyer!
Yes! I loved Rocky Rococo’s! Jets can almost scratch that itch, but I wish there were still Rocky Rococo’s near me.
Jets pizza opened up recently near me in Texas.
It was pretty good for my first try of Detroit style.
As a Texan with a wife from Detroit, other than individual little pizzerias, Jets is gonna be the best Detroit style you'll probably find.
Gotta give it up for Buddy's in Detroit though.
Detroit really is a great place to get food though.
My BIL, trying to get enough airline miles for something, once flew into Detroit just to eat, then flew back. He is enamored by aviation though, the type of person to go to the airport to watch planes take off and land. Then again, he gets into the centurion club free, so he can wait until the last minute to get to his gate, and get free food and alcohol so maybe he just misses most of the hassles of flying.
What defines Detroit style?
Dough cooked with motor oil.
Sounds a bit greasy
As per the first hit on Google:
Detroit-style pizza is a rectangular pan pizza with a thick, crisp, chewy crust. It is traditionally topped to the edges with Wisconsin brick cheese, which caramelizes against the high-sided heavyweight rectangular pan.
Thanks. As a brit I've never seen that in the wild, but might have seen a picture on the Internet I guess
Until Jon Stewart's rant about Chicago Style deep dish, I had always thought I had Chicago style. But it's actually Detroit style that I've had.
Personally, I prefer New York style, tho.
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A good quality Detroit-style, like from Buddy's or from Frank's in Wyandotte a little Southwest of Detroit, those are my favorite pizzas. If I'm getting something cheaper like Jet's though I actually prefer the round.
Frank's is my favorite lol
Borderline whether it should count as pizza but the prosciutto pie is crazy good.
I've had Buddy's pizza when visiting the Detroit area and I thought it was really good.
I have a Jet's near me and it's one my favorites to get takeout from.
Buddy's was the original but it is far from the best.
8 mile and Wyoming checking in.
Nope, I'm European so I've never heard of it tbh. I like pizza, so I wouldn't mind trying if I ever end up ip in the area somehow
As a Michigander it's funny to me that 4 major nationwide pizza chains are from Michigan (jets, hungry howies, little Caesars, and dominos), I don't really think of Michigan pizza as particularly noteworthy.
Long time sf bay resident I think best east bay Detroit style is fat apples in Berkeley or El cerrito. (And since it keeps coming up in the comments, best east bay deep dish/chicago style is little star over Zachary's, I live between the two off solano and stand firm in this decision)
I make them at home because most pizza in Sacramento sucks.
I've lived in the Detroit area all my life and only a couple of years ago did I realize that it was a regional style of pizza. Just always assumed square pizza was a norm. And I just don't prefer it to a standard round pizza with a thick sauce.
I totally forgot about Detroit-style. It's good too!
I had a quick look online and it looks like the exact sort of pizza I try to avoid.
Detroit style is the freaking best
Love it. Here in Los Angeles we have Detroit pizza depot. A sausage one with a faygo red pop is amazing.
Omg yes and it's my favorite. Absolutely hands down, the best.
There is a place in Vancouver called AJ's brooklyn pizza joint that does a Detroit style pizza, I'll usually grab one every couple of months.
Shout-out from Rochester, NY! There's a restaurant called Pizza Wizard here with some seriously delicious Detroit deep dish
I’ve had Detroit style pizza, but I can’t say I liked it very much compared to other pizza styles so I don’t have good recommendations.
My favorite is neapolitan pizza so I’d recommend trying one if you come across a place that does them and haven’t tried it yet.
The Detroit at Sourdough Willy's in Kingston, WA is outstanding.
Was just popping in to say this! All of their pizza is great but the "Detroit-style New Yorker" is amazing. Pepperoni, Italian sausage, ricotta dollops, pizza sauce, Mike’s hot honey & basil. Or the cup & char if you just want a great Detroit-style pepperoni.
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I wish I could remember the place my Chicagoan friend took me to but it was great. In my area on the east coast we have a chain called Pizzeria Uno which has a reasonable facsimile of Chicago deep dish. But nothing beats Chi-town's sourdough deep dish pizza!
I love both Chicago style and Detroit style and they are not the same thing. Detroit style has a lot of breadiness to the crust where Chicago is like a denser crust. And detroit is typically rectangular with toppings all the way to the edge. There isn't really a proper crust to grab.
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Detroiter here! If you're ever in the detroit/metro detroit area, you gotta try Louie's pizza or Detroit style pizza company. Both are amazing!
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Yes, it’s great and I enjoy it more than flatbread or thin crust. My fave is from Patxi’s in Santa Barbara, CA
The best thing about Detroit style is that it's not Chicago style.
Are you throwing shade at Chicago thin or deep dish?
Deep dish, I've never had a Chicago style thin crust - what's it like?
Absolute best I've had is from Wrecktangle Pizza in Minneapolis
Learn to make it yourself! It's not that bad. You can probably use premade pizza dough from the store or a local pizza shop.
I had it twice. I hateeeee Detroit style pizza. its just not what I want in a pizza. For context my favorite type of pizza is metropolitan
Detroit style is my favorite style of pizza. I live in NC, so other than Jet's (which is a decent version) my best bet is making it myself.
Adam Ragusea has a video on making it at home for anyone who wants to try: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahxKAlbp6DU. Get the special pan, it's not expensive and it definitely helps the overall quality.
Pizza Wizard in Rochester NY is unbeatable
It’s pretty good, but doesn’t satisfy the same craving as a good slice of NY style.
That said, there’s a place here in Seattle called Moto Pizza that makes incredible Detroit-styles pies.
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Shoutout to 211 in Lancaster, PA that makes a killer D-style (and an even more killerer NY style)
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