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.
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Iβve missed Buddyβs so much since I moved out of Michigan.
And Jetβs is bomb. Wish I had one near me.
Buddy's was the original but it is far from the best.
What defines Detroit style?
Dough cooked with motor oil.
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.
Lived on Detroit style all my life, and while it'll always be central to my selection of favorites, NY thin crust does it best for me, with L&B's Sicilian style taking a special nod.
I love Detroit style pizza!
For others asking: Detroit style is kind of like Sicilian pizza. Pan baked, rectangular, yeast crust, thick, chewy, crispy on the edges. Bottom layer is cheese. Then toppings and sauce that is usually a stripe of sauce.
The texture reminds me of old school Pizza Hut pan pizza. Thick, airy, oily, and my favorite part is the little crispy craggy bits on the top edge of the crust.
In Maryland we have a couple really great Detroit pizza joints. Underground Pizza in Baltimore is my favorite and quite good, but pretty pricey. Rad Pies is a little more remote but is quite good as well.
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!
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.
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.
I had a quick look online and it looks like the exact sort of pizza I try to avoid.
8 mile and Wyoming checking in.
The Detroit at Sourdough Willy's in Kingston, WA is outstanding.
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.
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)
Jetβs Pizza and Rocky Rococo are 2 chains that serve Detroit style if youβre looking to try it.
Ayyyy, fellow Jets enjoyer!
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.