The dough is akin to a spongy Sicilian pie don’t expect a New York-style chew. The basic requirements: It’s called “square,” even though it’s a rectangle, and it’s traditionally cooked in blue steel pans used in the automotive industry. The style traces its roots to the Detroit icon Buddy’s, which opened as a bar in the 1930s and became a full-fledged restaurant in the 1940s, at which point owner Gus Guerra reportedly worked a Sicilian-style pizza into something new. There’s even a bit of New Haven-style pizza, with a growing presence of Pepe’s locations coming in from Connecticut (and the eventual opening of Apizza in Boston’s West End).ĭetroit-style pizza, though, remains a bit of a mystery to many Bostonians, with its somewhat upside-down construction eliciting raised eyebrows. He lives in Ann Arbor with his wife and their dog, Lucy, who are both eager to accompany him on his adventures.The Boston area has long enjoyed a plethora of pizza styles, from the bar pizzas of the South Shore to the beach pizzas of the North Shore wood-fired Neapolitan to big, floppy New York slices thick, comforting Sicilian pizza to the New England Greek pizza found at every House of Pizza around. Next time you are in the Detroit area, be sure to stop in and grab a slice of pizza history.Ībout the Author: A born and raised Michigander, Tony runs the blog Great Lakes, Better Food, which chronicles his food adventures from all over the state. The best part is, you can’t go wrong with any of these spots.
Similar to Buddy’s, Loui’s is frozen in time with its checkered tablecloths and hundreds of empty Chianti bottles that hang from the ceiling. Our next stop on the lineage tour was Loui’s Pizza, founded by a long-time chef at Buddy’s, Louis Tourtois, which explains the similarity between the pizzas at each location. The sauce made of crushed tomatoes and topped with fresh basil, roasted garlic, and red onion provided a nice change of pace from the more traditional places. After trying his “Margherita in the D” pizza, I can see why. Shawn was also crowned as the World Champion Pizza Maker of the Year at the 2012 International Pizza Challenge. After owning and operating a Cloverleaf location with his mother for 16 years, Shawn decided to branch out and put his own spin on the square pie and opened Detroit Style Pizza Company. We also made it to the new kid on the block, Detroit Style Pizza Company, run by World Pizza Champion Shawn Randazzo. Clair Shoresĭetroit Style Pizza | Photo Courtesy of Detroit Style Pizza Company The extra crispy edges on this pie received high praise from the group.ģ. Cloverleaf claims to carry on the original recipe that Gus developed at Buddy’s. Next on our itinerary was Cloverleaf Bar & Restaurant, founded by Gus & Anna after they sold Buddy’s Rendezvous in 1953. With the bocce ball courts outside and a bar area lined with pictures of Tigers legends, Buddy’s is a landmark worthy of its reputation.Ģ.
The sauce is what sets Buddy’s pizzas apart – the bright tomato sauce and a hint of herbs act as the perfect complement to the salty pepperoni. We went with the classic Detroiter – cheese, sauce, and pepperoni on top so that it crisps up and chars slightly. Detroiters have been fighting for corner slices ever since. Legend has it that Gus got his initial batch of pans from a friend who worked in a factory that used the pans for spare parts. The pans are a thick steel that are more similar to a cast iron skillet than a cake pan.
The characteristics of the pizza – the soft and airy square crust, the crunchy exterior, the caramelized cheese that edges the pizza – are all due to the deep pans in which the pizzas are baked. The key ingredient in a proper Detroit-style pizza isn’t something you eat – it’s the pan. The Sicilian dough, topped with cheese and tomato sauce, would become the model for pizza in Detroit. He enlisted the help of his wife, Anna, who borrowed a dough recipe from her Sicilian mother. In 1946, Gus owned what was then a neighborhood bar, Buddy’s Rendezvous, when he decided he needed something new for the menu. Buddy's Pepperoni Pizza | Photo Courtesy of Buddy's Pizzaĭetroit-style pizza, a descendent of Sicilian-style pizza, traces its roots to one man – Gus Guerra.
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