What is Detroit Style Pizza?
Up till a decade ago, Detroit natives just called it pizza.
The Detroit style deep dish pizza is unique and unlike any other pizza style. Thick, yet light crust is baked with extra cheese to the edges of the pan and warm tomato sauce on top. The crispy cheese edges, or Frico, is what gives The Detroit Pizza it’s signature crunch.
New to our state, as of the July 2026, Hickory Social House is one of a handfull of places in North Carolina serving Detroit Pizza! Stop by today or order one for Take Out or Delivery at this link!
This delicious pie can be traced back to Buddy’s Rendevous Pizzeria. According to Buddy’s Pizza’s own history on its website “The Detroit-style Pizza legacy began at Buddy’s Rendezvous Pizzeria on Six Mile and Conant Street on Detroit’s East Side when in 1946 Gus Guerra and team made their first square-shaped pizza. Baked in forged-steel pans borrowed from local automotive plants, they were able to produce a very light and crispy crust which is now known as Detroit-Style Pizza. This was the first known square pizza in the U.S.”
Detroit Pizza
It wasn’t until a pizza maker Shawn Randazzo, who owned Detroit Pizza Company, won Pizza Maker of the Year and also placed first in the Pan Division with a Detroit pizza at the 2012 International Pizza Challenge at Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. This was the first time a Detroit pizza took the top honor at the international pizza competition.
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