Detroit-Style Pizza Is Having A Moment
Shoutout to pizza for getting us through the last year. Everyone has their favorite joint, and favorite toppings, but it appears thereâs been a little shakeup in Americaâs favorite dough-style. Detroit-style pizza is having a serious moment right now.
For those out of the loop, this kind of pie is essentially an offshoot of a Sicilian-style pizza. It features a thick crust, a rectangular shape thatâs crispier than its pizza brethren, and thereâs usually a golden coating of burnt cheese on the crust that makes the corner pieces worth fighting over. Or buying more than one pizza.
According to the pizza purchasing platform Slice, Detroit-style pizza had a 65% increase in orders last year compared to 2019. Meanwhile, food consulting firm Technomic says menu mentions of âDetroitâ in the pizza category are up 63% in the past five years.
And as further proof that the thicc pizza is trending, Pizza Hut has even jumped on board and recently unveiled its own Detroit pie.
