Detroit-style pizza

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Detroit-style pizza is a style of pizza, developed in Detroit, Michigan, that is very close to the Sicilian style pizzas, or is also known in other places as 'Italian bakery style pizza'. It is a square pizza, with a thick deep-dish crust (sometimes twice baked), and with sauce put on the pizza last.^{[citation needed]} It's sometimes described as a lot like a cross between Sfinciuni with a more traditional pizza build.^{[citation needed]}

The origins of "Detroit-style" pizza are from local Detroit pizzeria , Cloverleaf Pizza, who developed and began serving their signature pizza in 1946.^{[citation needed]} Cloverleaf founder Gus Guerra went on to found Buddy's Pizza, which is one of the Detroit chains that serves Detroit-style pizza.^{[citation needed]} Other chains that serve Detroit-style pizza include Loui's Pizza and Shield's Pizza.

Despite its Detroit origins, it is rarely referred to as "Detroit-style" pizza in Metro Detroit.^{[citation needed]} Locally it is more often simply called either square, or deep-dish pizza.^{[citation needed]}