Talk:Detroit-style pizza

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[edit] Article notes

Okay, I started this post with the intent of returning to it. Detroit pizza is a regional anomaly that's you'd be hard pressed to find outside of the Detroit Metro Area. As mentioned before, it's a square deep dish pizza that's a lot like a cross between Sfinciuni with a more traditional pizza build. This style of pizza can be found at any number of local pizza places and at a good third of all the party stores. A good start: http://www.buddyspizza.com/ourhistory.htm KingMob 03:29, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Based on your comments and the link you posted, I removed the {{prod}} tag. Otherwise, it would have been deleted in a couple of days! I think my concerns were addressed enough to keep the article. It needs work, but it's hardly unique in that. --Ginkgo100 talk · e@ 19:50, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Detroit-based chains

"Detroit-style pizza" usually makes me think of the major Detroit-based pizza chains like Domino's pizza and Little Caesars. They also have a distinctive style of pizza, notably very chewy from a firm crust and thick cheese. (Somebody else can probably describe it better than I can.)

However, the style of pizza described in the article is also common in the Detroit area. That's the style served by the Cottage Inn in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, isn't it? Still, I don't think it's nearly as common as the cheap takeout pizza popularized by the major chains. Bradd 19:49, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] No single "Detroit" style

Comments from a Detroit-born pizza guy: In the 60's the franchising boom started. From that era Little Caesars, Domino's and Dino's Pizza enjoyed 75% market share. At that time 80% of all pizza was hand tossed, medium thin, deck baked pizza. That's the "Detroit-style" pizza I grew up with. The remaining market share went to deep dish square Sicilian pizza that was made famous by Buddy's, Cloverleaf and Shields Pizza. These 3 icons made (and still do) a very light, crunchy pan style dough that has the cheese on the dough followed by the toppings and sauce on last. That's the "Italian bakery style" described in the article and remembered fondly by many Detroiters. However, even that isn't the last word: In the 70's and 80's a dozen more chains have flourished. Some that come to mind are: Papa Romano's, Dolly's, Hungry Howies, Toarmina's [sic], Buschemi's [sic], Jets, Cottage Inn, and many more. The pizzas are all different .... I can't put my finger on any one type or style pizza that is representitive of Detroit. It's truly a mixed bag. Based on this, I think the article needs a major rewrite (to include the major Detroit-based franchises) or possibly even deletion.

Source: http://www.pmq.com/cgi-bin/tt/index.cgi?noframes;read=4028

Bradd 12:55, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notability

Are there any sources to show that this is a real pizza style (not just served at a few places in Detroit and marketed as "Detroit-style")? The current sources consist of two business websites and three reviews of restaurants marketing "Detroit" pizza. Also, when the article says "thick deep-dish crust" and "sauce put on the pizza last" that sounds a lot like the well-known Chicago-style pizza. Is "Detroit-style" fundamentally different from this in any way?18.96.6.79 (talk) 04:15, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Advertisement?

I am concerned by the fact that the majority of the article is devoted to one particular restaurant (Buddy's). While Buddy's may be the important in the what is being called "Detroit-style pizza", the amount of space devoted to one restaurant when discussing a style of pizza makes the article seem more of an advertisement of that restaurant. The language also indicates that the last part of the article is intended to advertise Buddy's than to inform about "Detroit-style pizza." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.24.32.77 (talk) 00:06, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I be'd bold and deleted the suspicious text. If anyone wants to know just how grateful Buddy's is to its fans for the enthusiasm and following that Buddy's generates, they can go to http://www.buddyspizza.com/ourhistory.htm (one click from Buddy's main page), from which the promotional text was shamelessly copypasted. 198.189.162.239 (talk) 21:38, 23 February 2008 (UTC)