The rest of the world is finally starting to get hip to Detroit-style pizza.
Hungry Howie’s is the latest pizza chain to add Michigan’s take on deep-dish pizza to its menu, which will be available from participating locations nationwide starting on Sept. 15.
“Detroit is in our DNA, and introducing this style on a national scale is a full-circle moment for Hungry Howie’s,” Hungry Howie’s vice president of marketing and product development Jeff Rinke said in a statement. “It’s more than a menu launch. It’s a tribute to our beginnings and a bold step in our flavor evolution. We can’t wait for fans everywhere to taste a slice of our hometown.”
The company was founded in Taylor in 1973 and is now headquartered in Madison Heights.
Detroit-style pizza was invented in the mid-1940s at Buddy’s Rendezvous in Detroit by Gus Guerra, who allegedly used a rectangular steel pan used in the auto industry to give the pizza its signature shape and caramelized edges.
Long considered a regional favorite, Detroit-style pizza has become known outside of Michigan over the past decade or so.
Starting in 2021, Pizza Hut briefly offered Detroit-style pies nationwide.
Earlier this year, Metro Times reporter Steve Neavling ranked his favorite local Detroit-style pizzas.
Ranking the best Detroit-style pizzas
Thick, crispy, cheesy, and unmistakably Detroit. The city’s signature square pizza is a true local classic that has earned its place alongside New York’s foldable pies and Chicago’s deep-dish slabs. With its pillowy crust, and gooey cheese (typically Wisconsin brick) topped with dollops of savory sauce, Detroit-style pizza is comfort food at its finest. The…
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