blue-collar pie from the Motor City to pizza aficionados nationwide. "I love New York-style pizza, but there is nothing like Detroit-style," said Dominiak.

A number of notable pizza chains had their start near Detroit, such as Domino’s, Little Caesars, and Jet’s Pizza. The Motor City’s other claim to fame is its delicious Detroit-style pizza.

“What the hell am I still doing in Detroit?” This is what Greg Tierney, owner of Motor City Pizza in Lewisville, asked himself in the midst of yet another long, cruel Michigan winter.

Detroit has been named one of the top five “pizza cities” in the U.S. The Motor City came in fourth place in a tie with Buffalo, New York — behind Rochester (New York), Philadelphia ...