Patrick and I are reveling in the fact we can still just pop by a restaurant on a whim so we ate brunch at Leon's, a family diner in Dearborn, yesterday and just dropped into Buddy's Pizza today. (We're sure all that "popping in" will change when Baby M arrives, and I've been scoping out kid-friendly places and stores/restaurants that have changing tables in the bathrooms, etc.)
Buddy's has several things going for it: It's super kid-friendly (a crying little girl drew the attention of a waitress who came over to try to make her smile today) and it has delicious pizza.
Evidence of the latter: the Food Network named it one of the top five pizza places in the nation.
Here's the list:
Pizza Places
Vicolo Pizza - San Francisco, CA
Grimaldi's - Brooklyln, NY
Waldo Pizza - Kansas City, MO
Buddy's Pizza - Detroit, MI
Jumbo's Seafood and Pizza Eatery - Wildwood, NJ
From Buddy's Web site:
In 1936, Buddy’s existed as a "blind pig," skirting the State and Federal laws that governed the on-site sale and usage of alcohol. Booze was available there. The owner at the time was August “Gus” Guerra.
In 1944, Gus turned the blind pig into a legitimate tavern, but with World War II still raging, business was suffering. In 1946, Gus decided to add Sicilian style pizza to the menu. Soon the neighbors – and out-of-towners – were becoming hooked on Gus’s unique recipe. The legend of Detroit’s original square pizza was born.
More than 61 years, and numerous awards later, Buddy's continues to serve Detroit's original square pizza, made from scratch soups, and our celebrated Antipasto salad. Over time we have added a variety items to our menu including pastas, burgers, sandwiches and more - each prepared just as they would have been in 1946 — with the freshest ingredients and an acute attention to detail.
2 comments:
And yet you never ask us out with you...for shame, for shame!
(I only go to Buddy's when baby bro is in town, as he can get the best veggie pizza there, but Leon's?! Come on, woman, you know that Brian and I are naming our first child after it!)
AQ,
(Oops. I mean AL.) We actually almost did call you to come to Leon's. After all, you got us hooked on the place. It was a spur of the moment thing, and I was like, "Oh, they're probably busy."
See? That's what I get!
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