Supino's Pizza
2457 Russell Street
http://supinopizzeria.com/
I can't believe it took me this long, but I FINALLY checked out Supino's pizza. With a wonderful roommate who's sole reason for living is pizza (seriously, she once told me she will never love a man the way she loves pizza) I could not believe I had never been here.
The place is TINY, the above picture was taken while standing on a chair at a table in the front window, but do not let that stop you. I'm being 100% serious when I say that this was probably the best pizza I had in my entire life. Their menu is divided into 2 sections; red (with sauce) and white (without sauce) pizza. We opted for the white, primavera- tomatoes, onions, artichokes, eggplant, spinach and mozzarella. I will admit, I was a bit skeptical about a pizza sans sauce, but it was not missed at all. Supino's pizzas are made on a thinner New York style crust in contrast to a Chicago deep dish style which I love. When given the decision of the 12" or the 18", go with the 18". I promise you, you will want to stuff your face with all of the cheesy, delicious goodness that is this pizza. Not to mention one slice is the size of your face.
some girl and her face sized slice
While the pizza was the best I have ever had, I think my favorite part of the place was the atmosphere. Supino's was the most "Detroit" place I was all summer. The corners of the place are dirty, but not in a unclean way, but more so a worn one. The people are a collection of business men heading in for a rushed lunch, small families celebrating birthdays, farmers who have just closed their stands in Eastern Market, or 5'4" Biology/Environmental Science dorks. Multiple times during my visit, I looked out the front windows to see Eastern Market with it's small produce stands, to the small chunk of city skyline and had to remind myself I live here! I live in a pretty damn cool city with so much to offer and I am so grateful to be living in the center of it all.
PEACE.LOVE.DETROIT.
-Amy
