Grandma Bob's Cheese Pizza

Grandma Bob's Cheese Pizza serves as the delicious foundation for all the other creations at this popular Corktown spot, which is known for its hand-made pizzas. While the shop is often celebrated for its playful specialty pies, the quality of any great pizzeria is judged by its simplest offering, and this classic pizza showcases the restaurant's mastery of the Detroit style and its quality core ingredients.

The pizza is a Detroit-style deep dish, characterized by its thick, rectangular crust that gets famously crispy and cheesy around the edges. It is topped with a fresh red sauce, 100% mozzarella cheese, and finished with a touch of basil. For those with dietary preferences, a vegan version is also available, substituting the mozzarella with a high-quality vegan cheese. The price for this classic starts at $13 for a medium deep dish and goes up to $26 for an extra-large.

As the fundamental offering, this pizza is the benchmark against which the pizzeria's quality is measured. In the heart of the style's birthplace, Grandma Bob's Cheese Pizza is directly compared to the classic cheese pizzas from legendary Detroit institutions like Buddy's Pizza, the originator of the style, as well as Loui's Pizza and Shield's Pizza. On a broader commercial scale, it competes with the popular deep-dish offerings from Jet's Pizza, a major Michigan-based chain that has taken the Detroit style nationwide.