Loui's Pizza in Hazel Park, MI Named Best Pizza in Midwest

You have a lot of choices across the state of Michigan when it comes to yummy pizza. Heck, Detroit even has its own style of pizza.

So when you think about all the pizza joints across the entirety of the Midwest, you have a mind boggling amount of choices. So, it's a pretty high accolade to be named the best pizza spot in the Midwest.

That's the honor that one Michigan pizza currently holds.

The Top 100 Pizza Spots in the Midwest

Recently, Yelp put together the list of the "Top 100 Pizza Spots in the Midwest 2024". They looked through thousands of reviews, honing in on certain keywords, amount of stars, and more to determine this ranking. And based on that information, one place in Michigan came away with the number one spot!

Allow me to introduce you to Loui's Pizza in Hazel Park.

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Loui's Pizza in Hazel Park, Michigan Has the Best Pizza in the Midwest

Loui's is family-owned and has been slingin' slices for nearly 50 years. And the namesake and founder, Louis Tourtois, even learned and honed his skills at Buddy's Pizza (a famous Detroit-based pizza chain, often credited with inventing "Detroit-style" pizza).

It really looks delicious. And even David Portnoy gave it a 7.7.

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While Loui's Pizza held down the number one spot, there were 15 other Michigan places that made the best of 100 list, including:

Pie Sci in Detroit at 14
Market 22 in Maple City at 18
Fredi The PizzaMan in Melvindale at 23
The Filling Station Microbrewery in Traverse City at 43
Tawas Bay Pizza Co in Tawas City at 52
Major Tomato in Allen Park at 55
Patellie's in Three Oaks at 57
Quarantino's in Grand Rapids at 62
Silver Beach Pizza in St. Joseph at 68
Buddy's Pizza in Detroit at 69
Grandma Bob's in Detroit at number 74
Foggia's Pizzeria in Southgate at number 75
Charles and Reid Detroit Pizza in Traverse City at number 76
112 Pizzeria Bistro in Rochester Hills at number 78
Antoniou's Towne Square Pizza in Rochester Hills at 79

Think of this as you pizza road trip map.

Most Interesting Pizza Topping Combos in the Lansing Area

Pizza has to be one of America's favorite foods. As Americans, we consume around 3 billion pizzas each year, which evens out to about 23 pounds per person per year. And that's a heck of a lot of pizza. With so many people eating so much pizza, of course, we're going to see some awesome variety when it comes to toppings, from the standard to the wacky. If you want to step outside of your comfort zone and take your tastebuds on an adventure, check out some of these Lansing area restaurants that have the most unique pizza topping combos around.

Gallery Credit: Kristen Matthews

East Lansing Needs A 24-Hour Pizza Vending Machine Like These Ones in Jackson

East Lansing is a college town, home to MSU. And because of that, there are a bunch of young adults around town; living, working, going to school, and going out to the bar. That's why East Lansing needs a 24-hour pizza vending machine like these ones in Jackson.

Gallery Credit: Kristen Matthews

Source: One Michigan Pizza Joint Has Been Dubbed the ‘Best in the Midwest’

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