Description: Legend has it that Louis is the father of the Detroit-style pizza. He apparently cooked it for two other restaurants before opening his own many years ago.
The menu has basic Italian entrees on it, but people come here for the pizza. It might best be described as upside-down pizza. From bottom-top: Crust-Pepperoni-Cheese-Sauce-Other Toppings. The cheese and sauce aren't like on other pizza's though. They're just a little richer and a little more tangy. For an appetizer, I suggest the antipasto salad. It's swimming in their own Italian dressing. Get a cold beer or a bottle of Chianti to wash it down.
This isn't a fancy place. It's a basic pizza joint filled with blue-collar folk who know good food when they taste it. The walls are covered with empty Chianti bottles bearing the magic marker scribbles of their consumers. It's a pretty nice effect!
The big weirdism about this place: CASH ONLY. No checks or credit cards accepted! Don't forget or you'll be washing dishes.
Louis' is located about a mile south of I-696 (Reuther Freeway) on Dequindre, past the race track.
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