⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Best Detroit-Style Pizza I’ve Ever Had — Period.
If you grew up in Metro Detroit eating Buddy’s, Cloverleaf, or Loui’s, you need to try Nikki’s. It’s like stepping back in time to when pizza tasted real — better dough, richer sauce, real cheese, and that perfect corner crunch. Hands down the best square pizza I’ve had in 50 years of eating Detroit pizza.
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Full Review:
I’ve been eating pizza all over Metro Detroit for half a century — Buddy’s, Cloverleaf, Loui’s, Shield’s, you name it. I finally tried Nikki’s Pizza in Detroit, and honestly, it’s the best square pizza I’ve ever had.
It reminded me of how pizza used to taste when I was a kid — before everyone started cutting corners with cheaper ingredients. The dough is exceptional: soft inside with a beautifully crisp, buttery crust. The sauce has that old-school depth and balance — not too sweet, not too salty, just perfectly seasoned. The cheese tastes real, rich, and properly melted into the corners the way it should.
It’s like Cloverleaf but upgraded — better crust, better sauce, better cheese. You can tell there’s pride behind it. Nikki’s somehow brought back the taste I’ve been missing for decades.
If you grew up on real Detroit-style pizza, go try it. It’s the closest thing I’ve found to time travel.
Danielle Elliott
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September 30, 2025
Every piece of food we ordered was unedible for the most part, hummus had so much paprika it hurt my senses, and the pizza was literally MOIST from being microwaved and crusty on top from sitting under a heat lamp. We definitely will not be a repeat customer or recommend, ever. Waitress was nice & timely but with a kitchen like that, yikes, were the only people here and the poor girl has to wait 20 mins for our order
Matt McDonald
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July 10, 2025
We were on our way to a Tigers game but we needed food. My wife's name is Niki, so we absolutely had to try Niki's Pizza. We got a Detroit style slice with pepperoni to go. It was shocking how good this pizza tasted. Niki's Pizza is criminally underrated and should be near the top of all pizza rankings. We went to another pizza place that 's highly recommended the next day, and Niki's topped it by a mile!
John Farrish
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July 06, 2025
Their Greek food was mediocre at best. The service was friendly but very slow and not very attentive. Seems like a good place to watch a game but don't go for the food.
Joseph Leonardi
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September 05, 2025
I visited Detroit for the first time on Tuesday 9/2. I wanted to try a Detroit Style pizza for the first time.
Went to Niki’s after doing some searching (and also this was the only one of the big names that popped up open on a Tuesday which surprised me).
I can’t speak for the rest of the Greek menu, but we ordered a small 1/2 Mediterranean 1/2 Cheese and it was super delicious!
I’m a New Yorker born and raised. While I will never say this dethrones NY style, I will definitely say this is so much better than Chicago deep dish and it has made me start looking up where I can get Detroit style local to me. Though I can’t imagine it’ll be anywhere as good as this was.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Best Detroit-Style Pizza I’ve Ever Had — Period. If you grew up in Metro Detroit eating Buddy’s, Cloverleaf, or Loui’s, you need to try Nikki’s. It’s like stepping back in time to when pizza tasted real — better dough, richer sauce, real cheese, and that perfect corner crunch. Hands down the best square pizza I’ve had in 50 years of eating Detroit pizza. ⸻ Full Review: I’ve been eating pizza all over Metro Detroit for half a century — Buddy’s, Cloverleaf, Loui’s, Shield’s, you name it. I finally tried Nikki’s Pizza in Detroit, and honestly, it’s the best square pizza I’ve ever had. It reminded me of how pizza used to taste when I was a kid — before everyone started cutting corners with cheaper ingredients. The dough is exceptional: soft inside with a beautifully crisp, buttery crust. The sauce has that old-school depth and balance — not too sweet, not too salty, just perfectly seasoned. The cheese tastes real, rich, and properly melted into the corners the way it should. It’s like Cloverleaf but upgraded — better crust, better sauce, better cheese. You can tell there’s pride behind it. Nikki’s somehow brought back the taste I’ve been missing for decades. If you grew up on real Detroit-style pizza, go try it. It’s the closest thing I’ve found to time travel.
Every piece of food we ordered was unedible for the most part, hummus had so much paprika it hurt my senses, and the pizza was literally MOIST from being microwaved and crusty on top from sitting under a heat lamp. We definitely will not be a repeat customer or recommend, ever. Waitress was nice & timely but with a kitchen like that, yikes, were the only people here and the poor girl has to wait 20 mins for our order
We were on our way to a Tigers game but we needed food. My wife's name is Niki, so we absolutely had to try Niki's Pizza. We got a Detroit style slice with pepperoni to go. It was shocking how good this pizza tasted. Niki's Pizza is criminally underrated and should be near the top of all pizza rankings. We went to another pizza place that 's highly recommended the next day, and Niki's topped it by a mile!
Their Greek food was mediocre at best. The service was friendly but very slow and not very attentive. Seems like a good place to watch a game but don't go for the food.
I visited Detroit for the first time on Tuesday 9/2. I wanted to try a Detroit Style pizza for the first time. Went to Niki’s after doing some searching (and also this was the only one of the big names that popped up open on a Tuesday which surprised me). I can’t speak for the rest of the Greek menu, but we ordered a small 1/2 Mediterranean 1/2 Cheese and it was super delicious! I’m a New Yorker born and raised. While I will never say this dethrones NY style, I will definitely say this is so much better than Chicago deep dish and it has made me start looking up where I can get Detroit style local to me. Though I can’t imagine it’ll be anywhere as good as this was.