Buddy's Pizza

Okay this is Buddy's Pizza and their pizza and Antipasto salad maybe one of the best in the city. It's pretty hard to have bad Pizza so the pizza is exceptional but I believe their Antipasto is the best ever. I'll give this place five stars for food but I took one star away as since they were bought they have taken a few things off the menu I miss, but overall great place.

Buddy's is back to 100% post-covid operations! Tonight was the first time we've been back after Michigan released its stringent guidance for dine-in restaurants. All of the wait staff and the busboys were all walking with a quick step and moving with purpose, and smiles on their faces! That's not something you see all the time anymore. The pizza tonight was excellent! We ordered an 'East Detroiter' adding some pineapple chunks because it sounded delicious. My wife and I noted that the pan edges of the pizza was slightly different than before. The crust seemed a little bit thinner and therefore not as much dough and cheese to caramelize along the edge of the baking pan. Nonetheless, the pizza was delicious. I could really taste the sauce had been supplemented with garlic and fresh basil. If I had any complaint at all, it would be the pizza needed to be adorned with a little more sauce. That's just a personal preference for me, since I now bake pizza at home and I am in control of how much sauce can go on the pie. Kudos to buddies because they had lots of staff, they were all friendly, my glass was never empty, and I never felt neglected at any time. Well done!

Sad to say that I was born and raised in Detroit and it's been a hot minute since I've had Buddy's. I took My Queen to the Livonia location on Plymouth Rd. Amanda was our server and bartender as well. She was very knowledgeable and selected for me a nice IPA. She was very polite and hospitable. I was very impressed that she did NOT write everything down as she memorized it and also observed her take a 6 top order in the same fashion. As a former server of almost 15 years I was impressed. As far as the salad and pizza went... Very very good. Cooked to perfection with a nice burnt cheese crust. We had the 4 square with old world pepperoni half pineapple half roasted red peppers and an antipasto salad. Delicious! Give them a try we were there around 1130a and was filling up quickly on a Thursday.