niki's greektown pizza

let me forewarn you: the service isn't great, but go anyway! niki's is adetroithidden gem. i've been coming here pretty much since they opened in 1980 and it's still one of the best pizzas in thedetroitarea. pretty much every detroiter knows that there are only two truedetroitpizzerias: buddy's and niki's. although their feta & mozzarella pizza was ranked as one of gq magazines "best 25 pizzas in america", i'm a fan of the simple, but magnificent, pepperoni pizza. thick, fluffy, flavorful bread. rich, zesty tomato sauce. cheese baked into a melty sheet with crispy, crunchy edges. this is the benchmark of a great greek pizza, the interior of the restaurant is beautiful, too with the giant wooden beams and aged brick. so, don't sweat the less than stellar service, the pizza is the prize.

great pizza. we went for lunch pizza on a tuesday. not many patrons but took mildly friendly waitress a long time to acknowledge us.

we ordered a two deep dish squares, one bbq chicken and a hawaiian. took a long time to arrive. it was worth the wait. crispy edges, browned center, good toppings. tomato sauce on the hawaiian didn't have much flavor but bbq sauce was great. flavorful bbq and not real "saucy" like some, it was baked well so it was more like bbq paste versus sauce which i think is as it should be.

the facility is nice, better thandetroitplaces further away from downtown like z's or buddy's. took forever to get our bill and again forever to get change so service gets fair at best. three hostesses/servers all standing around gossiping right by the front door as we left couldn't be bothered to say "thanks" or "come again". with so many unemployed people you'd think you could find people to serve food well but that's an argument for another website.

take away the service and this would be better but for the pizza alone would highly recommend!

gotta try the pie. i am a big fan of pizza, and nikki's has its own category in my pizza repetoire. the greasy (greasy-in-a-good-way) pizza is the best in detroit. the cheese is always perfectly melted around crispy and fresh vegetables and savoury meats. you have to try this pie, especially before a wings or lions game in the fall/winter. thedetroitcore needs more places like this. hit it up.