My Friend Derek’s
Pizza restaurant · Wallingford ·
Detroit-style pizza with crispy, chewy crust and savory sauce
Detroit-style pizza with crispy, chewy crust and savory sauce
"Enjoying an enormous amount of hype for its Detroit-style pies, this place has become a standout in the current pizza conversation." - Harry Cheadle
"This longtime pop-up helped set the standard for Detroit-style pizza in Seattle—and that reputation holds up with its new Tangletown counter restaurant. Here, they serve the same quality rectangle pies as before with a perfectly salted crust, gooey cheese, and thick tomato sauce we wouldn’t mind eating on its own. Only now, you can eat that pizza right out of the oven while enjoying glasses of natural wine, cider, and beer. Waits can be long for walk-in orders at the moment, while the menu and hours are limited. But we’re still happy that the roving operation has finally found a home." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente, kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo, aimee rizzo, gabe guarente, aimee rizzo, aimee rizzo, aimee rizzo, aimee rizzo, aimee rizzo, aimee rizzo, aimee rizzo, aimee rizzo, aimee rizzo, gabe guarente, aimee rizzo, aimee rizzo, aimee rizzo
"Coming in at a (very) close second is My Friend Derek’s. The pizza here is a perfect specimen of light and fluffy cornmeal-dusted crust, rich marinara loaded with nutty toasted garlic, and toppings that just hit right. This pop-up now has a restaurant in Tangletown, where you can eat that pizza right out of the oven while enjoying glasses of natural wine, cider, and beer. And though menu choices are limited at the moment, you can never go wrong with ordering their smoky pepperoni cups as a topping." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente
"This pop-up's reputation for making great Detroit-style pies holds up at its new Tangletown counter restaurant. Here, they serve the same quality rectangle pies as before with a perfectly salted crust, gooey cheese, and thick tomato sauce. Only now, you can eat that pizza right out of the oven while enjoying glasses of natural wine, cider, and beer. The menu is limited at the moment, but you can never go wrong ordering their smoky pepperoni cups as a topping." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"A hot new pizzeria known for Detroit-style pizza; highlighted as a notable recent opening delivering thick, square, cheese-forward pies that have generated buzz in 2024." - Eater Staff