PizzaPlex
Permanently Closed
Neapolitan pizza, karaoke, cocktails, and Filipino barbecue
Neapolitan pizza, karaoke, cocktails, and Filipino barbecue
"The prior tenant at 4458 W. Vernor Highway that closed in 2023; the restaurant briefly offered a handful of Filipino dishes and ran a monthly Baon subscription service before its closure, a program introduced by co-founder Alessandra Carreon, who is of Filipina and Italian descent. Its vacancy is being filled by the incoming Filipino-bar concept, which observers call a full-circle moment given PizzaPlex’s recent Filipino offerings." - Ashok Selvam
"A Southwest Detroit pizza-focused venue closed its doors for good this year, joining other notable local restaurant closures." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Recognized as one of the celebrated local dining spots that helped define Detroit’s community-focused restaurant scene before the pandemic, this operation faced mounting financial pressures over the past few years and ultimately closed permanently in 2023 after struggling to remain viable." - Serena Maria Daniels
"I spent my last birthday before the pandemic at PizzaPlex during a karaoke night, and that memory captures why its loss stung: affordable but incredibly flavorful pizzas coming out of the oven, ownership that valued each team member, ambitions to operate as a triple-bottom-line business, and an ability to organically embed itself in the community — it was a community-minded, community-driven beacon where my writing group used to meet." - Serena Maria Daniels
"A Neapolitan pizzeria and community space that had ambitions to become worker-owned, it closed permanently on February 27; the southwest Detroit spot was known for frequent karaoke nights, its sospeso pay-it-forward program, and take-home pizza kits that invited customers to host their own pizza parties at home." - Serena Maria Daniels