Shield's Restaurant Bar Pizzeria
Pizza restaurant · Cultural Center
5057 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Highlights
Serves signature square pizzas with dine-in seating and a carryout area.
Serves signature square pizzas with dine-in seating and a carryout area.
"Founded in Detroit in 1937, Shield’s is known for its pan pizzas. The metro area chain, which reestablished itself in Detroit proper in 2019, offers a classic version of the square with sauce on top of a generous helping of brick cheese." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Shield’s Pizza has raised more than $2,500 in donations to feed first responders, with a pledge of donating an additional $125 worth of food for every $100 raised. So far, the chain has made deliveries to the DMC Receiving Hospital emergency staff." - Brenna Houck
"Shield’s Pizza is now slinging Detroit-style square pizza at a new outpost in Midtown, Daily Detroit reports. The opening marks the return of Shield’s to Detroit proper, where it was founded in 1937. Shield’s is located at the former Maccabee’s Traders address at 5057 Woodward Ave. kitty corner to the Detroit Institute of Arts. The restaurant, which staff at Shield’s tell Eater opened on April 8, features a dine-in restaurant space with a similar layout to its predecessor and a full bar. There’s also a carryout counter with square slices and salads to-go. From from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays customers at the counter can get a slice and a drink for $5. Shield’s menu features options like cheesy bread, antipasto salad, burgers, soups, and sandwiches, in addition to the square pizzas. A tossed round pizza option is also available for those who want to skip the classic pan-baked pizza." - Brenna Houck
"A regional shop that adopted the local pan-baked, square pizza tradition and offers its own version of the style." - Brenna Houck
"Serves signature square pizzas with dine-in seating and a carryout area." - Erin Perkins
