Shield's Restaurant Bar Pizzeria
Pizza restaurant · Cultural Center ·
Known for square, deep-dish pizzas and Italian-American fare
Known for square, deep-dish pizzas and Italian-American fare
"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
"This Woodward Avenue location is part of a long-running local pizza chain marking its 75th year and is running a promotion to celebrate the Detroit Lions’ eventual first win: it will give away a small Detroit-style pizza with one topping from 5–8 p.m. on the Tuesday after the team secures that victory. Management frames the offer as a show of loyalty to local sports teams — a company spokesperson said they support the team and hope it can turn things around — and notes the business has run similar, sports-tied promotions before (including a 2019 offer that would have cut Monday pizza prices in half if the Lions won a third straight game, which did not happen)." - Monica Williams
"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
"I tried Shield’s in Midtown, which joined Detroit-style pizza ranks with signature square pizzas inside the Maccabees building across from the Detroit Institute of Arts, offering dine-in seating and a lunchtime carryout area." - Erin Perkins
"I found Shield’s Pizza has returned to Detroit proper after being founded in 1937: the Midtown outpost opened on April 8 at the former Maccabee’s Traders address, 5057 Woodward Ave., kitty-corner to the Detroit Institute of Arts. The restaurant features a dine-in space with a layout similar to its predecessor and a full bar, plus a carryout counter offering square slices and salads to-go; from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays customers at the counter can get a slice and a drink for $5. The menu includes cheesy bread, antipasto salad, burgers, soups, and sandwiches in addition to the classic pan-baked Detroit-style square pizzas, and there’s also a tossed round pizza option for those who want to skip the pan pizza." - Brenna Houck