Square Pie Guys
Pizza restaurant · Old City ·
Detroit-style pizza, wings, salads, outdoor dining, creative toppings
Detroit-style pizza, wings, salads, outdoor dining, creative toppings
"A visit to the Detroit-style pizza specialist in Old Oakland is never a bad move for easy takeout or casual dinners full of their cheesy gluten bombs. But you should stick around sometimes, post up on their easygoing patio in the back, and take time to savor their thick but pillowy pie crust that comes with a cheddar shell, as well as the enormous lemon pepper or szechuan wings." - julia chen 1, lani conway
"Our favorite SF spot for Detroit-style pizza just opened its first location in the East Bay. You can find their crispy, cheesy square pizzas in Old Oakland, where they’re serving the same menu as their original location in SoMa. You can get your pies topped with everything from pepperoni to bacon and tomatoes to a mushroom medley - just be sure to get their trio of excellent dipping sauces (ranch, cilantro crema, and their special SPG sauce) on the side. If you’re still hungry, you can also order hot chicken sandwiches from Square Pie Guys’ virtual restaurant, Hetchy’s Hots." - team infatuation
"I've watched the Bay Area–based Detroit-style pizzeria Square Pie Guys build a reputation for limited-run collaborations (past partners include Jeremy Lin, Melissa King, and Samin Nosrath) and now debut a new Indian-inspired collaboration developed with cookbook author Hetal Vasavada and the restaurant's director of marketing and innovation, Priya Kane. Working with Square Pie Guys's thick Detroit-style crust rather than a thin slice, they created two “tikka-ish” pies — Paneer Tikka-ish (tandoor-marinated paneer) and Chicken Tikka-ish (tandoori chicken) — that start with a tikka-style sauce and are finished with masala pickled onions, a cilantro-mint chutney–like drizzle made from Kane’s mother’s recipe thinned with yogurt, and green onions. The pies intentionally blend family recipes and Indian American identity while questioning ideas of authenticity, and they’ll be available at the Oakland and San Francisco locations from April 25 through the end of July, with 3% of sales benefiting the nonprofit Food Wise." - Dianne de Guzman
"Square Pie Guys, which has locations in San Francisco and Oakland, similarly approaches its ranch with culinary rigor." - Lauren Saria
"For the collab called Sisig Pie Guys I learned it’s a Detroit‑style pie built on Square Pie Guys’ classic base topped with a creamy white sauce, pork shoulder sisig, a sprinkling of caramelized onions, cherry tomato, pickled and diced jalapeños, and a healthy drizzle of creamy salsa verde; it launches with a party on Sunday, July 16 (499 Ninth Street, Oakland) featuring live music, beer tastings from Almanac Brewing, vegan doughnuts from Whack Donuts, and samples of the pie, tickets available through Eventbrite, and then the pizza will debut at all Square Pie Guys locations on July 19 and remain on the menu through October 18 with five percent of sales donated to City Eats." - Dianne de Guzman
