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Pizza topped with dill is increasingly popular in metro Detroit.
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Pickle Pizza? Here’s Where to Try It

Whether with white sauce or red, dill gives it a kick

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Pizza topped with dill is increasingly popular in metro Detroit.
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Slide over pepperoni, pickle is popular as a pie topping in metro Detroit pizzerias.

Surprised? It’s hard to mess up a pizza, although many might argue that pineapple doesn’t belong on one. Based on the growing number of restaurants topping pizza with dill, it’s a great move.

Some pizzerias are placing the dill on a traditional pizza with red sauce but many hold the tomatoes and add just a garlicky white sauce.

Chubby Charlie’s claims to have created a pickle pizza in 2018 in Waterford Township, before anyone else. Now, others have taken the idea and run with it.

Here’s where to get pickle pizza on a pie.

Do you eat pickles on pizza? Would you try it? Let us know at detroit@eater.com.

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Shorty Bell's

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This new carryout spot, part of the Detroit Beer Exchange, serves 16-inch pies from the window in downtown Detroit. Toppings include eggplant puree, fig jam, ricotta, arugula, grilled zucchini, and smoked chicken, as well as pickles.

Saucy Brew Works - Detroit

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Cleveland-born Saucy Brew Works opened a Detroit outpost in March 2021 with indoor and outdoor seating. Dill pickles flavor the Nashville-style hot chicken pizza, which also is covered in a white barbecue sauce, smoked cheese mix, parsley, and pecorino romano. The pizza pairs well with a German or American-style beer.

Detroit Pizza Factory

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Dill pizza, created with garlic herb sauce, mozzarella, dill pickles, and dill weed, can be made on a variety of crusts: keto, gluten-free, original round, original thin, and cracker thin. If a pickle pizza isn’t enough, fried dill spears are sold as a side.

Slice of the 80s

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Around for about a decade, the funky Slice of the ’80s has award-winning pizza, vintage videogames, and nostalgic-based restaurants in Westland and Livonia. Pickle pizza is made with white garlic sauce and mozzarella and seven crust flavors are available.

J's Penalty Box

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Claiming to be the home of “Ferndale’s original pickle pizza,” the female-owned J’s is the quintessential sports bar. Dill pizzas come in two sizes, with garlic and olive oil, a thin crust, and mozzarella.

Hippie's Pizza

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With countless toppings, Hippie’s Pizza has something for everyone who eats pizza. Dill is an available topping on a list that includes the usual suspects, as well as vegan pepperoni, pulled pork, vegan sausage, eggplant, shoestring fries, sweet potato, tater tots, and a whole lot more.

Chubby Charlie's Pizza

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“Home of the original pickle pizza,” Chubby Charlie’s claims to have invented it and has been serving dill atop pizza for a few years. Charlie’s pizza includes homemade creamy garlic sauce, cheese, and lots of pickles sprinkled on top.

Sherwood Brewing Company

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The Macomb microbrewery is serving up dill pizza (and Nashville hot chicken pizza) to complement its beer. The pickle passionate can also get them in a pizza roll, made with a blend of cheeses and Maceri pickle chips rolled into dough and meant for dipping in a creamy pesto sauce.

The HUB Sports Bistro

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The “Detroit pickle pizza” at this lively neighborhood joint is available on a hand-tossed round or a thin crust, and comes with Parmesan garlic sauce, mozzarella, and provolone cheese. Enjoy it with a choice from 20 beers on tap, in front of one of the 24 TV sets.

Johnny Z's Pizzeria

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Located smack dab in the middle of St. Clair Shores, the family-owned and -operated Johnny Z’s serves pizza, salad, calzones, and grinders. The dill pizza is crafted with handmade dough and tasty mozzarella and baked with crispy, crunchy pickle slices and topped with creamy garlic dressing and dill seasoning.

Fairfax Market

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Around for 150 years, this favorite neighborhood market is stocked with just about everything a shopper would need despite its size. It’s also whipping up pickle pies, in two sizes; the smaller is enough for two.

Shorty Bell's

This new carryout spot, part of the Detroit Beer Exchange, serves 16-inch pies from the window in downtown Detroit. Toppings include eggplant puree, fig jam, ricotta, arugula, grilled zucchini, and smoked chicken, as well as pickles.

Saucy Brew Works - Detroit

Cleveland-born Saucy Brew Works opened a Detroit outpost in March 2021 with indoor and outdoor seating. Dill pickles flavor the Nashville-style hot chicken pizza, which also is covered in a white barbecue sauce, smoked cheese mix, parsley, and pecorino romano. The pizza pairs well with a German or American-style beer.

Detroit Pizza Factory

Dill pizza, created with garlic herb sauce, mozzarella, dill pickles, and dill weed, can be made on a variety of crusts: keto, gluten-free, original round, original thin, and cracker thin. If a pickle pizza isn’t enough, fried dill spears are sold as a side.

Slice of the 80s

Around for about a decade, the funky Slice of the ’80s has award-winning pizza, vintage videogames, and nostalgic-based restaurants in Westland and Livonia. Pickle pizza is made with white garlic sauce and mozzarella and seven crust flavors are available.

J's Penalty Box

Claiming to be the home of “Ferndale’s original pickle pizza,” the female-owned J’s is the quintessential sports bar. Dill pizzas come in two sizes, with garlic and olive oil, a thin crust, and mozzarella.

Hippie's Pizza

With countless toppings, Hippie’s Pizza has something for everyone who eats pizza. Dill is an available topping on a list that includes the usual suspects, as well as vegan pepperoni, pulled pork, vegan sausage, eggplant, shoestring fries, sweet potato, tater tots, and a whole lot more.

Chubby Charlie's Pizza

“Home of the original pickle pizza,” Chubby Charlie’s claims to have invented it and has been serving dill atop pizza for a few years. Charlie’s pizza includes homemade creamy garlic sauce, cheese, and lots of pickles sprinkled on top.

Sherwood Brewing Company

The Macomb microbrewery is serving up dill pizza (and Nashville hot chicken pizza) to complement its beer. The pickle passionate can also get them in a pizza roll, made with a blend of cheeses and Maceri pickle chips rolled into dough and meant for dipping in a creamy pesto sauce.

The HUB Sports Bistro

The “Detroit pickle pizza” at this lively neighborhood joint is available on a hand-tossed round or a thin crust, and comes with Parmesan garlic sauce, mozzarella, and provolone cheese. Enjoy it with a choice from 20 beers on tap, in front of one of the 24 TV sets.

Johnny Z's Pizzeria

Located smack dab in the middle of St. Clair Shores, the family-owned and -operated Johnny Z’s serves pizza, salad, calzones, and grinders. The dill pizza is crafted with handmade dough and tasty mozzarella and baked with crispy, crunchy pickle slices and topped with creamy garlic dressing and dill seasoning.

Fairfax Market

Around for 150 years, this favorite neighborhood market is stocked with just about everything a shopper would need despite its size. It’s also whipping up pickle pies, in two sizes; the smaller is enough for two.

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