🇺🇸 Detroit | A white man's journey to find spicy food

Detroit Downtown for Spice Lovers: White Food Picks – Detroit Pizza + Fried Chicken! If you go to Novi for sushi and Troy for Korean food, where do you turn when you crave “white people food” (aka classic American eats) with heat in Detroit’s core? Answer: Detroit-style pizza at Michigan & Trumbull + fried chicken at Gus’s—total combo win! 🍕 Pizza: Michigan & Trumbull (M&T) I didn’t pick this spot randomly—I read the Detroit Metro Times pizza rankings carefully and went for the #2 spot! Let me break down the top picks for context: 🏅 #1: Loui’s Pizza (founder Loui used to work at Buddy’s) 🥉 #3: Cloverleaf Pizza (started by original Buddy’s owner Gus Guerra after he sold Buddy’s) ☝️ #4: Buddy’s (the OG, but now a big chain all over Detroit’s suburbs) M&T is called the “innovative representative of Detroit-style pizza”—but for me, its crust alone is legendary. It tastes like the honey bread I ate as a kid, but baked to crispy, fluffy perfection. As someone who usually loves thin-crust pizza? I was totally won over. We ordered the Packed Pepperoni with red sauce—and here’s the kicker: it came with a whole ring of roasted jalapeños! It balanced out the slight sweetness of the red sauce perfectly (though my Shih Tzu loved that sweetness, haha). One bite, and I was hooked—so addictive. 🍗 Fried Chicken: Gus’s Fried Chicken I had high hopes for this Memphis-based chain—all my friends said it’s spicy! But here’s the tea: even though the chicken’s crust has chili powder and the meat is marinated, I still had to douse it in the table’s pickled pepper juice and hot sauce to get the heat I wanted. That said, the chicken itself was solid: crispy crust, juicy meat—no dryness here. And I loved the vibe: it’s a cozy family diner, with servers checking in every few minutes going, “Everything okay, hun?” Total old-school warmth—felt like a throwback to the good old days 🥰. #DetroitFoodAndFun #CanadaToUSAroadTrip #RoadTrip #TorontoWeekendGetaway #DetroitStylePizza #AmericanFriedChicken #SpicyFoodLover #100TravelExperiences #Detroit #RustBelt