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Southwest Detroit's naturally leavened entry in the Detroit-square field: a mother sourdough starter kept alive since a shift the owner dates to about five years before a 2022 profile, no commercial yeast, and a house rule that only the owner and his manager are allowed to touch the dough.

3554 W Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI 48209 · Detroit · Detroit · est. 1989

A pizza cut into slices, topped with tomato, cheese, cured meat and basil, on a paper-lined wooden table.
From Sicily's Pizzeria & Subs (@sicilysdetroit)

Why it is here

Southwest Detroit's naturally leavened entry in the Detroit-square field: a mother sourdough starter kept alive since a shift the owner dates to about five years before a 2022 profile, no commercial yeast, and a house rule that only the owner and his manager are allowed to touch the dough.

What to order

the Detroit square

What we looked at

Mother sourdough starter believed to be hundreds of years old, per the owner's own accountNo commercial yeast, no sugar, no vegetable oilOnly Beydoun or Hamoud's hands are allowed to touch the dough