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North Indian, South Indian, Indo-Chinese & Mughalai Cuisine, Catering

Fine dinning, tuxedo clad wait staff, impeccable service & fine wines


Pizzapapalis in Detroit is a four star Italian restaurant. Here's a place to get good food. It's known for its pizza. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a family atmosphere. This restaurant is very affordable. This restaurant features private rooms, delivery, and catering. This restaurant is open late and good for groups.
Elbow-to-elbow pizza fans crowd the place waiting for their pies. Expect a 35- to 40-minute wait while a deep-dish bakes. If time is of the essence ask for a flat pizza. Crusts are softer than most and more...
citysearch.com - expert review - 05/04/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Right in the heart of Greektown, this place is a downtown delight. It is a good depart from the numerous Greek restaurants on the block, yet it still fits in with the spirit of the area. There are…
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
great chicago-style pizza that comes with a great price in a great location!!! crispy/buttery crust! try the personal spinach pizza with a salad for a great deal at just under 6 bucks! the small…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Me and my girl rolled into town starving and luckily got a number for this place to check when visiting Detroit. Pizza never tends to fail so we agreed to check this place out to recharge. We found…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After having Pizza House Chicago-style this afternoon, I feel comfortable enough to give Pizzapapalis the review it deserves. What has always bothered me about the Pp pizza is the crust; it's more for…
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not Chicago style pizza. But if you can delude yourself into thinking it was Greek style Chicago pizza, then OK, it's a decent product. My problem lies with the crust. The crust is a pizza crust... a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Chicago-style pizza is pretty heavy and not something I'd be able to eat all the time. That said, Pizza Papalis is the best Chicago-style pizza around. I think you either love it or you hate it -…
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the best pizzas in the city, worth a trip. Not exactly comparable to other pizzas in the area due to it's Chicago-style construction. A thick, crispy, chewy deep dish crust with a hefty amount…
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i think Pizza Papalis has some of the best pizza in Detroit. it can get very crowded here on the weekends (be prepared to wait) but it's worth it. service is pretty hit and miss. sometimes you get…
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What the hell. We were staggering around in Greektown after losing some $$$ playing craps (fuck!) and we find a pizza place. WTF? Well, I was craving some Greek fare, but my buddy wasn't, so pizza it…
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2007
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The deep dish pizzas are wonderful!! My favorite is the seafood pizza. Beware the greek town location gets crowded at night..The service was kinda the pizzas are made fresh so it after you finally g
kudzu.com - user review - 12/02/2007
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BEST PIZZA but a little expensive. I always get the deep dish with peperoni and extra cheese. Gotta love it
citysearch.com - user review - 12/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So, Pizza Papalis is not cheap. But the quality of Pizza is unmatched in the Detroit area. In the Buddy's vs. Papalis war, I would go with the Papalis. One slice of this very-deep dish pizza would…
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Their pizza tastes great, but the restaurant feels like Planet Hollywood or Hard Rock Cafe. You know, cheesy touristy feeling... Some other locations in Detroit (like the one in Rivertown) do delivery.…
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
No words can possibly express my disappointment in Pizzapapalis. .
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I was a little kid we used to sit up in the balcony and they would toss a little pizza dough up at us for entertainment. It's the best pizza in the Detroit area by FAR.
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great pizza!I've been going here for years.Great service,nice prices, excellent food.Parking...not so great.
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i'm not a huge pizza person, but this is probably my favorite pizza in the world. the crust is super yummy and a slice of veggie pizza is truly a meal in and of itself. i love pizza papalis and it…
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
BEST PIZZA IN THE WORLD!! I will start off by saying, I don't like pizza, all the grease makes me sick, and I have developed an aversion. However, this pizza, which I know is extremely greasy, was for…
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2006
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Pizza Papalis is sooo good!! I agree with the post below, it is better than most Chicago deep dish. Although the wait time is long, it is definately worth it! Their chicken strips are very good and so are...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/13/2006
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This is one of the best places to go in Greektown after you have blown all of your cash at the casin...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/24/2006
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I've been endulging in the simply fabulous Chicago-style deep dish pizza at Pizza Papalis since I was a child. I'm 27 now. Their spinach deep dish pie (Popeye) is the most incredible food find in all of...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/21/2006
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This place is average. The pizza is piled high and is pretty decent. The price and the wait are not worth the time. The people are rude. I would say this place is average, get a $5 pizza from one of those fast...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/12/2006
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I now live in Anchroage Alaska we have nothing even close to this wonderful Chicago style deep dish pizza. I travel extensively and have tried pizza accross the country. This pizza is the abosolute best I have...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/22/2006
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Wannna feel like you just wasted your evening? Eat here! I love Chicago style pizza, but this is such a poor example that I wont even put it in that category. Pay close attention to the other reviews that...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/22/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great sit down place for pizza! Located in Greektown (the last time I went, I lived in the outer suburbs of the metro Detroit area & ran into friends there who'd also driven in to eat there). The…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2006
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You have got to try this thick Chicago style pizza if you are in the Detroit area!! This place is ho...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/05/2006
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Ive eaten pizza 5 times a month for the last 20 years. You dont come by pizza this good too often. Great beer prices, phenomenal pies. For those worried about cost, rest assured. Its worth every penny. This is...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/16/2006
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If you like delicious deep-crust pizza, you must try Pizza Papalis! Found in the heart of Greektown,...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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If you want great pizza in Detroit and don't have time to get to Chicago, this is the place. Ambience not for romantics, groups are perfect. Found the pizza to be great but slightly over priced but not...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/20/2005
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My fiance and I went to Pizza Papalis for the first time this past weekend. The food was good, but don't bother taking any home. Reheated it sucks. Also, I thought it was a bit expensive for two people. $20...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/07/2005
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I am originally from Detroit and when I visit home I ALWAYS go to Pizza Papalis. Every single pizza I've tried has been excellent. The ambiance in the Greektown location is great and I absolutely love the...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/06/2005
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Who are you kidding? Anybody that says their pies are better than Lou Malnati's, Giordano's, Gino's East, or any other authentic Chicago deep dish pizzas is just pulling your gullible legs. At best, they are...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/27/2005
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I am a traveler by trade. There is not a place that I have been that has pizza that taste this good. The crust is just right... just fluffy enough, just crisp enough, and it doesn't matter what you get on this...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/27/2005
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Boyfriend and I ate along Greek Town and this was 1 spot we both agreed we had to try. We're from Chicago, so we know Chicago-Style Deep Dish pizzas. The atmosphere was live & kickin'. It is kid-friendly, and...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/07/2004
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Growing up in Detroit, I knew Pizza Papalis was the best pizza. It wasn't until I moved to Dallas, TX that I realized I was right all along. Nothing compares to Pizza Papalis! Now, I have my Mom bring me a...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/25/2004
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As far as deep dish. chicago-style pizza's go this is hands-down the best I have ever had. I compare every other pizza to Pizza Papalis. Go there and enjoy.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/03/2004
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There's a Buddy's and a Pizza Papalis within about a block of each other in Dearborn so I decided I'd try out the Pizza Papalis. Now I wish I would have gone to Buddy's. Never have I not finished my half of...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/30/2004
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Great atmosphere, good service, and the best pizza in a 100 mile radius. If you get it to-go, make sure you use metallic silverware. The pizza is so thick, that plastic stuff might not hold up. Park at...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/12/2003
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I need to preface this review by mentioning that I'm not the number one proponent of chicago-style, deep-dish pizza, I'm a thin crust man. Even given this, I find Pizzapapalis overrated. The crust is so thick...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/19/2003
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I have been in Europe studying for the past five months, and this is one of the things I missed about our great country! I'm quite the pizza fan, and this is by far the best I have found.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2003
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I'm originally from the Detroit area and whenever I come home, I make it a NECESSITY to visit Pizza Papalis...the food is great and I like the atmosphere. The only thing that would be a little frustating is...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/24/2003
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...this is one of the best pizzas I have had evah! As with all of PP's pizza, its rich, cheesey, the sauce is wonderfully favored, and you actually have large chunks of seafood (as opposed to tiny shrimp-like...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/07/2003
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If you want stuffed pizza, then this is the only choice outside of Chicago. You'll wait to sit and it takes a good 45 mins to get your pie but it is worth the wait.
citysearch.com - user review - 03/07/2003
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This is the best pizza place in the Detroit. And it is located in the Greektown area.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/10/2003
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I love pizza Papalis. There pizza is thick and cheesy. There VIP is to die for. One or two pieces and you are stuffed. Best in Town.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/09/2003
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Great food...But the service is lousy and very crowded...blah blah
citysearch.com - user review - 01/07/2003
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When I first moved to metro Detroit 3 years ago, all I heard about was Pizza Papalis, and how great their "pies" were. I have now made 4 and final visit there (I am not sure why I even went 4 times other than...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/03/2003
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The pizza was cold. We waited like minutes as I watched my waitress laugh with her co-workers. Nasty cold pizza and no tip. I will never return to PP again.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2003
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Altough the food was good. Not all orders were completed. The waiter completely ommitted one of the four orders in our party of four. The order did not come all at the same time. The waiter was somewhat snappy...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/24/2002
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Never been to the restaurant, but have had it delivered a dozen times. Always a great pie - especially the seafood. Customers always love it. Figure two slices max per adult male. Not really your traditional...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/19/2002
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This pizza is very rich and heavy. I personally prefer a more traditional style pizza.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/29/2002
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Still a good deep dish pie. However, the best pizzaria must also have thin crust that lives up to the original pizza pie. The Pap just doesn't get it, top 5, but not numero uno.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/27/2002
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I eat Pizza Papalis pizza at least once a month, but only because its the only pizza place around my office that serves individual size pizza. Therefore, I only eat it because of the convienence and certainly...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/27/2002
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I think Pizza Papalis has the kind of pizza that you crave for. And once you get it, you are full off of one slice. It's great!!!
citysearch.com - user review - 11/27/2002
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One of the heaviest, thickest, most flavorful Pizzas you'll ever eat! I loved every pizza I have tried. I only wish they were a little less expensive
citysearch.com - user review - 11/26/2002
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This food is too pricy and over rated. The food is bland and not worth the money. The deep dish pizza is gummy. It takes entirely too long for you to get your food.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/25/2002
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To me this is the best pizza made in Detroit. The prices are a little high but you leave the restaurant very satisfied. A good place to take the family.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/24/2002
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I grew up in Michigan and moved to DC for approximately 6 years. I missed Pizza Paplis so much I used to tell my acquaintances in DC about Pizza Paplis because there is no place like it in DC. I recently moved...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/06/2002
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This is the BEST pizza I've ever had!! Having lived in Chicago for the past few years, Pizza Papalis tops any Chicago deep dish.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/06/2002
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I love Pizza Papalis. Me and my fiance go there all the time. He's addicted to it. It's one of his favorite eating places.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/06/2002
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An excellent choice in food before a sporting event. The Pizza is the best in the state!
citysearch.com - user review - 11/06/2002
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This place is so damn cute. The pizza was good, but not the greatest. We just had cheese and Canadian Bacon on ours. The canadian bacon was great and full of flavor and the sauce was good, and the crust was...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/01/2002
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I GREW UP IN THE DETROIT METRO AREA AND ALWAYS LOVED YOUR PIZZA. IN 1998 I TOLD MY GIRLFRIEND HOW GOOD YOUR FOOD WAS. SO I TOOK HER A LONG WITH FOUR OF OUR BROTHERS AND WHEN SHE WAS EATING THE PIZZA SHE SAID...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/01/2002
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Have you ever had the seafood pizza? Fishy.....totally off the hook disgusting.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/01/2002
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Pizza Papalis is simply amazing... as good as pizza gets!
citysearch.com - user review - 11/01/2002
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Pizza Papalis is definetly not as good as Buddy's or Louies.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/01/2002
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Ive eaten here at least three times and each time ordered the gourmet deep dish. Got sick three times, food is much too rich for me. Expect a long wait on the weekends, at least 45 minutes.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/29/2002
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I do have to say that I just love Pizza Papalis! I think it is the best thing about Greek Town. But to me it's not really a pizza, its like a lasagna with dough instead of pasta. The dough is like none other!...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/15/2002
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Best Pizza I ever had. I love the seafood pizza. You have to try it.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/25/2002
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I love the chicago style pizza with the thick crust. the seafood oizza is the best.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/22/2002
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Crust is thick, rich, mildly sweet & tangy sauce, cooked well, tasty, filling (see luncheon special).
citysearch.com - user review - 09/21/2002
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Didnt enjoy the 3-inch pizza it had to much sauce.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/20/2002
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I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED EATING PIZZA PAPLALIS I INTRODUCED IT TO MY HUSBAND AND CHILDREN AND THEY LOVE IT. MY HUSBAND AND I AWAYS ENJOY QUITE TIME WHEN WE EAT IT AND HAVE ABEAUTIFUL EVENING NOT TO MENTION...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/29/2002
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For a city that "invented" pizza (little C, domino), the guys here serve up a good pie. The only downside is the price which too me is very pricy for a pizza. You've gotta try this place.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/29/2002
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I have had pizza all over the US including numerous places that I have been told are the best. This includes numerous people bragging about the best deep dish pizzas in Chicago, Houston and New York. Every...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/24/2002
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Pizza Paplis has the best Spinach pizza I have ever had. I was leary at first ordering such a veggie on my pizza but it is wonderful! Also, the atmosphere in and out of the restaurant cannot be beat. It is...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/16/2002
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This is without a doubt the best pizza I have ever had. I love the Seafood pizza and the Meatlovers the most, but you cannot make a bad choice - they're all good! The location is good (get your free parking in...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/13/2002
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Great deep-dish pizza - worth the wait when the restaurant gets busy.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2002
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Coming from Chicago, enjoying the pizza of Lou Malnati's for many years, it's been tough to find a pie worthy of my heart. That said, Pizza Papalis has become my favorite area pizza, for the last 4 years....
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2002
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The best pizza I ever tasted was in Chigaco and PP rates a very close second. My brothers never had it so I took them and now they are hooked for life! Well worth the 45 min wait!
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2002
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Large place with great amount of food to eat for the money. Pizza close to the Chicago original. Parmason cheese for the pizza you have to use a spoon. Drinks somewhat pricey.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2002
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Have you ever smelled this place. I took my mother there to celebrate her 80th birthday and I would of sworn she took lessons from the Yak lady at the carnival. Then I relized it was the stink permiating from...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/29/2002
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There is no other pizzeria as good for value and service in the detroit area.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/23/2002
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there are two schools of thought about pizza. some prefer the chicago style deep-dish pies, others demand the thin-crusted version. pizzapapalis built its fame on the deep-dish style, but also offers...
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pizza pie that's more than a feast for your eyes...
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