The next time you re craving pizza you ll have another option to choose from.
On Friday, Grand Rapids will welcome another pizza restaurant, Loretta s Deep Dish, whose slogan is Real Chicago Pizza in Grand Rapids. Mark Sellers, the guy who started BarFly Ventures (HopCat, GRBC, and Stella s Lounge), is behind this new concept.
In a statement on the website, Sellers says his childhood best friend s Aunt Loretta is the inspiration for this new restaurant and he and his head chef have worked to recreate Aunt Loretta s homemade deep-dish pizza that he grew up loving.
Sellers told MLive that Loretta s Deep Dish has been in the works for the last three months and will finally open Friday in the basement of Max s Sea South Hideaway, which Sellers also owns. Furthermore, he told MLive that this will be the best pizza in the city. Loretta s does pride themselves on their homemade ingredients including the dough, sauce, meat, and lasagna just to name a few. Other ingredients come
New Chicago-style deep dish pizza restaurant opening in Grand Rapids
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Posted Jan 19, 2021
Loretta s Deep Dish is a new Chicago-style pizza concept opening Friday in downtown Grand Rapids. (Photo courtesy of Loretta s Deep Dish)
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI Pizza lovers will soon have a new spot in Grand Rapids to get their fix.
Grand Rapids restauranteur Mark Sellers, who launched HopCat, Stella’s Lounge, Grand Rapids Brewing Co. and more, on Friday will open Loretta’s Deep Dish. The takeout- and delivery-only restaurant specializes in the famed Chicago-style deep dish pies that put the Windy City’s pizza on the map.