Being in such close proximity as it is and given the fact that many of the pizzeria owners relocated from there, it's not surprising that Sterling Heights is known for Detroit-style pizza. Detroit-style pizza is a hearty pie. Made with a thick crust and mostly, though not always, tray-baked in a rectangular shape, it's a mega pizza that can satisfy just about any appetite. The Detroit-style pizza was created in a city speakeasy way back in the Prohibition days of the 1940s to feed hungry drinkers. If it's an authentic Detroit-style pie that you're eating then it'll be loaded with a rich tomato sauce and topped with grated Wisconsin block cheese. The sauce is a must-have but the cheese is often substituted for another. As it's a rectangular tray-bake, a Detroit-style pizza is usually cut into squares for serving.

Best delivery pizza in Sterling Heights, Michigan

To get the best delivery pizza in Sterling Heights, or anywhere come to that, you need to order from a pizzeria that delivers the pie while it's still in prime, fresh-out-of-the-oven condition. That doesn't always happen if pizzerias near your home or workplace are sparse on the ground. Luckily you're in Sterling Heights where you can order from a pizzeria that has four premises in the city so you're bound to have one or the other close by. Jet's Pizza makes the best delivery pizzas in Sterling Heights and dispatches them from their premises on East 14 Mile Road, 15 Mile Road, Ryan Road and Schoenherr Road to all the local neighborhoods. The pizza menus are the same in all of their pizza joints so if you have a favorite Jet's pizza, but have moved house, don't worry, you'll still be able to get the same one.

Best takeout pizza in Sterling Heights, Michigan

If you're feeling famished and are out and about in this Michigan city, no matter where you are, you won't have far to go to pick up the best take-out pizza in Sterling Heights. The pizzeria that bakes the best take-out pizza in Sterling Heights is Papa Romano's Pizza and Mr Pitta who have two different premises in the city. You'll find Papa Romano's on Mound Road and also on Van Dyke Avenue so just program your navigational app to find out which is the closest to where you are. At Papa Romano's they don't just bake Detroit-style pies but offer thin crust, old world thick crust, and a square deep dish that will keep the entire family happy.

Best pizza near Sterling Heights, Michigan

St Clair Shores

If ever a city was aptly named then it has to be St Clair Shores. St Clair Shores is a Michigan city right on the shores of Lake St Clair and around a fifteen-mile drive from Sterling Heights. Apart from being the ideal place to get great views of the four-hundred and thirty square mile lake, St Clair Shores has a lot to offer day visitors. In St Clair Shores you can take a tour around the Ford House to admire its unique architecture and the collections of period furnishings inside the mansion that belonged to the son of Henry Ford. After you've seen how the wealthy live, pick up a pizza from Sam Sorrento's on Harper Avenue and take it to Wahby Park or Lakefront Park to contemplate life in general while you eat it.

Auburn Hills

If you have kids to keep entertained for the day you could do a lot worse than head for Auburn Hills. Auburn Hills is around a thirty-minute drive northwest of Sterling Heights so not too far for young ones to travel. Once there, let them loose in the LEGOLAND Discovery Center in the Great Lakes Crossing Center and they'll have an absolute ball as there's lots more than just plastic building bricks. If they're very young they might enjoy the Peppa Pig World of Play or a visit to the Sea Life Michigan Aquarium more. Wear them out completely with a hike on the nature trails at Hawks Wood Park then take them for a pizza at Buddy's Pizza on Squirrel Road and with a bit of luck, they'll sleep all the way on the drive home.

Rochester Hills

If you want an adult-only day escape you can do a lot worse than head for Rochester Hills. Rochester Hills is just fifteen miles northwest of Sterling Heights along the M-59 so not far to go at all. Take a tour around the mansion that is Meadow Brook Hall and dream about what life would be like if you won the lottery, then head to Yates Cider Mill to sample a few brews and drown your sorrows because your number didn't come up – again. Before you go for a pizza at 112Pizzeria Bistro on South Adams Road, take a stroll through Bloomer Park and the wooded landscape will make you forget all about wealth as the beauty of nature there is definitely much richer.