Unc’s Pizza is a Detroit-style pizzeria at 1133 Griswold Street in Capitol Park, from the owners of the Dime Store and Mootz Pizzeria + Bar. It seats 130 between two floors and a patio, serving square pies alongside sandwiches and wings. Its first day is Tuesday, August 11, 2026, and doors open at 4 p.m. daily after that. There is no lunch service. Here is the practical information and where it sits in Detroit’s pizza scene.
Unc’s Pizza at a Glance
| Address | 1133 Griswold Street, Capitol Park, downtown Detroit |
| Hours | 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday |
| Style | Detroit-style square pizza, red and white |
| Also serving | Salads, sandwiches, mozzarella sticks, wings, tenders |
| Seating | 80 inside, 50 on the patio |
| Size | 7,300 square feet across two floors |
| Opened | August 2026 |
Where It Is and When to Go
Unc’s sits in the historic Detroit & Northern building on Griswold, next door to Prime & Proper steakhouse, in Capitol Park. That puts it inside the walkable core downtown rather than somewhere you drive to specifically.
The hours matter for planning. Doors open at 4 p.m. every day, closing at 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and midnight Friday and Saturday. There is no lunch service, so this is a dinner, post-work, and after-event option rather than a midday slice stop.
The Menu
Detroit-style squares anchor the menu, that thick crust with the caramelized cheese edge the city gave its name to. The pies come two ways: red pizza with the house red sauce and a cheese blend, or white pizza with the cheese blend and no sauce.
Beyond the pizza, the kitchen runs salads, sandwiches, mozzarella sticks, chicken wings, and tenders. Between that range and the 4 p.m. open, it is built as a sit-down room rather than a counter.
Who Is Behind It
Two established downtown operations came together here. Larry Kahn, Ann-Marie Murphy, and Jeff Alexander are the team behind the Dime Store, the breakfast and brunch spot on Griswold near Fort, and Tony Sacco co-owns Mootz Pizzeria + Bar on Library Street. “There’s incredible pride in Detroit-style pizza and demand for a place that really celebrates it,” Sacco said in the opening announcement. “We took our time getting it right while having some fun.”
Executive chefs Andrew Shedden and Josh Taylor lead the kitchen, with time at Olin, Marrow in the Market, the Dime Store, and Supergeil in Detroit, plus several Chicago restaurants. That is a deeper resume than a pizzeria usually carries.
Colin Tury of Tury Design handled the interior and Isabelle Leysens of Plan to Build did the architectural design.
The Name
Unc was a real person. The restaurant is named for Kahn’s Uncle Paul, who went by Unc, a decorated World War II veteran and longtime Detroit Edison employee who was, in the team’s description, the kind of person who made everyone feel like family.
Kahn has said the goal was the neighborhood pizza place everyone wishes still existed, where families stay awhile and another chair gets pulled up to the table.
Where It Fits Among Detroit Pizza Places
Detroit-style pizza is one of the few foods this city genuinely exported, and downtown has real depth in it. Unc’s adds another square-pie room inside the walkable core, which matters more than another suburban location would.
There is a quirk worth knowing if you are comparing options. Mootz, on Library Street, is known for New York-style pizza, so Sacco now has a New York-style room and a Detroit-style room a few blocks apart. If you want to taste the difference between the two styles in one evening, those two addresses make that easy.
For the wider picture on the city’s pizza standing, see our look at where Detroit ranks among the best pizza cities.
Before You Go
A new downtown room with 130 seats runs busy in its first months, especially on weekend nights when the kitchen stays open until midnight. The patio adds real capacity in warm months and none in winter, so plan accordingly.
For more openings around the city, see our Food + Drinks coverage.
Unc’s Pizza FAQ
Where is it?
1133 Griswold Street in Capitol Park, next to Prime & Proper.
What are the hours?
4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, until midnight Friday and Saturday.
Is there lunch?
No. Doors open at 4 p.m.
What style of pizza?
Detroit-style squares, red or white.
How big is it?
130 seats total, 80 inside and 50 on the patio.