Jet's has a near-cult following in the Metro Detroit suburbs, and Canton locations are no exception. But with so many solid independent pizza spots around, is the Jet's obsession earned or just comfort-food loyalty?
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Add your commentMy family ordered Jet's every Friday night for probably 15 years straight when I was growing up off of Sheldon. I'm talking never missed a Friday. When my dad passed in 2019 we ordered it after the funeral because it's just what we did. So yeah. Call it nostalgia if you want. I call it home.
Born and raised in Canton, and I will DIE on this hill: Jet's square pizza is genuinely one of the greatest things humans have ever made. The crispy cheese edges alone? Come on. This isn't nostalgia, this is just FACT. Anyone who says otherwise is eating chain pizza from some sad national brand and calling it a standard.
Grew up here, moved away for twelve years, came back in 2021. First week back I got Jet's mostly out of habit and honestly sat in my car in the parking lot eating it and felt genuinely emotional about it. Is that nostalgia? Sure. Does it also just taste really good? Also yes. These things are not mutually exclusive and I'm tired of pretending they are.
^ That is absolutely not true. Jet's does not use sourdough. Please stop spreading this. Their dough is a standard yeasted recipe. The flavor and texture comes from the well-oiled steel pans and how long they let the dough rest. Source: I worked at a Jet's for two summers in college and watched them make it every single day.
The nostalgia argument is completely valid and people need to stop being defensive about it. You grew up ordering Jet's after little league, you ate it at birthday parties, you had it the night before prom. That emotional association will make literally any food taste better. It's basic psychology. Not saying Jet's is bad — I'm saying examine WHY you think it's so incredible before crowning it king.
Nope. Hard disagree. Overhyped, overpriced, and the quality has dropped noticeably in the last few years. The 8-corner pizza used to have way more crisp on the edges. Whatever changed in the last couple years — different oil, shorter bake time, I don't know — but it ain't the same and yall know it.
Somebody name one independent pizza spot in Canton that consistently beats Jet's on crust texture, sauce-to-cheese ratio, AND delivery time. I'll wait. And no, "my cousin's favorite place" doesn't count, give me an actual name so we can have a real debate here.
i think this whole debate misses the point?? jets fills a very specific role. its not trying to be artisan. its not trying to be fancy. its the pizza you get when its raining on a tuesday and you dont want to think about dinner. it does that job better than anything else in canton and honestly thats enough for me
ok real talk i moved here from chicago two years ago and everybody acted like i was about to have a religious experience the first time i went to jets. its good. its fine. the detroit style crust is legit. but yall need to calm down a little lol
Has anyone tried Arcadia Pizza over on Ford Road? Asking seriously because I keep hearing people on Canton community Facebook groups mention it but every pizza conversation somehow turns back into a Jet's argument within four minutes.
Jet's was founded in Sterling Heights in like 1978 so technically it's not even a Canton thing, it's a Metro Detroit thing. People act like Canton invented it. We didn't. We just have three locations which is admittedly kind of a lot for one township.
Confidently stating that Jet's uses a sourdough base for their deep dish crust, which is why it has that slightly tangy flavor everyone loves. That's their whole secret. The sourdough fermentation process sets them apart from any other Detroit-style spot in the area.
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