PizzaPapalis & Rio Wraps

Great service and great food! Staff was friendly and welcoming. Try the thin crust! A little on the pricey end for pizza but they’re pretty worth it :) A+++

Pros: Got to reminisce about my late father’s bisquick, ketchup, and hot dog pizza creations.
Cons: A $ 20+ pizza that took 45 minutes (plus another 20 to get one with the actual toppings ordered) shouldn’t remind me of a bisquick, ketchup, and hot dog pizza.
Staff was friendly and apologetic, but there’s no reason any of us will ever come back to a Pizza Papalis every again.

Good, not great. I had high hopes for this after all the good things I heard and red but overall I would rate it average. Yes, they are probably one of the few pizza places in metro Detroit that offer true Chicago deep dish style but that doesn’t mean it will taste great. Ingredients were average. The cheese or sauce wasn’t anything to rave about. The breadsticks were flat out bad. I was hoping it would be similar to Pizza House in E. Lansing or A.A., but it didn’t come close. For how expensive the pizzas are, the quality and taste don’t match up. Disappointed, and to be honest won’t go back. I will give them credit as they said pick up in 45 – 60 mins and I was walking out the door in 40. But overall, average.

after a day of shopping, we were starving. We decided to swing in and eat. To our surprise, Kara was our waitress. Very knowledgeable about the menu, she offered great pointers for each of our selections, taking our meal to the next level. The sweet potatoe fries with honey and butter, the house made seasoned wings and for dessert mmmmm… a deep dish cookie cheesecake. Oh my! It was certainly hard stop eating, but the generous portion sizes demanded it. You certainly will be pleased.

Great deep dish. So far the best pizza I have had in metro Detroit. Plenty of options, will be heading back to try more.

I liked it. The wait is a bit longer than I expected but the pizzas were delicious. Try the spicy chicken stramboli. It’s awesome!

Stopped to have lunch, I should have went anywhere else.
The atmosphere itself is very nice.
Ordered a slice of pizza and breadsticks. The breadsticks were served almost immediately, which I thought was kind of surprising.
Well, I would have rather had freezer burned breadsticks that were left in the oven way too long. They were hard, dry, and flavorless. All the sauce they gave wasn’t enough to get one down. It’s too bad, because the sauce was pretty decent.
The pizza was okay.
I told the waitress, and she agreed — she said that they had changed breadstick recipes recently, and she didn’t like them either.
The sad part is, I overheard her telling the manager my comments and he just laughed them off.
No wonder there was plenty of open seats at lunchtime

Good pizza, great service, nice atmosphere. I’d love to come back! My family and I ordered the Seafood combo and kid’s boneless chicken meal. The pizza we ordered was thin crust and was delicious. Whoever said that seafood and cheese don’t mix must not have tried many dishes with cheese and seafood. The shrimp and krabmeat were dispersed evenly throughout with plenty of mozzarella cheese on top. Our waitress kept our drinks full and served us promptly. My daughter ate literally her whole meal plus a slice of pizza so I’d say they do a good job with everything they make.

Eh. Just eh.
Was very disappointed in the quality of the pizza. Ordered a pizza with mushrooms and they were even cooked. I’ve looked forward to coming here it’s a shame I won’t be back.
As a tip be sure to call your order in ahead of your arrival to cut your wait time.

Great pizza, if you are willing to wait 50 minutes for it. The explanation I got from the waitress was that they are busy today. It’s not worth 50 minutes for me so I’m not going back there again.

I love the new Pan pizza, it’s not as dense as the deep dish and not as crispy as the thin crust. Same fresh toppings and premium cheese. We found it a lil dry so next time I’ll ask for extra sauce. Best part it comes out in 20 mins!

Deep Dish is very good, but the one in Greek town always tastes a bit better. Not sure why the lady behind counter can’t smile or help you feel like your a wanted customer. Overall very good deep dish but you never feel like your welcome.

The pizza is great, but I always have issue when getting carry out there. I ordered a pizza and greek salad and was told 35 minutes. I showed up a half hour later to pick it up and was told another 10 minutes which was fine. I paid and was told he would let me know when its ready so I sat down right in front of him. Over half an hour went by so I went to check on it and he forgot and grabbed the pizza that had been sitting there and hands me the salad next to it. The salad was not a greek salad that I paid for. It had no tomatoes, no red onion, and no beets and came with ranch not greek dressing.
Last time I was there we paid over the phone when asked, then when we went to pick it up, they had no idea that it was paid for and took over 20 minutes figuring it out so I didn’t have to pay them twice.

Very good Chicago style pizza! The breadsticks were also very good.
Staff was professional and friendly– will come back again!

It’s been a long time since I’ve has PizzaPapalis but buy did it hit the spot.
The pizza pies are large and filling — we ordered one for 5 people and everyone left full.
Definitely will be going back when i’m looking for a good deep dish pizza.
I do recommend getting an appetizer as the pizzas do take longer to make.

I ordered a spinach & pepperoni pizza for take out today.
I knew right away by it’s weight when I picked it up that is was going to be great.
It was INCREDIBLE!

Very disappointed after all thee rave reviews. Table was not clean… had a film of grease… ceaser salad was nothing amazing… thanks for the bagged croutons. .bread sticks… definitely frozen and lacked any flavor besides freezer taste. Thin crust pizza definitely tasted like public school pizza… frozen. .saltine cracker like or eating tree bark. $ 40 for frozen tasting crap. Will never recomend or go back.

I love Chicago deep dish and this is the best in the Metro Detroit area.
Cool restaurant, nice sized booths with individual TVs in each booth. Nice atmosphere.
Great pizza, great menu. Good beer selection, cool deserts.
A bit pricey so it’s not an every week thing, but a great treat if you like Chicago Deep Dish.

Expensive, but a great value for the price. One large pizza should serve 5 people easily. I’ve never had anything bad here, and I’ve been to several locations. I can’t speak for the attached Rio Wraps, but Papalis is a 5-​star.
Just be prepared to kill your diet when you dine here!

Despite the fairly spacious lay-​out and cool décor, It’s always dead and empty every time I have gone in. I have gone on various times during the day and on various days… That’s not a complaint, just an observation. Maybe things perk up quite a bit in the evening, as I said I have only gone during the [day] hours that Rio Wraps is open…
I have dined in and one thing I like is the privacy of booth seating. The booths have high walls around them so you’re not constantly having to glance at strangers and also hooks for the coats on the booths. The dining area is kind of dark but not in A creepy way, it’s a cool and casual atmosphere. There is also a bar.
…the staff has always been polite and makes my order as requested. I have never encountered any long lines… I only go for the Rio Wraps, have never tried Pizza Papalis.
Wifi available and Rio Wraps has punch cards for a free item, if you frequent there;-)