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Nosh on Filipino-inspired, Detroit-style pizza at the newest Square Pie Guys location. The Walnut Creek outpost is serving up an exclusive pie created with Bay Area rapper P-Lo. // Square Pie Guys, 1991 N California Blvd. (Walnut Creek); details at squarepieguys.com
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Square Pie Guys opens its sixth location in Walnut Creek on January 11 and launches its first-ever artist collaboration: a Filipino-inspired Detroit-style pizza created with Bay Area rapper P-Lo. The pizza features vodka sauce, longanisa, Italian sausage, and hot honey bomba, then finished with spicy ranch.
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Walnut Creek gets a new Detroit pizza joint with Square Pie Guys
The restaurant timed its newest opening to a collaboration with local Filipino-American rapper P-Lo, of the HBK Gang, who himself has collaborated with the likes of E-40 and Saweetie. A limited time, Filipino-inspired pizza will be served at all its locations: a vodka sauce pie with longanisa, Italian sausage and hot-honey bomba, finished with spicy ranch and basil.
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Popular Detroit-style pizza outfit Square Pie Guys is debuting its first Contra Costa County location this Sunday, January 11, in Walnut Creek. Located at the bottom of the Waymark apartment complex by the Walnut Creek BART station, the San Francisco–based chain’s sixth location will offer a full lineup of salads, wings, sides, and signature crispy cheddar-cheese-crusted square pizzas. It will also include a new pie inspired by an artist collaboration with P-Lo. Inspired by the Bay Area rapper’s Filipino upbringing and heritage, the P-Lo Pie is topped with rich vodka sauce, red onions, longanisa and Italian sausage, and hot honey bomba, before being finished with spicy ranch and fresh basil. A portion of the proceeds from each pie sold will support nonprofit United Playaz, dedicated to youth empowerment, mentorship, and violence prevention in the Bay Area.
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I love trying all the collaborative Detroit-style pizzas at Square Pie Guys, which all benefit charitable causes.
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The Square Pie Guys continues on with its expansion throughout the Bay Area, this time opening its latest location in Walnut Creek on Sunday, January 11.
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Square Pie Guys is located at 510 E. Campbell Ave. The local Detroit-style local pizza chain started in the Mission District in San Francisco. Campbell is the chain’s fourth location and first in the South Bay.
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“I’m usually a super-thin, NYC-style pizza gal, but something about Square Pie Guys’ crust, the hot honey sauce, and their crispy pepperoni ridges makes their pizza so comforting,” says Han. She also shouts out Arizmendi and Golden Boy as favorites, but Square Pie Guys is what she and husband Vic typically order after a busy service slinging some of the city’s best smashburgers or as family meals for staff. “Their pies dipped in ranch are the way to go!”
2022
DECEMBER
15 SF Restaurants to Order From on Caviar for New Year’s Eve
Think Your Job’s Rough? Try Being the Assistant Manager - The Wall Street Journal
NOVEMBER
The East Bay Hit List: The Best New Restaurants In Oakland, Berkeley, & Beyond - The Infatuation
New Berkeley Pizzeria Promises Thin Crust Pies Craft Beers and a Lofty Wine List - Hoodline
OCTOBER
20 Restaurants That Nail Delivery in San Francisco - Eater SF
17 Pizza Spots in San Francisco for a Legit Slice - Thrillist
'No certainty': Why prices may go up at Bay Area restaurants - SF Gate
25 Hot and Spicy Pizza Restaurants in San Francisco - SF Eater
SEPTEMBER
JULY
Star Chef Samin Nosrat Has a Sweet Summer Pizza for SF and Oakland - Eater
Find Exclusive Dishes From Some Of Our Favorite Restaurants With DashPass - The Infatuation
Restaurants say customers have ‘forgotten how to be human’ since reopening - Independent
JUNE
Tipping in San Francisco shot up during the pandemic. Now it’s coming back down - SF Chronicle
Our Definitive Guide to the Best 25 Pizzerias in the Bay Area - tinybeans
MAY
APRIL
MARCH
Square Pie Guys’ crispy, cheesy Detroit-style pizza just touched down in Oakland - SF Chronicle
Square Pie Guys’ crave-worthy Detroit-style pizza shines in Old Oakland - Berkeleyside
Indulge in some of the best Detroit-style pizza in the Bay - Thrillist
Detroit-Style Pizza Is Having A Moment During the Pandemic - HuffPost
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in March - Berkeleyside
FEBRUARY
9 Great Spots for Game Day Delivery From Caviar - The Infatuation
Oakland Gets Its First Dedicated Detroit-Style Pizza Restaurant - SF Eater
The Bay Area’s 13 most anticipated new restaurants - The Mercury News
Diablo Dish: Oakland’s Square Pie Guys Coming Soon - Diablo Magazine
JANUARY
Dispatch Goods expands reusable packaging service for takeout - Restaurant Hospitality
Basketball Icon Jeremy Lin Now Has His Own Signature Pizza In SF - SF Eater
San Francisco’s wildly popular Square Pie Guys coming to Oakland - The Mercury News
Square Pie Guys bringing funny-shaped pizza to Oakland - The Jewish News of Northern California
‘The pan is forgiving’: Why I plan to make more Detroit-style pizza at home - SF Gate
2021
DECEMBER
15 SF Restaurants to Order From on Caviar for New Year’s Eve
Think Your Job’s Rough? Try Being the Assistant Manager - The Wall Street Journal
NOVEMBER
The East Bay Hit List: The Best New Restaurants In Oakland, Berkeley, & Beyond - The Infatuation
New Berkeley Pizzeria Promises Thin Crust Pies Craft Beers and a Lofty Wine List - Hoodline
OCTOBER
20 Restaurants That Nail Delivery in San Francisco - Eater SF
17 Pizza Spots in San Francisco for a Legit Slice - Thrillist
'No certainty': Why prices may go up at Bay Area restaurants - SF Gate
25 Hot and Spicy Pizza Restaurants in San Francisco - SF Eater
SEPTEMBER
JULY
Star Chef Samin Nosrat Has a Sweet Summer Pizza for SF and Oakland - Eater
Find Exclusive Dishes From Some Of Our Favorite Restaurants With DashPass - The Infatuation
Restaurants say customers have ‘forgotten how to be human’ since reopening - Independent
JUNE
Tipping in San Francisco shot up during the pandemic. Now it’s coming back down - SF Chronicle
Our Definitive Guide to the Best 25 Pizzerias in the Bay Area - tinybeans
MAY
APRIL
MARCH
Square Pie Guys’ crispy, cheesy Detroit-style pizza just touched down in Oakland - SF Chronicle
Square Pie Guys’ crave-worthy Detroit-style pizza shines in Old Oakland - Berkeleyside
Indulge in some of the best Detroit-style pizza in the Bay - Thrillist
Detroit-Style Pizza Is Having A Moment During the Pandemic - HuffPost
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in March - Berkeleyside
FEBRUARY
9 Great Spots for Game Day Delivery From Caviar - The Infatuation
Oakland Gets Its First Dedicated Detroit-Style Pizza Restaurant - SF Eater
The Bay Area’s 13 most anticipated new restaurants - The Mercury News
Diablo Dish: Oakland’s Square Pie Guys Coming Soon - Diablo Magazine
JANUARY
Dispatch Goods expands reusable packaging service for takeout - Restaurant Hospitality
Basketball Icon Jeremy Lin Now Has His Own Signature Pizza In SF - SF Eater
San Francisco’s wildly popular Square Pie Guys coming to Oakland - The Mercury News
Square Pie Guys bringing funny-shaped pizza to Oakland - The Jewish News of Northern California
‘The pan is forgiving’: Why I plan to make more Detroit-style pizza at home - SF Gate
2020
DECEMBER
A San Francisco pizzeria transformed into a ghost kitchen when the pandemic hit. Here’s how they pivoted quickly and boosted sales by more than $1 million in the process - Business Insider (if you don’t subscribe to BI, you can access the article here)
Detroit-style pizza hit Square Pie Guys is expanding to Oakland - SF Chronicle
Detroit-style pizza hit Square Pie Guys is expanding to Oakland - Newsbreak
Square Pie Guys bringing their Detroit-style pizza to new Oakland location - Hoodline
San Francisco’s favorite Detroit-style pizza is coming to Oakland - SF Gate