Flamz Re-Opens

Flamz Pizzeria manager Devin Yelda prepares a pizza. Image courtesy of Jim West

Flamz Pizzeria has proven once again that you can’t keep a good business down. It first opened in May 2019 and had just gotten established as the best place on the east side for thin crust pizza when the pandemic forced them to shut down.

After a months-long hiatus, they were able to re-open and were getting customers back, but on January 4 of this year, a fire two doors down at Shoetique caused significant smoke damage and forced them to close their doors yet again.

But they refused to give up, and about a month ago, after a major clean-up, Flamz got back to the business of making pizza in their specialty brick oven.

“Lots of people who come in have said they’re glad to see us open again. I was so happy the first day we opened back up, I must have eaten two whole pizzas,” manager Devin Yelda says with a laugh. They even have customers coming from the west side, he says.

You can choose one of their signature pizzas - Seafood, Barbecue, Veggie, the City Lover featuring four kinds of meat, and the Detroiter, which includes pepperoni, Italian sausage, green peppers, and onions. Or you can build your own pizza with a selection of sauces - spicy Marinara, pesto, barbecue, and white cream. Build-your own salads are also an option, and if you’re looking for something sweet to top it all off, they offer pies and cakes as well.

Flamz Pizzeria, located at 16369 E. Warren, between Audubon and Courville, is open 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday. It’s closed on Sundays. Phone number is 313-924-5714.