The restaurant: Red Tops Rendezvous; 2917 W. 25th Ave., Denver
About: This Detroit-style pizza and Italian joint in Jefferson Park is a passion project by Culinary Creative founding partner and Michigan native Kevin Eddy. It’s an ode to Eddy’s hometown, where he grew up eating rectangular pizza with a thick, crispy crust, and covered in marinara, also known as “redtops” in Detroit.
Menu: Red Tops is serving Eddy’s classic version of a Detroit-style pizza, as well as specialty thick crusts, like the Brick and Morty with a brick cheese blend, mortadella, roasted balsamic onions, whipped ricotta, chile honey and arugula. There are also other classic Italian entrees, including shrimp scampi or chicken parm.