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Team behind Ramona and Diecast to launch new pizza project – with 10,000 pizza giveaway

Here's how to claim yours...

Daisy Jackson - 13th August 2024

A brand new Detroit-style pizza spot is set to open in Manchester in the coming months, from the team behind Ramona, Firehouse and Diecast.

Detroit Slims will be serving 10″ long rectangular pizzas, made fresh to order, with prices starting from just £5.

And to celebrate its opening at Circle Square on Oxford Road (which is also home to Onda, Hello Oriental and the new self-serve beer bar The Tap House), Detroit Slims will be giving away 10,000 pizzas for free. More on that later…

The new quick-service pizza joint will be serving up Detroit-style pizzas, which are made with a light and fluffy textured base using a special 48-hour, slow-fermented focaccia dough.

Toppings will include the Cheese Burger Slim, BBQ Meat Feast and the Shroom Slim – with the standout signature The Pepperoni Crown.

The individual-sized pizzas – known as ‘The Slims’ – are a perfect match for house-made dips including Kimchi Mayo, Hot Honey, and Dill and Jalapeño Ranch.

As for sides, there’ll be dishes including chicken tenders tossed in homemade cajun pepper and crispy scooper fries.

There’ll also be thick ‘Slim Shaky’ milkshakes, with flavours like banoffee pie and a Detroit-style ‘Bumpy Cake’ (vanilla, chocolate and butterscotch cake), plus ice cream sandwiches, cookie trays and soft-serve ice creams.

Detroit Slims is a brand new pizza project in Manchester from the team behind Ramona. Credit: Supplied

The restaurant space will span 1800 sq ft at Circle Square, and is just a three-minute walk from Oxford Road station.

Guests will be able to dine in the 30-cover restaurant, takeaway, or order their pizzas on Deliveroo.

The team behind Manchester’s wildly popular venues Ramona, Diecast, and The Firehouse are now gearing up to launch Detroit Slims, inspired by their love of Manchester’s ‘twin city’.

Dan Mullen, director at Detroit Slims, commented: “Detroit Slims has been in the works for a while now and we are so excited to finally introduce this new concept. Detroit has been a city close to our hearts since we first visited, so much so, we brought a piece of it back home when we opened Ramona in 2021. Detroit Slims is the newest iteration of our love for Detroit-style pizza!

“We’re so excited to finally introduce the Slims brand to our home city of Manchester, and eventually bring Detroit-style pizza to everyone UK-wide!”

They’re giving away 10,000 pizzas to celebrate the launch. Credit: Supplied

Will Taplin, executive chef for Detroit Slims, commented: “We’re confident that everyone will love our pizza just as much as we do.

“All Detroit Slims pizzas will be completely homemade, made up of proper ingredients – making for high-quality fast food that will leave you feeling good. All of our bases will be made right here in the city, and eventually, as the brand grows, they will be shipped across the country to reach our other locations.

“There is nothing like Detroit Slims in the UK, and we’re ready to introduce ourselves with some proper American hospitality.”

Matt Pazos, retail commercial manager for Bruntwood SciTech (which is behind Circle Square), shared: “Curating a broad range of restaurants, bars and retail venues for businesses and the general public to enjoy and explore has been crucial to realising our ambitious vision for Circle Square.

“We’re delighted to welcome Detroit Slims, whose team have already been so successful in the city, and this will be a great new offering for the Oxford Road Corridor knowledge quarter. Venues like theirs are what is truly bringing Circle Square to life.”

How to claim one of 10,000 free Detroit Slims pizzas

Detroit Slims is giving away 10,000 free pizzas to celebrate its launch – that’s the equivalent of more than 23 American football pitches when you line them up.

To claim your free pizza, you just need to be one of the first 10,000 people to sign up for the newsletter here.

You’ll then receive a unique code to order your free Slim during their first few weeks of opening.

Featured image: Supplied, Detroit Slims