For those visiting Bridgeport who have already sampled the city's fare or those who are residents of the city and beyond looking for a trip for a new culinary experience, here's a recent edition of WDTV's "Tasty Tuesday.". This one is north of Bridgeport, and a little more than 30 minutes up the road off of Interstate 79.

 

FROM WDTV

 

"If you have a really good pizza in front of you, you can kind of forget what else is going on in your life at that point."

 

Lefty's Place in downtown Morgantown isn't like most pizza joints. The tiny restaurant serves up Detroit-Style pizza, a recipe that's unique to the area.

 

"Phenomenal food. It's really unique pizza, I mean, Detroit-style isn't something we see here a lot," said customer Zach Williams.

 

Owner Amel Morris has been in the restaurant business for over a decade but started making pizza just a couple of years ago while he was working in a bar. It was his fiance, Tricia, who inspired him to start making Detroit Pizza, and in December 2016, the couple and some friends opened Lefty's Place.

 

"Tricia and I being able to build something of our own, with the help of my partners that I have, to have something we can be proud of down the road," said Morris.

 

Detroit Style pizza has a long history that dates back to the 1940s.

 

"Back in 1945 you had soldiers coming back from World War II who had been stationed in Sicily where they had that thick, Sicilian-style pizza. They were hanging out in a bar in Detroit called 'Buddy's and they said 'Man, we wish you could make this,'" Morris said.

 

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Editor's Note: Photos courtesy of Lefty's Place Facebook page.