Jet's Pizza, Darien

In 1978, brothers Eugene and John Jetts lent their name to the sign above their pizza shop in Sterling Heights, Michigan. In the 30-plus years that followed, they lost one of the Ts, but gained more than 385 franchises across the country.

To this day, Jet's still specializes in Sicilian-style deep-dish pizza, pairing fresh mozzarella, veggies, and amalgams of meats with thick and hefty crusts. It also makes its lesser-known but just-as-delicious thin-crust pies, and it always gives customers the choice of enhancing the dough with garlic, butter, Parmesan, or another flavor for free.