Though we may never know the exact temperature at which cheese melts, pizza ovens provide a working estimate. Enjoy the savory fruits of inexact chemistry with today’s Groupon. For $6, you get $12 worth of pizza, subs, drinks, and other pizzeria fare at Toarmina’s. This deal is valid at 12 of Toarmina’s 14 locations, listed in the sidebar.

The family-owned Toarmina's has served up its signature sweet sauce and gullet-stuffing, 24-inch pies since 1987. The menu boasts traditional pizzas ranging from the small one-topping ($8.99) to the two-footer with three toppings ($24.39)—a favorite at giant-division ultimate frisbee leagues. The casual eatery's aromatic ovens also cook up deep dish ($11.99–$13.99) and specialty picks such as the steak and cheese ($12.49–$28.99), which blankets melted mozzarella and american cheese over steak, mushrooms, onions, and golden italian dressing, and the veggie ($11.49–$25.99), a garden party of mushrooms, black olives, diced green peppers, and onions.

The pizzeria traces its roots to first-generation Italian immigrant Santa Toarmina, grandmother to the company’s founder and inventor. Today, the company offers up its tempting authentic eats for community fundraisers, during which school principals might make dinner for prize-winning students and deserving charities get treated to pizzas made of money, or a percentage of profits. Prices may vary slightly by location.

Reviews

Eight Yahoo! Locals give the South Lyon location of Toarmina's Pizza an average of 4.5 stars, City Voters give the Canton location a five-star average, and three CitySearchers give the Livonia location a five-star average:

• Homemade sauce and homemade dough equals a fantastic pizza – motorcityslimjim, City Voter, Canton location
• Wow, what a wonderful taste sensation. Great deep dish pizza. Excellant [sic] way to please a large group – Gregory, Yahoo! Local, South Lyon location