I grew up in a college town (East Lansing) so we had tons of pizza opportunities. Also at one point we had the most McDonald’s in a linear distance - there were four but I don’t remember the distance. The town was dry until the ordinance was voted down 1968 so the town was ringed with bars and restaurants serving liquor. In fact, the University Club was built just outside the city limits.
The area was not known for speciality or fine cuisine, we kept kosher and had our meat shipped frozen from Detroit, and my mom was busy earning her PhD, so I have no fond childhood food memories except when we visited relatives back east. Oh - other than the frozen custard stand.