Texas isn’t known for pizza as much as it for the almighty barbeque. But Austin pizza can be as good as any place in the
Northeast…depending on who you ask, of course!
Most any pizza place is going to have both fans and people who think it doesn’t rate on the pizza scale.
Here
are several pizza places to try and judge for yourself.
Home-Slice (homeslicepizza.com):
Specializing in authentic NY-style pizza by the pie or the slice. Menu includes salads, sandwiches and calzones.
Location: 1415 South Congress, Austin, TX
Delivery: No
Take-out: Yes
Beer & Wine: Yes
Craig O’s (craigositalian.com)
Serving homemade Italian recipes
and pizza. In addition to lots of pizza options, Craig O’s also serves
pasta, salads, hot and cold subs and wraps. Four locations around
Austin.
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Beer & Wine: Yes
Saccone’s (saconnes.com)
“Pizza with a Jersey attitude” is the tag line for this pizza
joint. Menu offers traditional pizza and gourmet style pizzas, subs,
salads and calzones. According to the menu, pasta dishes are being
added soon.
Location: 11416 620 North Suite N, Austin, TX
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Cipollina (cipollina-austin.com)
Full service bistro with a more upscale menu. The pizzas are more
fancy, gourmet style pizzas. If you’re looking for a greasy pepperoni
and cheese pizza, you probably won’t find it here.
Location: 1213 West Lynn, Austin, TX
Delivery: No
Beer & Wine: Yes
Austin Pizza Garden (austin-pizza-garden.com)
Large pizza selection including create-your-own and specialty pizzas. Menu also has salads, sandwiches and lasagna.
Location: 6266 Hwy. 290, Austin, TX
Delivery: Yes
Brick Oven Pizza (brickovenrestaurant.com)
As the name suggests, pizzas here are made in authentic brick ovens. They have the largest brick ovens in Texas to made those big ol’ pies. They offer pastas and salads as well as a gluten free menu.
Location: 3 locations
Delivery: Unknown
Beer & Wine: Yes
East Side Pies (eastsidepies.com)
This Austin pizza place offers “Austin-style” pizza, that being thin
crust and fresh toppings. Sauces are particularly interesting at East
Side. You can get ricotta sauce, pesto sauce, hummus sauce, spinach curry and black bean sauce pizzas! Also several vegetarian and vegan options as well. Intriguing…
Location: 2 locations
Delivery: Unknown
Beer & Wine: Not on menu
Yaghi’s (yaghispizzeria.com)
Yaghi’s offers stone baked authentic New York Pizza. The menu offers a
nice selection of traditional and specialty pizzas, including a philly
cheesesteak pizza and a chicken Caesar pizza. Also find calzones,
salads, wings and subs on the menu.
Location: 6 locations in and around the Austin area
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
House Pizzeria (housepizzeria.com)
This Austin pizza joint offers Neapolitan-style pizza and more unique toppings such as eggplant and salami. Menu offers pizza, two salad options and several appetizers.
Location: 5111 Airport Blvd., Austin, TX
Delivery: Unknown
Take-out: Yes (add’l charge)
Beer & Wine: Yes
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