Austin Pizza Garden
6266 W Hwy 290
Austin, TX 78799
(512) 891-9980
www.austinpizzagarden.com
After Crossfit this morning, I got my post-workout meal from Austin Pizza Garden (I know, pizza is not the healthiest food in the world, but eating SOMETHING immediately after workout is better than not eating anything. Read about the importance of post-work out meals here and here) . You’ll see this place just before you get to the Y at Oak Hill. Austin Pizza Garden is a place. There’s no mistaking you’re in Texas as you walk into this place, and there’s a bar right up front at carryout. I was about to ask where I could go two-stepping while I wait, but instead just asked for a water. They people there were friendly, got chatting to Jake who served me a cool glass of water.
They have an extensive list of signature pizzas, stemming from interesting toppings such as andouille sausage, fajita chicken, cajun shrimp and crab. I tried their take on Quattro Formaggi, which has Bacon and mushrooms in addition to the four cheeses. Nice spin for those who like a lil meat! It’s hard to see from the photos, but hidden in the copious layers of cheese is nice bits of bacon. Not exactly like NY thin-crust, and the dough tastes like animal crackers with softer texture. It does come out of their ovens with a nice crisp bottom. Very generous with the toppings. Overall very hearty pizza, but the dough/sauce wasn’t suited to my tastebuds. I may want to try their Margherita in the future.
Til next time, pizza friends!
My friend Dave raves about this place. I’ve been meaning to check it out, and finally had the chance. Got lunch here with a new friend. I didn’t know what the place would look like, so when I arrived, I was really digging the fact that it pretty much looked like a house. It had an awesome patio deck and cozy indoor seating as well. The staff was super-friendly there.
We ordered the “Sausage, onion, jalapeno, black olive”. In short, the pizza didn’t impress so much (maybe I hyped it up a bit), but is still very good pizza. The toppings go very close to the outer perimeter for those who aren’t fans of overly large crusts. I’d say the pizza is kinda similar to Red House Pizzeria, though I’d still prefer Red House as of now. Lots of other pizzas to try hear though, they all sound delicious!!
I saw photos of this place online before, it looked like a trailer-type place serving pizza – how badass is that? I looked around for the cart outside on this sunny day, but couldn’t find it. Ended up being a counter INSIDE the gas station (Valero gas station on Mnachaca and lamar). And they actually have some seating along the window-side.
Met Julio “Giovanni”, really friendly and he said they’ll be building a deck outside to eat your pizza, maybe even pair with a wine from the store inside (great idea!)
How was the pizza? Pretty good, reminded me of Whole Foods pizza, which I love. And the sausage on their tasted exactly like the ones from Ropollo’s.
Some of us at Vox met up at Whole Foods for dinner. I bought some bananas. And then two slices of pizza (Healthy meal right?). A friend bought pretzels and showed me how she likes to make pretzel sandwiches filled with a thin slice of banana.
Pizzas were good as usual.
Yahgi’s slices are really filling. I prefer the thinner NY-style pizza, but this is their version of NY-style. Today the pizza wasn’t as good as times previous, despite loading the toppings and cheese. If you’re going to Yahgi’s, ask how long the pizza’s been out. I got this one and it was one of the last slices available. Also recommend their Margherita.
Wow, had lots o pizza with some friends.
1) Blue with pepperoni (last time was Blue + sauasge)
2) Eggplant (Eggplant tapenade, capers, kalamata olives, Parmesan)
3) Margherita
4) Potatoes and Goat cheese.
5) Subterranean (Caramelized onion, fontina, mushrooms, roasted potatoes, basil)
My faves were Blue with pepperoni (yet again) and the potatoes with goat cheese. The eggplant pizza was just weird, didn’t like the odd flavors in there.
Check out Kev’s smashed ray ban’s. so sad…
You really can spend hours at whole foods. So many interesting food items, most of which you’d know little about – and you can ask the many helpful and fun-to-talk to employees there. I learned so much just galavanting this massive grocery store. And, you can sample pretty much ANYTHING in the store if you just ask.
Then there’s the food court. Their pizza section is lovely. They come up with interesting combinations of toppings, it seems to be new each time. Here’s to variety!
Man, seems like I just had Hom Slice the other day. There’s not a lot of seating outside Home Slice, but you can always enjoy your pizza anywhere along SoCo. There’s couple of seats and small tables to the left side of Home Slice that I just sat down and people-watched. I wonder how long I’ll be here in Austin. It’s got great people and places.
If you ever roll in to the Clarksville neighborhood of austin, you will be enamored and get a cozy feeling. Bistros and small grocers and wonderful old homes.
I had a chance to get pizza at Cipollina, and it ranks as one of my faves in Austin. They have half-off pizza til 6pm on some days, deal! I enjoyed every aspect of the pizza, it comes out the oven just fantastic. Great crust and ingredients.
Their restaurant is very beautiful and open inside, with large angled mirrors covering the two opposite walls. You can also just grab a wine at the bar. The restaurant uses seasonal ingredients, which can keep things interesting.
Can’t wait to go again!
It’s always nice to get an unexpected extra. Especially when it comes to food. The most frequent example I’ve encountered is at Wendy’s when you get the 6th chicken nugget. Love that feeling! But what about when you get an extra pizza?? Yup, you bet I was excited. And really full after.
I ordered a sausage slice, and a brocoli+ricotta slice. Ended up getting an extra of the latter. I barely finished all three (didn’t eat the last crust). Love Home Slice, excellent as usual.
Oh check out those crayon drawings of Lemmy. No idea who he is (should I?…)
