At Space 12, Nathan of Seattle brought the The Round to Austin. Along with the help of many volunteers, of course :) It was an evening of collaborative Music and live art. Cool stuff.

Had East Side Pies before heading over. These are soooper droooopy pies. ESP makes their pizzas really thin, with little support. Hard to fold at times, but still a delight.

I went veggie today. Two slices. ESP knows how to do ingredients, they have a wealth of them and their menu shows that with a ton of specialty pizzas (some fairly eccentric). They’re good but not one of my faves.

Another thing. I’ve learned to like olives.

Spinach and Tomatoes | Spinach, Whole Cherry Tomatoes, Mozzarella, Feta

ESP knows how to do toppings. Cherry Tomatoes…Loved it! large botches of spinach. Touches of feta here and there. The heteregenous nature of pizza toppings is what makes every bite special, and what I love about pizza.

Spinach and Tomatoes | Red Bell Peppers, Black Olives, Mushrooms, Mozzarella

Another good veggie pizza. Peppers was not soggy and mushy, but had maintained solid texture. Mushrooms plush and flavorful. Olives added its strong sharp flavor to the pie. Very vegetabl-y taste.

(512) 524-0933

www.eastsidepies.com

Sometimes wind can be so harsh on the face, you could swear you just had just been slapped 39 times with a cold fish. But still, Me and Kevin hit up East Side Pies.

Today was a damn cold day. You can tell from the photos that everything seemed stark and dreary. My body was shivering in my favorite white hoody, which proved insufficient in todays atrocious cold front. Keeping that hand steady…well, I just couldn’t.

I walk through the door and immediately stop. BUMP. Oh, there’s the counter. I see the ovens just behind. And, just turn my head slightly to the left and I see their glorious pies on display. Today was way overcast. That combined with flourescent lighting made the inside seem like a scene from the movie Saw.

I think there were just two tables outside. We sat at one of them for all of three minutes before we lost manliness and headed back to the car to finish up our meal. It could have been awkward, but then I think to myself, I’ve actually held hands with this guy before.

Great thing is that they serve pizza by the slice at all hours.

I have to say, ESP has the thinnest crust I’ve eaten this far, perhaps in all of Austin. It’s not my thing, but they’re pizza is still great and they’re repertoire of toppings is hard to beat. Just check out the specialty pies they have! The garlic knots were excellent. See the photo as we ate them in the car.

Overall, I’m glad there’s a local pizzeria on the east side.