Today's pizza a day diet pizza came from the
Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. at 1305 W. Oltorf (right next to the train tracks).
I hit the place in mid-afternoon, so it was pretty empty (Happy hour is from 3 pm to 7 pm, though, so it filled quickly :-)). You order food and beer at the bar and they bring it to your table. Inside are long wooden tables with benches, for social/communal beer-gardening in the Bavarian tradition. Outside are round tables under the live oaks for beer gardening in the Austin tradition. :-).
I ordered a sausage pizza (boring, I know :-), but I like to try new places out on the basics). It was delivered hot and fresh; the crust was somewhat soft but firmed up after I let it cool a little. It had a nice chew and stood up to the ingredients. The sausage had a more subtle flavor than I was expecting, but I really liked it and its freshness. The cheese and sauce were also quite good.
One of their "by the slice" choices had also caught my eye, so I ordered it as well. This was venison, spinach, pesto, white bean, roasted tomato, roasted garlic, and ricotta. This one was amazing (not that the sausage was bad). The crust had just the right amount of crispness and chew, but the combination of toppings really made it. It had a richness from the venison without being gamy or overwhelming, and the remaining ingredients provided a terrifically contrasting texture in every bite.
Oh, and the beer was darn good, too. :-).
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