This weekend the Hubby and I had a serious craving for Chicago-style deep dish pizza. Our go-to restaurant for this is usuallyUno’s, but since there aren’t any within 3+ hours of here, we decided to try out what Austin has to offer.
Conans Pizza got a handful of good reviews, so we figured we’d try it out. When we first got there, the decor caught our eye. It was a perfect old-school pizzeria set up: old wooden nooks filled with worn chairs and tables, walk up ordering with a big ol kitchen window that you could see (and smell) through to the cooks flipping pies, and a big game room in the back with a ton of video games.
We had a pepperoni combo pizza (my side with mushrooms and the Hubby’s with sausage) on whole wheat crust. First off, props to Conan’s for offering a whole wheat crust. Second, MAJOR props for pulling off a fantastic whole wheat crust. I forgot it was wheat till I looked at our receipt. The toppings were perfect–just enough to get the flavor, but not so much that the cheese pulled everything off when cut. The only downside to our pie was the sauce. It was a bit too sweet for our tastes. Plus, I love big chunks of tomatoes in my sauce and theirs was pretty smooth.
If we had an Uno’s in Austin, I probably wouldn’t go back to Conan’s. But so far this place has been the best Chicago-style place in town that we’ve come across.
rssnlvr said,
February 29, 2008 at 3:21 am
Aw, I love Conan’s! We used to go there all the time back in the day. I miss it. *sniff, sniff. I’ve never had Uno’s though…