I feel like this review has to come now before it never has a chance to exist again. I'm always heartbroken to find out a place is closing its doors, especially a local business. Earlier this week, East Street Pizzeria announced on social media that they were closing up shop permanently. I feel at times guilty for things like this when I'm not the root cause. If only I came back more, they would've survived, but I probably would've just been more devastated at their closure. Hutto has a lot of pizza establishments. From the chains like Pizza Hut and Domino's to lesser-known locations like Mr. Gatti's and Double Dave's, as well as the locals Bella Sicilia and East Street, there are nine pizza establishments in the city limits and three in the ETJ. For a city with only one grocery store (also in the ETJ), it's a lot of competition. All of the chains are carry-out only and operate in a shotgun house sized unit in a strip. The only places you can actually eat a pizza are MOD and the two local establishments. East Street shows something that is plaguing Hutto: the overreliance on chain restaurants. Chains don't care if you skip them for a local place. A local place needs your business or they might shutter their doors forever. East Street itself is difficult real estate with the rent reportedly being high, meaning these small establishments have to operate at a high enough margin to survive in such a beautiful area. That's why so many businesses are opting for the Affordable Storage shopping area in the ETJ, because the barrier to entry is lower and actually allows them to survive. It's sad to see. I only ate at East Street Pizzeria once. When I was visiting Hutto before moving, I thought about going and trying their pizza (I love a local place), but it was completely empty, so I opted for another local place. A few months into living in Hutto, I went back with a co-worker during lunch. I got my slice and a salad, and I was impressed. It was your standard local affair (good local pizza is better than any chain), and the slice was cheesy and well done. I enjoyed it quite a bit. The owner was super attentive to us, and it was a quick and easy meal. I wanted to go back, but I never did. That's my fault. I haven't supported any chain pizza joints in Hutto, but I'm an outlier. If 12 (now 11) pizza establishments can exist in the Hutto area, maybe the consumer preference is out of whack. Support local, because local will always support you. RIP East Street Pizzeria. RIYL: Grieving since you can't actually go here. read more

East St Pizzeria - Pepperoni and Mozzarella Pizza by the SlicePizza - Pizza Near Me - Hutto, Texas

Pizza is really great, wings are great, the ranch needs so much work ...weve been twice now and both times the ranch is super watery. Beer on tap has great choices! I will come back for the pizza and wings but please work on the ranch recipe! Texans like to dip pizza in ranch. Its important:) We did try a dessert one of the times we visited and it took quite a long time to come out and was frozen so I think they are on to something here with the main food but the extras are a little lacking. The restaurant is in an old historic building so it has some warm vibes and was set up cute for Christmas! read more

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Food was good, I didn't dine in this time but the staff was very friendly. Great cozy place in downtown Hutto. It was busy, so pizza took a little longer than expected. Nice selection of spirits. read more

East St Pizzeria - Bar area - Pizza Near Me - Hutto, Texas

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Great local pizza shop in Downtown Hutto. It's located a few doors down from the Hutto Wine Bar and was a great option for a bite after enjoying a wine flight. The service was fast, friendly and helpful with recommendations. The venue has been updated but still had some of the historic elements present. The pizza was delicious! They make their pizza dough daily. We tried a mix of red and white sauce options on a single pizza based on the waiter's suggestion. It was a great suggestion. read more

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I really wanted to love this place, but it fell short of every expectation. I'm only giving two stars instead of 1 because I feel bad. We ordered two different pizzas and you could tell they didn't use fresh ingredients. Both pizzas were pretty bad and one was only 1/2 plain cheese. The service was also really slow even though there was only one other person in the entire restaurant. We were given a box to put our leftovers in, but none of the dirty dishes were cleared to make room for us to box up the pizza. Overall, not impressed and I don't plan to return. read more

Right off the bat, the music is BUMPIN' they have the jams and it's a great surprise right when you open the door. They have a bar with a nice selection of alcohol and tables in the back. We sat in the back for lunch and ordered a kids cheese pizza, Cesar salad, and the mio capriccio pizza. My son loves the cheese pizza, you can't go wrong with a simple cheese. The Caesar salad was pretty massive, especially for being the smaller of sizes. It was good, simple. The Mio Cappricio had the most perfect spicy little jalapeños on it which I LOVED! The shrimp was a bit on the fishy side which I thought was very odd. I've never had a "fishy" shrimp so I picked them off and put them on my husbands slices. He had no problem with the taste and rather enjoyed the whole pizza. I do plan to go back and try their Margherita pizza and maybe a cocktail to pair with their music! read more

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We popped in today to try a pizza for lunch because #supportlocal Thankfully it's not crazy busy for lunch during the weekday and I must say I LOVE the interior of the place. It's so clean and inviting! We ordered half a LumberJack and half Queen Margherita. First off crust was crunchy..Love. I was worried since the middle had liquid but it was on point! I enjoyed both pizza toppings. I did not get a photo of the wings we tried since I was in a hurry to get back to work. The sweet Thai chili and buffalo medium wings were good. It's not that chewy meat you get from chain pizza places. Service was awesome. I have to say the server was rocking it was she was the only one. Great service. Can't wait to try another pizza. read more

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This is a nice establishment on the inside--nice bar and seating area. I ordered my slice of pizza and waited at the bar until my food was ready. The person ordering my food was friendly and I waited thinking this would be a nice spot to come back to sit at the bar to eat and grab some drinks. I was eager to try the pizza (due to some of the reviews, it being a new spot, and of course I was hungry). After I took the first bite, I noticed something was off with the pizza. The pizza just didn't taste good. So I thought maybe it was just the first bite. As I continued to take a few more bites, I realized there was something off with the cheese. The cheese tasted fake and made the pizza taste awful. Due to this, I couldn't finish my one slice and was thankful that I only had one slice. I can say that I was very disappointed. Needless to say, I will not eat the pizza again, but I would entertain going to grab a few drinks at the bar. read more

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East Street is a decent pizzeria with the potential to be more. When I walked in the door, I thought the dining room was really nice-a renovated old building with high ceilings and lots of room to spread out. Service was friendly and reasonably attentive so kudos for that. Dinner started with a house salad. It arrived at the table in a tub-sized bowl with the croutons and cheese all layered on the top of the greens. It was accompanied by a teeny-tiny plastic ramekin of dressing. I'm happy I didn't order the large salad because the smaller one could have fed four people (seriously). The large amount of lettuce in relation to the other ingredients really became offputting, especially by not including a sufficient amount of dressing to go with it. Other than the neatly arranged crusty croutons, the salad had a feel of freshly opened bag of pre-made Dole garden greens. Not a good start. I really enjoy pizza and was looking forward to eating here based on friends' recommendations. The pizza came out in a reasonable amount of time and was very hot as it should be. The crust was actually quite good, thin and delicately crispy and better than most of the pizzas I've experienced in the Austin area. The toppings were plentiful, also a plus. Unfortunately, the pizza sauce was pretty bland and lacked much character. The tomato flavor was very mild and there was a definite absence of spice in the sauce, or in other words, as if it were just dumped out of a can. The most egregious sin though came with the sausage. It has the appearance of my dog's favorite treats with those perfect little morsel sized balls of meat (see picture) . Once you get that thought in your head it's hard to not think of it that way. If you're making a pizza by hand, why not take pinches of ground sausage and press place them onto the dough? I wonder if these were pre-cooked before putting them on the pizza judging by the texture. It's too bad because this could have been a winning entry in the local Austin pizza market. This venue has a lot going for it and could be so much better with some minor adjustments to pizza making. Right now though, it's not a whole lot better than making a Tombstone pizza in the oven. Disappointed, but I hope that it will improve because this could be an awesome little pizzeria for Hutto. read more

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We had another outstanding meal. We tried fried pickles for 1st time. Definitely one of best fried pickles we all ever had. The Pepperoni Rolls are the best anywhere! Their dough is so perfect anything made with it is superb. This is our Pizza restaurant and you will not regret making it yours as well! read more

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I have been here several times. Great little hidden gem in downtown Hutto. It's in the historic building with a charming vibe. I was greeted promptly upon entering. They have a full bar with good pricing; tonight I was in the mood for Chardonnay. Ordered the house salad and it was huge. Great value and tasted excellent. Also ordered the pepperoni rolls which were fantastic. Overall, the food and service were excellent. The staff were very prompt and attentive the entire time. I love this place. read more

East St Pizzeria - Pepperoni Rolls - Pizza Near Me - Hutto, Texas

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Friendly service, great drink prices. Atmosphere is nice for sitting at the bar, and there are options for families towards the back. We're happy to see more options coming to downtown Hutto. Unfortunately, their pizza is missing the mark. Pizza prices are in line with Pinthouse or Tony C's, but the quality is on par with Papa John's. The cheese tastes like an ultra-processed 'cheese-like' product that is only designed to melt - it has no flavor, no stretch, and doesn't brown. Crust & sauce were fine but forgettable, and toppings were just average. Honestly, if they could just get decent cheese for their pizzas, it would make a world of difference. With a few other tweaks (a door on the kitchen, some dimmer lights for the bar, background music) this place could be a great addition to Hutto, and hopefully they're able to find their way. read more

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Our favorite local spot in downtown hutto!! Wings and pepperoni rolls are our favorites! Our girls always ask to go here for dinner or lunch. That says a lot when 7 year olds love it too lol read more

I came here once during lunch with my husband. The restaurant was completely empty. Only one person showed up upon us sitting down and that was to pick up a to go order. We sat and waited for over 10 minutes to have somebody take our order. The appetizer cheese fries were absolutely delicious, this would be the only reason I would return, but just for a to go order. Aside from them taking a very long time to take our lunch order around 2 PM. They got the wrong pizza made. So we waited and waited and waited and they came up and said they had accidentally cooked the wrong pizza and tried giving us a slice of the wrong pizza they made on the house. Thought it was a nice gesture, but I was on a fan of the pizza they had made so I did not eat it at all and my husband only ate one of the small slices. We then had to wait so much longer for the correct pizza to be made, but because we had already waited a long time to have our order taken, and then waited yet again only to be told that the pizza was wrong. We were not able to eat it at the restaurant. my husband was late going back from lunch and that made our experience not so great. I would expect if we had waited as long as we did that they would at least get the correct order done. For those reasons I will not visit the restaurant again and as mentioned our only probably order their cheese fries to go. read more

Got slice for $6. It's just ok at best. The cheese was mediocre. Sauce was extremely thin and barely noticeable. Crust wasn't bad, but wasn't what I expected. It tasted a step above microwave or toaster oven pizza. read more

East St Pizzeria - Pizza Near Me - Hutto, Texas

The place is beautiful but the food is lacking in all departments. We started with the garlic bread (that came out cold) and had no garlic. it was just baked bread with a tiny bit of cheese. The pizza came out hot, but was the most flavorless slice of extremely undercooked dough i have ever had in my entire life. Me and my boyfriend ordered 1 slice each of different pizzas and we were both extremely underwhelmed. Even the ranch was basically flavorless. Server was sweet, but very awkward and not too sociable. As a former server myself I wasn't impressed with service over all. I will not be coming back, and i wouldn't recommend this place to anyone i like. read more

I love pizza and I will say that I'm quite picky with certain foods, and pizza is one of them. Customer service was good, but the pizza was not good at all. The ingredients are not high quality and not fresh. I paid $31.09 for very lackluster pizza and salad. I'm disappointed but it may be totally fine for others, just not for me! read more

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Great customer service! They were very attentive and food came out hot and fresh. The pizza was very good and in my opinion the best pizza I've had in the area. It's definitely more on the pricier side, but I wasn't disappointed with our visit. read more

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Food is good. Beer selection and prices are fantastic. We come here a couple of times a month. The staff is super friendly and they treat our kids like royalty. I've seen some bad reviews here but we've never had a bad experience. Hoping this place lasts because it's one of our favorites in Hutto! read more

Pizza was good, but was very very, very salty. You can only have one slice because of how salty it tasted. Have to have a drink nearby.

I can't believe they don't have more stars. The pizza is so good here and so are the drinks! So much better than any fast food pizza. We always order 512 extra crispy and it's delicious the workers are always sweet! Next time you want a pizza give this place a try! read more

If you're in HUTTO, give it a go. Different that any other option in town. A little pricey for pizza, but the freshness leaves you full in a good way. First time in a long time after eating pizza that I didn't regret it. It is light and tasty. Is not oily or heavy- very fresh. read more

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great food ! best pizza rolls in Austin ! super nice people If you know quality ingredients you'll enjoy this place. I would definitely recommend read more

Stopped in with my kids for lunch yesterday. We were the only customers at first but it was really good. The bartender was are server. We ordered 2 kids cheese pizzas and a Margarita Pizza, extra basil and a peach soda. It was great. The kids pizza was big and we could have ordered just 1 but the taste was fantastic. It's a cute restaurant, I would go back with my husband for date night. So cute and great location. read more

Pizza was good. Wings were great. Service needs work. Waited five minutes for a waiter. When he arrived, no good evening, hello, just a "do you want something to drink". Then he was gone. Dropped the drinks off and disappeared for another 10 minutes. There was only one other table in the place so they weren't busy. We asked for the $20 special. 12" pizza and 5 wings. Pizza came out. No wings. Another 5-10 minutes later the wings come out. They were really tasty, but there were 10 instead of 5. Had ranch instead of blue cheese. But couldn't ask about it because the waiter was gone again. We finally saw him and asked for a box and the bill. Guess what, we were charged for the pizza and 10 wings. Not the special we asked for. Would've asked him about it but again, he was gone. We just paid the bill via the link on the receipt and left. I don't know if the service is worth going back to eat there. read more

This is a SPOT, especially for Hutto. I have been here a handful of times, always sat at the bar, had great service, and most importantly, the food is tasty. Good selection of beers on draft too! Naughty Rita, add hot honey, and half red/white for the sauce (if you're cool enough) is the way to go. Friends have had other signature pizzas and they were good but the Naughty Rita, even with no mods, has it going on. Pizza rolls are super cheesy and fluffy. They are such a great value for the cost. East St. had swapped a light beer option out for Mango Cart when I made my first visit and am happy it has stuck around! Good to see a place trying to do things differently. I personally would prefer if their pizzas and rolls went a touch longer in the oven but you can always make the request. If your idea of what good pizza should be is [Insert Chain Here] then you may not enjoy yourself. Will give the wings and gelato a try next time. Restaurant has always been clean, including the restrooms. There were a limited amount of other customers for each of my visits, but based on my previous experiences, this place deserves to be more steadily busy! read more

Loved the big, homemade pizza with the light, crispy and airy crust. Service was friendly & personable. Brand new restaurant in downtown Hutto. read more

Stopped by after being at Hutto wine bar! Ordered two pizzas and they were fantastic!!!!

The pizza was alright but it took forever and it was so thin do not recommend also i tried to get an interview with the manager and that didn't go well i guess the don't need more workers. read more

Was so excited to try this place out. Ordered a pepperoni pizza and garlic bread for pick up. The pizza was essentially enough for one person, had no sauce, barely any toppings and the garlic bread was 5 small slices of the butt-end of the loaf and barely any butter/garlic for $6! Total for the subpar experience was $27 and not enough food for 2 people. Anthony's or Marco's pizza over this place. Sad that it's in a prime location and not somewhere I'd go again. read more

Lots of things to like at this new Downtown Hutto eatery. If you're a fan of thin crust pizza with tangy, tomato-forward flavors, this may be the place for you. Not really our thing, but still pretty good. Service was friendly and personable at lunch. Beers were very reasonably priced for both draft and bottled. A nice selection of mainstream beers, and a full bar to with it. With regard to the beers, it would be nice if the restaurant branched out a bit as they go forward. Visually, it comes off a bit as a bar that happens to sell pizza, but bright, airy, and nicely done in the historic space with plenty of seating. The pizza was a little on the pricey side, but not much more than the regular, non-deal prices you find at the big pizza chains. Took off a star just because it's not the style of pizza that we prefer, but it's a nice place, and certainly worth a visit. read more

Amazing Pizza! My new go-to. We shared very generous small salad. The pizza was perfectly crispy with fresh toppings and a really tasty red sauce. read more

Hutto was missing a sit down place like this. The pizza, the wings, shoot even the salads are great. Now I can't say anything about their to go pizza or salad but what we ordered when we ate there was all gone soon after I took the pics. What we did was we ordered the smaller pizzas and split the toppings on each half so we could sample 6 "flavors" of pizza without having to order 6 full pizzas. I look forward to many more visits! read more

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We came on a Sunday evening, very nice place, attentive and great place! I will be bringing more people here! So goood! Love it a lot!

Everything we've ordered from here has been good. Have ordered multiple times. Pizza tastes fresh and wings are moist and not super dry.

We finally decided to give this place a try, and so glad we did!! It reminded me of the pizza I grew up eating in NY, which is so hard to find. I am in no way a pizza snob, all pizza is good pizza right ? lol, but finding a good NY style pie is hard, and this place nailed it. read more

My wife and I have lived in Hutto for a quarter century. This place has become our go to place. It is fantastic! Try the bread and meatballs. No I am not a professional reviewer, or someone who leave a lot of reviews. But trust me, this place is incredible! From the staff, the food and price. Simply the best in hutto. read more

Food is amazing always taste fresh. Service is great and always feel welcomed! Portions are big and atmosphere is great read more

East St Pizzeria - Pepperoni Rolls, Meatballs and a house salad - Pizza Near Me - Hutto, Texas

Ordered pizza for pick up. Gal that answered the phone was polite, gave me a total right away, and a pick up time. The pizza was DELICIOUS. Tons of flavor, cooked perfectly. The sauce was good, balanced not too sweet not too salty. The crust was great and apprpriately generous toppings. Will definitely order again and perhaps eat in next time because restaurant looked nice, clean, and welcoming. read more

East Pizza Pizzeria is a delicious unique restaurant type pizza that is served as a New York Pizzeria style Papa's John style pizza!!! It's flavorful crust and delicious ingredients are freshly baked to its perfection and are seasoned with its blends of flavorful cheeses and sauces!!! East Pizza Pizzeria restaurant has been providing delicious pizza for the Hutto community in providing the best homemade style pizza crust that is tasty and its ingredients are homemade delicious!!! Their customer service is friendly and welcoming in providing quality pizza to all of their customers within the Hutto and surrounding communities!!! I highly recommend East Pizza Pizzeria for their friendly customer service and for their freshly baked pizza of fresh ingredients baked to its perfection!!! Jerry Stefek read more