CraigO’s Pizza & Pastaria

Austin, United States

4.1

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
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Telephone:
+1 512-323-0660
Website:
www.craigosbalcones.com
Address:
5501 Balcones Dr, Austin, TX, 78731
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.9 miTransit Stop 1923
1 mi6714 Wood Hollow/Far West
1.1 mi3600 North Hills/Village Center
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Lunch
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
No
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Austin) 03:17 Saturday, 31 May 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Homestyle Italian cooking for dine-​in, take-​out, delivery, and catering for office lunches to wedding receptions and everything in between.

Pizza, Pastas, Sandwiches, Salads, Dessert

History

Established in 2003.

CraigO’s Pizza and Pastaria was started by Craig and his wife Roxana in 2003. Craig is a New Yorker transplanted here in Texas. Wanting to serve fresh homestyle italian food in a casual setting, they started the restaurant, which has now grown to include 5 locations, 3 of which are in Austin, One in Lakeway, and one in Round Rock.

Meet the Business Owner

Trent R.

Business Owner

Craigo’s Balcones is owned and operated by Trent Romriell. Trent has worked with franchise owner Craig Plackis since the opening of the first store in 2003. Right away, Trent could see that Craig was creating a quality restaurant and building a constantly reliable brand. Since then, Trent has purchased the Craigo’s Balcones branch and plans to help Craigo’s continue to grow in the Austin area. With the help of his loving wife, Cinthya, Trent has maintained the success and customer satisfaction for which Craigo’s has always been known.

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20 reviews of CraigO’s Pizza & Pastaria

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Place rating: 4
Austin, TX
From a quick lunch to pizza at home, their food is delicious!
Great deal the salad and pizza combo!
Their gluten free pizza is delicious!!!
My daughters love their Hawaiian pizza and I love the one with goat cheese.
Place rating: 4
Austin, TX
Friendly staff and pretty good food for the price. Love their margarita pizza, lasagna and calzones. Not in love with their eggplant parm. Go in for a slice or the whole pizza or get it delivered. Anyway you go, you’ll be pleased. They also have that killer ranch dressing. Yes, I’m white trash and like ranch with my pizza.
Place rating: 5
Leander, TX
Absolutely love the Calzone Monday Special! Jackie was absolutely great with the counter service and the food was delicious as always!
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
We always go to this location. After having a bad, and meh experience at other locations… this is the one! The staff if friendly and the food is always delicious. If you want to try a Craig O’s, come to this location. It’s worth the drive to pass another location up. 10% discount to military families as well!
Place rating: 4
Austin, TX
Their gluten free pizza is grrrrrreat! We really like the tons of toppings. Sometimes the pizza comes burnt or not made right but that’s very very rare and pretty much expected when you order in as much as we do. Their other dishes have not been that great. We ordered spaghetti, lasagna, garlic bread, and chicken wings. All of them are of the quality I can make in my own place (or less at times) which would be fine if we lived elsewhere but in Austin there’s tons of great places to have good food so you gotta have more than mediocre items.
So the four stars is for five-​star gluten-​free pizza which gets knocked down a notch because of the occasional pizza not made right (I’d say 8 out of ten are made perfectly) and that the rest of the dishes are mediocre. We will continued to order from them regularly.
Place rating: 2
Richmond, CA
Just ordered a cheese pizza and meatballs for delivery. Pizza was cold, with grease on top. Ugh — nothing worse than expecting warm, gooey cheese and getting that. The meatballs were good and the sauce with it tasty.
But do yourself a favor and go to Mi Pizza if you want delicious pizza delivered.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
My family loves craigos! The food is fresh and the menu has a great variety. You can tell they use better ingredients than most other chains — local or national. Solid on all levels — food, service and price.
Place rating: 4
Spring, TX
I was in the parking lot working at another business and saw the sign. Had the 2 slice lunch special. Crust was cooked perfect, just thin enough but not a cracker, good sauce and lots of toppings. For $ 5, a great deal! Standard fare, but done well, will stop again for sure.
Place rating: 4
Austin, TX
I used to come here for lunch when I worked around here all the time. Time has continued on and this place is still great. My usual is the 2 slice pepperoni/​mushroom for $ 5.51. Big slices too, quaint place for lunch. Can’t miss place.
Place rating: 3
Austin, TX
Just ordered a large House Special and a half house salad with ranch. The delivery was incredibly quick. The half salad was a bit smaller than I expected, especially after Austin Pizza’s half salad. It was a pretty simple salad as well; mostly lettuce and a couple of tomatoes and red onions.
The pizza itself definitely had a ton of topping. Honestly, and I’d never thought I’d say this, too many toppings. The toppings themselves were tasty, but they weighed down the somewhat flimsy pizza crust and got things a little watery. This didn’t affect the taste as much as it did the the consistency and texture of the pizza. Best way to combat this is to fold the pizza when you eat it. I’d consider ordering from Craigo’s again, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to do so either.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
CraigO’s has the best tasting gluten free pizza I’ve had. The crust is thin and chewy, and I honestly like it better than regular thin crust. I hate talking on the phone so I really like how you can just order through their website.
Place rating: 2
Austin, TX
You know, just not my favorite. I feel a little guilty that I haven’t found pizza that I like more than Dominos or Papa Johns but then again I guess there is a reason they are so popular.
I ordered this on my sister’s suggestion last night. We ordered the house special pizza and some garlic bread. The online ordering system was convenient and the order was delivered within the timeframe quoted but the $ 5 delivery fee seemed a little high.
The delivery driver was friendly and the order was accurate but I have to say that I was just not all that impressed with the food. We ordered the traditional crust but it was so thin and floppy that when we picked it up it went completely limp and all the toppings fell off. The whole bottom of the crust was wet. Just not a fan of wet bread! The garlic bread was okay but also seemed very thin.
I ended up eating one slice and threw the rest in the fridge in case anyone wanted to eat it. I don’t think I will be ordering this again but may try it again if someone else does.
Place rating: 4
Pflugerville, TX
First time eating here… the food is good and the price is great too. Monday is Calzone day! Service was quick, food was hot, and the food came with awesome advice. The only thing was there was no seats for waiting if you order to go, unless the place is slow (which seems like it might be never slow).
Place rating: 2
Austin, TX
I wasn’t entirely happy with my salad. It was too much dressing for me, but you mat like it. Next time i will make sure to get it on the side.
Place rating: 5
Manor, TX
This has quickly become one of my favorite Italian places in Austin. Not only are they affordable, but they have some of the best alfredo sauce in Austin and I am super picky about alfredo sauce. My roommate absolutely loves their pizza himself so that comes highly recommended too. Don’t hesitate to stop here for a great dinner and then walk next door to Berry Austin to get some great froyo =)
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
Pizza was very good, real pizza not the fancy foodie BS everyone is trying to shove down our throat. Will definitely be back.
Place rating: 4
Austin, TX
CraigO’s has been a popular evening meeting place for my friends lately, mainly because of the variety of pizza/​pasta dishes and the decent variety of tap beer and wines they offer. We can sit in reasonable comfort and wait for our kids to finish their activities nearby and get food to go as well. The various pizza and pasta dishes are good, including gluten-​free options (there’s always that one friend who asks about gluten-​free). I’d rate the food about 3−½ stars.
The dining room is really small and retro-​70s, but the service is friendly and they have a convenient location at MoPac and 2222, in the Randall’s parking lot right behind that famous coffee place with the long line of cars in the drive-​through.
Families and sports team kids sometimes drop in for dinner, and they seem to run a constant delivery/​take-​out business.
Place rating: 4
Austin, TX
We are huge fans of Craig O’s. It is our go to pizza delivery option. We will likely continue to be a customer, but lately the delivery service has been significantly worse than in the past. Hopefully it gets better soon.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
Gluten free pizza conisseurs… YUMMY!!!
Great lityle restaurant, good prices, pretty view, nice people… you can’t go wrong.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
Everything about my pizza was perfect. The crust was light, fluffy, and had a perfect crispness to it. The sauce, cheese, and toppings were also perfect. I highly recommend giving it a try.