Roppolo’s Pizzeria — Restaurant in Austin

You don't know what you're missing!

Go ahead and charge me. I plead guilty!

I'm from Chicago, and if there are two things Chicagoans know and love it's sports and pizza. Heck, I still pay $80 to have my favorite pizzas flown in from Chicago on special occasions (like when the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup)!

Like many others on this board, I have foolishly overlooked Roppolos as a serious contender on the Austin pizza scene.

"Great pizza for late Friday night...", says the typical 6th Street crawler review.

"Oh, that's just bar food," say some of my downtown resident friends and people that work downtown looking for an awesome place (and GREAT deal) for lunch.

WRONG! People, you've got it all WRONG!

I was downtown yesterday afternoon (Tuesday), and was craving a slice of pizza. Fortunately, my stomach wouldn't listen to my brain which had been poisoned all these years by those potent myths. So my stomach guided my feet right to Roppolos' door.

(I'm not sure I even knew they had a door. I just thought they served pizza out the window to passersby on the street).

I walked in to check out the seating area to see if I could take out my ipad and get some work done.

I was blown away... "Are you kidding me?"

Walking through the doors at the back of the restaurant, I was teleported into a fabulous multi-level dining area, complete with a patio deck and several HD TVs. Yes! They also had free Wi-Fi so I could get my work done.

Ok, I thought, I'll give it a try, not expecting much.

WRONG AGAIN!!!

The pizza was fantastic! Not only that, they gave me a Pizza Roll (I had like 4 different kinds to choose from), and a drink all for 5 bucks!

I have to tell you, I was tempted to go back and try other kinds, but I was just too stuffed from the one extremely generous slice. Combined with the Pizza Roll, there was just no room for any more food!

Bottom line is this: If you want to make a quick $20, next time one of your misinformed buddies parrots the BS about Roppolos only being good during late night benders, challenge them to a bet. $20 says that they will love it just as much as you and I.

Ropollos is a pure gem hidden in plain sight! They've been a downtown fixture for over 15 years and deserve much better and more serious reviews for their pizza. Go ahead, I challenge you too! Just write about your awesome...

Put simply, the fact that Roppolo's continues to stay in business is a testament to the fact that drunk people don't have much sense of discretion. I can't imagine how awful (or overpriced) a pizza stand on Sixth Street would have to be in order to actually go out of business. Okay, maybe I'm being a bit melodramatic- Roppolo's certainly isn't the worst pizza I've ever had. In fact, I ate worse pizza in my college's cafeteria all the time, and never thought anything of it- but unlike in that scenario, when you want New York-style, by-the-slice pizza on Sixth Street, there's lots of other, better options, all of which are comparably priced and within a short walking distance. Roppolo's is about the epitome of mediocre heat-lamp pizza. The crust is dry and flavorless, the sauce has no particular flavor besides an off-putting sweetness, and you're lucky if the cheese is only a little congealed. You can add some toppings to mask all that lack of flavor, but you're lucky if they stay on the pizza and aren't burned. To be fair, Roppolo's isn't completely without merit: their "garden patio" location is actually pretty nice. It's got some greenery, lots of seating, free wifi, and a relatively quiet vibe, and it's a nice oasis from the chaos of Sixth Street. Plus, the last time I went there they gave me a coupon for free pizza rolls if I checked out the upstairs patio, which they rent out for events. Of course, the pizza rolls were burned... Really, if it sounds like a good idea to go to Roppolo's instead of any of the other pizza options on Sixth Street, you're way too drunk. Buy a few slices from Jack's or Hoboken Pies,...

Step aside kids, the pizza expert is here. I had to knock a point off for the prices. I just got pizza from their food truck yesterday on 4th and Colorado and it was good, not great (side note to the men, you might get hit on by other men in that area. And if that's your cup of tea, that's fine and dandy. Just a fair warning to those of us who don't go thata way).

The prices are ridiculous. Last night I had two slices and a bottle of water for about $9 . Not the worst but calm down with these prices. This isn't New York and even in NY, you can get much cheaper(& wayyyyyy better)pizza. I think the food trucks might be cheaper than the actual store on 6th. Not really sure. This might not be as thorough as my other pizza reviews because this is drunk , 2am, bee line to the pizza spot with hungry eyes, pizza. I've been very drunk while having this pizza. Very, very drunk. No way in hell would I stop by this place on a regular day while sober and pay these prices.

The Stats. Score : 5.2, and I'd put this in my top 15 best slices in TEXAS. This wouldn't be top 100 in NYC or NJ.

Variety : decent selection of pizza. They had plain, pepperoni, some meat combo slice and some artichoke slices.. Too drunk to remember.

Cooked: it was well done , New York style, toasty pizza with a huge crust (The bottom end,...