Sammataro Pizza — Restaurant in Austin

I am so disappointed. I have been coming here weekly since they opened. I am a regular. I heard that the owners recently split up, leaving this location & la Volta under different management. I figured if anything Sammataro would stay consistent. I was wrong. Oh so very wrong. And I am oh so very sad. Cue the tears. Cue the sobs. Cue the snot tears! If you’re the new owner of sammataro- please fix what used to be my favorite restaurant. I beg of you. I just got a regular pie, ranch and calabrini Chili to go. The za was saucier than usual, saltier, and had cheap Parmesan sprinkles on top. The toppings were different than last week before the management change. They were not cut to the same sizes. Maybe they just grabbed these veggies from HEB. I swear, before it was higher quality, sliced evenly. These were an after thought, just thrown on top. The quality was not the same. The edges were burned. I love wood fire za but I don’t like it burnt!!! Calabrini Chilis we’re dry. It was a 0/10 experience, and everytime I’ve come (before mgmt split) it’s been a 12/10. If any other loyal customers want to start a protest together on east 6th street, let me know! I’ll...

TL;DR: I waited 85 minutes and paid $38 for a burnt pizza with sparse toppings. I like supporting local businesses, but I'm not going back to Sammataro.

I almost never write reviews, but this was so disappointing, especially for the price, that I feel compelled to write this. After reading the many glowing reviews about this place, my girlfriend and I were excited to try it. We placed our order online for a sausage, pepperoni, and 1/2 mushroom pizza ($38) at ~7:05pm and were told that it would be 75 minutes. When I arrived 75 minutes later to pick up the pizza, I was told it would be a few minutes more and waited another 10 minutes. As for the pizza, the pictures speak for themselves - fairly large sections of burnt crust and toppings. I genuinely wanted to like this place, but even among the parts that weren't burnt, there is definitely better pizza in Austin, especially given this price. The pepperoni was overly salty, and the texture was dry - there was really nothing exceptional about it. We love supporting local restaurants, but we definitely won't be ordering from...

UPDATE: Sammataro made it right. They encouraged me to get the pizza fresh instead of through delivery service. When I picked up my new cheese and mushroom pizza it was divine! I did ask for them to add extra sauce on the base and I thought it made it absolutely exceptional !! @Sammataro please add the option to select extra sauce on base 🙏🏼It’s heavenly! (New pics added of round two pizzas with a little extra sauce!

OLD Review: I have been wanting to love Sammataro for over a year. I’m a very visual pizza eater. Visually their classic is everything I love about a pizza. But every time I order their pizza it is dry and the pizza base is stiff/sharp?. The crust is somewhat doughy though. Feels like each bite cuts my esophagus until I work my way up to the crust.

Anyway I feel bad criticizing this pizza like this but I just wish they would add a little more sauce at the very least so the pizza has more moisture.

I’ve requested extra sauce in the past but don’t get it added or they charge a big fee for sauce on the side. Again can be perfect with more...