Evil Austin Pizza Reviews #1: Allday Pizza

Welcome to the debut of my new series

While Austin isn’t known as a Pizza City™, I humbly submit that there’s legitimate talent here if you’re willing to search.

So, with this in mind, I volunteer as tribute and will spend the next however long it takes sampling a girthy cross section of the city’s pizza joints to try and help y’all wisely spend your Austin pizza dollars. (Sorry, no big chains here. Everyone already knows how mid Domino’s and Papa John’s are without me throwing dirt on them.)

Caveat: I’m neither a professional food reviewer nor an influencer. This means I’ll do my honest, level best to give you clear-eyed takes and will never say outrageous shit for clicks. I’ll tell y’all what I think and let you do with that what you will.

I’ll rate on a 1 to 10 scale using four parameters: Pizza, Cost, Service, and Vibes with a totally vague system of evaluation rivaling how extra time is handled by refs in soccer games.

I wanted my first foray to be a place where opinions are still forming in the Austin Pizza Community. So, the newest Allday Pizza location in Tarrytown near MoPac seemed like an ideal pick and, let’s be real, ripe fodder for Tarrytown jokes. (No, I won’t write the name in all lower case like it’s a goddamn Billie Eilish or Olivia Rodrigo song title. They made their call and I’ll make mine.)

SCORE LEGEND:

9+ Incredible pizza and experience that I highly recommend.

7.5-8.9: Damn good and most people will enjoy it a lot. I recommend it without reservation.

6.0-7.4: Good, with some issues but definitely worth checking out for most people.

5.0-5.9: Marginal. Some people will like it and it’s not a disaster, but y’all can do better.

4.9 or below: Problematic for a number of reasons. Skip.

***

Allday Pizza (Tarrytown)

I dropped in 6-ish on a Thursday and was immediately struck by the lack of parking options. The place (and its attached wine bar, Flo’s) has no dedicated lot, so the bustling Pecos Street and its free parking on both sides of the street are the best bet. (I was relegated to a side street about a quarter mile away.)

The patio space is cozy (roughly 15 tables) and the place uses an order at the counter setup, which worked well for me because I was 3rd in line but it’s easy to imagine how it could be a bummer during a busier time (“Bro, I see why they call this place Allday, amiright?”). The fact that I was able to score a table on the patio was cool, as several people who arrived later were relegated to the inside of Flo’s.

The fact that I was able to score a table on the patio was cool, as several people who arrived later were relegated to the inside of Flo’s.

Let’s get to the brass tacks.

PIZZA: The menu is pleasingly simple and features both pies and slices. It can best be characterized as traditional New York style: thin crust, modest amounts of cheese and toppings, and a notable lack of “ick” that comes with some pizza styles which can sometimes favor mass (and grease) over taste.

I’m going to strive for an apples to apples comparison on these reviews, so I’ll typically keep it simple (with either a cheese or pepperoni review), with an occasional specialty pie (as I did here). I stuck with basic cheese and Stracciatella—mozzarella, basil, homemade stracciatella, and pecorino (the globby stuff in the pic)—and both can best be described as tasty, with fresh ingredients and a pleasing cheese blend. The kind of pizza where you want another slice. That’s a good thing and so is the perfectly charred crust. The pizza chefs know what they’re doing.

Note: Although this is a pizza, not salad, review, the salads here are really damn good.

The kind of pizza where you want another slice. That’s a good thing and so is the perfectly charred crust. The pizza chefs know what they’re doing.

COST: This is always a slippery one to evaluate, since different types of and styles of pizza command different price points. A $4.50-$6.00 slice in 2025 Austin seems high but not outrageous (Home Slice, for example, charges a bit less), although the size of said slice needs to be substantial to justify it. At Allday, the slice girth seemed a tad on the small side, putting a bit more strain on the price.

As for whole pies, the cost seems borderline bonkers for some of the house specials (Sweet Sausage and the aforementioned Stracciatella come in at a robust $33), but one positive is that these are massive pizzas, so unless you’re a pizza vacuum, it’s not hard to imagine three people splitting one. Now it’s $11 per person. That’s better and a bit cheaper than going by the slice.

At Allday, the slice girth seemed a tad on the small side, putting a bit more strain on the price.

SERVICE: As noted above, this is a counter order kind of place, so there’s not a traditional server thing going. Whether this is good or bad is very subjective, but the prices noted above are fairly robust and some might suggest this commands a more full service experience. But things moved pretty efficiently for me (note: the counter line bulged significantly after my order, so adjust expectations accordingly) and the staffer who brought the pizza out was pleasant.

The wait was roughly 20 minutes for two slices and a salad, which seemed a touch long, but the people-watching filled in that time gap nicely (more on this later). The upshot is, if you’re there on a fancy date or want to be waited on, this isn’t your place. But I found things to be reasonably efficient and comfortable.

The wait was roughly 20 minutes for two slices and a salad, which seemed a touch long, but the people-watching filled in that time gap nicely.

VIBES: Look, y’all, this is in Tarrytown, so you can guess what things looked like: a lot of bougie white people, including Lululemon millennials and their designer dogs, with kids sprinkled in here and there, most glued to devices. It almost felt like wealthy Austin central casting. This is hardly unique in many Austin food spots in 2025 and, to be fair, the overall feel was pretty laid back and comfortable, with a clean, floral-themed vibe. But there is absolutely no question that you’re in Tarrytown. Take that however you wish.

There are a lot worse places that one could hang out. But if you’re looking for Austin Weird/authentic, this will not be your place.

It almost felt like wealthy Austin central casting.

SCORE: 6.9

The word that comes to mind is solid. The pizza is objectively good and the space is nice and comfortable. But unless you’re a Tarrytown local, it may feel a touch underwhelming, and the prices seem a bit high for a counter service pizzeria, even in Austin.

I still recommend that y’all give it a try. There’s a lot to like here.

Feel free to post suggestions for my future stops in the comments, below.