Second Helpings: Slices of Life, Part III

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"Second Helpings" offers tasty, bite-sized restaurant listings compiled from new and previous reviews, guides, and poll results. This week's entries were updated by Erin Mosow. For quick, reliable info about Austin eateries, check here.

Austin's Pizza

various locations
This scrappy upstart takes aim at the big delivery chains by offering large four-topping pizzas for $9.99 and unlimited toppings for $12.99. You won't need to worry about drinks, because for an extra 50 cents, pizzas come with a 2-liter bottle of soda. Better yet, your fourth pizza is free when you buy three.

Conan's Pizza

various locations
Their deep-dish, whole-wheat crust and chunky sauce offers Austin a taste of Chicago and requires the company of a pitcher of Shiner Bock. A meal-sized pan slice, salad, and refillable soft drink costs $4.39 at the central location while the $6, all-you-can-eat dinner buffet gives you all of the pizza, salad, and soda that your appetite can handle.

Cozzoli's Pizza

2525 W. Anderson Ln., 459-4595 Monday-Saturday, 11am-9pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm
704 Congress, 480-8440 Sunday-Friday, 10am-8pm; Saturday, 10am-9pm
6001 Airport Blvd. Monday-Saturday, 11am-9pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm
Cozzoli's specializes in the East Coast style of soft and gooey thin-crust pizza that tastes best when you're standing on a street corner. A bubble-crusted, one-topping slice of pepperoni will set you back a few bucks, but that and a small salad makes quite a hearty lunch. Cozzoli's also serves calzones, stromboli, pasta, and sub sandwiches.

Domenick's Pizzeria

414 E. Sixth, 477-5877 Daily, 6pm-3am
After the clubs close, follow the trail of cheap white paper plates that litter Sixth Street to Domenick's for a hearty and rejuvenating slice of pepperoni pizza with several shakes of garlic salt, red pepper, and Parmesan cheese. Domenick's pizza tastes especially good after walking from a hot, sweaty club into a cold winter night.

DoubleDave's

various locations
A longtime destination for college dorm refugees on Sunday night, DoubleDave's serves up slightly better-than-average pizza and lots of it. However, the real prize-winner at DoubleDave's is their exquisite Peproni Rolls. Get 'em while they're hot, and grab a bowl of ranch from the otherwise-unremarkable salad bar for dipping. The buffet is one of the better deals in town, and they have a renowned selection of beers from around the globe.

Gumby's Pizza

2222 Rio Grande St., 444-4862 Sunday-Wednesday, 11am-2am; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-3:30am
What would college life be without pizza in the wee hours? Stick to the established toppings like pepperoni, onions, and mushrooms, and you'll do fine. You can probably find a better pizza, but who will bring it to your drunken, sustenance-craving lips until 3:30 in the morning? And you can even order it online!

Mangia Chicago Stuffed Pizza

2401 Lake Austin Blvd., 478-6600 Sunday-Thursday, 10am-10pm; Friday-Saturday,10am-11pm
8012 Mesa, 349-2126 Sunday-Thursday, 11am-10pm; Friday-Saturday, 11am-10:30pm
3500 Guadalupe, 302-5200 Sunday-Thursday, 10am-10pm; Friday-Saturday, 10am-11pm
Regardless of whether you're an aficionado of thin or stuffed crust, Mangia has your number. Mangia's garlic-happy sauce packs a robust punch, and their toppings include several less-than-obvious choices, such as feta cheese and sun-dried tomatoes. All three locations serve a $5.95 lunch special that includes lasagna or the 6-inch pizza of the day and a small Caesar salad.

Milano's Pizza

2911 S. First, 440-0866 Monday-Thursday, 11am-11pm; Friday-Saturday, 11am-midnight; Sunday, noon-11pm
Even though they've changed locations, Milano's is still a South Austin favorite, serving up delicious pizza whole or by the slice along with pasta, hot subs, and more. Their no-nonsense pies on thin, crispy crust keep converts coming back for more. Delivery is available in a limited area.

Roppolo's Pizzeria

316 E. Sixth, 476-1490 Daily, 4:30pm-3am
Roppolo's offers a variety of pies with tasty whole-wheat crusts and thick, hearty sauce at their downtown location. Whether you're a vegetarian or a carnivore, they really know how to pile on the toppings. One slice of sausage and pepperoni is a meal in itself.