Gatti’s Pizza

The salad was pretty fresh and pizza tasted good. But it was very very dirty.
The busboy cleaned up a spilled drink with a dirty mop and the water was dark and smelled horrible. Seems like the entire place needs to be disinfected!

You know that classic commercial tagline, «It’s not delivery, it’s DiGiorno?» Come on, we’ve all made fun of it. You know, that frozen, barely edible pizza that you grab from a grocery store aisle when you completely ran out of ideas at 2 in the morning? Well, the tagline at Gatti’s could be, «It’s not even DiGiorno.» Not that this would make for promising advertising.
If I could give this so-​called pizza chain zero stars, I gladly would. This doesn’t deserve the «pizza» label, as it tastes nothing like what even mediocre pizza should be. I understand it may be seen as reliable by those who are in the mood for fast, on-​the-​go pizza that just does its duty of filling you up so you can move on with your life. I understand that in this scenario, mediocre is just fine. But for this exercise, just go to Domino’s or Papa John’s — their pies taste better, the toppings are sort of almost real, and surely you can get a good deal on the price. Gatti’s, on the other hand, serves what may easily be the worst food I’ve eaten in Austin. It has the shape and general appearance of pizza, but all comparison should end there. Every ingredient tastes straight from a can, or god knows what frozen or other source. The meat is terrible — the tiny little pieces of «this isn’t really» sausage just look sad. I’m not sure any of the veggies were grown on Earth. The crust looks practically synthetic and its taste bears no relation to actual pizza crust — no crispiness or wholesome dough flavor. Their dessert pizza is just atrocious — the processed, sickly sweet apple filling they slather on it is slimy, disgusting, and tastes like it was manufactured in a laboratory. When my relatives inexplicably order from Gatti’s for a family dinner, I refuse to touch it until starvation gets the better of me. The only pizza I’ve ever had that was potentially worse was at a baseball stadium in Montréal. Yeah, really. Let’s put it plainly: There are a thousand mediocre neighborhood pizza joints in NYC that put this place to shame. Bottom line? Don’t ever eat here. You’ll be wasting your money and it’s one less meal in your life that has a chance to be worthwhile.
Please note, this review isn’t targeted at this particular Gatti’s location, it’s just generally targeting the product that the whole chain is serving. Gatti’s employees should take no offense (though I certainly understand if they do), because the crappy quality of the product is not their fault — it’s the fault of an embarrassing business formula. This is not a complaint about service or cleanliness or anything other than the food. Though it’s debatable whether this stuff even qualifies as food.

Craving for a quick pizza that has a great deal-Gatti’s is the quick fix to your pizza craving needs. I have never heard of this place. Only seen it from a distance on my drive to work and have found many coupon deals in mailbox. And when there is a great deal on pizza-​sure I will give it a shot.
I would say the taste of the pizza matches the price. It is not the best pizza in the entire world, but it is tasty. I will say that you will get more bang for your buck if you take advantage of the coupons you find weekly in your mailbox. There are some amazing deals that offer two large pizzas and liter of soda for $ 16 to pizza and bread sticks for only $ 12. To me-​thats not a bad deal all. And if the pizza taste good and cost that much-​sure I will come back here a couple more time. An additional bonus-​they are very fast (meaning I’m not waiting 45 minutes).

How is it that this place is still in business? Just ordered the WORST pizza I have ever tasted. Seriously. Doughy bread, haphazardly slathered with canned sauce, with a few bald patches of what I think is a cheese like product, with some meat that may have been pepperoni. It really sucked.
If you have the munchies at 11pm, you are better off with an HEB central market pizza from the freezer section. And it cost $ 25.00. Sheesh.
Avoid this company’s «food» at all costs. Truly disappointing.

Andrew F is funny, but clueless. Mr Gattis pizza is the best delivery pizza you’ll ever have. Their pepperoni is good, but the hamburger is absolutely delicious. Wow. Get jalepenos on it too for a little kick.

Is this some kind of sick joke? Gatti’s claiming their pizza to be an edible food product is like saying paint chips are nutrious and rich with anti-​oxidants.
My girlfriend and I moved to Austin a little over a year ago. While unpacking our stuff, having no internet, no smart phones, we fell under hunger’s spell. We remember seeing Gatti’s in a few locations on the way to our apartment from I-​10 and figured «eh, pizza’s pizza. It’s pretty hard to screw it up…» How wrong we were.
We call 411, get the number and make our order. After waiting an hour, for a place that was less than a mile from where we live, our treacherous excuse for a pizza arrived.
The toppings looked… dehydrated. Like, the jalapeño had the life sucked out of it before being put in the oven. The dough was flavorless and resembled the days I used to chew on cardboard for fun.
And, to add insult to injury, they sprinkle pepper flakes into the dough so even when you think the agony is over and the pizza is consumed and done, it has one last «hey, remember me? Well I’m back and just want to remind you of the choice you made when you ate me» on it’s way out of my ass. Oh the burn…

I’m 2 blocks away, so the 45 – 50 minute estimate seemed high, and I don’t even eat pizza, but I hadn’t eaten all day and was in my totally-​empty apartment stuck waiting for a cable guy for the next two hours.
The cable guy, by the way, was clearly into me, but too bad, Jack: you should’ve been on time.
I went with Gatti’s because they have chorizo, my favorite pizza topping. A large 3-​topping (chorizo, jalapenos, cheddar) and a 20 oz. Diet Dr. Pepper came to around $ 18, so this was neither healthy nor cheap, but it was delicious and timely. You should try it.
I picked up a bag of IKEA meatballs with my $ 1.99 SKURKA last night, so I’m much better prepared now.