Mangia Pizza

3016 Guadalupe Suite 100

(512)302-5200

Hours: Sun-Sat 11am-11pm

The Menu:

Mmmm...to the good stuff! Mangia is famous for the pizza, but they have a wide variety of appetizers including: Tortilla Soup, Homemade Cheese Sticks, Spinach & Artichoke Dip, Buffalo Wings, and more.

For your greens cravings there are some salads available too. I always like a good Caesar Salad, but the Cobb Salad and Greek Salad are some unique choices.

Pizza Time! You can build your own pizza from a cool selection of white or wheat crust, lots of ingredients, and thin or stuffed. Their signature pizzas are great too. I tried the Spinach Mushroom one and it was superb. I'll hit both ends of the spectrum here: they have a Veggie Pizza with mushrooms, green peppers, onions and black olives; and they offer a Meatball Pizza which comes with Hand-formed meatballs in marinara sauce, onions, and ground red pepper sauce.

Moving on we have some other entrees that are just as tasty and just as Italian, Spaghetti & Lasagna. Good ol' spaghetti and sauce, Spaghetti with Grilled Chicken Breast, and the Beef & Cheese Lasagna are the prime orders here. Don't forget about the Cheese Ravioli though.

Sandwiches, Burgers, and Cheesesteak, oh my! Chicken (grilled or fried) Sandwich, Rex's Italian Sub, Meatball Sub, and some regulars like Turkey, Ham, or Roast Beef are a few of the sandwich choices. The Veggie Burger is always a good choice. But if you are in the mood for meat try the Mangia Burger. It is "a belt-busting half pound all beef patty, grilled medium well." (I took that from their site) And as far as cheeseseak goes they have Grilled Chicken Philly with Cheese and Grilled Ribeye Steak with Cheese.

Whew, almost done. It's about time for some dessert. Check out the Snickers® Pie, or try the Italian Cream Cake. For something simple though, go for a scoop of Bluebell ice cream or maybe a cookie.

They have a happy hour (1/2 price appetizers, and $2.00-$2.50 pints.) M-F 4:00pm-7:00pm, and Saturday open-close. Their best selling beer is an organic whole wheat one called Mothership, so give it a try. They bake heart-shaped pizzas! What better way to let someone know you care than a heart-shaped pizza? :D

Average Price: $14.00

The Taste:

Oh yes! The Chicago Style Pizza! I got the Spinach Mushroom Chicago Style Pizza, and it had a wonderfully crispy crust with a bready inside. Then the cheese, spinach, and mushrooms were delightfully chewy. The sauce is slightly tangy, and very delicious. A surprisingly flavorful pizza indeed!

The Atmosphere:

You'll find there are dark colors inside, but the many large windows help out. The temp suits my fancy. The floors are tile, with dark colors.

The Employees:

That location hasn't hired a new employee in years, and everyone that works there loves their job. The fun work environment shows in the cheery attitude of the servers. Even during rush hours, they will still take their time paying close attention to each customer. Most of them are students, and that adds a youthful energy to the place. They can explain the menu very easily because they seem to know it by heart. So not too bad of service in my opinion. The manager is helpful, and gets right in there and helps customers just like his underlings. He seems to like his current team of employees as though they were family. (Awwww, how sweet!) They don't wear any fancy uniforms, so the individual in each person shines through. If you have a question about something near by, they seem to know the surrounding area pretty well; so they'd be able to help you out with queries of the like.