Over the last couple decades, Home Slice Pizza has evolved from a local mom-and-pop pizzeria into an iconic Austin landmark.

What happened?

In celebration of the company’s 20th anniversary in November, the pizzeria hosted its Carnival 'O Pizza at its South Congress location—the first one since 2016, according to a news release. Judge Andy Brown kicked off the event by proclaiming the day as Home Slice Pizza Day.

The upwards of $50,000 raised during the event, nearly four times as much as any of the company’s previous carnivals according to Home Slice representatives, has been donated to local nonprofit Foundation Communities for holiday gifts and emergency rent assistance.

What’s on the menu


Home Slice serves up classic New York-style pies and slices alongside calzones, subs and salads, with sodas, beer and wine available to pair with its Italian menu items.

Of note

Home Slice Pizza was first created by three Austinites with a passion for food and a vision for an Austin institution—married couple Jen and Joseph Strickland and partner Terri Hannifin Buis, according to the company’s website.

The dine-in side of Home Slice was opened in November 2005 and followed with More Home Slice, the takeout and slice operation across the parking lot in 2010. The third location in Austin, on North Loop Boulevard and Duval Street, opened in 2018.


The company opened its first shop outside of Austin, in Houston’s Midtown neighborhood in December 2022.