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| Menu board |
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| Pepperoni, bacon, black olive, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes |
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Pizza by Design brings to mind the familiar sandwich and burrito places. You know what I'm talking about...pick your crust, sauce, cheese, add toppings
of choice, they run it through the conveyor belt oven and off you go. The 9-inch individual pizzas are $7.99 ($1 price increase since initial review). I also got a fountain drink and a side salad (romaine or spinach, cheese, grape tomatoes and carrots) for $3 more plus tax. Even at that price, I predict they will become a lunch
staple for folks on the north side, particularly during the school year when the college students are in town. They opened in late April 2016.
This being said it wasn't outstanding pizza. Better than frozen but not up to the standard of a traditional pizzeria. The sauce and cheese were not very generously applied but the upside is that you can get all the toppings you want and there is quite a variety. They also serve beer and wine.
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| Side salad and drink |
My pizza was original crust which was a bit chewy in texture. Other crust options were thin, wheat and gluten-free for $2 more. For sauce, I choose the spicy tomato sauce. It
really is spicy and I'm not wimp when it comes to heat. They also have non-tomato options for sauces such as Alfredo, pesto or olive oil. Cheeses included buffalo mozzarella, in addition to traditional shredded mozzarella, cheddar, feta, and Parmesan rounded out the cheese choices.
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| Get in line to create your pizza |
Once you choose the basics you can go wild with the other toppings. They advertise "unlimited" for the same price as one topping. I went for pepperoni, bacon, black olives, artichoke hearts, and sun-dried tomatoes. I could have added a lot more veggies and more meats. They also have some specialty creations if you don't want to bother with choosing your own toppings.
The decor is modern; yellow, red, blond wood, and metal. There is not a ton of seating but I imagine there will be a lot of "to go" business. Ordering to consuming took about 10 minutes, a little longer than Subway but the pizza has to cook so that is to be expected. The restaurant is located in a strip shopping center on the east side of highway 351 south of the E. Lake Road intersection. This part of Abilene is booming right now with eating and shopping options (and road construction).
Pizza by Design
1811 Hwy 351
Abilene, Texas 79601
(325) 704-5450
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11 am to 10 pm. Closed Sunday's.
https://www.facebook.com/PizzabyDesignAbilene/
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