Pizza! Pizza! part II

The next two pizza food trailers in The Daily Texan Article were via 313 and Firefly Pies. Both were less than a block away from each other on East Sixth (I believe that Firefly Pies has since moved). Via 313 features Detroit style, which I had never had (or heard of before). Their pizzas are made in steel square pans and are basically made upside down -toppings go on first, followed by the cheese, and topped with red marinara sauce. The crust of their pizzas is somewhat like the Chicago deep dish style but not as dense and has a great crunch from the pan. I got the original, which comes with double pepperoni, and added jalapeños to my order. The pizza came hot right out of the oven and was delicious. The crust was amazing - crunchy on the bottom and soft in the middle. I'm glad I added the spicy jalapeños for a little kick, really went well with all the pepperoni on the pizza.

Check out via 313's menu here!

My final destination was Firefly Pies. They serve Neapolitan style pizzas with thin crust out of their custom made wood-fired brick oven. Their menu is diverse and has items you wouldn't regularly find, such as organic pears, yellow onions, dried figs, or smoked gouda. While many of their offerings looked enticing, I went with the Honey Pear pizza, the perfect marriage of sweet and salty. The pie has an olive oil and roasted garlic base with taleggio, Pecorino Romano, organic pears, pancetta, drizzled with honey and topped with fresh basil. I had never had a pizza like this before! The sharp and salty cheeses were met perfectly with the fresh pear and touch of sweet honey in my mouth. Another great thing about Firefly Pies is that you can order any pizza in the original 14", or you can get an individual pizza at 8". 

Honey Pear

Here's Firefly Pies' menu, check it out