Shortie's Pizza & Grinders

GhormehSabzi Pizza and Ganoush Pizza and persian ice cream sandwich was the best you can ever have. You just don't know what you are missing. The chef Amir was there himself and was able to answer our questions. We will go back again. June 2024 add on: the food quality went done, dirty silverware and I probably won't try it again. This is the 2nd time I experienced not fully cooked GhormehSabzi Pizza and left it after the 1st slice. Not the same as we had it before.

We ate here on an early Sunday evening and sat outside. Great weather and patio. The cheesy bread with ranch is amazing. We did 2 build your own pizzas and both were LOADED to the brim with toppings! The kids had fun playing cornhole and we enjoyed our drinks. We are definitely coming back soon. The prices are high but I think it’s worth the quality of food.

Stopped in for lunch on a slow Saturday. The location is upstairs and has lovely outdoor seating as well as inside seating, and several TVs if you wish to watch. They offer a full range of adult beverages, local craft beer, and wine. Pizzas, sandwiches and salads are available. They take great pride in using locally sourced ingredients, including the flour and olive oil. I had a Godfather grinder, which was a generous and delicious sandwich. The bread was very tasty and the portions of the meats were substantial. Service was good. Parking is available nearby for free. My only issue is that the sandwich came with no chips or side of any sort, so the pricing is okay but not bargain.

This place is excellent quality especially for the price. The roasted fennel salad has a dressing that is unreal and incredibly tasty. I haven’t tried other salads yet because I love this one so much. The pizza is unique and gourmet style. It’s a thick crust on focaccia bread. The ingredients are delicious and I love the crispy crust. The atmosphere inside is laid back and very comfortable, I can always get a table and a good glass of wine.

We stopped in for a quick bite . Lordy the meatballs where scrumptious. The cheesy garlic bread was Fantastic too. Good selection of Craft beers on tap. We can not wait to go back and enjoy the beautiful rooftop patio. Highly recommend.

The BEST pizza I’ve ever had. The absolute BEST. My favorite pizza EVER… hands down!!! They also have a seasonal pizza called Ghormesabzi that I am absolutely in love with. Special thanks to the chef and creator of this particular pizza with the level of creativity…. You’ve made my entire year with this pizza. 100000% recommend this place. Both take out and dine in.

Unfortunate experience. I ordered a club sandwich that took over 25 minutes on what looked like a slow night. $15 for the sandwich $3 for a 2-oz bag of chips. My server took my order but never checked in with me. I hadn't touched my sandwich yet, and she asked if I wanted the check instead of asking if I needed anything. Since she never checked with me, I had to go get a refill on my drink from the bartender. The last time she came to the table, she brought me my check and never returned. This was a letdown cause I wanted to try the tiramisu. I went to the bartender again to cash out. The bartender seemed like the only person working. As the girls were standing in the corner chatting. I won't be back. Sandwich was good, but poor service and portion to pricing didn't make the experience worth it.

Can't wait for this place to reopen. Hopefully soon. Because their special edition Ghormeh Sabzi pizza was absolutely amazing 🔥

I took my son and his two college buddies for dinner here last eve. It was surprisingly not crowded. We sat on the patio and thankfully they had plastic protectors to shield the wind. We enjoyed the hand stretched pizza and Greek salad. They changed the format from seat and be served to ordering at the register and they bring it to your table.

Great place for hanging out and enjoying a delicious pizza and drinks. Went here to try a Persian specialty pizza and ice cream and was so pleasantly surprised by everything. The pizza itself was delicious and a must try. But what I appreciated more was the manager who was very attentive and provided great customer service and even gave us $5 coupons for next time. Will be back!

This place is fire! they have the best gluten free crust/pizza I have ever had! Whenever I inquired about it from the manager, I was told they have a local bakery/manufacturer make their gluten free crust as well as their bread. Every time I come to Austin, I make sure the visit! This place is a real gem and the staff is always friendly!

I heard some good things about this place and decided to try it but I ended up leaving a little disappointed. I thought the pizza was fine and that's basically all I can say. I didn't think it stood out. If I wanted pizza, I'd probably recommend somewhere else... sorry! The venue is cool though. The outdoor patio seems nice (it's on the second floor).

Visited Shortie's again to try the limited time Ghormeh Sabzi pizza (braised short rib herb stew cheese blend, shirazi - cucumber, tomato, and onion) for Persian New Year. It is definitely different, but good, especially if you love Ghormeh Sabzi. The twig and branch pizza is also good, but sweet. While I enjoyed most of the ingredients (Texas olive oil, arugula, texas goat cheese, prosciutto, sour cherry preserve, umami chili oil) the prosciutto was a bit hard to chew. The shorties chopped salad is delicious and perfectly dressed. The service and vibe is good. I will definitely return for that salad and to try a different pizza again!

Great pizzas. Lovely happy hours specials. Tiny portions. The have nice drinks. I'll try again.

Excellent service!! The food absolutely HIT! Max was our waiter & recommended the "Shorty's Dip" plate which was (ps, i didn't take a picture of the "before" bc my fatass ate it right away)

The wife and I recently made the decision to start venturing out to different pizza joints, as none is like the other. Sauce and more importantly the Crust defines the whole experience when eating a good pie. Shorties attracted us with 2 things....Smoked Pepperoni and Cast Iron pans....For starts, the place is really cool looking, great outdoor patio and the staff was super friendly....And of course we had to order some munchies....First off was the Mozzarella Sticks, which had a great flavor, terrific sauce But definitely could have been warmer as they were missing that epic cheese pull that we were looking for...Next was the Cheesy Bread which was Amazing...The focaccia was so fluffy, although one piece had zero cheese on it. As for the Pies, the wife had the Pepp In yo Step and myself I went with the Punisher. Over all flavor was great, sauce was very tasty....Pepperoni didn't have a distinct smokey flavor, but still very good...The are more like a Pepperoni cup that hold the delicious renderings from the pepperoni which is where the Parm comes in. My Pie was great but a little light on the toppings...Loved the spicy sausage....We really hoping the crust would have been crisper thru and thru, but it seemed they could have used a few more minutes...The crispy edges were very tasty and made for great leftovers the next day.

UPDATE: I've now been here two more times to try to repeat the amazing sandwich experience I had the first time. These second and third times still had flavorful fillings, but both times had stale bread. For a mere sandwich that ends up being $20 with tax/tip, you'd hope at least for fresh bread.

We love this pizza! So unique (whole wheat focaccia crust), and they have both traditional and some different toppings to try. Ingredients are top notch always! We usually get a salad and a pizza to share. This one was the eggplant one - so rich and delicious! Unlike anything else in town. They also have a large outdoor patio with a great sunset view and patio games. Usually no problem getting a table.

Pizza was really good. Service was great and my waitress was really nice and knowledgeable. The build your own pizza was a little pricey and I deducted a star for that. For example: your everything pizza had 2 meats and 3 or for veggies for $21 dollars with no substitutions. It also had no premium toppings. I would have been great if your build your own option would be at that same price point for the same amount of toppings. Extra for premiums of course. Overall, we loved the experience! Just that one little tip.

We are always up for trying new pizza places in Austin, and we were so glad we picked Shortie's! There's a nice outdoor patio area or bar-centered indoor area that is casual and comfortable, but with waiter service. The pizza is baked in a cast-iron which makes the dough incredibly crunchy and delicious. This is a unique feature from most other pizza places who do wood-fired pies that usually soften quickly under the moisture of sauce. There are some unique specialty pies - we had the mushroom white pizza which was really flavorful. Love the thin crust as well and fresh herb toppings. The only thing that I would probably take off a half a point if I could for was the wait time - it took probably 40-50 min to get our 1 pizza, which may have been due to the cooking style, but still was way too long of a wait when you're so hungry! If I was to go again, I would probably just get a to-go order if it regularly takes that long to get food prepared despite it not being very busy in the restaurant. If you are eating in house, would recommend waiting to order your beer until you get the pizza, because my husband's was warm by the time we got our food..

The pizza here is a medium-thickness, very oily/buttery crust, somewhere between Tony C thickness and via 313 in local terms. Pizza was hot but sparse on the toppings. Definitely on the heavier and saltier side. While other shops strive for a specialty (eg, NY style, neopolitan, deepdish), this place just makes a mashup of different styles--I think they called it New England Greek style with an Austin twist. Not to my taste but maybe I'm just more of a pizza traditionalist.

I would like to have given this a 3.5 stars, couple factors that's don't get it to 4 stars yet. Walked into a bright spacious interior, it just had no vibe. Servers were disengaged when we walked in on a Sunday a few minutes past opening. That being said I like to challenge myself in these situations, to leave a place in a happier & livelier state than I arrived in.. We succeeded.. Our server was chatting, engaged and recommending within 30 mins .(",) Thanks to her recommendation we tried the arugula fennel salad which I loved but my friend found it too fennel heavy. She also mentioned the cannoli. At that time I was not intending to order, once we got to dessert I was game and happy I did. It was easily the best thing we had. Crunchy, airy and creamy with whispers of bitter orange and cinnamon, speckled throughout each bite were small chunks of bitter chocolate. For our mains we had a grinder and a pizza. Both were just good. Nothing I am quite prepared to write home about yet. I'm going to give it another shot, knowing what I now know, I would order differently.

The pizzas are amazing, but it's literally impossible to order takeout or delivery. I tried Uber eats and DoorDash, as it says on their website. Their restaurant doesn't even show up on Uber Eats and on DoorDash You have very limited options. When I called the restaurant to put in a takeout order as a pick up, no one ever answers the phone. Called four times in an spent of 20 mins around 7 PM and no one answers. It's a real shame. They are probably losing a lot of business because of this.

Food was amazing and good choice of drinks, The staff was friendly and helpful , the bartender/manager was professional and had great recommendations

Cheese Pie - red sauce, smoked provolone, mozzarella, white cheddar, American grana, and garlic infused olive oil. The toppings are fresh and delicious. No debate about that at all. Here's the catch.... it's New England Greek style transformed into ATX Style... basically meaning it's made with Heirloom Wheat (grown in Texas) so... it's a wheat pizza. Personally, not a fan of this trickery. Decent crisp, but the inside still had an undercooked wheat bread texture that was mushy. Super easy ordering system via the app, great patio. Might check out the grinders, but the pizza is a pass for me.

Tried the Shortie's pizza and roasted fennel salad. Whole wheat crust was something new that I hadn't tried anywhere else. I liked it quite a lot! I just wish it was a bit less oily (the crust I mean)! The salad was also pretty good. I highly recommend both of these along with a beer of course. In my opinion one pizza is too much for one person. We were 3 people and ordered two pizza and we had some left over. The staff were super friendly. I liked the fact that all the order and payments were through our phones. One thing I noticed was that prices were higher when you order through DoorDash which i haven't seen in other places. For example Shortie's pizza is $19 on DoorDash whiles it's listed at $16 on their menu. Not saying that when we ordered through DoorDash it took the restaurant 45min to confirm the order

SHORTIE'S JUST ROCKS! You know what's cool about Austin's pizza? Like you know that taste? The perfect crust and combination of your favorite toppings all in one bite, it's the perfect comfort food! But what's cool is that there's all different kinds in Austin! We're so damn lucky!!!! I love Shortie's rooftop vibe and the staff is great too! Well, gotta go! My food's here. Cooked in a cast iron skillet????? WTH? So good!!!

Soooo...it's up to me to get dinner tonight...frustrated & exhausted with the usual pizza delivery choices...told the fam I was gonna go pick up something. Honestly...I was looking for a place where I could place a to go order and drink a beer at the bar while I wait and shed some of the stress I'd been having...thought of Shorties. I pass by Shorties several times a week and often thought it looked like a great place to unwind...but never stopped....this time I stopped! WHAT A GREAT DECISION! Relaxed at the bar while I waited for the order that only took 15 minutes...almost wish it took longer...and the Pizza was a 10 out of 10! Got the "Pepp in Yo Step"...smoked crispy ...not burnt...peperoni ...EXCELLENT...perfectly done! Here's the real twist... Thought I would be a little healthier...and somewhat reluctantly ordered the "Gluten Free Cauliflower Crust" with house Spicy Italian Sausage and Mushroom...Smoked Provolone/Mozzarella/White Cheddar/American Grana & garlic infused olive oil... WHAT?!!! THE BEST PIZZA I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE!! No more late delivery fast food pizza ever again! Guess I'm gonna have to finally start working out...'cause I'm not giving this up! I'll see you this weekend :)

Love this pizza. The service is superior. Quirky second story location with half-inside, half-outside. Relaxing vibe.

This place is awesome. first i appreciate the scan and order system, it's table specific and you can order food and drink if your server isn't around, then check out without needing the server as well. this is very convenient. i have only been here once so i have only tried the pizza but i can say this pie is absolutely awesome. it is cooked in a pan and the cheese goes right to the edge and gets slightly charred and crispy. Wow, i wasn't actually expecting much but could not believe how tasty it was. the dough tastes super fresh, crispy outside slightly chewy soft inside. sauce was great. and our bartender was very cool and friendly. i'll be back. a lot

Shorties vegan pizza is the best with onions eggplant and fennel with a lovely sauce that just tops it off. I got a to go and enjoyed the bar with friendly neighbors and an Astros game to boot! Good service and great pizza!

I really enjoyed all of it! We had a small Greek salad, the meatballs, and two pizzas. All was delicious and I'll be back. Friendly and helpful staff too. Chill environment. Oh and great and unique cocktails.

Amazing GEM in Austin! Food was tasty! Fennel salad was so refreshing with hints of pine nuts, dressing was flavorful. Pie's has a nice crispy crust on the outer layer as they are made inside a cast iron. Service was friendly and so helpful with the menu. Our new place for great pie "pizza"

I just discovered this place wondering what was going on at the upstairs terrace. It's great pizza baked in a pan where are the cheese spreads all the way out to the edge. It's similar to Detroit style pizza in that the crust is rather thick and slightly aerated. It's crunchy and tasty and there are vegetarian options as well. I like pizza that you can pick up in your hand and eat and this qualifies. The beer selection is great and the service has been wonderful every time we've been. I had a friend in town for a week. We went at the beginning of his visit and that's where he wanted to go for his last night , reporting back that the pizza tasted great in the car on the drive the next day. The outside patio is great and both inside and outside are spacious. I'll definitely go back and this is my favorite pizza place in the neighborhood.

As far as the pizza goes, I would have to say "meh". The biggest problem was stinginess on the toppings. I ordered a "build your own" with pep ($2), shrooms ($1), and kalamata olives ($3). On each slice (there are 8) there were 2 or 3 pep slices, 2 or 3 insanely thin mushroom slices, and 2 or 3 half olive slices. On the WHOLE pizza there was a total of 10 olives. For $3. Beyond that, the crust was soggy and IMO too much cheese. I did like the whole wheat flavor and the crispy edges though. On the plus side, the fennel salad was good and the space is great. I'm looking forward to going back and trying something other than the pizza.

Ordered take out. Great cheese plate, delicious forager pizza. Cannolis approved by my east coast friends. The Oreo tiramisu was original and fantastic!

Great pizza, really sub- par meatball sub. Try his place really does pizza right but the "meatball " sub was just nasty. The meat is beef and mushrooms, which I would think would taste great. The texture and flavor of the mix in reality is really bad. The bread is not very good at all and the cheese was about nonexistent. The arugula salad was delicious.

This poor location--it must just be doomed to fail. We went here once when it was a Filipino restaurant, and the space is so promising, but it still just looked like some nondescript joint that may as well be in Nowhere, Nebraska. With that rooftop and the gorgeous weather and the pretty decent location, this place should have been bumping around happy hour tonight. Not so much, and after you experience the food and service, it's easy to understand why. First of all, everything is QR, which is AWFUL and clunky. When we asked the server if we could have printed menus and put in an order, this was her response: "Well, I'm the only one here right now, so you should probably just do it online." Wait a minute. You're the only server in an entire restaurant on a Friday night? LOL. Great management, y'all! When we got served a margarita in a glass that was intended for a Lilliputian, one of us actually laughed out loud and sent it back for a beer. Dear Lawd. The food ranged from pretty bad to not that bad at all. The meatballs were decent, as was their sauce, but the bread was gross. The "roasted veggie platter" was the biggest laugh of the night: canned corn tossed in a pan for some color with some roasted red peppers from a jar with a couple cherry tomatoes on top for good effect. Hysterical! But let's be fair, the roasted fennel salad was delicious. It was a nice size, had a great dressing, and all the components worked well together (even though there was no mint as advertised and included a random bunch of celery (??); we really, really liked it. The "Shortie" pizza was Costco-style and tasted slightly better than it too. Another LOL opportunity was when we ordered our daughter some vanilla ice cream that came out in a tiny plastic ramekin. The oreo tiramisu was not good. You guys know that tiramisu needs time to settle into its flavors, right? Prices were OK since it was happy hour and our kiddo was content playing in their cornhole area. The patio was filthy, though, and one of our chairs had cracked plastic. Service (see above) was flimsy at best. Why on earth would you give a good tip here when you're getting the BARE minimum of service? It just makes no sense. We saw that this place was owned by the same people as Oasthouse and that makes complete sense. We went to the one on 620 several years ago, and the MO there seems to be: let's try to be one notch above Applebee's. Well, mission accomplished. We have no doubt that this restaurant will close soon--our prediction is that it will take someone with real vision to make this location successful, which it should be given the promise of the space itself. 2.5 stars, rounding up.

I'm not really a fan of this style of pizza. It's a thick wheat crust and while some might like the crunch on the edge, I found it greasy. I had it delivered and it came cold, so maybe it would have been better had it been warmer. That being said, I wish the crust was better advertised (other than the reviews) bc it's not at all what I was craving when I wanted a Saturday night pizza. The Caesar salad was good and I ordered some focaccia, which was just okay. I mean, I guess I should have known it wouldn't be the most mind blowing appetizer but there wasn't much else on the appetizer menu interesting enough to try for me. I'll stick to my more regulars in the area.

The pizza was great. Staff was very friendly and helpful but the reason I decided to write this review is their COVID-19 protocols. Several restaurants have the menus on the QR code - which is great. But Shorties went one step further to make the process safer for everyone involved. You just scan the code, order your items and pay through the app so there's no transactions of money/cards making the whole process just a little bit safer, which I appreciate. We will definitely be back.

If you're a pizza foodie then check this awesome place out. Atmosphere is great, staff are very pleasant and of course the food is amazing. I requested them to have them cook mine a bit longer and had no regrets. The iron skillet over cooks the edge to a perfect crunchy cheese edge that will not disappoint. As for the ingredients, very good, fresh and robust in flavor. Shout out to our awesome waiter Fin, you were busy running around but managed to take great care of us.

Pizza was not cooked enough when served. Reheated in the Air Fryer over several made it crisp and very enjoyable. The Italian sausage was great.

This place is truly a hidden gem. Great food. Great service. Ambiance is perfect. I've never seen them packed. Highly recommend this place for lunch or dinner on any night.

Shorties always has consistently good food with quality ingredients, easy parking and seating, a great patio, and attentive wait staff. It's a neighborhood gem.

The Shortie's Pizza is absolutely delicious and the staff is always friendly, helpful and prompt. The patio is a great place to relax with friends or have a casual date night. Overall wonderful place!

The pizza is delicious tonight. The crust isn't as thin as we like, but it's still good. Our wait person was really great!

Nice restaurant, good pizza. The drinks are pre-prepared, and does not taste good though. The pizzas are delicious, yet kinda greasy. All in all, I recommend it for every once in a while.

Had dinner on a Saturday evening. Thankfully, not massively overcrowded like every other place in this area of Austin. Had a nice Greek salad to split with my spouse, and cheesy bread, and a custom pizza w/veggies and home-made Italian sausage. Served with a couple of electric jellyfish drafts. Was excellent, all of it. And....reasonably priced. The 2 of us got completely full and had leftovers for under $60. Waitstaff was super nice, and competent. Will be back to try the grinders for lunch. I was a frequent visitor when it was Rebel pizza, which was also a great little neighborhood spot, with their bocce patio. Keep up the good work, Shortie! We'll be back!

This place is a must! Great service, amazing food and perfect patio. Quality and local ingredients. Highly recommend the Grinders! The perfect size and super tasty. Enjoy!

Ordered 2 vegan and one vegetarian pizza. Loved Loved the "forager" and the "little chef vegan pie". The "veganism" was a little over powered by the Kalamti olives. The fennel fronds and pickled onions added such a wonderfully different flavor, let me craving more. Delicious!

MY FAVORITE PIZZA PLACE. I have now been here twice this month and plan to bring all of my friends to try this pizza place! I love the 2nd floor patio as it is such a fun and beautiful atmosphere especially when the weather is nice. Pizza is one of my favorite food items, which also means I have tried LOTS of pizza places. This pizza is so delicious for the consistency and the flavor! The crust has a good balance of chewy and soft! So far, my favorite is the Twig & Branch! I also recommend the Johnson's Backyard Roasted Veggies as it is so well seasoned. Usually I avoid buying roasted veggies as I assume I can do that myself at home, but I risked it here, and I now will get this every time!

My husband wanted Detroit style pizza for Father's Day, and Shortie's did not disappoint! Crispy, chewy crust that stood up because it's whole wheat. The spacious outside patio was lovely once the sun set, and the playlist was completely our jam, all of our favorite tunes (classic rock and 80's). Also, the cannolis was PERFECT. Flaky, delicate cannoli shells and light fluffy filling, orange scented with chocolate chips, just the way it should be. Very enjoyable evening. We'll definitely be back.

Forager pizza was amazing. No Marinara sauce, but the cheese made up for it. Yes, I love cheese. We also order the cheesy bread, which came out fresh and beautifully cheesy. Good beer options.

With so many local pizza places in Austin, the pizza scene is pretty saturated with plenty of good options. What makes a place different is truly essential in standing out among the rest. With inspiration from New England Greek style pizza transformed into ATX style by using olive oil and wheat grown here in Texas, the distinct taste and chewy fluffy texture of the crust truly does stand out from the many pizza places I have tried in town- in a good way. I thoroughly enjoyed the Forager pizza, which looked like a piece of art with the rosemary and pine nuts tastefully arranged. The Big Sexy bone in hot grinder was quite the display with a large beef rib sticking out of the bread (as the name describes), and the beef was flavorful and delicious. However, the Turkey melt hot grinder was disappointing. I struggled to taste and find the white cheddar and with it being a melt, I would have thought there would be noticeably more cheese like I've had at many other sandwich places. There was plenty of turkey and mayo but the cheese was minimal and completely disappeared in the flavor profile. I really wished there was more cheese added. The bread on both grinders was perfect though, just the right balance of flaky and chewy in texture. Overall, I would definitely come back to try their other pizzas and grinders (I just wouldn't get the turkey melt again).

Area=PiR2 but the pizza Is literally half of the size of pint house for the same price. We really, really want to love this place new to the neighborhood but the price point for the portion size is too high to compete with others. The food was wonderful (pepperoni pizza, Greek pizza, and beef grinder (amazing!!!!)) but $80 on pizza barely served our family of 5. Owners, we implore you, please adjust the price or portion size. We want to support you!

So impressed with our experience at Shorties! We had a group get together and the patio is an awesome spot to do so. I wasn't sure how vegan friendly it would be, but was so pleasantly surprised. Staff was also very friendly and willing to answer all my questions :) the focaccia and olive oil is vegan and so delicious! I got a salad this time which was great, but can't wait to try vegan pizza next time! So happy to have Shorties in the neighborhood!

Great pizza! The meatball appetizer was great. The focaccia bread is amazingggggg. Everyone in our party love their pizzas.