HOUSTON (Sept. 16, 2024) — Austin-based pizza brand Via 313 is spreading the taste of Detroit further in Texas, bringing their craveable, rectangle-crust pies to even more of the Houston area. Its third area restaurant will open in Houston Heights late September following the brand’s most recent opening in Webster on Aug. 9.

Via 313’s cheesy-crust, Detroit-style pizza will be served up from its new location at 1541 North Shepherd Drive, Ste. 1000, northwest of downtown.

The new Via 313 will host an official grand opening on Sept. 23 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., featuring a prize tent, temporary tattoo station and a photo booth pop-up. Twenty-five percent of the day’s proceeds will be donated to local charity Kids’ Meals Inc., which helps prepare and deliver meals to food-insecure children in Harris and Montgomery Counties.

“Houston has shown us so much love already. We’re proud to continue showing up for the community and giving back,” said Zane Hunt, who co-founded Via 313 with his brother Brandon Hunt.

The Houston Heights restaurant will operate Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. It will be the brand’s 21st location nationwide.

“This opening is so special to us because it confirms that our Texas community is continuing to embrace the Detroit-style pizza that we love,” said Brandon Hunt. “Texas is our home and we want to continue growing here.”.

To learn more about Via 313, visit Via313.com.

Before Detroit-style pizza became a hit outside of the Motor City, trailblazers Brandon and Zane Hunt decided to bring their hometown pizza to Austin, Texas. Since 2011, they’ve built an Austin icon that locals and tourists flock to for genuine Detroit-style pizza. Via 313 currently operates 19 full-service restaurants and two permanently placed trailers throughout Texas and Utah, with several more locations in the pipeline. Via 313 was dubbed “one of the very best pizzas” by Food and Wine Magazine, named “Independent Pizzeria of the Year” by Pizza Today™ and recognized as one of the “Top 10 Pizzas in America” by Food Network. It also won “Best Gluten-Free Pizza in America” by USA Today. For more information, visit via313.com or follow Via 313 on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok.

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