Julian’s Italian Pizzeria has been serving pizzas, pastas and more in the San Antonio area for the last 20 years. Customers who visit the restaurant during lunchtime know that, on top of being tasty and consistent, the eatery also maintains several affordable lunch specials.
With three San Antonio locations, I decided to venture over to Julian’s on New Braunfels Avenue for a Friday afternoon bite. MySA has paid a visit to the Sunset Ridge Center shopping strip before for a story on BOSS Bagels, which is just next door. Inside, Julian’s has checkered tile floors, walls covered in family photographs, team memorabilia and a mural of the neighborhood and streets surrounding the restaurant.
Julian’s lunch specials are available Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and include a small salad and a drink. Prices range between $8.95 and $14.95 for items like lasagna, Italian subs, spaghetti and pizza. Here, the ordering is done at a front counter, so I approached the cashier and asked to try the two-topping pizza slice combo ($10.95). I was given a number and the freedom to choose my own table after I filled my soda cup with Diet Pepsi.
First, the fresh garden salad came tossed with a house Italian dressing that tasted pleasantly tangy, so I munched on some leaves and sipped on my soda while I waited for my pepperoni and mushroom slice to be ready. A short while later, the slice arrived, and it was massive. It looked as though they cut a pizza into generous fourths, and I was eating a slice of that. I tackled the pizza little by little until the entirety of the giant slice was eventually down my gullet.
The pizza slice was impressive, with a flavorful red sauce and plenty of melted cheese to complement the spread of mushrooms and circles of pepperoni. For $10.95, I left feeling like I had eaten an entire pizza and lived to tell the tale. In the end, Julian’s Italian Pizzeria is decidedly a must-try for lunchtime eats that are easy on the wallet.
Find it: 6462 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, TX 78209
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