Crust Pizza Co., the Texas-born chain known for its Chicago-style thin-crust pies, is heading to Bastrop as part of the new Sendero retail development along Highway 71. The spot will add sit-down pizza, pastas, and flatbreads to a fast-filling retail strip outside Austin, with local filings pointing to an interior build-out penciled in for this spring. The company has not locked in a public opening date.
A Spot In Sendero
Pearl River Companies told Community Impact that Crust will take a space in Sendero’s first retail phase and estimated the restaurant at about 2,850 square feet. The Bastrop Economic Development Corp. lists Crust among the new developments at Sendero and puts the space closer to 5,000 square feet as the project’s retail strip takes shape. Those differing figures reflect early leasing and unitization plans while the center fills up.
Permits And Timing
A recent Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing lists interior construction for the Bastrop location running from February 16 to May 18, 2026, with an estimated build-out cost of roughly $565,000, as reported by WhatNow. That schedule would put the core work on track to wrap up this spring, although the brand has not posted a formal ribbon-cutting date. For now, the TDLR filing is the clearest timing clue the public has.
Menu And Approach
On its website, Crust says the chain shreds cheeses from blocks daily and makes dough fresh in-house multiple times throughout the day, practices it leans on as part of its quality pitch. The menu centers on tavern-style thin pizzas, backed up by pastas and flatbread sandwiches, a lineup the company has rolled out across dozens of locations in Texas and Louisiana. Crust was founded by Clint Price and Mark Rasberry, who have steered the concept’s regional growth.
Where It Fits In Bastrop
Sendero is a 75-acre mixed-use project along Highway 71, and the developer’s materials show the first retail phase includes roughly 32,000 square feet of small-shop space plus several pad sites, with leasing for the phase moving quickly. Wabash Holdings, which markets the Sendero retail phase, lists the center as nearly fully leased for phase one. Crust’s arrival joins other announced tenants that developers say will give Bastrop more mid-day and family dining options outside Austin.
No official opening date has been posted, so residents keeping tabs on the build will have to watch the brand’s channels and local business pages for updates. WhatNow also points readers to Crust’s Instagram for news on new locations.
