Hank's owners Andy Means and Jessie Katz have opened Big Al's Pizza right next door to their original restaurant in Windsor Park, bringing New York-style slices and 20-inch whole pies to the East Austin neighborhood. The new spot serves dine-in and takeout daily from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., and both kids and dogs are welcome at the tables.
Big Al's sits at 5811 Berkman Drive, Building H, right alongside Hank's, according to Community Impact. The opening caps a timeline that stretched well past its original target: the project was first slated to open in February, per the same outlet, after being announced in November 2025 as a Windsor Park newcomer expected sometime early this year, according to an earlier Community Impact report. The address itself, confirmed separately by The Infatuation, places the pizzeria squarely in the 78723 ZIP code that already knows Hank's well.
A Slice-Driven Menu With a Few Surprises
The menu leans into classic New York pizzeria territory while throwing in some specialty pies that stand out. The Sting comes topped with soppressata, ’nduja sausage and Al's own chili crisp honey, while a spicy lamb sausage pie arrives with whipped ricotta, za'atar and a sesame crust, per the restaurant's reported offerings. Beyond pizza, the kitchen turns out mozzarella sticks, eggplant parm sticks, salads and a sundae for dessert, alongside frozen margaritas, cocktails on tap and other mixed drinks.
Families get their own deal too: a $6 kids meal pairs a cheese or pepperoni slice with a soda. The restaurant also runs a daily happy hour from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. with half-off beer and wine, and on Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., anyone who shows a 78723 ID gets 15% off food. Online ordering was set to launch Wednesday, according to the restaurant's website, as cited in the same report.
Following Hank's Lead in Windsor Park
Big Al's marks the second restaurant from Means, who opened Hank's with Katz in 2018 as an all-day restaurant, bar and coffee shop at the same Berkman Drive address, according to a 2018 Austin American-Statesman report. Both restaurants carry family names: Big Al's and Hank's are named after Means's grandfathers, Al and Henri, who went by Hank, per the restaurants' own websites.
With Big Al's now serving slices right beside the restaurant that first put Means and Katz on Windsor Park's map, the pair have effectively doubled down on the same stretch of Berkman Drive where their first venture took root nearly eight years ago.
