Hank’s owners Andy Means and Jessie Katz opened a New York-style pizza spot next door. It’s open 3-10 p.m. for dinner and takeout only, with slices, whole pies and cocktails.<\/p>\n
Big Al\u2019s is open 3\u201310 p.m. daily for dine-in and takeout, and welcomes kids and dogs, according to its website. Online ordering is set to launch Nov. 11, according to the website.<\/p>\n
What’s on the menu<\/p>\n
Big Al\u2019s serves slices and 20-inch whole pies, according to its menu. Pies include The Sting, topped with soppressata, \u2018nduja sausage and Al\u2019s chili crisp honey, and a spicy lamb sausage pie with whipped ricotta, za\u2019atar and a sesame crust.<\/p>\n
The menu also includes mozzarella and eggplant parm sticks, salads, a sundae, frozen margaritas and cocktails on tap. A $6 kids meal comes with a cheese or pepperoni slice and a soda.<\/p>\n
Happy hour runs 3\u20135 p.m. daily with half-off beer and wine. On Wednesdays from 5\u201310 p.m., the restaurant offers 15% off food to guests who show a 78723 ID, per the website.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s in a name<\/p>\n
Big Al\u2019s is the second restaurant from Andy Means, according to its website. Means and his wife, Jessie Katz, opened Hank\u2019s in 2018<\/a>, as previously reported by Community Impact. <\/p>\n Both restaurants are named after Means\u2019 grandfathers: Al and Henri, who went by \u201cHank,\u201d according to the Big Al\u2019s and Hank\u2019s websites.<\/p>\n