Via 313 Detroit-Style Pizza Has Arrived Near Denver

The Drive Is Worth It

South Denver suburbs don't always get a ton of love when it comes to food, and honestly that's fair — a lot of the dining options out that way can feel pretty interchangeable. Via 313 is a different situation. This is a restaurant with a real identity and a style of pizza that not many places around here are doing well. Detroit-style means a thick, rectangular pie with a crispy, almost fried cheese edge and sauce layered on top of the cheese rather than underneath. It's not for everyone, but if you like it, you really like it.

What Detroit-Style Actually Means

For anyone who hasn't had it before, Detroit-style pizza sits somewhere between deep dish and a Sicilian square — but it's its own thing. The dough is airy and light inside while the bottom and edges get this caramelized, crunchy crust from the cheese cooking against the sides of the pan. Via 313 built its reputation in Austin on getting that balance right, and based on what I had at the Lone Tree location, they're carrying that over here without cutting corners.

The Food

The pizzas are the main event, and they deliver. The cheese pull on a Detroit-style is always a good indicator of quality, and Via 313's is solid — you get that stretch without it turning into a greasy mess. The sauce-on-top setup keeps everything from getting soggy, which is a common problem with thicker-crust pies. The edges are the part I always look forward to most, and here they get genuinely crispy in a way that feels intentional without being overdone. If you come here and skip the edges, you're doing it wrong.

The portions are substantial. This is not the kind of pizza where you finish a slice and immediately need two more. A square or two actually fills you up, which is worth knowing if you're trying to figure out how much to order for a group.

A Few Notes

The location near Park Meadows puts it in a spot that's a bit of a drive from central Denver — if you're coming from Capitol Hill or the Highlands, factor in that this is genuinely a suburban trip. It's not a quick detour. That said, if you're already on the south end of the metro, or you're willing to make the trip specifically for the pizza, it holds up as a destination.

The space itself is in line with what you'd expect from a chain that started as a trailer in Austin and scaled up — functional, not fussy. The focus is clearly on the pizza, and that's fine.

The Bottom Line

Via 313 is one of the better pizza options in the South Denver suburb food scene right now, and it's not particularly close. Detroit-style pizza is still relatively rare around here, and most of what exists doesn't nail the crust the way this place does. If you're already a fan from your time in Austin or Texas generally, it translates well. If you've never had Via 313 before, this location is a solid introduction to why people make a big deal about it.

It's a trip from the city, and I won't pretend otherwise. But for the right pizza, that's a reasonable trade. I'll be going back.