Brandon Hunt
Co-Founder & CEO
The Detroit native who refused to let Houston go without a proper square pie. Brandon oversees brand vision, recipe integrity, and the expansion of via 313 across Texas and beyond.
14+
Years of
Pizza Tradition
Pizza Tradition
From Detroit Streets to Houston Tables
Via 313 was born from a simple craving — the thick, cheese-edged, square-cut pizza of Detroit that no one in Austin or Houston was doing right.
Brothers Brandon and Zane Hunt grew up eating Detroit-style pizza in the Motor City. When they relocated to Austin, Texas, they missed the bold, caramelized-cheese-edge pies of their hometown. In 2011, they launched via 313 out of a humble trailer with a handful of recipes and a whole lot of heart.
"We just wanted to eat the pizza we grew up with. Turns out, a whole city of Texans wanted to eat it too."
— Brandon Hunt, Co-Founder
Today, via 313 has grown from a food trailer parked on a gravel lot to over a dozen locations across Texas — including our beloved Houston spot at Katy Freeway. Our via 313 pizza is still made the Detroit way: in blue steel pans, with dough that's fermented for 72 hours, Wisconsin brick cheese pressed all the way to the crispy, frico-style edges, and signature red stripe sauce on top.
- 72-hour cold-fermented dough for maximum flavor and lightness
- Wisconsin brick cheese pressed edge-to-edge for the signature crispy frico crust
- House-made sauce ladle on top — the Detroit way, always
- Locally sourced toppings and community-first values
