The first two weeks of school are the hardest weeks of the year for San Antonio families. New schedules, sports tryouts, back-to-school nights, homework that starts immediately — and somehow dinner still needs to happen. This is exactly when pizza delivery earns its keep.
Why Back-to-School Season Calls for Pizza
August and early September in San Antonio is a calendar crunch. NISD, NEISD, Northside, Judson, and every other district in the metro starts within a week of each other, and every family in the city is simultaneously adjusting to new bus times, new classroom pickups, new practice schedules, and new homework loads.
On a Tuesday in August when you’ve got two kids with homework, one with soccer practice until 7pm, and nobody has eaten yet — making dinner is not the right use of your time. Ordering from Godfather’s is. We’re on SH 151 in northwest San Antonio, we deliver, and your pizza is there in 30–40 minutes while the homework gets done.
What Works for Weeknight School Dinners
Back-to-school weeknights favor quick, easy, and kid-approved. A few Godfather’s options that hit all three:
The Taco Pie — If your kids haven’t had it yet, this is the week to introduce them. Taco sauce base, beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar — it tastes like dinner, not just pizza, and it converts skeptics fast.
Classic Combo — The reliable workhorse. Pepperoni, beef, sausage, olives, mushrooms, onions — most kids pick out what they like and eat the rest anyway. Nobody complains.
1-Topping Pizzas — Build Your Own pizzas start at $7.99 for mini, $24.75 for large. If every kid in the house has a different topping preference, a large cheese pizza plus a large pepperoni at $27.99 each gives you two pizzas for less than $60 and eliminates the argument.
Budget-Friendly Back-to-School Options
Back-to-school season is expensive — school supplies, new clothes, registration fees. Pizza night doesn’t need to add stress. Our best deals under $20 covers the most affordable orders on the menu. We also run a Monday and Wednesday large pizza deal — our save $8 off any large pizza promotion is worth stacking with back-to-school weeknight orders.
For families who order pizza multiple times a week during the school year, knowing the deal days matters. Plan your pizza nights around Monday and Wednesday and the savings add up across a semester.
Feeding a Picky-Eater Household
Every San Antonio family has at least one. The kid who won’t eat anything with mushrooms. The one who only eats cheese. The teenager who wants “extra everything.” Our Build Your Own option and the Half & Half specialty pie handle all of them. Half & Half puts two different specialty pizzas on one pie — cheese on one side, Taco Pie on the other — which covers the range without ordering two full pizzas.
For more strategies, our pizza night guide for picky eaters covers exactly this scenario.
School Night Delivery Timing
School nights have a compressed dinner window — usually 6–8pm after practices and activities. Order by 5:30pm on a weeknight for a 6–6:30pm delivery. We’re open Sun–Thu until 9pm, which covers most school night dinner windows. Online ordering at godfathers.orderexperience.net is the fastest way to get the order in. Call (210) 750-2222 if you need to confirm delivery availability to your address.
Order School Night Pizza
Or call (210) 750-2222 · 8530 SH 151 Access Rd, San Antonio, TX 78245
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the fastest pizza order for a school night?
Order online at godfathers.orderexperience.net — it’s faster than calling. Choose a 1-topping or specialty pizza, select pickup or delivery, and pay online. Total ordering time is under 3 minutes.
Do you have any back-to-school deals?
We run $8 off any large pizza on Mondays and Wednesdays. Stack that with a school night order and it covers a weeknight dinner for a family of four at a reasonable cost. Check our current promotions page for the latest deals.
What pizza do kids in San Antonio love most?
Pepperoni and Taco Pie are the top two kid orders at Godfather’s. The Taco Pie converts kids who have never tried it almost every time — the fresh toppings make it feel different from regular pizza.
Can I set up a regular weekly order for school nights?
We don’t have a subscription system, but you can save your order in the online ordering system and reorder it each week. For large recurring orders, call us and we can discuss options.
