Flower Mound - Highland Village - Argyle | May 2025

Dining

BY JACOB VAUGHN

The owners of Heavenly Crust Pizza have been serving the Flower Mound area for about a year now and they have no plans of stopping any time soon. They have two locations, one in North Richland Hills and one in Flower Mound. The business oers several kinds of pizzas and has a signature crust that it’s named after. The owners of Heavenly Crust, Erik and Ronda Bauer, donate 50% of their prots to Christian charities. The two said the charities they donate to are vet- ted through Rockpointe Church in Flower Mound and personal connections. How it started In 2019, the Bauers took a family mission trip to Lynch, Kentucky, a former coal-mining commu- nity. They were inspired by a local Christian relief organization that set up businesses there, such as a coee shop, to support the community. The business and the Bauers’ faith are intertwined, they said. “It was really being moved by the spirit,” Erik Bauer said of his inspiration to start the business. “This is a ministry for us,” Ronda Bauer said. They initially considered getting into the sub sandwich market, but eventually settled on pizza and spent the next six months concocting their signature pizza crust recipe. What makes their signature crust special is that it’s layered, with a crispy bottom and soft, pillowy top. “It’s denitely unique,” Erik Bauer said of the crust. “It’s not something you can nd anywhere else.” Heavenly Crust also oers a more traditional New York-style crust. They bought an existing pizza place in North Richland Hills to open their rst location in 2021. Three years later, they would buy and set up their Flower Mound spot. What’s next? Erik and Ronda Bauer will keep up their work at Heavenly Crust Pizza but have plans for the future. At the Flower Mound location, they hope to start a morning cooking class for children 7-14 years old. At their North Richland Hills location, they hope to start a women’s lunch every Wednesday where area residents can meet and greet new people. “We’re always looking for ways to get the word out better and expand our customer base,” Erik Bauer said. For owners of Heavenly Crust Pizza, the business is their ministry

The barbecue chicken pizza, $23 , comes with a barbecue base, chicken, mozzarella, cheddar, red onion and chives on top.

COURTESY OF HEAVENLY CRUST PIZZA

For the sweet tooth, Heavenly Crust serves a rockslide brownie, $4.80 , which is a brownie topped with caramel, toasted pecans and brownie cubes.

COURTESY OF HEAVENLY CRUST PIZZA

Erik and Ronda Bauer launched their business in 2021.

JACOB VAUGHNCOMMUNITY IMPACT

The Heavenly Crust salad includes romaine, grape tomatoes, kalamata olives, salami and cheese. Entree portion is $11.95, or personal size, $5.95.

2311 Cross Timber Road, Ste. 304, Flower Mound www.heavenlycrust.com

COURTESY OF HEAVENLY CRUST PIZZA

COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM