The eatery at the Westin Hotel serves a locally sourced menu of classic comfort food in a cozy yet upscale atmosphere. The bar is a nice place to linger over a specialty cocktail during happy hour.
Most days, Uroko functions as a counter-service Temaki (hand roll) bar, but on Friday and Saturday nights the restaurant switches over to a reservation-only, 45 minute Omakase style sushi dinner. Thursdays night, take a hands-on sushi rolling class with chefs Masazumi Saio and Takehiro Asazu.
An Austin take on classic Tex-Mex food.
Famous for their bánh mì sandwiches with flame-grilled meats on fresh-baked bread, Van's also offers rice plates, vermicelli bowls, and Vietnamese iced coffee.
Hyde Park food truck serves tacos (including al pastor and breakfast options) and quesadillas on fresh, handmade tortillas.
Regulars would rise at dawn for the breakfast here, but they swear by the enchiladas as well.
They have just what the vegan doctor ordered – breakfast tacos. With a multitude of combinations, the home of the Rockin' Vegan Taco also takes call-in orders.
A groovy Airstream dispenses healthy, tasty vegan food, including the amazing freeto burrito and Jerome's Chocolate Banana smoothie, made with soy milk, cacao, agave nectar, and banana.
Austin's branch of Le Cordon Bleu allows students to get practical experience with an in-house restaurant. The menu is adventurous but brief, the food is terrific, and the prices can't be beat.
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