Gourdough's serves "big fat donuts" with a variety of fillings, from the savory (fried chicken and honey) to the diabetic-coma-inducingly sweet (marshmallow with chocolate fudge icing, all dipped in actual fudge).
Texas Vegan Chinese!
Drink well, do good: Local Austin charities recent a portion of proceeds from bags of coffee bought. Tasting sessions and coffee courses also offered in this flagship cafe.
Drink well, do good: Local Austin charities recent a portion of proceeds from bags of coffee bought. Located in the Uplands Village Shopping Center.
takes the humdrum out of "farm tour" with two October Farm Camps: Farmer for a Day for ages 6-14, and Farm Camp for Adults. The adult camp promises coverage of all aspects of running a five-acre farm, including irrigation, composting, livestock management, plant selection, drought management and resource sharing. Held on Second Sundays from 9am to 1pm.
One of Austin's favorite barbecue dives – it may look seedy, but the menu is extensive and the food is terrific.
This restaurant provides casual fine dining by the lake. The Armadillo eggs, served with a jalapeño ranch dipping sauce, are stuffed with house-smoked pulled pork. There are salads and sandwiches for lunch, and seafood and meat entrees for dinner.
Atmospheric Eastside eatery blends coastal and Interior Mexican with Tex-Mex.
The wine list offers 50 wines by the glass or 250 wines by the bottle, either for on-premises drinking or to take home. Make your selections, order a small plate, and you'll have a very nice, small meal.
Armed with a wealth of cherished family recipes for fresh, home-style Cuban cuisine, the menu's opening salvo may be Masas fritas, or chunks of mojo criollo-marinated pork fried in lard, golden outside and succulent within. Lechon asado gets the same marinade and hours in a slow oven until it gets so tender it melts in your mouth. Pollo al horno is a marinated chicken leg quarter that is roasted with onion and red bell peppers, turning it moist and juicy.
Located in the old Austin Seed & Feed building, Güero's has moved into the top tier of Austin institutions without compromising the food. Have your breakfast in the oak garden.
As the first Texas outlet of a famous Memphis fried-chicken chain, this newcomer comes in strong. The simple menu includes chicken by the plate or individual piece. Plates come with a choice of two or three pieces: white, dark, or the "half chicken" option – one piece of each. Plates come with baked beans and slaw, but substitutions are allowed for 50 cents extra. Start with a couple of cans of Austin Beer Works brew and a plate of the best fried green tomatoes ever.
The happy hour from 4-7pm offers cheaper appetisers and pizza, and the decent selection of wines by the bottle and the glass makes it merrier. The dinner menu features a terrific pappardelle bolognese, as well as a meatball appetizer that melts into its sauce.
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