Your "premiere bourbon and martini sports lounge" boasts 104 bourbons, as well as an inviting bar menu and comfortable patio.
Put yourself in the hands of an expert at the counter, and be guided through this menu. Composed of stews, salads, and kebabs, it is small enough that it takes only a few trips to sample its entirety. All meals come with hot tea and whatever dessert the kitchen whips up that day. These tend to be sticky and pudding-ish, but usually round out the meal in a pleasant fashion.
Here you'll find some of the best burgers and Tex-Mex in town, but it's the margaritas and Mexican martinis that keep us going during the occasional long wait.
The food is of the real-deal, made-from-scratch, Texas-cafe variety. Beef anchors the menu, assisted by chicken-fried everything. Dozens of homemade pies and sturdy coffee round out the offerings.
"You will experience sushi from the mind of a craftsman and understand what nigiri sushi means to him. This is more than food, this is the chef's emotions and journey put onto a plate."
We travel from across town for the breakfast hash and waffles du jour. This "chef-inspired comfort food" includes stuffed Swiss chard, beer cheese, plus burgers, breakfast, and meat loaf. Don't forget about the milkshakes.
This is one of the top sushi restaurants in Austin, with an aggressive menu and a sizable selection of nigiri. You can follow dinner with cheesecake tempura and some rowdy sake bombs.
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.
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.
Located at Star Bar, this trailer's Detroit-style deep-dish is a good way to soak up the booze, but Via's rightly famous pizza stands on its own.
This brick-and-mortar just down the street from where the site of the original trailer offers the Detroit-style square pizza they're famous for, along with thin-crust round pies, salads, a full bar, and more.
From your basic deep-dish pepperoni (the Detroiter) to an upscale fig-prosciutto-balsamic (the Cadillac) or a thin-crust clam pie, you can't go wrong with Via. Pair your pizza with a Faygo, cocktail, or draft beer.
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