Crazed traffic from the nearby flea market notwithstanding, this is a great place to sample ceviche tostadas or tilapia tacos with chile-accented mayonnaise while watching Mexican soap operas on the big TV.
This inviting little spot offers quality sushi and sashimi at reasonable prices, as well as noodle bowls, teriyaki, bento boxes, and tempura. Keen attention to detail makes this a place to remember.
You may crave a conventional Margherita pizza or something really wild like the Mother Lode – a combination of pepperoni, sausage, ground sirloin, bacon, onions, mushrooms, and green and red bell peppers.
Serving Austin since 1952, this immensely popular Tex-Mex icon is a food-happy dispenser of giant margaritas, excellent enchiladas, and craving-curbing quesadillas. Expect a wait – it'll be worth it. Want to order like an old-timer? Get the addictive Bob Armstrong dip.
At this "Tex-Mex Heaven," breakfast is served every day and the margaritas are made with fresh-squeezed juices. No sign of guardian angels, though, and Maudie's still charges for the food.
The menu here features old-fashioned combination plates, but also offers interior specialties such as carnitas and carne guisada tacos.
In this "Tex-Mex Heaven," they serve breakfast every day and make their margaritas with fresh-squeezed juices.
Spicy comfort food is just half the story at this Downtown wine bar. The list is affordable and varied for those dining in, and the retail area offers great specials.
Turkish-born Nikki Kaya is the chef, and she is a chemical engineer in nutritional analysis by trade. The pita wraps come stuffed with lamb and beef, or chicken, and are generously filled with lettuce, tomato, sautéed onions, feta, jalapeños, and tart tatziki sauce. Pies include spinach, and grass-fed meat that uses new potatoes, and onion, wrapped in a crunchy pastry pillow. Don't miss the beet salad.
Starting as a food truck, this place takes on a brick-and-mortar business competing admirably against Austin's other ramen contenders. Housemade gyoza, Chashu Don of roast pork and rice, among other deviations, make this spot more than a one-trick pony.
Pasta, subs, pizza by the slice, wings, calzones, and more. Plus, they deliver.
East Coast oysters are plump and mild, and the tuna ceviche is bright from kabosu and ginger. A burrata panzanella is unorthodox but shows range. The Grilled Little Gem deconstructs Caesar salad, but is nowhere near as boring as that implies. Tangy Alabama fried green tomatoes shine in a greaseless crab cake "sammy."
Founded in 2011 in a repurposed Fifties ranch house, Moontower Saloon shoots the South Austin vibe even further past Slaughter Lane. Bars and food trailers keep the appetites satiated, while an outdoor stage whets the Euterpean whistle. Blues, funk and Americana jam there., If you always fantasized about a place with one foot in the Continental Club and the other in Steamboat, this is it. Vallejo stages its annual Valentine’s Day show herein. No cover, and your canine friends can accompany you
A welcoming vegetarian refuge since 1979, the meatless menu presents a mix of Southern and Tex-Mex options, including a selection of soups, salads, and heartier fare.
Serving a whopping variety of sushi and a small selection of Japanese appetizers, this restaurant features fine fish and friendly service.
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