The Long Awaited Grand Opening of Yu Sushi Izagaya Scheduled for June 11th
June 10, 2009After months of waiting for a liquor license, Yu Sushi Izagaya will have its grand opening Thursday June 11th. They will be serving $3 draft beers, half price appetizers, and half price specialty drinks. Located at 206 Colorado, this place has got some Continue Reading »
Ryan Gossett New Executive Chef at Finn and Porter
June 9, 2009We had the pleasure of dining at Finn and Porter last week and sampling the wares of new Executive Chef Ryan Gossett. Ryan is a seasoned professional whose most recent position was Executive Chef at the prestigious Mansion at Judge’s Hill here in Austin. Continue Reading »
Dewhurt’s Wine Bill Get’s Deep-Sixed
June 5, 2009Well there’s one less thing that Austin’s fine dining restaurants have to worry about. David Dewhurst’s wine bill has quietly faded away. As if this bill had any purpose or merit whatsoever. I was stunned when it was introduced given Continue Reading »
Sean Sun Heats Up Lakeway with Non La
June 5, 2009Somebody’s going to write a bio on this diminutive guy who barely got out of Vietnam years ago Sun has been a player on the Austin restaurant scene for years with Mekong River, Thai Tara, and many others. And now he’s moved out to Lakeway Continue Reading »
Packwood Still Selling Food: Except This Time He’s Not Cooking It
June 5, 2009Uber Chef Will Packwood (Emelia’s, 7, Cibo) has helmed some wonderfully and singularly unfortunate Austin restaurants over the past ten years. New reports have him working for US Foods, a large purveyor to central Texas restaurants. Packwood was Continue Reading »
Are There Really Jinxed Locations?
June 5, 2009We’ve all discussed how some locations in and around Austin simply can’t seem to sustain a profitable restaurant, regardless of the concept. I don’t know if the jinx thing has any real valence, but you have to agree, it is a bit strange! Probably Continue Reading »
Koi Sushi & Japanese Grill
June 5, 2009815 W. 47th St., Ste. #102 Austin, TX 78751 (512) 452-6666 Mon-Fri: 11am-2:30pm Sun-Wed: 5pm-10pm Thu-Sat: 5pm-11pm MENU sushikoi.com Koi - Sushi Bar The Triangle development over at 47th and Lamar sorely needs an Asian restaurant and Continue Reading »
Perlas Opens in the Space on South Congress Vacated by Mars
June 2, 2009Larry McGuire and his team from Lambert’s Downtown BBQ have stuck again, this time with Perlas at S. Congress in the site formerly occupied by Mars. On first glance, I thought it was Mexican in concept. But upon stepping inside, the immediate impression Continue Reading »
Verona Ristorante Italiano Opens at the Y in Oak Hill
June 2, 2009Reza Faridi knows his way around Italian food from his tenure at Giovanni’s in Round Rock and from his time at the Treehouse on S. Congress. So a welcome player in Oak Hill is his new restaurant Verona Ristorante Italiano. It’s in the Oak Hill Shopping Continue Reading »
Looking for Pan Asian in Dripping Springs? Try Koi Lantern
June 2, 2009I have yet to try this Pan Asian restaurant in Dripping Spings but our readers have been sending in their commentaries. So far it appears to be a mixed bag. But I will get out there very soon. In the meantime, there ain’t a lot of Asian cuisine in Dripping Continue Reading »
