Thursday, February 23, 2012

Casa Chapala

101 San Jacinto Blvd. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 479-1200 & 3010 Anderson Ln., Ste. #D Austin, TX 78757 (512) 459-4242 Sun: 11am-9pm Mon-Thu: 11am-10pm Fru-Sat: 11am-11pm MENU casachapala.com   Casa Chapala There’s a restaurant across  Continue Reading »

Rob’s Best Dishes: The Best in Austin

After 14 years of dining and wining around the River City. I’ve become very partial to a number of great dishes at a variety of restaurants. To me, these offerings are the best in category. Of course, the list is subjective: no attempts at the various  Continue Reading »

Lighthouse Bar-BQ & Grill Opens in Spicewood

The Briarcliff neighborhood near Pedernales Park has been enriched by the opening of the Lighthouse Bar-BQ & Grill. It’s set in a great little spot overlooking an inlet off Lake Travis. We’ve already gotten good reports on this from our  Continue Reading »

Hao Hao

1901 W. William Cannon Dr. Austin, TX 78745 (512) 447-8121 Tue-Fri: 11am-2:30am Tue-Fri: 5pm-9:30pm Sat: 12pm-9:30pm Sun: 12pm-9pm Mon: Closed MENU haohaoaustin.com   Hao Hao Hao Hao has been one of Austin’s great little Asian  Continue Reading »

Dining at Caeser’s Palace

Caeser’s Palace The word is out among foodies that Las Vegas has arrived as one of the most desirable dining destinations in the country. Red-hot chefs are falling all over each other to follow in the steps of Wolfgang Puck who hit gold with Spago and  Continue Reading »

Domingo’s Mexican Grill Opens in Dripping Springs

Domingo’s is a family-owned Mexican restaurant on Highway 290 in Dripping Springs that has just opened. And here’s a news flash: the place rocks! The menu covers a wide range of choices from Tex-Mex to Interior, and it’s all good.  Continue Reading »

Cool River Café

4001 Parmer Lane Austin, TX 78727 (512) 835-0010 Dining Room: Sun-Wed: 11am-10pm Thu-Sat: 11am-11pm – Bar: Sun-Wed: 11am-Late Thu-Sat: 11am-2am MENU coolrivercafe.com   Cool River Café Cool River Cafe has been a fixture on Parmer  Continue Reading »

The Balons Go Off with a Bang at Chinatown Downtown

Saturday night was a bittersweet night for me as a dad and a musician. The Balons played their last gig at Chinatown Downtown: my daughter and long-time singing partner Jenn is moving to Colorado with her husband John. We have been fortunate as parents  Continue Reading »

Cool River Café

4001 Parmer Ln. Austin, TX 78727 (512) 835-0010 Dining Room: Sun-Wed: 11am-10pm Thu-Sat: 11am-11pm – Bar: Sun-Wed: 11am-Late Thu-Sat: 11am-2am REVIEW coolrivercafe.com    Read More →

Dan’s Hamburgers

610 Old San Antonio Rd. Buda, TX 78610 (512) 312-5361 & 5602 N. Lamar Rd. Austin, TX 78751 (512) 459-3239 844 Airport Blvd. Austin, TX 78702 (512) 385-2262 & 4308 Manchaca Rd. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 443-6131 Daily: 5am-11pm – REVIEW    Read More →