NoRTH
September 30, 201111506 Century Oaks Terrace Austin, TX 78758 (512) 339-4400 Sun-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm NoRTH - Crisp Calamari As many of you know, I don’t normally review restaurant chains. But after my first taste of the Arizona-based Continue Reading »
Final Results of Our Restaurant Wildfire Fundraiser Are In. What a Great Story!
September 28, 2011Ronald Cheng The restaurant fundraiser that Ronald Cheng and I organized last Tuesday night for the Central Texas wildfire victims has concluded and all the checks have been sent to the Red Cross. We had a great list of restaurants and a great response Continue Reading »
Mighty Fine Burgers Opens New Cedar Park Location
September 23, 2011The folks at Mighty Fine are pretty sophisticated when it comes to opening up new locations. They have won the prestigious Baldridge award for their ability to run a quality business. And one of those components is the key to understanding new markets Continue Reading »
El Arbol and The Belmont Close
September 22, 2011Just about everyone I talked to lately loved El Arbol. But alas, the popular Mexican restaurant recently closed its doors for good. We’ll try to get more of the story for you as news becomes available. Likewise the Belmont has also closed. The Belmont Continue Reading »
Best Pork Belly, Best Dim Sum, and More: Part 3 of Rob’s Best in Austin
September 21, 2011Our continuing series on our best dishes in Austin has drawn unprecedented traffic and has generated lots of positive agreements: okay, not all, but most have agreed with us. And that’s diversity for you. So here is Part 3 on Rob’s Best Dishes Continue Reading »
Billy Rieger, Co-Founder of Kenichi, Passes Away
September 21, 2011Billy Rieger, co-founder of the popular downtown restaurant Kenichi, has passed away. Rieger was a larger-than-life kind of guy who lived life to the fullest. His Harley was always parked outside the restaurant when he was not in Colorado. And I honestly Continue Reading »
Carmela’s Pizzeria, Café and Deli Opens Near Dripping Springs
September 16, 2011For the restaurant-starved and downright anemic dining area at Highway 12 and Hamilton Pool Rd., Carmela’s Pizzeria, Café and Deli is like an injection of B12! As the name implies, this is mostly Italian-style fare with some appetizer and burger concessions Continue Reading »
Phoenicia Bakery & Deli
September 16, 20114701A Burnet Rd. Austin, TX 78756 (512) 323-6770 & 2912 S. Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 447-4444 Mon-Fri: 10am-7pm Sat: 10am-7pm MENU phoeniciabakery.com Phoenicia Bakery & Deli Phoenicia Bakery and Deli on 4701 Burnet Continue Reading »
Join Rob Tuesday Night and Dine Out to Raise Money for the Wildfire Victims
September 15, 2011Rob and Ronald Cheng of Chinatown have enlisted the support of a number of fine Austin restaurants to raise money for the victims of the recent wildfires. We hope that the readers of Dining Out with Rob Balon will help us. On Tuesday night, September Continue Reading »
Five Things that Annoy the Hell Out of Rob
September 13, 20111. Waiters who can’t pronounce the items on the menu You’d be amazed at how often this happens. There’s no reason for it but I encounter it weekly. One egregious mispro is the continued insistence by the uninformed that bruschetta is Continue Reading »
