Thursday, May 17, 2012

Old School Grill – CLOSED

6301 W. Parmer Ln. Austin, TX 78729 (512) 722-6353 Tue-Thu: 11am-9pm Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm Sun: 10am-3pm Mon: Closed MENU – Old School Bar & Grill osgaustin.com   Old School Grill PLEASE NOTE: THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED Old School  Continue Reading »

How Healthy is the High End Dining Scene in Austin

The relative health of a cosmopolitan city’s high-end dining scene speaks volumes about the discretionary spending inclinations and overall financial condition of that city. So key question: how does Austin measure up to other cities comparable  Continue Reading »

Sap and Madam Mam Split: Divide Restaurants

Heard from Sap today, co-founder of the Madam Mam’s dynasty, that his divorce with his wife had been finalized. As a result, Mam will continue to operate the Anderson and Guadalupe stores, while Sap is going to rebrand the Westgate store as Sap’s  Continue Reading »

El Patio

2938 Guadalupe St. Austin, TX 78705 (512) 477-0164 Mon-Sat: 11am-9:45pm Sun: Closed     El Patio There aren’t too many restaurants in the Austin that can say they’ve been open for 58 years. El Patio at Guadalue and 30th is  Continue Reading »

McCormick & Schmick’s Downtown Store Closes One Day After Acquisition by Landry’s

McCormick & Schmick's The problem with building up a successful restaurant chain and then selling that chain is that ultimately, there are casualties. Landry’s acquisition of McCormick and Schmick’s led to that first such casualty  Continue Reading »

Café Blue

12921 Hill Country Blvd. Suite D2-120 Bee Cave, TX 78738 (512) 366-5230 Sun-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm REVIEW cafebluetx.com    Read More →

Hao Hao

1901 W. William Cannon Drive Austin, Texas 78745 (512) 447-8121 Tue-Fri: 11am-2:30am Tue-Fri: 5pm-9:30pm Sat: 12pm-9:30pm Sun: 12pm-9pm Mon: Closed REVIEW haohaoaustin.com      Read More →

Rudy’s Bar-B-Q

11570 Research Blvd. Austin, TX 78705 (512) 418-9898 & 2451 S. Cap of Texas Hwy. Austin, TX 78746 (512) 329-5554 2400 IH-35 N. Round Rock, TX 78681 (512) 244-2936 & 7709 RR 620 Austin, TX 78726 (512) 250-8002 Sun-Thu: 10:30am-9pm Fri-Sat: 10:30am-10pm (Hours  Continue Reading »

Dining Out in Austin: 2012

Welcome back foodies! We’re off and running into 2012. Hope your holiday season was wonderful and that our terrific Austin restaurant scene provided at least a few memorable meals for you and yours. I had elbow surgery last Wednesday so I’m  Continue Reading »