Monday, May 21, 2012

Thai Spice

701 Capitol of TX Hwy. S. Austin, TX 78746 (512) 330-0203 1310 RR 620 S., Ste. #7A Austin, TX 78734 (512) 263-2221 Mon-Sun: 10am-3pm Mon-Sun: 5pm-10pm   Vicky and Tut Vicha have produced one of the longest-running Thai success stories  Continue Reading »

Satay

3202 W. Anderson Ln. #205 Austin, TX 78757 (512) 467-6731 Mon-Thu: 11am-3pm Mon-Thu: 5pm-10pm Fri: 11am-3pm Fri: 5pm-11pm Sat: 5pm-11pm Sun: 12pm-3pm Sun: 5pm-10pm     The relationship between those in the greater Austin area  Continue Reading »

Tomodachi

4101 W. Parmer Ln. Austin, TX 78727 (512) 821-9472 Mon-Fri: 11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri: 5:30pm-10pm Sat: 12pm-10pm   Tomodachi One thing that the Austin dining scene does not lack in any way is Sushi. At last count, there were more than 60  Continue Reading »

Dragon Gate

3801 N. Capital of TX Hwy. Ste. #J-180 Austin, TX 78746 (512) 732-7278 Mon-Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 11am-9:30pm   Dragon Gate is a particularly engaging restaurant in Davenport Village off Highway 360. It fuses Japanese and Chinese with a  Continue Reading »

Pao’s

2300 Lohmans Spur #134 Austin, TX 78738 (512) 263-8869 Daily: 4:30pm-9:30pm Sun-Fri: 11am-2:30pm     Pao’s restaurant was once the king of the downtown dining enigmas. It was a restaurant that was completely invisible from the  Continue Reading »

Mikado Ryotei

9033 Research Blvd. Austin, TX 78758 (512) 833-8188 Sun-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-10:30pm     Henry Wong, proprietor of Mikado on 183 near Burnet, like so many of the entrepreneurs who run Japanese restaurants in this town, is not  Continue Reading »

Peony

5308 Balcones Dr. Austin, TX 78731 (512) 459-3341 Mon-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-10:30pm Sun: 11am-9:30pm     Welcome to Peony, a fine Chinese restaurant on 5308 Balcones Drive just off the intersection of 2222 and Mopac. Flower  Continue Reading »

T&S Seafood

10014 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78753 (512) 339-8434 Mon-Sun: 11am-1am     I love Dim Sum. These delightful little Chinese hors d’oeuvres can be down right addicting. And way up north at 10004 North Lamar, there’s a place  Continue Reading »

Lotus Hunan

3201 Bee Caves Rd. # 109 Austin, TX 78746 (512) 327-7776 Mon-Sun: 11am-10pm     The Vo family comes from Giddings, Texas. After years of successfully operating a Chinese restaurant there, Mr. Vo brought his brood to Austin and reopened  Continue Reading »

Thai Passion

620 Congress Ave., Ste. #105 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 472-1244 Mon-Fri: 11am-2:30pm Mon-Fri: 5pm-10pm Fri: 11am-2:30pm Fri: 5pm-10:30pm Sat: 5pm-10:30pm Sun: 5pm-10pm     If you’re not careful, you can rapidly develop a habit  Continue Reading »