Monday, May 21, 2012

French Quarter Grille

13000 N. IH-35 Ste. #600 Austin, TX 78753 (512) 832-9090 Mon-Fri: 11am-2pm Tue-Thu: 5pm-9pm Fri-Sat: 5pm-10pm   Chef Davey It took some time for me to review the French Quarter Grille at Parmer and N. IH-35 because it sits at the spot that  Continue Reading »

Louisiana Longhorn Café

200-B East Main St. Round Rock, TX 78664 (512) 248-2900 Tue-Thu: 11am-8:30pm Fri: 11am-9:30pm Sat: 11:30am-9:30pm Sun: 11:30am-8pm MENU llcafe.com   Louisiana Longhorn Café As many of you know, I frequently like to write about Mom and Pop  Continue Reading »

iPic

3225 Amy Donovan Plaza Austin, TX 78758 (512) 568-3400 Call for showtimes   iPic One of the great American traditions has long been that of dinner and a movie. Sorry Monsieur Truffaut, but this is our deal! And there have been variations on  Continue Reading »

Phoenicia Bakery & Deli

4701A 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 »

CR Surf & Turf

601 E. Whitestone Blvd. #200 Cedar Park, TX 78613 (512) 260-0600 Mon-Thu: 11am-9pm Fri-Sat: 11am-9:30pm Sun: 11am-9pm MENU   CR Surf & Turf While Cedar Park may have a multi-purpose auditorium that houses our hockey team, it does not  Continue Reading »

Manny’s Uptown Kitchen

9503 Research Blvd., Ste. #650 Austin, TX 78759 (512) 794-0088 Mon-Thu: 11am-9pm Fri: 11am-12am Sat: 10pm-12am Sun: 9am-9pm MENU mannysuptownkitchen.com   It’s not easy taking a long-established restaurant concept and changing gears–I’m  Continue Reading »

Evangeline Café

8106 Brodie Ln. Austin, TX 78745 (512) 282-2586 Mon-Sat: 11am-9:30pm MENU evangelinecafe.com   Owner: Curtis Clark Let’s set the record straight. Evangeline Bellefontaine, the Acadian transplanted to Louisiana and heroine of Longfellow’s  Continue Reading »

The Boiling Pot

700 East 6th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 472-0985 Mon-Tue: 4pm-10pm Wed-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm Sun: 12pm-10pm MENU theboilingpotonline.com   There is nothing that’s more fun than a good old-fashioned Texas crab boil. So  Continue Reading »

Freda’s Seafood Grille

10903 Pecan Park Blvd. Austin, TX 78750 (512) 506-8700 Mon-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm Sun: 10am-9pm – MENU fredasseafoodgrille.com   Freda Cheng used to have a thriving Chinese restaurant in Georgetown on the square downtown.  Continue Reading »

Karibu Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar

1209 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 (512) 320-5454 Mon-Wed: 11:30am-2am Thu-Sat: 11:30am-2am Sun: Open –   Proprietor Solomon Cassa While Austin may be well known for its abudance of BBQ, tex-mex and steak restaurants, we are a bit  Continue Reading »