French Quarter Grille
May 4, 201213000 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 »
Café Blue
April 20, 201212921 Hill Country Blvd. Suite D2-120 Bee Cave, TX 78738 (512) 366-5230 Sun-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm MENU cafebluetx.com Café Blue You’ve heard the expression when one door closes, another opens. Well that was certainly the Continue Reading »
Trento
April 6, 20123600 N. Cap. of TX Hwy., Bldg. D Austin, TX 78746 (512) 328-7555 Sun-Sat: 11am-10pm MENU trento360.com Trento Chefs Alex Kahn & Andreas Exarhos Trento is a charming city in northern Italy and also the name of a new Italian restaurant Continue Reading »
Soleil Bar & Grill
March 16, 20126550 Commanche Trl. Austin, TX 78732 (512) 266-0600 Tue-Fri: 5-9pm Sat: 11am-3pm Sat: 5-11pm Sun: 11am-3pm Sun: 5-9pm Mon: Closed Chef David Burton Sanchez This is a story about transformation: about how a restaurant can be fundamentally Continue Reading »
Jack Allen’s Kitchen
March 9, 20127720 Hwy. 71 West Austin, TX 78735 (512) 852-8558 Sun-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm Sun: 11am-2pm MENU jackallenskitchen.com Jack Gillmore The success of Jack Allen’s kitchen in Oak Hill just past the Y has got to be one of the Continue Reading »
Fore
February 24, 2012900 RR 620 S., b108 Lakeway, TX 78734 (512) 263-3673 Sun: 10am-10pm Mon-Wed: 11am-Midnight Thu-Sat: 11am-2am MENU lakewayfore.com Fore It’s not often in the restaurant business that one gets to actually follow one of their favorite Continue Reading »
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 »
Max’s Wine Dive
July 1, 2011207 San Jacinto Ave. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 904-0111 Mon-Fri: 11am-2pm Mon-Wed: 4pm-Midnight Thu-Sat: 4pm-2am Sun: 10:30am-3pm MENU maxswinedive.com Max's Wine Dive I’ve been a fan of Max’s Wine Dive at 3rd and San Jacinto since Continue Reading »
The Upper Decks
June 24, 2011301 Barton Springs Rd. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 291-2686 Mon: 4pm-2am Tue-Sat: 11am-2am Sun: 5pm-2am MENU upperdecksaustin.com The Upper Decks The rise in the upscale sports bar as both a viewing and dining destination has been one of Continue Reading »
Second Bar + Kitchen
May 27, 2011200 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 827-2750 Sun-Thu: 11am-Midnight Fri-Sat: 11am–2am Second Bar + Kitchen My enthusiasm for Chef David Bull is well known by readers of Dining Out with Rob Balon.com. Since his dramatic makeover ten Continue Reading »

