Monday, May 21, 2012

The Grille at Rough Hollow

103 Yacht Cove Lakeway, TX 78734 (512) 261-3444 Tue-Thu: 11am-9pm Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 11am-9pm Mon: Closed MENU grilleatroughhollow.com   The Grille at Rough Hollow I return today to the scene of my very first review on KVUE-TV, the  Continue Reading »

Paggi House

200 Lee Barton Dr. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 473-3700 Mon-Thu: 5pm-10pm Fri-Sat: 5pm-11pm Sun: 11am-3pm MENU paggihouse.com   Paggi House Some things, like fine wine, certain women, and great restaurants age beautifully. The venerable Paggi  Continue Reading »

Zed’s

501 Canyon Ridge Dr. Austin, TX 78753 (512) 339-9337 Sun-Wed: 11am-10am Thu-Sat: 11am-Midnight MENU zeds.bz   Zed's When former FCC chairman Newton Minnow once famously referred to U.S. television as a “vast wasteland” he could have  Continue Reading »

Creek Road Café

301 Hwy. 290 West Dripping Springs, TX 78620 (512) 858-9459 Sun-Thu: 5pm-9pm Fri-Sat: 5pm-10pm MENU creekroadcafe.com   Creek Road Café When we were thinking about moving to a new home near Dripping Springs earlier this year, the dining  Continue Reading »

Cantina Laredo

201 West 3rd St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 542-9670 Sun-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm – MENU cantinalaredo.com   Guacamole The downtown area has not seen an abundance of Mexican cuisine: surprising, since by any count there are  Continue Reading »

The Gruene Door

2360 Gruene Lake Dr. New Braunfuls, TX 78130 (830) 629-2600 Tue-Thu: 11am-9pm Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 11am-4pm Mon: Closed MENU thegruenedoor.com   The Gruene Door Dining along the Guadalupe near Gruene and New Braunfels has always been  Continue Reading »

Tony C’s

12800 Hill Country Blvd. Austin, TX 78738 (512) 263-3473 Sun-Wed: 11am-10pm Thu-Sat: 11am-2am MENU tonycs.com   Tony C's The beauty of Tony C’s Italian restaurant at the Galleria Shopping Center on Highway 71 in Bee Cave is its  Continue Reading »

Steiner Ranch Steakhouse

5424 Steiner Ranch Blvd. Austin, TX 78732 (512) 381-0800 Sun-Thu 4pm-10pm Fri-Sat: 4pm-11pm     Steiner Ranch Steakhouse If you had to pick out a spot for a classic Texas steakhouse, I don’t think you could choose a better one  Continue Reading »

Péché

208 W. 4th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 495-9669 Mon-Wed: 4pm-12am Thu-Sat: 4pm-2am Sun: 5pm-2am MENU pecheaustin.com   Péché Péché is a beautifully conceived and executed kind of French comfort food restaurant that is augmented by a  Continue Reading »

Bordeaux’s

108 Center St. Kyle, TX 78640 (512) 268-3463 Tue–Thu: 5:30-9pm Fri–Sat: 5:30–10pm     The Patio at Bordaeux's The beauty of dining out in Austin is that not every fine meal awaits the discerning diner here in the River City.  Continue Reading »