Monday, May 21, 2012

Cho Sushi

4300 N. Quinlan Park Rd. Ste. #105 Austin, TX 78732 (512) 266-8700 Mon-Fri: 11am–2:30pm Mon-Fri: 4:30–10pm Sat: 12–10pm Sun: 3–9pm   Cho Sushi I first encountered the considerable talents of David Cho over 10 years ago at a little  Continue Reading »

Quality Seafood

5621 Airport Blvd. Austin, TX 78751 (512) 454-5827 Mon-Sat: 10:30am-9pm   Quality Seafood My earliest memories of Quality Seafood on Airport go back years, but that was when they were primarily a retail seafood market. I gained an entirely  Continue Reading »

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 »

Trento

3600 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

6550 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 »

Fore

900 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 »

III Forks

111 Lavaca St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 474-1776 Mon-Thu: 5pm-10pm Fri-Sat: 5pm-11pm Sun: 5pm-9pm MENU IIIforks.com   III Forks The first thing one notices about fine dining in downtown Austin these days is that the stakes are considerably higher  Continue Reading »

Musashino

3407 Greystone Dr. Austin, TX 78731 (512) 795-8593 Mon: 11:30am-2pm Tue-Thu: 11:30am-2pm Tue-Thu: 5:30pm-10pm Fri: 11:30am-2pm Fri: 5:30pm-10:30pm Sat: 5:30pm-10:30pm Sun: 5:30pm-10pm   Musashino The current sushi craze that has enveloped Austin  Continue Reading »

The Oasis

6550 Comanche Trail Austin, Texas 78732 (512) 266-2442 Mon-Thu: 11:30am-10pm Fri: 11:30am-11pm Sat: 11am-11pm Sun: 11am-10pm MENU oasis-austin.com   The Oasis Okay, it’s finally gotten a little bit chilly. Our Austin version of winter  Continue Reading »

Dog and Duck Pub

406 W. 17th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 479-0598 Mon-Sat: 11am-2am Sun: 12am-2am MENU dogandduckpub.com   Susan Forrester I have an unrequited fondness for quaint little pubs. I like the mood and the ambiance of these joints. And when the food  Continue Reading »