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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

The Gnarly Gar

18200 Lakepoint Cove Point Venture, TX 78645 (512) 267-1845 Sun-Thu: 11:30am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11:30am-Midnight MENU gnarlygar.com   So Lake Travis is down a little bit this summer! So what’s a few feet among friends, and preferably friends  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 »

Second Bar + Kitchen

200 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 »