Monday, May 21, 2012

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 »

Justine’s Brasserie

4710 East 5th St. Austin, TX 78702 (512) 385-2900 Daily: 6pm-2am     Justine's Brasserie Justine’s is a neat, little French brasserie out on East 5th that is suffice to say, kind of “way out” there. When I first logged on to  Continue Reading »

Cool River Café

4001 Parmer Lane Austin, TX 78727 (512) 835-0010 Dining Room: Sun-Wed: 11am-10pm Thu-Sat: 11am-11pm – Bar: Sun-Wed: 11am-Late Thu-Sat: 11am-2am MENU coolrivercafe.com   Cool River Café Cool River Cafe has been a fixture on Parmer  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 »

Vince Young Steakhouse

301 San Jacinto Blvd. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 457-8325 Sun-Thu: 5pm-10pm Fri-Sat: 5pm-11pm MENU vinceyoungsteakhouse.com   Vince Young Steakhouse It’s somehow appropriate that the first thing that catches your eye when you enter the new Vince  Continue Reading »

Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille

114 W. 7th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 474-6300 Mon–Thu: 4pm–10pm Fri: 11am–10pm Sat: 4pm–10pm Sun: 4pm-9pm MENU perryssteakhouse.com   Perry's Steakhouse & Grille I have always been impressed by the capacity of the Austin downtown  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 »

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 »

Finn & Porter

500 E. 4th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 493-4900 Daily: 5pm-11pm   Change can often be a difficult thing to absorb at a high end restaurant like Finn and Porter at the downtown Hilton. But the new chef Ryan Gossett, late of the Mansion at Judge’s  Continue Reading »

Mesa Ranch

8108 Mesa Dr. #C100 Austin, TX 78759 (512) 853-9480 Mon-Sat: 11am-2pm Mon-Sat: 5pm-10pm Sun: 11am-3pm MENU mesaranchaustin.com   Mesa Ranch Mesa Ranch is a classic Texas restaurant which features mesquite grilled steaks and wild game along  Continue Reading »