Friday, June 14, 2013

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 »

Zax Restaurant & Bar

312 Barton Springs Rd. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 481-0100 Mon-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-10:30pm – MENU zaxaustin.com   Zax Restaurant & Bar Zax Restaurant and Bar, at the corner of Riverside and Barton Springs, is one of those  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 »

Counter Café

626 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78703 (512) 708-8800 Daily: 8am-4pm     Counter Café I have frequently lamented the lack of good little breakfast joints in the Austin area. That’s why it pleases me greatly to give you the scoop on  Continue Reading »

Green Mesquite

9900 S. IH-35, Ste. #M700 Austin, TX 78748 (512) 282-7100 & 1400 Barton Springs Rd. Austin, TX 78704 (512) 479-0485 Daily: 11am-2pm Daily: 6pm-10pm MENU greenmesquite.net   There’s a new version of one of my old favorites at  Continue Reading »

The Boiling Pot

700 East 6th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 472-0985 Mon-Tue: 4pm-10pm Wed-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm Sun: 12pm-10pm MENU theboilingpotonline.com   There is nothing that’s more fun than a good old-fashioned Texas crab boil. So  Continue Reading »

Péché

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

Scholz Garten

1607 San Jacinto Austin, TX 78701 (512) 474-1958 Sun-Thu: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-12am MENU scholzgarten.net   Scholz Garten You know local politicians have been throwing the word iconic around these days (think Las Manitas) with impunity.  Continue Reading »

Piranha Killer Sushi

207 San Jacinto Blvd., #202 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 473-8775 Mon-Wed: 11am-10pm Thu: 11am-11pm Fri: 11am-Closed Sat: 12pm-Closed Sun: 12pm-10pm     I must admit I was a bit taken back when I first heard of this restaurant called Piranha  Continue Reading »

219 West

612 W. 6th St. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 474-2194 Mon-Thu: 5pm-Midnight Fri-Sat: 5pm-2am Sun: 11am-3pm Sun: 5pm-Midnight Food Served Mon-Wed: 5-11pm Thu-Sat: 5pm-Midnight 21 and up after 5pm   The Warehouse district has been home to a number  Continue Reading »