Smoke’n Hops BBQ on 290 Offers Up Some Creative Dishes
Most BBQ joints, when they deviate from the norm, usually do so by adding a whole lot more sides like, say, Pok-e-Jo’s. (And their sides are terrific.) But the new place out on 290 just north of Dripping Springs called Smoke’n Hops has taken ‘cue creativity a step farther. First you have to try the […]
Smoke’n Hops Opens on 290 Near Dripping Springs
Smoke’n Hops, which will offer up lots of artisan cue and 23 craft beers will make its debut Thursday, August 8th, at the site of the former Canyon Grill and Icehouse next to Bordeaux’s on 290 about three miles north of Dripping Springs. The pit master Rick Day is well schooled in the art of […]
Ben Mouton: the Creative Force Behind Mouton’s Bistro and Bar in Cedar Park
You gotta love Ben Mouton. In his multifaceted career he’s gone from a theater major at Texas State to matriculating at one of the finer culinary academies in New Orleans. This eventually led him to Leander and ultimately Cedar Park where he’s opened Mouton’s Southern Bistro and most recently Mouton’s Bistro & Bar. He has […]
Lenoir and Stiles Switch Collaboration “The Switch“ Opens in Belterra Village
When you take a grillmaster with the style and experience that Bill Dumas of Stiles Switch BBQ has and mix that with the culinary chops of former Trio Sous Chef and current Lenoir founder and owner Todd Duplechan, one thing is certain: You’re going to get something special. Welcome to The Switch at Belterra Village […]
Burgerville To Open in Dripping Springs
Miles Frost, a long time player on the Austin restaurant scene is opening Burgerville in the Pig Pen Trailer Court on 290 in Dripping Springs. Miles had a great restaurant in Westlake with his Redbud Grille and he almost singlehandedly saved Smoke’n Hops on 290 when he took over as GM and started serving his […]
The Best Comfort Food Places in Austin: An Update
Three years ago we posted a story on our favorite comfort food spots in Austin; however, given the speed at which the Austin restaurant scene is moving, it’s time for an update. 1. Jack Allen’s Kitchen Well, some things just don’t change. Jack Gillmore’s ode to upscale comfort food now has locations in Round Rock […]
Chez Zee
5406 Balcones Dr.
Austin, TX 78731
(512) 454-2666
Creek Road Café
301 Hwy. 290 West
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
(512) 858-9459
Our Favorite Cajun Dining Spots Around Austin
Most people I talk to about Cajun cuisine, particularly those from Louisiana, have very strong feelings about all the various dishes and recipes that make up the bulk of what one sees on menus in Austin area restaurants. Some prefer a dark roux, others a lighter (blonde) roux. Boudin evokes all sorts of passionate preferences […]
Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille
114 W. 7th St.
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 474-6300
Austin-area BBQ Wars: Part 2
In this second installment of our BBQ wars, we’ll venture beyond Austin into Elgin, Lockhart, Luling, LLano and other hot spots cherished by locals. And for those of you who missed the first installment of our BBQ treatise, again let me again unequivocally state that I am convinced that central Texas has the world’s best […]
Rob’s Best Dishes: The Best in Austin
After 14 years of dining and wining around the River City. I’ve become very partial to a number of great dishes at a variety of restaurants. To me, these offerings are the best in category. Of course, the list is subjective: no attempts at the various “polls” (and I’ll take that word under advisement) that […]
Fore
900 RR 620 S., b108
Lakeway, TX 78734
(512) 263-3673
