![]() rent a car and drive to the Luling City Market which I believe has the best bbq'd beef brisket in the world. I will say that we have not yet been to Guajillo, but the same people that recommended Guajillo to us also recommended Los Tios and Taqueria Poblano, neither of which excited us. But the average neighborhood joint there still tops here for Tex-Mex, and for "Texas style BBQ", namely brisket and beef ribs, there's nothing here (again, the aforementioned Capital Q in Chinatown is pretty bad.) Does she remember them being better than they were - very possibly. ![]() Have places expanded to their detriment, or rested on their laurels in that period? Probably. My wife hasn't lived in Austin for 20 years, so she's comparing the neighborhood joints for Tex-Mex and BBQ from that era (though we do go back 1-2 times a year to visit family, and always hit some Tex-Mex and BBQ places). The lines at On the Border for weekend dinner here approach 2 hours, and the food is criminally bad. Taco Bell is also extrememly popular in Texas. Joe, you should know better than to use popularity as an argument for quality with this crowd. they are enormously popular all over Texas as well as Atlanta, Chicago and the other cities they are expanding into. The music was icky which was a surprise for Austin. ![]() The corn bread was light, spicy and special.ĥ) Halcyon- A good coffeehouse, free wi-fi, above average coffee and delicious looking pastries and other homemade goodies. I had a side of red beans and rice and side of their veggie of the days (steamed carrots and spicy green beans). The next day, I was so busy lunch came and went with nothing to eat so I headed back to Moonshine for a late afternoon snack. I had a great salad with corn-flake crusted fried chicken and a side of the mac & cheese. As all but two of us were out of towners, the server encouraged us all to try the macaroni and cheese. Happily I joined friends for dinner at a newish place right behind the Austin Convention Center. The food was good but the margaritas better and the company great.ģ) Las Manitas Avenue Cafe- Um, is it bad to say that I ate multiple meals at Las Manitas and would have eaten every meal there if their hours were better.Ĥ) Moonshine. Technically described as Mexican but sure seemed upscale Tex-Mex to me as they serve chips and salsa. Ģ) Manuels- Great place for a rowdy dinner. In the end, I visited my favorite haunts with some new places:ġ) Rockets- I was hungry, dinner wasn't until much later, so I ended up grabbing a hot dog. It's similar to Rio Grande Cafe here (which is called Uncle Julio's in Dallas and elsewhere) but, I think, better.įirst, thank you all for your ideas. There are some good photos of it in this link:įor Tex Mex while there are better, locally the most popular or easiest to find (on side of Interstate) may be Papasito's which is part of a Houston based mini chain. It is an experience you will not find anywhere else I'd also put their "marbled" brisket up with about any steak anywhere. (I've driven and crisscrossed all of TX a number of times for business.) The City Market is the best of all. Over the years I've been to almost all of the "best" Texas pits from Cooper's to Clark's Outpost to Kreuz (original owners) to the Salt Lick, etc. Having said this Mel Gold has given you the best advice of anyone: rent a car and drive to the Luling City Market which I believe has the best bbq'd beef brisket in the world. I also think the original is better than any of their outposts in other cities in Texas and the Southwest. The "County Line on the hill" is an outstanding experience for a visitor with good ribs and good sides. I still prefer the Wegman's in Sterling although the original Central Market gives it a real run. It makes Wegman's and Whole Food look like slackers. If you have the chance, check out Central Market which is an amazing grocery store. ![]() (edited to add stuff cuz I keep thinking of new things) In Austin I've only been to the location on the lake.which is a beautiful drive and a terrific setting on the water. When in both Austin and Oklahoma City we like to swing by County Line for BBQ.
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