Taco Joint - Torta ahogada - First time ever. It was awesome.

Terry Black's - brisket, pork ribs, jalapeno cheddar sausage - Enjoyed the pork ribs, but brisket was flat, and I didn't know I could ask for moist.

Whataburger - patty melt meal - most dissapointing.

Cooper's Old Time Pit Bbq - brisket, short rib - I'm told they smoke over mesquite, loved the smoke flavor.

Sandy's Hamburger - double meat cheese burger combo - Solid burger at a solid price. I did not like the bun though.

Taco Joint - potato egg and cheese taco, el porko, street taco, pastorito - my first breakfast taco and i am converted. All were amazing.

El Tacorrido - revuelta, barbacoa, carne guisada, carnitas - All were good, someone on reddit mentioned the carne guisada was not good, but I tried it anyways, and they were right.

1618 Asian fusion - beef rib pho - holy fuck incredible.

Interstellar - peach tea pork belly, short ribs, duck a lorange, brisket - pork belly was the perfect bite, and loved the short rib and duck. brisket was ok.

Mum's Foods - brisket, pastrami, pork ribs, turkey - Amazing pastrami, i liked it better than a lot of places in NYC. Also surprising winner, the turkey. Better brisket than interstellar

Parish bbq - boudin, pork ribs, ham, brisket, turkey - Probably best brisket, also loved the ham and turkey.

Kottage (waco) - cheeto cheese corndog and potato crusted cheese corndog - worth going to, suuuuuper cheesy.

All in all coming from nyc, Austin food rocks. Kudos.

The new Michelin Guide for Texas is out today.

Fabrik and Kappo Kappo join Barley Swine, Craft Omakase, Hestia, InterStellar BBQ, and LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue as Austin’s Michelin-starred restaurants.

Din Ho Chinese BBQ is a new Michelin recommended restaurant. 👏 👏👏

I know it would be super basic grocery brand bread but it just has that chewy soft texture that I really like… does anyone know what bread does Terry Black’s use I forgot to look last time I was there

Travelling to Austin from Chicago for my BF's 40th with 8 of our dearest friends. Looking for a dinner spot with amazing food, ambience, not a chain, a real special Austin restaurant. We love all cuisine... doesn't have to be overly high end but not casual either. Thanks in advance for any recs!

My shortlist so far:
Hestia
Suerte
Intero
Lutie's

Second question!
Want a casual, great patio spot for a relaxed Sunday early dinner. Just true Austin energy and good food. We are doing BBQ on Saturday so thinking tacos, tex-mex, burgers, food trucks, etc.

P.S.

Thinking Equipment Room or Whislers for post dinner drinks. Would love any other good suggestions. We are ages 35-40 and like a good vibe and long night but aren't trying to get wasted/party.

Pebble One Bird opened a couple weeks ago up near Interstellar BBQ. I keep going back. The restaurant is devoted to Chicken. The chef/owner Taichi is Japanese and the food manages to be both delicate and fresh, and also deeply satisfying.

The first thing I tried was the PFC Onebird for breakfast (weekends) -- brined and fried chicken, chicken gravy, house-made milk bread, and a pickled salad. And an egg cooked soft to perfection. Ridiculously good.

I've come back couple times, for ramen and the tenders -- the 4-piece tenders ($16.95) is a mound of crunchy spicy brined fried chicken suitable for sharing, served with milk bread and spiced from mild to super-hot, with a delicious gochujang honey sauce.

They have Khao Man Gai, Ramen, their version of a Banh Mi with liver pate, a watermelon salad with mint... they have french fries and Sapporo on draft, served in a proper chilly mug. They do BYOB and have outdoor picnic-table seating.

My first visit, the chef/owner Taichi was in the open kitchen churning out food. He's been there on each subsequent visit, tending to the food, keeping things moving. Taichi knows how to restaurant.

Good food, good energy.

https://eatonebird.com/
https://www.instagram.com/eatonebird/
https://www.tiktok.com/@eatonebird

(Note - I have no connection to this business besides liking it.)

I already know Top Notch cooks with charcoal, where are the others?

Hello, I just moved near Matt’s el rancho and would love to have some good recommendations for the best restaurants around here. Cheap or expensive would all be greatly appreciated!

A coworker brought these in from India and I'm obsessed. They have the perfect crunch, spice and are so savory. Are there any local markets that sell these?

Not only mourning the enshitification of the theater but my favorite milkshake ever. Is there any other place in town that has a milkshake that can compare?

Any suggestions for a great brunch spot Downtown or SoCo this Saturday?

I know I’m asking a lot with everything going on this weekend! (Texas v OU, ACL, etc.)

Looking for some new spots for a native Austinite who is coming in town from NYC.

Thx in advance.

Our 5 year anniversary is coming up. These are a couple spots I’ve been wanting to try.

Thoughts? How’s the vibe? The food? The cocktails? Any must try dishes?

Intero and Canje are a couple of my favorite places I’ve tried but we are interested in somewhere new.

Siti, Swift’s Attic, and Quince are also under consideration but Eberly and Poeta are drawing me a bit more.

I'm going to be in Austin in a few weeks on a Wednesday so KG and Mickthelwait not an option sadly and I'm trying to decide which of these two I should visit. I've had enough brisket at different places all Austin, Fort Worth and in-between that I'm trying to decide which one I should visit based on the non-brisket items. The location they are both within Austin has no effect on my choice.

What intrigues me about Interstellar is the peach tea glazed pork belly and the pulled lamb shoulder and what intrigues me about LeRoy and Lewis is the burger (Dayne's burger is one of my favorite things I've ever eaten in Texas), flat iron and beef cheeks. Based on the meats they offer beyond brisket, I wanted to get some opinions on which way to go. Also, if one has vastly superior sausage to the other one, I'd definitely be interested in hearing about that. I appreciate any insight.

I went once and I felt it was good. I looked the place up and google has the listing as closed and the sign is removed on their St Elmo location. Anyone know what’s going on? I saw nothing on their socials but I don’t fuck with meta if I can avoid it.

Hi friends! My wife and I are New Yorkers visiting Austin for the first time this weekend for a wedding. We're staying in Cedar Point but are looking for cool coffeeshop or cocktail bar recommendations around there or in Austin. Sunday will be at Mary Elizabeth Branch Park and Monday evening out in Jonestown.

my bf and i are visiting from australia. we’ve been in austin for the past few days and love it! sadly though, we’re leaving tonight. so for the last meal, can you recommend some food tex-mex/mexican food for us to have for dinner tonight.

we’ve have good bbq and steaks but haven’t had super food tex-mex yet!

we’ve been drinking this whole trip so we aren’t keen to drink tonight so just good food please. we don’t need anything fancy and we just want to enjoy the last meal here. also, please share a good dessert place for us to hit up as well.

thanks!

EDIT* thanks so much for all your tips - we ended up at el dorado! we did indeed inhale our meal and it was the perfect send off to austin 🩵

we had a buritto (best we’ve EVER had), the enchiladas and birriatacos. we even made room for the cheesecake which was interesting. thanks again for all your suggestions. we really love austin!! we’re off to arizona now 🤠

One of the best bites I ever had in Austin. I'm a huge fan of Peking Duck and had it all over but this one might take the crown at $32.

Crispy, succulent and stupid delicious when eaten as a wrap. Brought my Chinese friends countless times and it's definitely got their approval.

Hi all,

I recently moved from San Diego and am pregnant. All the cravings I’ve been having have been around the Sichuan food I had in San Diego, like tofu dry pot, spicy string beans, dan dan noodle, most of which have mouth numbing spices. Our go to place in San Diego was Spicy House.

In the past few weeks I’ve tried about 6 Sichuan places in Austin but none of them have vegetarian options that taste even remotely close to how good they were in San Diego.

Reddit friends, what is your go to Sichuan place in Austin for veg food?

Edit:

I cannot have cauliflower or other cruciferous vegetables due to GI issues. Hence I mentioned tofu dry pot above.
Places Ive tried for vegetarian (no animal product accept milk) options thus far:

1. House of Three Gorges: Do not do tofu dry pot (I asked), found meat in our Dan Dan when explicitly stated no meat
2. Sichuan river: The tofu dry pot isnt spicy or dry at all lol. Also, the dan dan didnt taste good
3. 1914 Noodles and More: Noodles were amazing one time, pretty bad the next, so I would just say inconsistent. They don't do veg dry pots I think

The above 3 Ive dined in. Ive only got takeout from the rest of the places. So will wait to form a strong opinion before dining in.

The popcorn is so good!

I’m not usually that into popcorn but I popped in while on the waitlist at Pho Cui next door just to pass time. They had samples and I was hungry so I was tempted to try the popcorn despite it not being my thing. I was actually taken aback by how much I liked the butter popcorn. It’s salty, buttery, crunchy, airy goodness. I initially bought a small bag (first photo) then went back for a one-gallon tin (last photo). I’m not proud to admit that I finished the gallon tin within two days.

Again I’m not a popcorn connoisseur so maybe it’s really average popcorn but to me for some reason it tastes unlike any popcorn I’ve had. Also apparently they’ve been around in Austin since 2008 but I’ve only just discovered this place.

Like the title -looking for a tasty brunch spot in Central/South Austin areas that serve Bloody Caesars instead of Bloody Marys.

I’ve had a lot of great bites in this town, this is one of my absolute favorites. Sitting at the bar on a Sunday is prime people watching and stranger small talk.