Poke Austin Serving Beautiful Bowls of Poke off Brodie
A husband and wife team with roots from San Francisco to Oklahoma had a common mid-life occurrence: they left their financial careers and opened up a restaurant off Brodie Lane called Poke Austin. They are serving bowls of poke accompanied with house made sauces. First taste overview: Trent and Virginia are locked and loaded and […]
Layers of Red Tape
The restaurant business is hard enough as it is. Yet despite all the lip service given by local politicians regarding their admiration and support for restaurateurs, the truth is many local establishments have suffered financially because of the layers of red tape laid down by those officials who ostensibly care about our local restaurants. My […]
Unusually Distaff Wall Decorations at Juliet Italian Kitchen
Not only do I like the Italian food at Juliet but their wall decorations celebrating women are captivating.
Pan Asian Tanuki Opens on on West 5th St.
I have‘t eaten at Tanuki yet but I am much looking forward to it. Got to meet with the brain trust a few days ago and they are pictured above. Like their ideas and I suspect I’ll like their menu as well. I’ll report soon on my first tasting! House of the Rising Tanuki-San 120 […]
Rob’s Thanksgiving Dinner Recommendations
Need a last minute suggestion for Thanksgiving dinner? Look no further. You will enjoy all of these terrific Austin-area options. III Forks Steakhouse & Seafood We’ve enjoyed our Thanksgiving dinners for the last two years at III Forks. They don’t do a buffet which I like. Instead, they offer platters of white and brown meat […]
Trio Becomes Ciclo: Check out the latest Dining out Austin Podcast
General manager Rob Hagelberg stands on the new deck outside the main floor cocktail lounge and above the outside patio. Click on this link to listen to Rob Balon and Don Pryor talking on their Dining out Austin Podcast at klbj.com about the opening of Ciclo at The Four Seasons Hotel.
III Forks Steps Up to Address Tap Water Problems Brought on by Floods
With a boil-water notice in effect today in Austin due to flooding (and many restaurants scrambling to accommodate customers or closing altogether) III Forks has issued this statement: “III Forks Austin has complimentary bottled water available for all dinner guests. All ice for consumption is being provided by a supplier located outside of Travis County. […]
New Deck off the Cocktail Lounge at The Four Seasons Heralds the Opening of Ciclo
General manager Rob Hagelberg stands on the new deck outside the main floor cocktail lounge and above the outside patio. Things are happening at The Four Seasons Hotel downtown. Trio, the popular restaurant helmed by the extraordinary Elmar Prambs, will become the Latin-themed Ciclo in collaboration with the nationally known restaurateur Richard Sandoval and is […]
Homespun Kitchen Rocks Out with Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes
What a Saturday night! Homespun Kitchen and Bar’s great comfort food and blood pressure elevating, blasting rock and roll was the perfect antidote for a long week of work. I had a steakburger with cheese and bacon and we jammed all night. I have to hand it to owners Randy and Jennifer for staging a […]
Belterra Village Brings Dining Diversity to Dripping Springs Area
When we moved to Highpointe off Sawyer Ranch Road and Hwy 290 a few years ago, we were initially despondent over the lack of quality dining options. Then we discovered Creek Road Café and later Homespun Kitchen and Bar. And things got much better. They got even better still this summer when Belterra Village opened […]
Upper Crust on Burnet Helps Fill the Void of Sweetish Hill’s Closing
Upper Crust Bakery + Café has always been one of my favorite spots in North Austin for cakes, pastries, cookies and sandwiches. Now, given the departure of Sweetish Hill on West 6th Street, Upper Crust finds itself in an unenviable position: the torch, so to speak, has been dropped, but Upper Crust must pick it […]
