Epinions Recent Reviews for trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Cibo's food delivers on expectations

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:49:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author buongustaio - I finally made it to Cibo on a recent visit to Austin. After reading some intriguing reviews, I was curious to try some of the Northern Italian dishes that are rather out of the ordinary and not so easily found everywhere. I tried the Sautéed Calamari...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Cibo - Austin Italian Restaurant rocks!

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 20:31:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gameplanhayden - The most incredible and innovative Italian dining experience in the country! Honestly, Will Packwood rocks the menu with a fusion of centuries-old recipes and new techniques he hides in the kitchen. But, do not expect him to not be at your table...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: FISH CITY ROCKS!!!

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:24:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sewfits - These guys absolutely get it. The food was fantastic, the prices moderate, and the staff outstanding. My mother suggested we go, so I braced myself for a "cheap fishouse" experience. Instead, the atmosphere was a cut above the Sysco Family Dining...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Wings Over Austin - Bryan Carey's 2000 Write-Off?

Sun, 8 Oct 2006 09:10:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - New Year's Eve of Y2K was a glorious time. We'd blown off the threats of computers across the country shutting down, leaving panic-stricken mobs in blackouts throughout the land at the stroke of midnight. Equally ignored was the threat of ragheaded...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: MasalaWok Austin Rocks

Thu, 10 Mar 2005 03:14:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tonytoo - Recently checked out the Indo Chinese fusion restaurant called Masala Wok in Austin to see what all the hype is about. Let me tell you guys, this is not like any other ethnic Indian restaurant that I have been too. The ambiance is a chic Urban setting...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: The Sullivan’s Massacre,

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:15:26 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rlj4214 - Without the 3 part harmony and pictures containing lines and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one. I have been going to Sullivan’s for years. I always thought it was a great place and know a couple of the people that work there. Last...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Go to City Grill!

Mon, 27 Aug 2001 00:52:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author miselainis - (I have updated this review to add more detail since it was completed while I was still a newbie)

My favorite restaurant in Austin is City Grill, at 4th & Sabine.

The prices are medium to a little high, but the atmosphere is great,...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Iron Works Barbecue Ain't No Winner In MY Ballpark!

Sun, 3 Jun 2001 14:22:40 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mrkstvns - Ask a dozen Austinites where the best barbecue in town can be found and you'll probably get a handful of recommendations for Stubbs, or Salt Lick, and probably a smattering of recommendations for Iron Works. At least that was my experience. Salt Like...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Musings on Tex-Mex Cuisine from the Heart of the Breakfast Taco Belt

Fri, 16 Feb 2001 13:52:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author scmrak - There's a little-known isogloss I spent some time pinning down a few years back. The linguisitic watershed trends north across west Texas near the towns of Monahans and Pecos, loops north to circumscribe the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and then...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Did somebody say Threadgills?

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 02:07:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Well, you may not believe this, coming from someone who's lived in Austin all their life, but before tonight, I'd never eaten at Threadgills before. That's right (pick your jaw up off the floor), there is such a thing in the world as a native Austinite...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Cool River Cafe,Don't Go!

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 20:08:31 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author munchies - I took my family out for dinner at the Cool River Cafe only to be insulted. Not only did they misquote the prices on their specials by $4, they also ruined the night.A waiter offered complimentary coffee, but when we got the bill we were charged $12 for...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Iron Cactus, no iron stomach needed

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 03:00:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Well, it's nice to be home for the holidays, and I just got back from a nice night of dinner and the movies (hey, what else do you do when the weather's bad?). We went with a few hundred of our closest friends and saw Cast Away (pretty good movie if I...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Hudson's on the Bend - Rattlesnakes, Rabbits & Elk, Oh My!

Thu, 14 Dec 2000 21:28:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tanz - Unless you are already part of the casually dressed in Ralph Lauren crowd, you will need my advice to fully enjoy your first experience at Hudson’s on the Bend. This unique restaurant carved out its niche by serving up game –- everything...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: The Best Cajun Food Outside Louisiana!

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:15:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenlee -
Review Topic: Restaurants

We stayed at a Holiday Inn on IH-35 (exit 239)during our visit to Austin. At the front of the hotel parking lot is a restaurant called "Dixie's Roadhouse." Although large and clean, it didn't...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Kim Phung: Cheap but Bland Vietnamese Food

Thu, 12 Oct 2000 02:26:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MTB0001 -
Review Topic: Restaurants

I visit Kim Phung about once a month, and I always order the same thing: vermicelli with garlic, tofu, and lemongrass. This comes in a huge bowl with lettuce on the bottom, vermicelli in the middle, and...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Best Place in Texas

Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:40:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Peyton13 - My Massachusetts family and friends thought I was a little crazy moving to the heart of Texas when I first told them. They had stereotypes of wranglers and 10-gallon hats on the brain and thought every one would be as conservative like G.W. Bush.
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trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Mangia: Heavenly Pizza

Thu, 17 Aug 2000 17:56:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author InMyOwnWords - Mangia Pizza is truly out of this world. There are several locations in Austin: one on Lake Austin Blvd. across from Magnolia Cafe, one on Mesa just south of Spicewood Springs Rd., and a delivery location on Guadalupe at about 34th (by Amy's Ice Creams.)...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Hula Hut: There's such a thing as Mexican seafood?

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 18:24:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Yes there is, and I'm about to tell you all about it. Traditionally, when people think about Mexican food, they think tacos, enchiladas, salsa, and tamales. But this restaurant will introduce you to a side of Mexican food you might not have known even...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Romance Dining

Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:29:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Havnfun - Green Pastures.

This restaurant works wonders on women. A few years ago I took my

girlfriend there and she melted. It is a very large old-style house that has been converted to an up-scale restaurant. It has a big, Texas-style porch, beautiful...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: My favorite Austin restaurants: from ribs to gumbo ...

Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:41:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author CoolGobi - I lived in Austin for five years, before moving to the Bay Area. Now, the Bay Area is not exactly short of restaurants ... in fact, San Francisco ranks among the top five cities in the world for its food, according to food critics, and who am I to argue...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: The Oasis - Blown away, but not by the food

Fri, 21 Jul 2000 20:22:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author halfsweet - I don't know whether I'm getting older and lazier, or just old and smarter. Whatever the cause, the Easter holiday that used to mean 12 to 14 people for a five-course sit-down dinner now means that Mom, (that would be me...) instead of spending...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: The Oasis: Leaving right before sunset?

Fri, 21 Jul 2000 19:35:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author plares - My girlfriend and I were at The Oasis as we were passing through the Austin area on a Saturday in January 1999. I didn't think we'd get to the restaurant before sunset, but my lead foot got us there 20 minutes before sunset. Although it was January, it...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: "Castle Hill Cafe": Creative cooking, reasonable prices

Thu, 22 Jun 2000 19:39:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author CoolGobi - There are a lot of cool things in Austin: for one, it is easily the most liberal city in Texas, and the other is its creativity. This is the city where traditional barbeque and good old southwestern cooking has evolved into adventurous and eclectic...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Breakfast in Austin

Fri, 2 Jun 2000 20:58:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author buggirl - Nothing compares to Austin when it comes to finding good places for breakfast. Because Austin is a town that doesn’t sleep until late and get up until even later, breakfast is served all the time, night and day. One of the things I’ve missed the most...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Austin Restaurants: Texas Hill Country Open-Pit Bar-be-que: The Real Thang

Wed, 17 May 2000 13:10:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reality_check - Where’s the best bar-be-que in Austin? According to the May 2000 Austin Chronicle, it’s the Salt Lick. The Chronicle also says the Salt Lick is the Best Place to Take Your Parents, and the Best Restaurant Within 60 Miles of Austin, too. The ‘Lick has...