Restaurants in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas is the home of many great restaurants from the simple street side taco stands or donut shops to internationally acclaimed restaurants. Here are a few of note. Please call or e-mail me with your favorites!!
American with Plenty of Available Veggies: I love Hoover's- a 5th generation Texan owner! & 2 locations! 1 on Manor Rd, 2nd on 183/Research just south of Anderson Mill. Cloud Juice & fresh squeezed lemonade are among the drinks.
Mexican Food
For Mexican food, interior of Mexico style (not Tex Mex), Fonda San Miguel on North Loop. Polvo's on S. 1st in is also a South Austin favorite & also has interior food. Across from Polvo's is La Mexicana Bakery at 1924 S. 1st. 78704 which has the best flan & Tres Leches as well as a restaurant & other Mexican pastries, Mexican bakery (panaderia) items. Matt's El Rancho at 2613 S. Lamar has good food & a great patio for outside dining. Guero's Taco Bar in SoCo is great.
Eating Asian in Austin, Texas
Asian: So far my favorite VietNamese restaurant is Sunflower off 183 Research at the Peyton Gin/Ohlen exit 8557 Research Ste. 146 512-339-7860. I love to get the coconut flour crepe and roll it up in lettuce leaves with fish sauce, mung bean sprouts and herbs. 
Tied for 2nd place would be Tam Deli on Lamar just north of 183 (8222 N. Lamar Ste D 33 512-834-6458) or Triumph Cafe at 3808 Spicewood Springs. Triumph has a great outside patio I like & is just down from my Sky Realty Austin office on Spicewood Springs.
I like Pho Van (in same center as Sunflower 8557 Research 78758 512-832-5595) for the variety of drinks & desserts. They serve the coconut milk seaweed jelly drink that I LOVE.
Next door is Din Ho Chinese BBQ. Whole BBQ ducks & pork will be hanging to the left as you go in and aquariums to pick a seafood dish from will be in the back. For a great selection of cook your own Asian ingredients try the 55,000 square foot MT Supermarket at 10901 N. Lamar. There are lots of wonderful sushi restaurants. In Austin's downtown Warehouse District try Kenichi on or go to 801 S. Lamar's Uchi for upper end experiences.
Healthy Restaurants in Austin
For FAST but healthy food try Baby Green's drive through on S. 1st & Oltorf. I also love the Daily Juice by Zilker at 1625 Barton Springs. Casa de Luz at 1701 Toomey is Vegan, Organic macrobiotic. The Eastside Cafe on Manor Road just east of IH-35 is a cool old house renovated into a restaurant replete with 1/3 acre organic garden for the freshest produce for their kitchen's menu. They also have a retail store on their 1 acre site and own HausBar Farms 2 miles away.
Restaurants with Water Views of Lake Austin, Lake Travis
For a great view of the lake try The Oasis, the self-proclaimed Sunset Capital of Texas or La Iguana on 620. Sit on the deck at The Oasis as they ring the bell for the sunset. It's an Austin ritual.
For Austin Restaurants literally ON the water try Chuy's Hula Hut at 3825 Lake Austin, a popular Austin hang out.
Ski Shores Cafe is small, off the beaten path and right on the water at Lake Austin with outdoor seating. Located just before Emma Long Metropolitan Park to the left at 2905 Pearce Rd. (512) 346-5915. Burgers, pizza, live music since 1954.
Austin, TX Cajun Food
I love the Crawfish Etouffe at the Cypress Grill at 4404 West William Cannon (512) 358-7474 or Gumbo's is good at 710 Colorado, downtown or in Round Rock on 620 near IH 35. Gene's Restaurant at E. 11th & Navasota (512) 477-6600. The Alligator Grill at 3003 S. Lamar is fun. I always love a Boiling Pot! 700 E. 6th St., Austin 78701 (512) 472-0986 (corner of 6th & Sabine). Pappadeaux on IH-35 is good. I was spoiled to good Cajun eatin' in New Orleans!
Austin Seafood Restaurants
McCormick and Schmick's and Truluck's have excellent seafood & 2 Austin locations each. Freda's Seafood Grille in Northwest Austin near Cedar Park at 10903 Pecan Park Blvd.,Austin,TX 78750 (512) 506-8700 is owner operated (not a franchise). I also eat at Pacific Star Restaurant & Oyster Bar in Northwest Austin. Located just north of the Anderson Mill exit on the 183 Research northbound access road. Eat in or out- they have a small deck outside.
For Ethiopian food in Austin I like Aster's Ethiopian Restaurant on IH-35 near UT. They have a lunch buffet Tues.- Sun. 11-2 for $9.99 Karibu Ethiopian at 1209 E. 7th (512) 320-5454 is good. Casa Columbian is a great Columbian food restaurant on the east side at 1614 E. 7th St. Buenos Aires at 1201 E. 6th St. (east of 35) is nicely decorated with professional waitstaff & great food. My fellow REALTOR, Janie and I had empanadas and coffee there one recent afternoon. The empanadas were excellent. For Mediterranean or Middle Eastern I like Dimassi's Mediterranean Buffet at 12636 Research Blvd., Austin 78759 (512) 258-0395 or in South Austin at 4301 William Cannon, 78749 (512) 899-2400. Sarah's Mediterranean Grill and Market, 5222 Burnet Rd.,Suite 500, Austin 78756. Phoenicia Bakery and Deli 2912 S. Lamar or 4701 A Burnet Rd. Tino's Greek Cafe (512) 533-9292 at 55018 Balcones is good for quick Greek food.
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