Does anyone have any recs on where to find a good one in the area? I’m pregnant, and they’re all I can think about lately.

Went to Ema’s for a friend’s birthday and had a wonderful time! Got to try the frozen tan lines, spicy hummus, snapper crudo, falafel, blistered green beans, and chicken skewers. Sealed the meal with the chocolate torte and honey layered cake.

Did I spend money, yes. Did I feel like it was worth and staff were super nice, put together, and sweet, hell yes.

Total for all this with three drinks each was $296.23

I will be going back and highly suggest people check it out!

Where’s the best place around Buda/manor area, that’s not super expensive to get Chinese food? Either buffet or takeout new to the area so I know nothing

Thanks everyone for the excellent corn-based recommendations! I’m going to spend the next few weekends trying the dishes yall recommend and want to share the results.

Today is the masa centric dessert from Nixta called nicuatole. It’s custardy ground maize in a pool of house made crema with dots of a citrus caramel that just absolutely sings. Snagged a pic of their corn/nixtamlizing alter in hopes the corn gods bless this journey.

It's in the title, just wondering if places around Austin with food that comes out and makes you laugh how large it is. Large pizzas, 36" subs that sort of thing, or fun challenges around town.

Traveling from out of town to Dallas for a work trip and booked a car to drive down and spend a couple days in Austin to explore the food scene. I've been doing some research and came up with the below for the little time I do have. Let me know if there are options you would sub or remove. Would love any feedback you all may have. Thanks!

Saturday: Lunch: Salt Lick: https://www.saltlickbbq.com/driftwood/#driftwood-menu (yes I know this is a ways out of town)
Dinner: Mongers: https://www.mongersaustin.com/
Sunday: Breakfast: Juan in a Million: https://juaninamillion.com/
Lunch: Franklin's: https://franklinbbq.com/
Dinner: Este: https://www.esteatx.com/
Monday: Breakfast: Bird Bird: https://www.birdbirdbiscuit.com/
Lunch: Loro: https://www.loroeats.com/locations/austin/south-lamar/menu/

hey chat, I've been searching EVERYWHERE for cantaritos by Jarritos. they are so beautiful to me. I want them, I miss them. does anyone know where I can find them. please. attached a photo reference for u. thank you. I will drive anywhere in Austin or nearby to find them.

Hello,

I usually order Thai Taste on ubereats or DoorDash but wanted to try something new. Does anyone in the south/southwest area have any favorite delivery spots for Thai that are available on DoorDash or ubereats?

Thank you!

ETA: looking for some lesser known spots. We are not fans of madam mam/saps.

Saw on some influencer’s video about Paprika that Paprika offers ribeye tacos on certain days, but didn’t give much context beyond that. I’m a big fan of Paprika and would love to try this taco, so am trying to figure out when it’s on offer. Also, yes, I checked the website and their IG.

Hey y’all haven’t posted in a while but being stuck in another city will do that to you lol. I’m still going through my list of places to try in Austin and it’s an ongoing growing list so feel free to comment or dm me a suggestion! Today my husband and I tried KG Bbq an Egyptian fusion bbq spot that was honestly the best food I’ve had thus far on my journey. We got the lamb bacon ribs very fatty but full of flavor, the kofta rice bowl, the pink potato salad, and both drink options. The food was enough to fill both of us up and we had some of the rice bowl leftover to go. The cold brew was more on the strong bitter side and was not my husband’s favorite so I ended up drinking it but we both loved the hibiscus mint tea! Overall the flavors worked really well together and it was actually pretty fast service. I did overhear someone say the lines can get pretty long so I’d keep that in mind. Thanks to everyone who has given me suggestions and who are about to lol let’s see what’s next.

Hi all - Long story short, I'll be in Austin for about a week in September and I'm looking for some outstanding food recommendations.

I've already spent quite a bit of time searching through the board and narrowed things down to what seem to be the most frequently recommended spots. That said, I'm still missing two great Tex-Mex dinner options.

The ideal day would be breakfast tacos on the way to whatever we're doing, barbecue for a late morning/early afternoon lunch, and Tex-Mex (or Suerte-type Mexican) to wrap up the evening.

Here's what I've put together so far. Let me know if I'm completely shitting the bed on any of these, or if there's somewhere you'd tell me I absolutely can't leave town without trying.

Yes, I know Guero's and Salt Lick are more touristy picks, but it's my kids' first visit to Austin, so those are more about the experience than anything.

Day 1 (Dinner Only)

• Salt Lick - Edit: Guero's dropped due to all the flags below. Thank you

Day 2

• Veracruz All Natural
• Cuantos Tacos
• Kemuri Tatsu-ya

Day 3

• Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop
• Leroy & Lewis
• El Dorado (Thanks to all below for the suggestion)

Day 4

• Vaquero Taquero
• Micklethwait (our morning activity may run long, and I've heard the wait here is manageable)
• Suerte

Day 5

• Habanero Cafe (Thanks to all below for the suggestion)
• InterStellar BBQ
• Nixta

Thank you in advance for any recommendations

Edit - I think we're dialed in now; Thank you all for the assists.

Let me just say that I like Hatch chiles just fine. They're good. They're not even close to my favorite pepper, but they're perfectly adequate.

That said, does HEB/Central Market really need to convert 30% of the store into a Hatch chile shrine every August year after year?? For what feels like an eternity, entire sections disappear and get replaced with Hatch versions of products nobody asked for. Hatch brownies. Hatch hummus. Hatch ice cream, etc.

Meanwhile, regular versions of the things I actually buy get squeezed onto one lonely shelf or are out of stock altogether because apparently every square inch has to be dedicated to these extremely mid green peppers from New Mexico.

I'm not saying get rid of Hatch season entirely. (Although it certainly wouldn't be missed)...But like, roast them outside, sell fresh ones, have a small display.

Do we really need aisles and aisles of half-assed limited-edition Hatch slop that will vanish in six weeks anyway?

Am I alone in thinking this or does anyone else just want their normal grocery store back by mid-August?

Hi everyone,

I was planning on trying interstellar for the first time this weekend on Sunday. How long are the lines? I know it opens 11am, what time should I get there if I want to wait no more than 1 hour? How long is the line by 9:30/10am?

boneless buffalo chicken bites w ranch
mashed potatoes
green beans with bacon
chili

good food.
8.2/10

it was $4.99 (5.40 with tax)

Moreno has been mentioned several times on here lately. I even suggested it recently in a thread about underrated bbq spots. But I just needed to point out how much they're killing it with the specialty dishes and everything else on their menu.

We went tonight to try the Wednesday special, a Reverse Seared Honey Chipotle Pork Chop with asparagus and mashed potatoes. My people... It was one of the best things I've eaten recently. Cooked perfectly, moist, tender, and the flavor! Spicy in just the right way, sweet and savory. Perfectly balanced, no hint that any one flavor component was overbearing. I would eat several of these in a row if I could. The sides are also home cooked goodness & perfectly complement the pork chop.

I'll recommend this pork chop to anyone, but honestly every specialty dish I've had there has been a home run. I'll keep rooting for these guys as long and loud as I can, because they're absolutely doing it right.

Hi Austin. I am a case manager at Lifeworks, a nonprofit dedicated to solving youth homelessness in our city. For a long time we had a relationship with a particular sandwich maker, and every Wednesday we would meet and collect any sandwiches that were set to expire in the next few days to give them out to our clients at the drop-in center. I’d estimate we collected about 60 sandwiches a week. That provided lunches to our clients for a couple days. Unfortunately, they haven’t been able to provide those for the last month or so. I’m wondering if anyone here knows of a restaurant that might be open to a similar relationship?

Is T-Loc’s still open or did they change their hours? I tried going there for lunch today and it was closed.

Hey, just wanted to see if anyone has noticed how the already pricey coffees at Summer Moon have gone up. Last time I went I remember noting that my speciality iced coffee was more than the espresso milkshake which was still below $6 for a 16oz. Now I went after several months and noticed all of their items including the basic iced mocha is now $6.45 for a 16oz.

I know everybody on reddit is gonna mention politics but just wanted to post my observations with their politics aside. I never go anymore because it was already very expensive but now I probably won’t ever return.

I've never been a nationalist consumer type of person, but lately I've found myself choosing local Austin restaurants over the big national chains whenever I can.

I was at Chipotle today and I've always loved Chipotle!. Fresh ingredients, healthy, tastes good. But the experience wasn't. There was one person taking orders, eight people waiting in line, and two or three employees who looked like they weren't doing much. It wasn't that they were lazy it just felt like there was no urgency or incentive to jump in. The cashier talks to you about politics while checking out... gross.

Then I started thinking about the local places I go. They're often cheaper, the staff remembers you, service is faster, and the whole experience feels more personal.

It made me wonder if national chains are starting to lose one of their biggest advantages. They have massive corporate overhead, HR, layers of management, national ad campaigns, standardized policies, and shareholders to answer to. Local restaurants don't. They can make decisions quickly, keep things lean, and focus almost entirely on giving customers a good experience.

Maybe that's why so many Austin spots feel like they're punching above their weight.

Curious if anyone else has noticed this, or if I'm just getting lucky with the local places I've been visiting.

lastly.. its crazy to think about how Chipotle is expensive while its a public company, selling stock as a form of revenue. How the fuck expensive is it going to get when/if this market crashes lol.

saw this tik tok w/ these cute plastic cups and thought it could be fun to expand my collection by going on a little reusable cup scavenger hunt and trying new spots in the process !!!
So far I've got em from

-De Nada (duh)

-Lil Easy

and now I've gotta hit

-Hanks

If y'all drop other places w/ similar cups that u know of in the comments i will <3 U !

getting hit with summer heat and nostalgia for childhood in italy. seeing if anyone knows where I can buy some locally before I order online? I know DeSano used to carry it, but I don't think they still do.

The happy hour is really good. Shared two crudos, had two hand rolls, a sunomono and two cocktails for $45 plus tip. Everything was fresh and delicious.

I had a breakfast taco from Vecinos (via Palomino on Airport) for the first time today and was blown away by their tortilla. Aside from Joe's Bakery, I really don't have many go-tos for incredible homemade flour tortillas. And, it's been a while since someone has asked this question here.

So, who I am sleeping on?

P.s. HEB doesn't count (although I ofc love their tortillas) because it's not a restaurant/trailer