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In article <DMWdnWg9pYTqtL_RnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
 "Epicurious" <browsing@work.example.com> wrote:

> Just started working at a new job off of MoPac near Barton Skyway (just south 
> of Zilker Park).
> Previous work has been either 183/Braker area or Round Rock.
> I've been in Austin for years, but never been looking for decent lunch 
> choices in this part of town.
> 
> I'm hoping to find some good dine-in choices for under ten bucks.
> I'm _really_ hoping to find some kind of diner style place to use as a 
> regular fallback. You know, the kind that has a decent meatloaf as the daily 
> lunch special one day each week.
> 
> Also particularly hoping to find tasty (and inexpensive?) seafood, and I'm 
> not a big sushi fan (but that's rarely inexpensive anyway).
> 
> Thanks.

Do you like Pho'?

It is one of my personal favorite lunch items. :-)

Good luck with the new job!
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"Epicurious" <browsing@work.example.com> wrote in message 
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> Just started working at a new job off of MoPac near Barton Skyway (just 
> south of Zilker Park).
> Previous work has been either 183/Braker area or Round Rock.
> I've been in Austin for years, but never been looking for decent lunch 
> choices in this part of town.
>
> I'm hoping to find some good dine-in choices for under ten bucks.
> I'm _really_ hoping to find some kind of diner style place to use as a 
> regular fallback. You know, the kind that has a decent meatloaf as the 
> daily lunch special one day each week.
>
> Also particularly hoping to find tasty (and inexpensive?) seafood, and I'm 
> not a big sushi fan (but that's rarely inexpensive anyway).
>
> Thanks.
>
You're not too far from Barton Springs. There are quite a few places to 
check out there. Threadgills at Barton Springs and Riverside has a weekly 
meatloaf special. They get disparaged here quite a bit but I like it.
SteveS 

Taco Deli - http://austinliving.blogspot.com/2008/12/taco-deli-south.html
Bountiful Cafe -
TX Land & Cattle - their burger was one of my favorite (and it was
under $6)
Flip Happy Crepe - http://austinliving.blogspot.com/2008/08/flip-happy-crepes.html

I can't think of more places just off the top right now, but you
should be close enough to South Lamar there. There should be a lot
more good choices there.

- manzoor

"Peter Principle" <petesfeats@SNIPITgmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:19:19 -0500, "Steve" <lost@sea.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Epicurious" <browsing@work.example.com> wrote in message
>>news:DMWdnWg9pYTqtL_RnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>> Just started working at a new job off of MoPac near Barton Skyway (just
>>> south of Zilker Park).
>>> Previous work has been either 183/Braker area or Round Rock.
>>> I've been in Austin for years, but never been looking for decent lunch
>>> choices in this part of town.
>>>
>>> I'm hoping to find some good dine-in choices for under ten bucks.
>>> I'm _really_ hoping to find some kind of diner style place to use as a
>>> regular fallback. You know, the kind that has a decent meatloaf as the
>>> daily lunch special one day each week.
>>>
>>> Also particularly hoping to find tasty (and inexpensive?) seafood, and 
>>> I'm
>>> not a big sushi fan (but that's rarely inexpensive anyway).
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>You're not too far from Barton Springs. There are quite a few places to
>>check out there. Threadgills at Barton Springs and Riverside has a weekly
>>meatloaf special. They get disparaged here quite a bit but I like it.
>>SteveS
>
> I like Eddie, but Threadgill's is disparaged here for good reason.The best
> one can say about them is they are consistently mediocre and occasionally
> good and occasionally lousy. Even in the home cooking genre alone, they 
> rank
> well below any number of other places. On the commercial end, Hoover's 
> blows
> 'em away, IMO.

Hoover's isn't anywhere near Barton Skyway and Mopac, though. The problem I 
have with Hoover's is the service. Even when they are slow I always seem to 
get the "depressed waitress with a hangover" giving lousy service. YMMV 

Try Spec's (inside the liquor store) just down Mopac at Brodie

lunches are great. Hamburger always gets high ratings............

Jim

"Epicurious" <browsing@work.example.com> wrote in message 
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> Just started working at a new job off of MoPac near Barton Skyway (just 
> south of Zilker Park).
> Previous work has been either 183/Braker area or Round Rock.
> I've been in Austin for years, but never been looking for decent lunch 
> choices in this part of town.
>
> I'm hoping to find some good dine-in choices for under ten bucks.
> I'm _really_ hoping to find some kind of diner style place to use as a 
> regular fallback. You know, the kind that has a decent meatloaf as the 
> daily lunch special one day each week.
>
> Also particularly hoping to find tasty (and inexpensive?) seafood, and I'm 
> not a big sushi fan (but that's rarely inexpensive anyway).
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>