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In article <34c6380a.951226@news.earthlink.net>, Lee <lee@nowhere.net> wrote:
>On Wed, 21 Jan 1998 09:35:57 -0600, Ross Russell
><rrussell@lakewood.sps.mot.com> wrote:
>
>
>I'm with you, Ross.  I have recently returned to Houston after a stint
>is Austin and MAN am I glad the land of the great restaurant.
>
>It is amazing how few good restaurants there are in a town as newly
>yuppified as Austin is (and believe me, I have eaten at just about
>every "good" restaurant in the greater Austin area).
>
>

There's your problem.  You're trying the "good yuppified" restaurants in
your quest for good food in Austin.  No wonder you're having problems.

Having just moved to Houston from Austin, I've got the same problem in
reverse.  I know where the good places in Austin are, but not in Houston.

Here's a brief sampling of restaurants in Austin that have good food,
without regards to decor, style, etc.:

TexMex: El Azteca, Enchiladas y Mas.
Mexican: Fonda San Miguel.
Thai: PooThai.
Seafood: Gilligans.
Cajun: Gumbo's.
BBQ: you're in the center of the BBQ universe. Sams, Artz, Meullers,
Kreuzes, etc.
Soul Food: Dot's.
Italian: Reale's
Steak: Dan McKlusky's
Buffet: Green Pastures
Microbrewery with good food: Bitter End.
Romantic/Fancy/Expensive: Hudson's on the Bend.
Looks like yuppie land but is actually very good: Xena's

If you try these places and don't like them, try IHOP, Shoneys, Marie
Callendars, and Bennigans. :)

And now the controversial "popular places that many people love, but I
think are useless":

Manuels
Guero's
El Sol y La Luna
Stubbs
Mezzaluna
Fado
Thai Kitchen
Threadgill's
Ruby's BBQ
Kirby Lane (except the Kirby Lane special)

Someone want to attempt a similar list for Houston?

Thanks,
--Pete (flipper at io dot com)