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In article <6aaupe$fot$1@nntp-2.io.com>,
real address below <root@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>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.

I'm in the same boat. I'm from Houston, but have lived in Austin for the 
last seven years.

>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.
As good as it is, you can easily do better in Houston.

>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
Really good pizza (if you talking about the Reale's on 183/Anderson Mill).
Another good place is Mama Mia's on Shoal Creek. Good traditional Italian.

>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
Xena is gone. But yeah, it was really good.

You forgot one, my favorite in Austin: Z-Tejas, esp. the one on W. 6th. I
was there last weekend, and the food and dining experience was excellent.
Be warned though: it's a yuppie restaurant.

>And now the controversial "popular places that many people love, but I
>think are useless":
>
>Manuels
>Guero's

I think it's pretty decent, and affordable. Real lime juice in the Margaritas.
I go there when I don't want TexMex drowned in cheese (e.g. Pappasitos).

>El Sol y La Luna
>Stubbs

Too dry, I thought. Better for the live music than the food.

>Mezzaluna

For an ultra trendy Yuppie place, I thought the food was pretty good.
Sullivan's steakhouse next door is pretty good, too.

>Fado

I've only gone there as a bar. The best part about this place is there is
no cover.

>Thai Kitchen
>Threadgill's

Is there a place like it in Houston? Good, solid Southern cooking.

>Ruby's BBQ

Ah, the days when my roomate and I would go there after work, order 1.5 to
2lb of brisket, and eat 'till we had to be rolled out the door. Very good
brisket, that isn't dry.

>Kirby Lane (except the Kirby Lane special)

Also Magnolia and Katz's Deli. Great late-night places.

Other good places in Austin: Miltos, Waterloo (better beer than Bitter End,
IMO, burger joint style food), EZ's (my favorite burger place after the
demise of the GM Steakhouse on the Drag), Hyde Park Bar and Grill (and La
Dolce Vita next door), Shoreline Grill, and Louie's 106.

So, there's no lack of good places to eat in Austin, even among the yuppie
restaurants. Admittedly, good ethnic food is hard to come by (there isn't
really a decent Vietnamese restaurant there, for example, or try finding
Middle Eastern food - there are only a handful).

Good Eating,
Mike.