Not a typo, but in fact a real brick-and-mortar third Third Base. Opening this July at The Grove in South Park Meadows. I have very few experiences with Third Base OR South Park Meadows (one apiece), so perhaps I am mildly unqualified to comment. But I do know this: Austin must have the fewest sports…
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More free drinks!
Pobrecito El Chilito, no pudo sobrevivir en el centro. Pues, algo bueno pasó porque ahora se tranforme a El Chile! What happened? The little chile couldn’t make it just selling tacos on 8th and Congree, so they expanded it to a full chile selling the same menu as the original and Far West locales. Until…
Max’s Wine Dive Opens Today!
Buffalo sliders. Champagne. Free-range happy local fried chicken. Fresh-baked fancy bread. (Relatively) Cheap wine. Relaxed atmosphere. Fried oysters. Exposed brick. Shrimp ‘n’ grits. Friendliest servers ever. What’s not to love? Welcome to Max’s Wine Dive, the newest restaurant to hit 3rd & San Jacinto, that burgeoning corner where Rio Grande and Melting Pot have managed…
Details on Uchiko
Uchiko is the official name of Uchi II, the second incarnation of Austin’s hottest sushi spot, Uchi ( Voted #1 restaurant in Austin by the 2008 Zagat Survey and the 2008 Fearless Critics Guide). When I tweeted a couple of months ago about the new location (“between 38th & 45th on Lamar”), I think I…
Free drink at new sushi restaurant Koi
Free Drink @ Koi Sushi Bar – Through May 17th Check out the new sushi bar Koi in the Triangle (in the short-lived Yume sushi bar’s spot), where all drinks are free until their liquor license is live, through the 17th. Limit one per customer. 815 W. 47th St. # 102., http://www.sushikoi.com/ It’s gotten good…
Z Pizza + Counter-Guy Austin = Awesome
During Cinco de Mayo block party yesterday, we forewent the long lines for un-free beer and ‘ritas inside the 21+ fence-tent and stopped by new 2nd Street spot Z Pizza. Inside, the two girls I was with and I peppered the counter guy with questions: “Is the chicken free range?” (no, but it’s “nitrate-free”) “Do…
Drink for [a] Cause(s)
It seems like there are opportunities to support local charities in just about everything you do. While I don’t normally highlight events until a day or two before, I’ve got to get this on your calendar because it’s a cause near and dear to me (that, and I’m the Brunette QB, and we need to…
Free Dinner at Threadgills ALL WEEK
The twitter/foodblogosphere is abuzz with Addie Broyles’ scoop vis-a-vis KGSR radio this morning that Threadgill’s North is offering free dinner this week! So I must post as well, lest you guys assume I’m out of the loop. After a 3-month hiatus, the north store (6416 North Lamar)–which lays claim to the first beer license in…
Guest Post: TRIO Happy Hour
Downtown Austin’s Trendy New Happy Hour Review by William Jackson & Sandra Rascon If you haven’t experienced a Happy Hour at TRIO at Four Seasons, you haven’t truly experienced Happy Hour in downtown Austin. Austin’s newest place to be “scene” is nestled in the welcoming arms of the Four Seasons, located on the green banks…
Top Ten Things to do in Austin
If you’ve only got a weekend (or a friend in town you want to show a good time), here are my picks, from Friday night through Sunday afternoon: Of course I love a million other things about Austin, but these are my standards: the go-to places and things to do that locals and out-of-towners alike…