Austin trip - opinions welcome

[geoffil]

Can anyone suggest things to do in Austin and favorite restaurants?

Thanks

[Bob Juch]

Hit the music clubs!

My favorite restaurant is Z'Tejas, 1110 W 6th St. I see they have other places now but that's the original.

[BackInTex]

Eat a burger at Top Notch on Burnet Road. That's where all the kids in Dazed and Confused hung out. We didn't hang out there in 1976, Safeway was our hang out, but we did go there for lunch a lot. Good burgers.

[Jessie]

You will have a blast here! I totally agree with Bob's advice, if you enjoy music hit the clubs on 6th Street.

Here are a few of our favorite places...

Restaurants
Guero's Taco Bar - Good food/great margaritas
Moonshine Patio Bar and Grill - Reservations are highly recommended
Z' Tejas - I totally agree with Bob on this one.
Hopdoddy - Amazing burgers, gourmet fries, handcrafted beers and prickly pear margaritas
Austin Land & Cattle - Family owned steakhouse, take a wad of money
Home Slice Pizza - Our kids would eat here daily!
Hut's Hamburgers - Good burgers/shakes
Stubbs BBQ - Yes, if you've ever bought Stubb's Barbecue Sauce, this is the same Stubbs.
Franklin Barbecue - The top rated barbecue joint in the state according to Texas Monthly. However we have never eaten there because you need to plan on standing in line for up to an hour or more.
Amy's Ice Cream - There's one on SoCo but our favorite location is the store on 6th Street near Waterloo Records.
Gourdough's - "Home of the big fat donut" My personal favorites are "The Puddin'" and "Sin-A-Bomb".
Be sure to hit a food truck or two during your visit. I'm addicted to Torchy's Tacos myself!


Some Sights To See
State Capitol Building
LBJ Presidential Library
Lady Bird Wildflower Center
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Mexic-Arte Museum
Governor's Mansion
UT or as we say back in Knoxville, the "other" UT
Bat Colony at Congress Avenue Bridge
Zilker Park/Barton Springs
Town Lake - If you saw photos of the Stevie Ray Vaughn statue during the flood last October, they were taken here.
6th Street
Funky shops along Congress Avenue
Willie Nelson's Statue at The Moody
The Driskill Hotel
Lots of cool graffiti - be sure to snap a photo of your family at the "I Love You So Much" mural at Jo's Coffee on South Congress
Mount Bonnell

I hope you have a wonderful trip!!!

[Bob Juch]

ALC isn't too terribly priced but I do think that charging $2 for steak sauce is a bit much:

http://alcsteaks.com/dinner-menu

[Bob Juch]

I almost forgot: Watch the sunset from the porch at The Oasis on Lake Travis.

[BackInTex]

ALC isn't too terribly priced but I do think that charging $2 for steak sauce is a bit much:

http://alcsteaks.com/dinner-menu

If you need steak sauce for your steak they should give you money.

[geoffil]

Thank you for posting your suggestions.

Jesse there is so much to choose from. I can't wait.

[Bob Juch]

ALC isn't too terribly priced but I do think that charging $2 for steak sauce is a bit much:

http://alcsteaks.com/dinner-menu

If you need steak sauce for your steak they should give you money.

I'll agree with that if it's just A-1 or similar but look at the list on the menu I linked to. Yum!

[Jessie]

Thank you for posting your suggestions.

Jesse there is so much to choose from. I can't wait.

You are very welcome! I'm looking forward to checking out BiT's recommendation too!

[TheConfessor]

Can anyone suggest things to do in Austin and favorite restaurants?

Thanks

I can add to this thread, but it would be helpful to know more details. Do you have specific plans to be in Austin? If so, when, and for how long? Where will you be staying? Will you have a car? Restaurant advice might not be date dependent, but things to do will change a lot.

The Austin Chronicle is a pretty good starting point for what's going on.
http://www.austinchronicle.com/

I happened to see this pictorial tonight about Austin food. It's not comprehensive, but it has some ideas:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/2 ... 99879.html

[TheConfessor]

Thank you for posting your suggestions.

Jesse there is so much to choose from. I can't wait.

You are very welcome! I'm looking forward to checking out BiT's recommendation too!

Jessie, are you my neighbor? It seems like you must be, since almost everything on your list is within walking distance of my house (or at least an easy bike ride). I'm a few blocks east of S. Congress, near Annie Street. Are you anywhere near there?

I agree with much of your list, and I'll try to add some more ideas when I get time.

[Estonut]

Jessie, are you my neighbor?

Based on your avatar photo, I hope not!

[Jessie]

Thank you for posting your suggestions.

Jesse there is so much to choose from. I can't wait.

You are very welcome! I'm looking forward to checking out BiT's recommendation too!

Jessie, are you my neighbor? It seems like you must be, since almost everything on your list is within walking distance of my house (or at least an easy bike ride). I'm a few blocks east of S. Congress, near Annie Street. Are you anywhere near there?

I agree with much of your list, and I'll try to add some more ideas when I get time.

I'm not that close, but I'm in your area quite often. I had lunch at Hopdoddy's last week and was at Scholz Garten a few days ago.