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November 3, 2012: New India Cuisine.

Posted on December 7, 2012 by dwightbrown

New India Cuisine. 2304 South Congress. (512) 445-9727 30.239767°N, 97.75328°W WiFi: No. Pepper grinder rating: 0. Men’s room: 2. Dwight’s comments: I went in wanting to like New India. One of the owners used to run an excellent kolache place … Continue reading →

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October 27, 2012: Bacon.

Posted on November 20, 2012 by dwightbrown

Bacon. 900 West 10th St. (512) 322-9777 30.3274973°N, 97.75177°W WiFi: No. Pepper grinder rating: 2. Men’s room: 2. Dwight’s comments: This location has a somewhat storied history. For a long time, it was Basil’s, a well-regarded Italian restaurant. After that … Continue reading →

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Recent closings of possible interest to some folks.

Posted on November 15, 2012 by dwightbrown

Berryhill Baja Grill, on 360 in that strip center near Trento. This was a place I liked; they had good pork tamales, fish tacos, and a pulled pork taco I was partial to. They’d been open for a fair while … Continue reading →

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Where to eat?

Posted on November 7, 2012 by dwightbrown

By way of the Statesman’s “Food Matters” column, I’ve learned of a new website that sounds kind of interesting: Let’s Eat ATX! It seems like a simple, but good, idea. From the Statesman‘s description: The website asks users whether they’ve … Continue reading →

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October 20, 2012: Café Blue (Hill Country Galleria).

Posted on November 3, 2012 by dwightbrown

Café Blue. 12921 Hill Country Blvd Suite D2-120, Bee Cave 78738 (Hill Country Galleria). (512)366-5230 30.309895°N, 97.94278°W WiFi: No. Pepper grinder rating: 1. Men’s room: 3. Dwight’s comments: Café Blue does exactly what I want a fish house to do: … Continue reading →

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The 50 best restaurants in Austin?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by dwightbrown

A friend of the SDC (who shall remain nameless unless they want to out themselves in comments) sent along a link to Matthew Odam’s “Top 50 Restaurants” in the Statesman. He also observed that every one of the places on my … Continue reading →

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October 13, 2012: The Pizza Bistro (North MoPac @ Gracy Farms).

Posted on October 25, 2012 by dwightbrown

The Pizza Bistro. 12001 Burnet Road @ Mopac 832-5550 30.40762°N, 97.713615°W WiFi: Yes. Pepper grinder rating: 1. Men’s room: 2.5. Dwight’s comments: I won’t recap the history of how the Mangia on Gracy Farms and the one on Lake Austin … Continue reading →

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October 6, 2012: Amaya’s Taco Village.

Posted on October 15, 2012 by dwightbrown

Amaya’s Taco Village 5804 N IH-35 458-2531 30.319113°N, 97.70783°W WiFi: Advertised, but not working. Pepper grinder rating: 0. Men’s room: 2. Dwight’s comments: I hate to say this, because I remember Amaya’s being good when it was in Capital Plaza. … Continue reading →

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Let’s go retro!

Posted on October 15, 2012 by dwightbrown

From Rob Balon’s website: Slowly but surely, some restaurants around Austin and elsewhere are adding some dishes to menus that haven’t been seen in some time….I’m beginning to see a return of 60′s-70′s stalwarts like Oysters Rockefeller, Beef Wellington, Lobster … Continue reading →

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September 29, 2012: VooDoo BBQ & Grill.

Posted on October 7, 2012 by dwightbrown

VooDoo BBQ & Grill 2601 S IH 35 Ste B100 (Round Rock, 78664) 238-7000 30.48367°N, 97.67246°W WiFi: maybe. (They don’t have an open WiFi network, but you might be able to hit Home Depot’s WiFi across the parking lot, depending.) … Continue reading →

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