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January 4, 2014: Imperia

Posted on January 17, 2014 by lawrenceperson

Imperia 310 Colorado St. (Austin, 78701) (512) 472-6770 Lawrence’s Comments: We’d been hearing good things about Imperia for quite a while, so we thought they were a good choice for the first SDC of 2014. It lived up to the … Continue reading →

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“We’d never heard of a pizza place closed for New Year’s Eve before…”

Posted on January 1, 2014 by lawrenceperson

Prima Pizza Pasta, you disappointment me. Does it not occur to you that people like to order pizza for their New Year’s Eve gatherings? I like them overall, but being closed for New Year’s Eve is pretty inexplicable…

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July 27, 2013: Prima Pizza Pasta

Posted on July 27, 2013 by lawrenceperson

Prima Pizza Pasta 6001 W Parmer Ln (the same corner as the HEB) 258-5700 Lawrence’s Comments Once upon a time, this space was a CiCi’s pizza. And it closed. How hard can it be to make a profit at a … Continue reading →

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May 25, 2013: Man Bites Dog

Posted on June 5, 2013 by lawrenceperson

Man Bites Dog 5222 Burnet Rd. 614-1330 Lawrence’s Comments What you have here is a vending cart transformed into a small restaurant storefront. If you like hot dogs, they’ve got hot dogs (as well as corn dogs and a few … Continue reading →

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May 18, 2013: Naanfull

Posted on May 20, 2013 by lawrenceperson

Naanfull 1335 E Whitestone Blvd, Ste T-130 (Cedar Park, 78613) 528-5903 Lawrence’s Comments The concept just doesn’t work for me. I have no a priori objection to Indian fast food, but I haven’t met an installment of it I thought … Continue reading →

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May 11, 2013: Nagoya Steak and Sushi

Posted on May 15, 2013 by lawrenceperson

Nagoya Steak and Sushi 11630 N FM 620. 258-9888 30.457317°N, 97.2432°W WiFi: No. Pepper grinder rating: 0. Men’s room: 2.5. Lawrence’s Comments This is a nice, attractively decorated Japanese restaurant. Oddly enough, they were playing a fairly chill reggae dub … Continue reading →

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May 4, 2014: Pinthouse Pizza

Posted on May 11, 2013 by lawrenceperson

Pinthouse Pizza 4729 Burnet Rd. 436-9605 30.318865°N, 97.73927°W WiFi: Yes. Pepper grinder rating: 0. Men’s room: 2. Lawrence’s Comments This is a brewpub that serves pretty decent pizza. It’s an “order at the counter” sort of place, though they do … Continue reading →

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And the In-and-Out Burger location is…

Posted on April 25, 2013 by lawrenceperson

4508 N. I-35. Or so read the tea leaves. I ate at an In-and-Out Burger on a business trip to California a while back. And it was…good. But nothing that made it clearly superior to, say, Mighty Fine. But I’m … Continue reading →

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Hey, Oishi Sushi, You Know What I Hate?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by lawrenceperson

I hate a Flash-front in website that forces me to wait ten seconds while it draws mock-calligraphy before taking me to the main page, then has a menu page that won’t load because I don’t have the right crappy plugin. … Continue reading →

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March 24, 2012: Chagos Caribbean Cuisine

Posted on March 24, 2012 by lawrenceperson

Chagos Caribbean Cuisine 7301 N Lamar Blvd. Austin, Texas 78752 (512) 275-6013 http://www.chagos.biz/ This is a nice, cheap, hole-in-the-wall restaurant on a stretch (north Lamar between Airport and 183) that has traditionally been hostile to any restaurant not named “Kim … Continue reading →

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