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Yelp’s Top 100 Places To Eat Include Six from the Austin Area

Posted on March 1, 2014 by lawrenceperson

So Yelp has release a Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. list. Their ratings, being based on actual diners, are very different than high-end restaurant critics, and include six places around Austin: 8. Franklin Barbecue, Austin, TX 35. … Continue reading →

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Prima Pizza Pasta Relocating, Mi Pizza Taking the Space

Posted on February 6, 2014 by lawrenceperson

A double-dose of restaurant relocation news I don’t think has been reported anywhere else: Prima Pizza Pasta has relocated from its location at Parmer and McNeil to a new location at Anderson Mill and 620 as of February 1st. (The … Continue reading →

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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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