For BBQ, Rudy's is hard to beat: http://www.rudys.com/
-J -------- Jason J. W. Williams, COO/CTO DigiTar william...@digitar.com V: 208.343.8520 F: 208.322.8522 M: 208.863.0727 www.digitar.com On Feb 16, 2010, at 7:12 PM, Randy Bush wrote: > > is there a nanog austin eats page somewhere? i lost my old link to some > wiki we used to use. > > and, a completely unverified recco from an austin friend (who thinks > chicken fried steak is the meat nearest heaven). > >> I spoke to my colleague who has lived in Austin more recently than I >> have. >> >> He recommends North By Northwest highly, in the Arboretum area. >> >> http://www.nxnwbrew.com/ >> >> When I was a Texan in exile, I would always, on returning, worship at >> the shrine of Chicken Fried Steak. Threadgill's is a timeless classic >> that specializes in it. Ken Threadgill was an Austin legend, who gave >> Janis Joplin one of her first paying gigs. Bonus: Manager Eddie Wilson >> was the Ranch Boss at the Armadillo World Headquarters, and has a shrine >> of posters and pictures from the font of Austin weirdness. >> >> http://www.threadgills.com/ >> >> He also recommends Urbanspoon as an online info source. >> >> http://www.urbanspoon.com/c/11/Austin-restaurants.html >> >> Welcome, y'all. > > !SIG:4b7b50f9162721632411545! >