My brother visited again, fresh from Beale Street. He wanted to know the good places to eat. I haven't updated my recommendations since before the pandemic. Since then, the pandemic response and the local implementation of globalist austerity have closed too many such places. Furthmore, multicausal declining alcohol consumption hurts profitability of local bars and restaurants. Nevertheless:
| Austin Dispatches | No. 267 | Aug. 25, 2025 |
Note:
All eateries are within Austin city limits and have a (512) area code prefix
unless otherwise indicated.
I.
Comfort Food
A. Breakfast
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Name |
Address |
Phone
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| 5404 Menchaca Road |
580-2606 |
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| Two locations | ||
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Five locations |
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B. Beef
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Name |
Address |
Phone
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1205 N. Lamar Blvd. |
472-1813 |
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2105 Hancock Dr. |
407-9305 |
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| Buddy's Burger | Three locations | ||
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|
477-3173 |
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| Gil's Broiler and The Manske Roll Bakery | 328 N. LBJ Dr., San Marcos | 392-4595 | |
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Nine local locations |
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| Hill-Bert's Burgers | 5340 Cameron Road | 371-3717 | |
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Eight locations |
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Twenty-eight local
locations |
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Posse East |
2900 Duval St. | 477-2111 | |
| 5510 S. I-35 |
305-3461 |
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452-2181 |
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4905 Airport Blvd. |
451-3326 |
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8107 Mesa Dr. |
345-7441 |
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C. Barbecue
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Name |
Address |
Phone
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| Brotherton's Black Iron Barbecue | 15608 Springhill Lane #105, Pflugerville | 547-4766 | |
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Two local locations |
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| Donn's Bar-B-Que & Catering | Three locations | ||
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900 W. 12th St. |
472-9621 |
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| J&J Barbecue & Burgers | 300 W. Whitestone Blvd. | 918-0314 | |
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Three
locations |
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Six local locations |
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Three local locations |
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| Two locations | |||
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801 Red River St. |
480-8341 | ||
D. Southern
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Name |
Address |
Phone
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4404-L W. William Cannon |
358-7474 |
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13000 N. Interstate 35 #600 |
832-9090 |
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| Hoover's Cooking | 2002 Manor Road | 479-5006 |
| Louisiana Longhorn Cafe | 200 E. Main St., Round Rock | 248-2900 |
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909 N. Lamar Blvd. |
474-0805 |
E. Delicatessen
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Name |
Address |
Phone
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| Bella Donna Subs | 4612 Burleson Road E. | 804-2223 |
| Ken's Sub's, Tacos & More... | 9408 Dessau Road | 837-9370 |
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|
467-7402 |
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Twenty-nine local locations |
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| Tucci's Southside Subs | Two locations | |
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Four
local locations |
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F. Other
|
1400 E. 38½ St. |
538-1991 |
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|
5621 Airport Blvd. |
454-5827 |
II. Gourmet
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Name |
Address |
Phone
|
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2408 W. Anderson Lane |
451-7333 |
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| Blue Dahlia Bistro | 107 E. Hopkins St., San Marcos | 667-9539 |
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|
454-2666 |
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Six locations |
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|
401 W. Second St. |
491-1500 |
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Two locations |
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| Salt Traders Coastal Cooking | Two locations | |
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98 San Jacinto Blvd. |
685-8300 |
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Two local locations |
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III. Latin
American
A. Mexican
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Name |
Address |
Phone
|
| Amaya's Taco Village | 5804 I-35 | 458-2531 |
| Baby Acapulco | Two locations | |
| Cabo Bob's | Six local locations | |
| 8650 Spicewood Springs Road #137 | 335-5517 | |
| Casa Chapala | Two locations | |
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Six local locations |
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|
614 E. Oltorf St. |
444-0012 | |
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1624 W. Fifth St. |
474-1222 | |
| 1900 Manor Road | 457-9900 | |
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Two locations |
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Two locations |
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2938 Guadalupe St. |
476-5955 |
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| 2240 E. Hwy. 290, Dripping Springs |
858-2221 |
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2330 W. |
459-4121 |
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1412 S. Congress Ave. |
447-7688 |
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| 606 Trinity St. | 472-9240 | |
| Javi's Best of Tex-Mex | 7709 E. Ben White Blvd. | 386-8329 |
| Las Palomas | 3201 Bee Cave Road #122, Rollingwood | 327-9889 |
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Six
local locations |
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| 10201 Jollyville Road |
345-1042 |
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Six locations |
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|
462-9333 |
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6513 N. Interstate 35 |
459-9214 |
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13436 Texas Hwy. 71, Bee Cave |
263-5245 |
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1206 W. 38th St. |
419-7482 | |
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1816 S. Lamar Blvd. |
326-4395 |
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Four locations |
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| Tacodeli | Nine locations | |
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1707 E. Sixth St. |
495-9504 | |
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Three locations |
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|
Tio
Dan Cafe Puffy Tacos |
105 E. Old Settlers Blvd. #101, Round Rock |
246-7733 |
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Eighteen
local locations |
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Three locations |
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B.
Other
Name
Address
Phone
2409 E. Seventh St.
495-9425
2728 S. Congress Ave.
443-4253
IV. European
Name
Address
Phone
408-C
451-1218
1501 W. Pecan, Pflugerville
989-1323
1213 W.
477-5211
1701-B
218-9922
292-1658
Three locations
4601 Southwest Parkway
428-6076
Name
Address
Phone
Four
locations
Two
locations
Fourteen local locations
Three locations
12001-D Burnet Road
Name
Address
Phone
3777 FM 972, Walburg
863-8440
2601 S. Interstate 35, Round Rock
716-1104
V. Asian
Name
Address
Phone
Pho Dan
11220-B N. Lamar Blvd. #200
837-7800
8557 Research Blvd. #120
832-5595
8222-D N. Lamar Blvd. #33
834-6458
B. Japanese
Name
Address
Phone
Beluga Modern
Japanese Cuisine
661 Louis Henna Blvd. #300, Round Rock
255-6454
9033
Research Blvd.
833-8108
2501 W.
Parmer Lane #500
834-9304
C. Korean
Name
Address
Phone
2700 W. Anderson Lane #501
458-2477 C. Other
Name
Address
Phone
7601 N. Lamar Blvd.
451-2464
2900 W. Anderson Lane
452-8199
Name
Address
Phone
Fourteen local locations
211 Highway 281,
(830) 693-2344
2820 Guadalupe St.
320-8484
Two locations
106 W. Liberty Ave., Round Rock
255-3629
Disclaimer:
Austin
Dispatches can’t do anything about a bad meal, bad service, or a closed
location. Moreover, I may have omitted some restaurants because of faulty
recollection.
Estância Churrascaria Brazilian Steakhouse
10000-B Research Blvd.
345-5600
Hula Hut
3825 Lake Austin Blvd.
476-4852
A. Italian
Joe's Italian Kitchen
1615 Grand Avenue Parkway, Pflugerville
614-0888
9500 S. I-35
L'Oca d'Oro
1900 Simond Ave.
(737) 212-1876
Palermo Pasta House
112 E. Main St., Round Rock
369-3952
Reale's
13450 Research Blvd. #230
335-5115
Taverna by Lombardi
Three local locations
Tony & Luigi's Restaurante
1201 S. Church St., Georgetown
864-2687
1. Pizza
832-5550
B. Other
A. Vietnamese
Phở
Phi
1700 W. Parmer Lane #610
596-2746
Sushi Junai 2
2500 W. Parmer Lane #100
716-3922
Chi'Lantro
Eleven location locations
Poke House
Four locations
VI. Sweets
Donut 7
11005 Burnet Road #104
837-9221
Shipley Donuts
Fourteen local locations
Voodoo Doughnut
Two locations