Are You Ready for Fine-Casual Dining?
Austin restaurant Birdie’s has perfected the art of serving $32 steaks to patrons who wait in line to order.
Austin Restaurants
Pat's Pick
July 13, 2021
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait for a Reservation at Lutie’s
With a lush setting and a vegetable-forward menu, the showcase restaurant of the Commodore Perry Estate, Texas’s only Auberge Resort, has Austinites crashing the garden gates.
Tacos
June 18, 2021
The Taco Mafia Is Making Austin’s Restaurant Scene a Little Friendlier
From dousing a fire to fund-raising for a chef's medical bills and hosting pop-ups, this group is changing the city's competitive dining culture.
Food & Drink
June 12, 2019
With the Closing of Hut’s Hamburgers, Austin Is Losing Yet Another Iconic Restaurant
Beloved decades-old eateries are disappearing as they succumb to the same pressures that have rapidly transformed the city.
Business
October 5, 2015
Franklin Barbecue Has Killed The Professional Line-Waiter Mini-Economy
How is thirteen-year-old Desmond going to save for a car now?
Pat's Pick
June 12, 2015
Serves Austin Right
At Italic, the couple behind 24 Diner, Easy Tiger, and Arro worked out the kinks before they opened their doors.
Pat's Pick
November 7, 2014
To Dai For
Nose-to-tail, locally sourced, and heavy on the protein: Austin chef Jesse Griffiths’s Dai Due moves from the supper club circuit to a permanent home.
Pat's Pick
April 11, 2014
You Never Can Tell
The setting and wine list may be sophisticated, but down-to-earth French fare gives Austin’s La V everyday appeal.
Weathering
September 20, 2013
Drought Kills Lakeside Business
When Lake Travis drops below 660 feet, visitor spending drops by up to $33.8 million, resulting in lost jobs and shuttered businesses. Carlos’n Charlie’s, a 500-plus-seat Mexican restaurant, is the latest casualty.
Food & Drink
July 15, 2013
Paul Revered
Paul Qui’s new Austin restaurant firmly establishes him as one of the state’s best chefs. And its most whimsical.
Food & Drink
June 10, 2013
Wrested Development
Can Austin’s trendiest restaurateur remake its most venerable establishment?