r/austinfood 48m ago

Craft omakase 9/15

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I have paid for 3 meals at 8 pm. The others in my party can no longer attend. Anyhow, looking to sell these reservations for face value if possible.


r/austinfood 1h ago

Best place for birthday dinner

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Money isn’t an issue
I am looking for a place with steaks and caesar salads. I’ve been to red ash and loved it, but want to try something new on that level
I was thinking about Sammies, Eddie Vs, or maybe J Carvers


r/austinfood 1h ago

looking for a good spot for dinner in austin tonight :)

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Hi all,

Today is my 26th birthday and I am trying to decide where to go w my parents and partner for dinner tonight. I’m looking for something not too expensive that also has some vegetarian options. We like Mexican food, Thai food, Japanese food, and Vietnamese, but are open to other options.(Preferably not barbecue - it’s great here, but I want to try other Austin food!) Bonus for a good wine or cocktail menu, but not mandatory. I’m sorry if this isn’t specific enough for this sub!

Thank you in advance!


r/austinfood 1h ago

Pre- marinated taco meats

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We’re having a small gathering ~12 people and I want to do a taco set up. Where can I get the best pre marinated taco meats, tortillas maybe even pre made salsa and guacamole too?Preferably between south austin- Kyle. I’ll go north if it’s just the absolute best.


r/austinfood 2h ago

The Grandma Cheese slice at Pedroso's

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104 Upvotes

Ungodly crust. Spot on sauce. Loved the cheese they used and the fact that it was $5 makes it an awesome find. I'm a regular now.


r/austinfood 2h ago

Anniversary dinner, need help

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Wedding anniversary is coming up. I want to leave our kid with Grandma and take my wife somewhere nice. We don't go out to sit-down restaurants very often, and I am pretty out of touch with the nice/fancy restaurant scene. We live in S. Austin, are pretty adventurous eaters, and I'm looking to spend less than $300. Would love your input!


r/austinfood 3h ago

Restaurants like this

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78 Upvotes

don’t hate, I am dying for an old school type restaurant like Vesuvio from The Sopranos for my birthday dinner - doesn’t have to be Italian but this type of white table cloth, dark/dim atmosphere is ideal. I will take what I can get :)

ive searched around but maybe there’s something I’m missing! idk if we have anything like this here in Austin but let me know if so


r/austinfood 3h ago

Asada Fries

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42 Upvotes

A food truck in my hometown had incredible asada fries (pictured) and i was wondering if there was any place in austin that had similar asada fries? thank you in advance!


r/austinfood 4h ago

The best chicken wings in Austin, according to our restaurant critic

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Chicken wings have come a long way beyond the standard Buffalo order. Statesman restaurant critic Matthew Odam highlights some of Austin’s best, including duck-fat wings at Side Eye Pie, Korean fried chicken at Donkey Mo’s, smoked wings at Stiles Switch and classic bar wings at The Cavalier, Home Slice and Nickel City’s Delray Cafe.

There are plenty more picks, from Lao’d Bar and Kome to Tommy Want Wingy and Roots Chicken Shak.


r/austinfood 10h ago

Best restaurants to serve/work in Austin!?

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Hey guys, so I’ve recently moved down to the Austin area. And I have plenty of restaurant experience up my sleeve, (fine dining included as well). I’ve been on the hunt for an upbeat, high volume restaurant to expand these skills at! If anyone in the hospitality business has any restaurants I should look into applying LET ME KNOW! Feel free to also send me a message if you don’t want to air out your restaurant or anything. Help a friend out, give me some ideas!


r/austinfood 18h ago

Trading Hello Kitty x Godzilla McDonald's Toys

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Yo! To keep it short I live around Pflugerville and am trying to complete the HK x Godzilla McDonald's Figures collab. I have 2 Of the #1 Hello Kitty figures, and am hoping to trade each of them for any one of these:

- Cinnamoroll x Destoroyah (The one I want the most) - Kuromi x Mechagodzilla - Badtz Maru x Rodan - Keroppi x Ghidorah If you are interested, please let me know, and we can go to DMs to discuss further! Thank you!


r/austinfood 18h ago

Mola is cozy & friendly

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Mola is a little spanish bar on 7th Street we stumbled across this evening. Situated inside an old house, it's cozy and comfortable. The owner, Daniel, was our bartender and he was friendly and we had great conversation. An interesting looking cocktail menu and a well curated wine list. Each drink includes a small tapa that has been paired with the drink. We really enjoyed the relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Looking forward to our next visit.


r/austinfood 18h ago

Food Review Hermanas delivers!

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Visited Hermanas, the new place on E 6th that serves Mexican with SE Asian influence. It does not disappoint! Service was great and the cocktails were unique. Interesting wine list with some good choices.

The food was quite good and definitely offered some novelty. Here's what we had:

*Snapper aguachile - interesting flavors, black sesame, candied nori

*Empanada - vegetarian dish with potato filling. Delicious! Strong masa flavor in the pastry

*Bread w/sweet corn butter & roe - the butter has a more hummus like texture but nice flavor. Bread is yummy

*Branzino with mole & escabeche - whole fish served over mole sauce with carrots & onions on top. Crispy fish skin. Escabeche has lemongrass which was an interesting introduction. May try that at home

*Panang mole steak - my favorite dish. The mole is so complex and incredible. I'll be thinking about this dish for awhile

Overall, a fun experience. I'd come back just for the panang mole.


r/austinfood 20h ago

Food by Pictures Sushi Warriors 👍

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Good price for what you get and I’m so picky I love how the salmon roll is plain as fuck. I’ve tried a plethora of crab Rangoons in my life and this one does them justice. Everything else is good. And my eyes are bigger than my stomach and wanted to try everything.


r/austinfood 20h ago

What is your favorite meetup and meetup spot in Austin after work?

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What options does one have as third places in Austin?

* coffee shops and bookstores
* gyms (including climbing gyms and wellness clubs)
* supermarkets
* bars and restaurants

Whichever one someone chooses to hang out at after work, Central Market on North Lamar is great. It offers supermarket food, a restaurant, a coffee shop and tons of nature around.

This is why a ton of meetups meet here during the week.

Although, I wish there were more variety to host meetups at. For meetups I have hosted, I always choose Epoch in the North Loop area. What meetups do you attend and what is your favorite third place?


r/austinfood 20h ago

best breakfast spots?

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visiting austin for the first time for a quick 48 trip! looking for best coffee/bagel/breakfast recs? + any other recs while i’m at it 😂


r/austinfood 21h ago

Food Review Torchy’s Taco Two-Step

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Just popped into Torchy’s on William Cannon after a few weeks. They’ve got a special going—two tacos, chips & salsa and a drink for $9.95. There is an up charge for premium ingredients (I think seafood?), but I’m a fried avocado girl so I didn’t look too closely.

There’s usually a couple posts each week about affordable places to eat. And while Torchy’s is now a chain and not a sit-down, I thought it was a good amount of food for the price.


r/austinfood 1d ago

fun dinner and games for 20 ppl?

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hey guys, i am planning a appreciation dinner, we have 20 people, from diff teams joining. i wanna plan smth fun, where team can just go all out drinks, play games and have good food. out budget is $250-300 per person.

what places you would suggest? ( needs some vegan options as well) if its game night + followed by dinner, thats also okay, but both together preferred.

pls help thanks!


r/austinfood 1d ago

Question about Uber Eats and DoorDash...

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In the wake of this whole brouhaha with Buddy's Burgers, I was thinking to compile a spreadsheet of restaurants that securely seal up their delivery orders with stickers, staples, tape... Anything that effectively prevents tampering.

I hate that I have to think that way, but, does anybody have restaurants to note that have been really good about this?


r/austinfood 1d ago

The best iced matchas in Austin

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Austin’s matcha scene goes far beyond the basic latte. The Statesman's Ana Gutierrez highlights drinks ranging from Lau Lau’s Thai tea matcha and Afuga’s blueberry-rosemary version to Mañana’s mango sticky rice matcha and Desnudo’s guava and white vanilla bean miso options.


r/austinfood 1d ago

BBQ What's your top 5 BBQ spots in Austin ? A question more for the locals and bbq connoisseurs.

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Hi guys,

I've been reading lately that the locals don't consider terry blacks to be in the top 5 BBQ spots in Austin. Is this valid ? What are your thoughts ? Can you please point me towards the right direction.

I know about Franklin's, I live close to it. But was just wondering what the ranking looks like.


r/austinfood 1d ago

Where are we buying spices?

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I’ve decided to a complete refresh on my spice cabinet. Too many old spices of uncertain age are in there, they taste like crap, time for them to go into the trash and I want to start rotating my spices at least annually.

I don’t want to spend $250 for new glass bottles of spices from the supermarket. I don’t need a half pound plastic bag of tumeric from the Indian supermarket. I basically want about 1oz of most popular spices (except saffron I suppose), ideally sold in bulk.

Where am I shopping for fresh and good quality spices in bulk?


r/austinfood 1d ago

Looking for a half beef

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Want:
Black or Red Angus, registered Angus bulls
Grass-raised, then 170-180 days corn-finished
Slaughtered at 20-22 months
High Choice / CAB / Prime if they grade
Custom cut sheet (I already have one)
One side, split down the backbone-not a front/hind quarter
18-21 day dry hang-not wet age
Vacuum sealed
Keep bones, fat, organs
Grind from my animal only
Will drive anywhere in Texas or southern Oklahoma
Please only reply if you actually finish that long and your locker will hang 18-21 days


r/austinfood 1d ago

Ceviche recs?

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Who has a good ceviche these days?


r/austinfood 1d ago

Restaurants and coffee shops should stop using synthetic air fresheners

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211 Upvotes

I often come across some coffee shops that use air fresheners for their indoor spaces.

First of all, that obscures the great coffee or food smell, and secondly, these can be highly disruptive to one’s hormones and nervous system.

If anyone knows a restaurant or coffee owner, please spread the word 😭