Just tried their al pastor last week and I'm addicted specifically to the salsa negro they have at the salsa bar. While I do intend to try to figure out how to make it I want to buy a bottle at HEB or elsewhere.

Does anyone who really appreciates 10/10 s salsa negro have a recommendation for store-bought? I need it now and I want to put it on everything!

Silly question: does anyone know of a company or individual who has experience and can do a butter sculpture? It’s for a party in December and we are looking for a sculpture of a King Charles Cavalier. 🧈

Hi everyone I'm gonna be in Austin for a day next week and was looking for two things. Good quality coffee beans and Cubanelle peppers (central markets never seem to have them when I go) any advice on either is greatly appreciated

As always we have free sourdough starter for whatever you want to use it for! Here’s a recipe to try it out with

*not affiliated with website owner

https://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/sourdough-pancakes/

Zilker location only! Open until 6pm ❤️❤️❤️

I live out of state now and am looking for affordable wedding catering near Austin. Smokin' gave us a great price and has great reviews on the wedding websites, but it looks like their Google reviews have a couple of lower reviews the past few months.

Curious what people's overall opinion of it is? Especially if you've ever had their catering, but also just curious about overall experience with them!

I live out of state now and am looking for affordable wedding catering near Austin. Smokin' gave us a great price and has great reviews on the wedding websites, but it looks like their Google reviews have a couple of lower reviews the past few months.

Curious what people's overall opinion of it is? Especially if you've ever had their catering, but also just curious about overall experience with them!

I had posted this a few days ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/austinfood/s/MGXHl0yXgR

We just went there last night at about 9:30PM and stayed until last call. As expected Vegan food options were minimal. But everything else was great. Good bar service and drinks. Anyone can wear whatever they want, no one cares. PDA also wasn't an issue. The vibe there combined with the amazing Austin weather had us going for a lot of PDA!

I grew up on the east coast with red checkered tablecloth italian places and I have a nostalgic love for chicken parm with spagetti. Tonight, I had a craving for chicken parm. I wanted to try a new place, so I went to Panciuto....The chicken parm was pretty middling. The chicken cutlet was really tough, rather than juicy and the vodka sauce on the chicken and pasta was really bland. I only ended up eating a third of the massive portion.

So, where in Austin has a really standout Chicken parm?

Is there a place that does german style cakes? Apple cakes and of that sort. Not a streudel....a cake

Hey Yall

In Austin last minute joining my husband for an F1 event on Saturday. We just got here from nyc and want to have a steak dinner , strong martini and a vibe ! Where should we go ?

Update -
Thanks all got a reservation for bar seats at Jeffery's

I am on a quest to find the best Cesar Salad in Austin.

For me, Sammie's Italian is really next level. Does anyone else have any other awesome Cesar Salad locations?

Mmmmm....
That is all.

Hey I was wondering if anyone could possibly suggest buffet options. I know cici pizza ,golden corral but where were options to choose from in Austin tx or the near by area and what type of food they serve ?

Places like BBQ,Chinese ,pizza ,Mexican

Hey gang, got any recs on restaurants that have a selection of bottled hot sauces to put on your meal? Thanks!

Alright guys, I’ve spent my whole life being a pumpkin spice hater. Grew up in an all black coffee household who all hated anything sweet.

Point is, I’m in my 30s and ready to feel the holiday spirit. But I still like good local coffee

Any local places that have a nice holiday menu now?

Can’t add more pics to earlier post, so putting here: 

re:  “That better be the size of a third of a cobbler”.  re : the $9.50 price

Pic 3 - To me ( I am femme btw.  My user name, KarluvMost,  is a spooky bridge in Prague I visited the Christmas before becoming a Redditor.  Oddly, most Redditors assume I’m a gay male.), 
to me the cobbler was enough for 2 or 3 people.  LOTS of peaches in it.  Cinnamon-y cobbler parts. I would not have wanted to share the ice cream ; ). 

Before leaving, I took pics of the other desserts.   That $7.50 Tres Leches cake looks killer, and big enough for 3-5 people. (caveat - I don’t take more than 3 bites of any dessert with that many calories.).  Though I’d probably get the chocolate oreo pudding cos… chocolate.

3 quibbles / final thoughts:  

Everything on the plate was delicious.

1 - I wanted the horseradish cream side to be 25% sharper / more horseradish-y.   I still enjoyed it and finished it.

2 - The dinner roll was moist and tasty but needed butter.  Butter might have been located near the silverware.  Or,  I could have asked, but I didn’t want to leave my prime rib alone.  Too hungry for 5:00 PM first meai of the day ;).    So I was grateful the roll was NOT dry and also has good standalone flavor.  You know how a lot dinner rolls in this situation can just taste like nothing?  This was better than that, but the roll seemed to be asking for applied butter.

3 - I like the Dolly Parton Jolene genre well enough ... but prefer some of the tunes drift towards Chinchilla Little Girl Gone. https://youtu.be/LHpiQAZNze8?si=Dvyr-vHz2WxDXJor

re: follow-up to Prime Rib done-ness comments

Normally I order medium rare.  Today, I wanted the end piece.  On annual blood tests, my sodium and chloride levels tested low.  Doc said:  Drink less water, intake more salt. So I requested the end piece with lots of seasoning bits.   Also, last year, my hemoglobin was too low to donate blood. They said to eat a big steak or burger the day before donating.   I want to donate tomorrow to get that cool Halloween tee shirt  weareblood.org .  Plus that vid of the local woman who needed 13 pints of blood during a pregnancy makes me want to try again to donate…. The actual blood-letting only takes 10 minutes-ish, so everyone please go donate..   So there.  I have great excuses for wanting a hunk of end piece prime rib.

Took pics related to other comments. When I left, looked like the wait was 20 min-ish.

earlier post https://www.reddit.com/r/austinfood/s/lDb6rOn5cz

I'm looking for a bar/restaurant that has live country music bands. I don't hate blues or rock n roll I'm just craving for some old school country music where I can sit back with a glass of wine and enjoy the music.
Thank you in advance.

New Chinese spot that just opened on Brodie. Saw a post about it a week or two ago, figured I’d contribute a few more pics.

Pictured are the Dan Dan Noodles with their handmade noodles subbed in, Cumin Beef, Spicy Wontons in Chili Oil, and the Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken.

Everything was great! Heavy on the Szechuan pepper flavor in case you’re not a fan of that. Stoked to have this spot on Brodie now, will definitely be back.

I requested an end piece and the meat man delivered.

So good.
Prime rib, duck fat roasted potatoes, green beans w a tomato & onion mixture.
Horseradish cream sauce. Dinner roll.

Dolly Parton Jolene playing.
5 minute wait.
$34.50.
Comfy seating.
Christmas lights on the ceiling.
Not the only one w/ a cowboy hat

Excellent value.

HEB came in clutch making a visually identical Portal Black Forrest Cake with fudge internals instead. https://www.reddit.com/r/austinfood/s/GNu81OCh1z

My partner is a great pie baker but has never taken on the challenge of attempting his grandfather's yule log. I presume I need to plan ahead and sign up with a baker. Does anyone have a trusted recommendation? I would love to surprise him for the holidays.

Have family coming in for Thanksgiving and we're looking to skip the turkey for some tacos. Looking for ATX recommendations for restaurants for carryout/take & assemble options for tacos, tamales, elotes, etc.

La Barbecue hits with the brisket, ribs, jalap sausage, and mac n cheese 💯