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Hoofing It


h1 February 13th, 2006

You arrive in Austin. The hotel picks you up or you cab it and you find yourself Downtown. With no wheels, you can’t go to that BBQ place in Dripping Springs or sample the Mexican restaurants on the East Side. Fret not, Downtown has plenty to offer within walking distance (15 minutes by foot). Alas, the Bitter End burned down last year and will probably not reopen. However, there are plenty of other choices.

Cheaper

Iron Works
100 Red River St
(512) 478-4855

Iron Works is a SXSW or any other convention Downtown tradition for me. They do tasty brisket and ribs, as well as decent sausage. It’s not the Salt Lick, but you will not leave Texas having missed a good Q either. They also do a BBQ turkey plate, but in my opinion, that’s not BBQ.

Progress Coffee
500 San Marcos
(512) 493-0963

As the crow flies, Progress is close to the Convention Center, but considering you must cross under I-35 to get there I hesitate listing it here. However, the combination of friendly service, rockin’ Roast Beef and Brie sandwiches, tasty java, and free Wi-Fi make this a great oasis if you need to get away from the bustle. Tucked in the corner of a large warehouse complex of film production companies and music studios, Progress also has nice décor and better-than-average local coffeehouse art.

I got scooped by other bloggers, but the Taco Shack in the Frost Bank Tower is a personal downtown fave of mine too.

Whole Foods
6th and Lamar

Not walking distance per se and a grocery store you say? Well, with three themed restaurant stands in the store serving up good value fresh seafood, Italian, and homestyle, it’s worth investigating. This is the mother ship of Whole Foods. Even friends from California were impressed…

Pricier

Roaring Forks
Stephen F. Austin Hotel
701 Congress Ave. (@ Congress)

Lots of tasty new American cuisine to sample here. The last time I went, the Ahi Tuna was pretty darned good.

However, the true secret of the place is that inside the swank Roaring Forks bar, for Happy Hour you can grub down huge and fancy pants bacon cheese burgers and bowls of delicious pork green chile stew for $6. They make a mean drink here too. [Full disclosure: my writing partner bartends here.]

Moonshine
303 Red River

A new Southern fusion (!) restaurant—think chicken fried meets the chipotle pepper. Reports from my frequent downtown dining friend, Brendan: “The biscuits and gravy are particularly good. And even simple chicken tenders with honey-mustard sauce. The brunch is great too.”

Dona Emilia’s
101 San Jacinto Blvd
512-478-2520

Mexican and BBQ. That’s all we seem to do in Austin sometimes. Why not some South American cuisine instead? Try the Tamal Mixto—a nice change for someone who loves Texan and northern Mexican tamales.



77 comments to “Hoofing It”

  1. Just wanted to throw in a recommendation for hitting up the south side. Doc’s (1123 S Congress Ave) is a short walk from the river (I’ve done it many a time) and once you get there, you’ve got lots of reasonably priced eateries.

         by justin February 13th, 2006 at 11:08 am

  2. There’s always the bar food at Casino el Camino. Best wing burgers in town.

         by Patrick February 15th, 2006 at 11:30 am

  3. Other than Whole Foods, where can a brother get some good vegetarian eats? Any of these places have “slamming” veggie burgers? Please let a veggie-conscious people answer :-)

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