| # | Name | Rating | Price | Comments |
| 2 | 34th Street Cafe | 7 | $$$ | Very tasty food, trendy city atmosphere. Just off Lamar. |
| 3 | Abuelo's | 7 | $$ | Pretty good Mex, but Chuy's has nothing to worry about. |
| 4 | Al Capone's | 4 | $ | Cheap red Italian lunches. Not interesting. |
| 5 | Alamo Cafe (San Antonio) | 8 | $ | Worth the drive to San Antonio. Inexpensive, very good, and, consequently, crowded. Absolutely outstanding fresh flour tortillas with the chips and salsa. Try the bbq brisket quesadilla as an appetizer. |
| 6 | Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas | 7 | $ | The food's pretty good, but the movies are great! Can't beat watching new or old movies with beer and pizza. Burgers good, fries great, pizza okay, Buffalo chicken salad wonderful. |
| 7 | Alborz Persian Cuisine | 4 | $ | Very strange food, at least to my taste. Dry, not much flavor. |
| 8 | Alligator Grill (died) | 6 | $$ | Very good, unusual seafood and pasta dishes. |
| 9 | Antonio's Mexican | 7 | $$ | Good to very good. Better than most of the other places around. Second or third to Chuy's but that's still ahead of the rest. |
| 10 | Artz Ribs | 9 | $$ | Wonderful. Killer ribs of several varieties. Always voted best ribs in Austin, and for good reason. Little place, music evenings. Artz is having problems with health and finances. We need to patronize it more to keep it open. |
| 11 | Asia Cafe | 8 | $ | Real Chinese Chinese. Huge portions, family style. Many unusual dishes. So far: General Tso's good; Mongolian beef bland; Teppan pepper steak wonderful; orange chicken dandy. |
| 12 | Asti Trattoria | 5 | $$$ | Three perfect pea pods for three ten dollar bills. Not a good exchange. |
| 13 | Austin Diner | 8 | $ | Old-school diner. Breakfast all day. Fifties music. Shelves full of ancient toasters, mixers, other early "labor-saving" appliances. Oh, and the food is dandy. |
| 14 | Austin Land and Cattle Company | 8 | $$$$ | Very good steakhouse, but expensive and long waits. Not to be confused with the Texas Land & Cattle Co. |
| 15 | Austin Pizza Garden | 5 | $ | Great building (old courthouse) but ordinary pizza. Crust and sauce okay, undistinguished. |
| 16 | Azul Tequila (Round Rock) (died) | 6 | $ | Good for lunch. Unusual menu, e.g., six types of chili rellenos. Avoid the tortilla soup. |
| 17 | B B Rovers | 6 | $ | Good weekend breakfasts. Haven't tried the burgers yet. |
| 18 | Baby Acapulco | 5 | $ | Very indifferent Mex. Big local chain, though. The purple (Everclear)marg is all alcohol and no flavor. |
| 19 | Bahama Breeze (died) | 7 | $$ | Very good food, mainly Caribbean seafood and chicken. Large portions = leftovers. But the noise level at dinner is painful; lunch is quieter. |
| 20 | Bakehouse | 7 | $$ | If you feel that your cholesterol is too low, this is the place for you. Great comfort food. Good food in general. Open late. |
| 21 | Bangkok Cuisine | 5 | $$ | Competent pad thai, other dishes okay. They don't really understand peanut sauce, though. Needs more research. |
| 22 | Banzai Sushi | 7 | $ | Very cost-effective, student place. Nigiri good, except tamago is substandard. |
| 23 | Bear Rock Cafe (died) | 7 | $$ | Chain, but very good salads and sandwiches. |
| 24 | Bellagio | 8 | $$$ | Terrific Italian restaurant, innovative dishes. Patio with heaters and umbrellas. Hidden in an unassuming shopping center in the Jester area. |
| 25 | Benny's Bagels (died) | 8 | $ | Best of the local bagel places. Soft bagels in the modern style, not jaw-rigor-mortis-chewy, and very flavorful. Chain of some sort, but a good one. |
| 26 | Bill Miller's BBQ | 5 | $ | Weak. Large local chain. Acceptable meats, brisket okay, but boring sides. |
| 27 | Billy's on Burnet | 7 | $ | Very good burgers. Nice outside tables. |
| 28 | Blue Star Cafeteria | 6 | $$ | Bright, airy, and noisy. Good food, not great. |
| 29 | Boat House Grill | 8 | $$ | Really good burgers, and the best onion rings of recent memory. |
| 30 | Boatyard Grill | 6 | $ | Indoor/outdoor, next to Hula Hut, also owned by Chuy's. Burgers, sandwiches, salads. |
| 31 | Boiling Pot (died) | 7 | $$ | Boiled crab, shrimp, crawfish, and, for the non-seafood-faring, sausage. Rip 'em apart with your fingers, up to your elbows in shells and heads, yum. |
| 32 | Bombay Bistro | 8 | $$ | Very good. Nice atmosphere, light, clean. Lunch buffet with good variety. Naan is good if you get it fresh. Tikka masala is good, but korma is weak. |
| 33 | Brick Oven | 6 | $$ | Interesting pizzas, some good pasta dishes. |
| 34 | Broken Spoke | 6 | $ | One doesn't really go here for the food, but the bbq is pretty good. This is mainly a music venue with a stage in the back room and table seating for several hundred. |
| 35 | Brooklyn Pie Co. | 7 | $$ | Huge NY-style slices, by the slice, or whole pies. Toppings include a couple sausages and Italian meatball, which is dandy. |
| 36 | Bubba's Ice House (Cedar Park) | 5 | $$ | Good burgers, chicken fried steak, other Texas fare. |
| 37 | Buca di Beppo | 7 | $$ | Family-style Italian: giant dishes serve two or more. Very good, red and white. Don't go with fewer than four people. |
| 38 | Buffet Palace | 7 | $ | Better than it used to be, recently improved. Wide variety of Chinese and Japanese dishes, including all-you-can-stand sushi, some of which is quite good. |
| 39 | Cafe Josie | 7 | $$$ | Excellent food and wine list. Varied southwestern and other dishes. Very small; plan ahead. |
| 40 | Cafe Mia | 7 | $ | Great sandwich and pasta place. Pick ingredients from many choices. Try the gyro or the meatloaf. |
| 41 | Canolli Joe's | 7 | $$ | Italian buffet, huge variety of dishes, many of them really good. Meats, pastas, salads, pizzas, pastries, the whole nine pounds. Fast for a day before and diet for a week after. |
| 42 | Canyon Cafe (died) | 7 | $$ | Very good southwestern spin on Mexican. Unusual and tasty. |
| 43 | Carrabba's Italian Grill | 7 | $$ | Good, innovative Italian, and the crowds to prove it. Several in Austin and Houston. Romano cheese instead of Parmesan in all the recipes for some reason. |
| 44 | Catfish Parlour | 5 | $ | Fried fish, shrimp, cheese, taters, and salad bar. Cheap, homey, a cholesterol-rich environment. |
| 45 | Central Market Cafe | 7 | $$ | Very good sandwiches, soups, salads. Terrace for good weather. The parking is murder, but it's worth it. |
| 46 | Chango's | 7 | $ | Handmade Mexican semi-fast food. Very good. |
| 47 | Cheers pal. I do apicarpete the writing. | 1 | $$$ | Cheers pal. I do apicarpete the writing. |
| 48 | China Cafe | 6 | $$ | Better than average, and good for take-out. |
| 49 | China One (Round Rock) (died) | 3 | $ | Chinese and other buffet. Didn't like it. |
| 50 | China Star Buffet | 5 | $$ | Large buffet but not as good as advertised. Said to be by far the best. Nope. |
| 51 | Chinatown | 6 | $$ | Gets great reviews. Been there only once: one dish good, one bland. Try again. |
| 52 | Chipotle | 6 | $ | Good sandwich place. Well, burrito-style roll-ups, not sandwiches, and limited selection, but good. |
| 53 | Chuy's | 9 | $ | Best Mexican in town. Several locations, all crowded because they're great. The "chili festival" dishes are killer. And the Elvis special chicken! |
| 54 | CiCi's Pizza | 6 | $ | Chain pizza buffet. Mainly for the kiddies, but even my local pizza snob likes it. And incredibly cost effective. |
| 55 | Clay Pit | 5 | $$$ | Good Indian, some unusual dishes, sauces very rich. (Too rich for me.) |
| 56 | Conan's Pizza | 5 | $ | Pretty bland. |
| 57 | Cool River Cafe | 6 | $$$$ | Mucho expensive. And a good wine list at monstrous prices. Nice food and good service, but not for this kid. The food was not all that wonderful, regardless of the price. |
| 58 | County Line, The | 6 | $$ | Famous BBQ chain from Houston, not as wonderful as its PR, good but overrated. |
| 59 | Cozzoli's Pizza | 8 | $ | Great pizza! Maybe second to Homeslice, but not by much. Good crust, sauce, cheese, great crumbled sausage. Hard to locate but worth it. |
| 60 | Crawfish Shack | 7 | $$ | Crawfish, shrimp, crab, mild or spicy, boiled and delivered to your butcher-paper covered table. Shells on. You tear the poor creatures apart. Yum. And other goodies for people who don't like to play with their food. |
| 61 | Crepes (SoCo trailer) | 7 | $ | Unusual assortment of very tasty crepes, many types and fillings. Eat at nearby tables. |
| 62 | Cupcake (SoCo trailer) | 8 | $ | Outstanding (and large) cupcakes. Pick up dessert here. |
| 63 | Curra's Grill | 7 | $$ | Varied and unusual Mexican menu. Try the differently-spiced seafood and meat dishes. Avoid the chorizo (greasy). |
| 64 | D & J's BBQ (died) | 6 | $ | Tiny little sandwich and take-out place on Burnet, back by the farmer's market and Dog Almighty. Good bbq brisket, very cost-effective. |
| 65 | Dave & Buster's | 3 | $$ | Go for the video games, car racing, motorcycles, skee ball, and such, but not for the food. |
| 66 | Dimassi's Mediterranean Buffet | 4 | $ | Good selection of things I didn't like. |
| 67 | Din Ho Chinese Bar-b-q | 6 | $$ | So authentic that it's hard to find someone who speaks English to translate the menu. Very tasty food, though, whatever it was. |
| 68 | Dog Almighty | 6 | $ | Good local hot dog and fixin's place. |
| 69 | Double Dave's Pizza | 7 | $ | Outstanding crust. Weak tomato sauce and cheese. But try again. Take it home, sprinkle oregano on it, and re-bake it. Now doing a buffet at lunch, too. |
| 70 | Dragonfly | 3 | $$ | Crummy, greasy. In Lakeline Mall, choose a different place. |
| 71 | EZ's | 5 | $ | Diner across from Central Market, popular. Salads mediocre. Burgers rumored to be good, but haven't had yet. |
| 72 | El Arroyo | 5 | $$ | Okay Mexican for lunch. |
| 73 | El Chico | 6 | $ | Round Rock. Pretty good Tex-Mex, very good for a chain. |
| 74 | El Gringo | 6 | $$ | Unusual dishes, not just average enchiladas. |
| 75 | El Mercado | 4 | $$ | Good but not great. Overrated. |
| 76 | El Rey Mexican Food | 4 | $$ | Had the signature dish, nothing special. Good but not great. Rumored to be Sonoran rather than Tex-Mex. Overrated. |
| 77 | Elevation Burgers | 6 | $ | Better than average but not great. Oddly the burgers are mini. Very good shoestring fries, though. |
| 78 | Emperor Garden | 5 | $$ | Good sushi but not great. |
| 79 | Enchiladas y Mas | 7 | $ | Well above average plain Mex. A lot of flavor, good refritos. |
| 80 | European Bistro (aka Hungarian Bistro) | 6 | $$ | Budapest comes to Pflugerville. Mixed reviews: some food very good, some just okay. Good atmosphere. Service weak. |
| 81 | Fazoli's | 5 | $ | Bland Italian fast food. Several locally. |
| 82 | Filling Station | 7 | $ | Very good burger-and-fries place. Crowded but lots of parking in back. |
| 83 | Fire Bowl Cafe | 7 | $ | Quick stir-fry dishes for lunch or dinner, pretty good. Order then sit. Considerable variety. |
| 84 | Firehouse Subs | 8 | $ | Great sub shop chain. Subs range from really good to outstanding. The "Steamer" is my fave. |
| 85 | Fish City Grill (died) | 7 | $ | Good seafood, prepared in unusual ways. Have the chipotle shrimp appetizer. |
| 86 | Fish Daddy | 7 | $ | Surprisingly good for a chain. Reasonable selection of fish done various ways. |
| 87 | Five Guys Burgers | 7 | $ | Good burger, cheese, bacon. The bun, however, is soft and squishy. Mediocre fries, even with "Cajun seasoning," which seems to be just sprinkled cayenne. (National chain.) |
| 88 | Flores Mexican (died) | 4 | $$ | Mediocre, bland. Don't go back. |
| 89 | Flying Tomato Pizza | 7 | $ | Not the best but very good, and variety. Lunch buffet, too, as many places do. |
| 90 | Fortune Chinese Seafood Restaurant | 7 | $ | Dim sum, great variety, wonderful hot chili sauce. |
| 91 | Fran's Hamburgers | 5 | $ | Good burgers and fries, but not the best, as was rumored. Smile as the grease drips down your elbows and your arteries harden. |
| 92 | Freda's Seafood | 8 | $$ | Varied and very good seafood dishes, many with a Cajun flavor, not just plain fish. Also does Sunday buffet brunch, mainly seafood dishes, and very nice. |
| 93 | Fredericksburg Brewing Company | 7 | $$ | In Fredericksburg, this is the place to go. Crowded, lines, but very good comfort food. Burgers, chicken fried steak, and real German schnitzels and sausages. You can wait in the bar at the back and choose from several beers from their brewery. |
| 94 | Freebird's World Burrito | 8 | $ | Design your own from a large variety of ingredients, then make figures out of the aluminum foil afterwards. Much more varied and better than Chipotle. |
| 95 | Fresh Choice | 6 | $ | Salad and soup cafeteria with lots of other dishes as well. Much better than its competition. |
| 96 | Fujian Grand China Buffet | 6 | $ | Not good the first time I tried it. Big selection but few distinguished dishes. Better the second time. |
| 97 | Fujiyama | 5 | $ | Well-made sushi, but bland, no flavor in the fish or the rice. |
| 98 | Fuschak's Pit BBQ | 4 | $$ | Disappointing. Ordinary, not much flavor. |
| 99 | Galaxy Cafe | 7 | $$ | Very good sandwiches, burgers, salads, breakfast. |
| 100 | Gattiland | 5 | $ | Another pizza buffet for the kiddies. Acceptable if that's what you want. |
| 101 | Gino's (Round Rock) | 7 | $ | Good plain red Italian. Very good, cheap lunches. Pizza sometimes terrific, sometimes okay. |
| 102 | Golden Wok | 6 | $$ | Dim sum or Chinese off the menu. Unusual flavors in the sauces, not bad but not great. |
| 103 | Green Mesquite BBQ | 6 | $ | Better than average, but not great by Texas standards. Okay brisket, good sausage. |
| 104 | Guero's | 5 | $$ | Good and unusual Mexican on South Congress. Clinton liked it. |
| 105 | Gumbo's | 9 | $$$ | Wonderful Cajun dishes. And crowded because of it. Go early to get a table. Killer. News: sorry, downtown closed. New location on 360 near Davenport. |
| 106 | Habana | 8 | $$ | Great Cuban in south Austin and on 6th St. Crowded, noisy, family place with real food. |
| 107 | Hangtown Grill | 6 | $ | Okay sandwiches. |
| 108 | Hao-Hao (Round Rock) | 5 | $ | Okay but undistinguished Vietnamese noodles and soups. |
| 109 | Hat Creek Burgers | 6 | $ | Competent cheeseburger. Fries need work; real potatoes but not crisp. They brag that their meat is "fresh, never frozen," but if you didn't care about that, you would never notice. |
| 110 | Heavenly Dog | 7 | $ | Great hot dogs, variety of trimmings. Tiny place. |
| 111 | Hill Country Pasta House (620 S of 183) | 6 | $$ | Good Italian out in the 'burbs. Pray that you don't get the moron waiter we got last time. |
| 112 | HoHo Chinese BBQ | 7 | $ | Very large selection of seafood and BBQed and marinated pork, chicken, duck dishes. And tasty. If it holds up on the next visit, will be promoted to an 8. |
| 113 | Hog Island Deli | 9 | $ | Absolutely the best Philly cheesesteaks in Austin. Just wonderful. |
| 114 | Hole in the Wall (died) | 7 | $ | Great hamburger joint. The homemade kettle-fried chips are outstanding. Thirteen beers on tap. |
| 115 | Homeslice Pizza | 9 | $ | Great pizzeria, but the slice or by the pie. The best we have found in Austin. Terrific crust, sauce, cheese, very NY-style. |
| 116 | Hometown Buffet | 7 | $ | Right next to Fry's, one-stop geek shopping for electronic toys and Oriental food. Good buffet, widely varied, including some seafood dishes that are said to be authentic. Includes sushi and a Mongolian-style grill in addition to the usual. |
| 117 | Hoover's Cooking | 6 | $$ | Good, basic eats, like Threadgill's with a little more spice. The chicken-fried steak is similarly overrated. |
| 118 | Houston's | 6 | $$$ | Pretty good standard American dishes, but not as good as reputed to be. |
| 119 | Hudson's on the Bend | 6 | $$$$ | Very famous game restaurant. Way overrated. |
| 120 | Hula Hut | 6 | $$ | Mexican (owned by Chuy's) on the lake, crowded, noisy. Patio in good weather. Not up to Chuy's standards. |
| 121 | Hunan Lion | 7 | $$ | Very good Chinese, very flavorful. Lunches and Sunday brunch buffet. |
| 122 | Hut's Hamburgers | 8 | $ | An Austin institution. Great greaseburgers, great fries, onion rings you can use as bracelets. |
| 123 | Hwa Yuan | 5 | $ | Chinese buffet, well down the list in this town. |
| 124 | Hyde Park Grill | 8 | $$ | Great burgers, tuna steak sandwiches, good salads. In the running for the best fries in Austin. An institution. |
| 125 | Ichiban Sushi | 7 | $$ | Good sushi, above average. I noted that some of the fish was pre-sliced, for speed I assume. And, yes, the service was fast. |
| 126 | Iguana Grill | 5 | $$ | On Lake Travis. Fun, pretty good margaritas. Food not wonderful. The Oasis has a much better view. |
| 127 | India Palace | 8 | $ | Indian buffet. Far West area. Many very good entrees, reasonable variety. Much better than we expected, and better than others in town. |
| 128 | Iron Cactus | 8 | $$$ | Excellent Southwestern restaurant. One of our favorites. Fun bar, too. Locations on Sixth Street and at the Arboretum. Free valet parking at Arboretum/Gateway site. Now does a Sunday brunch, too, roll-your-own omelets and fajitas. |
| 129 | Iron Works Barbecue | 7 | $$ | Good bbq downtown. Have to go again to try more things. |
| 130 | Japon Sushi | 5 | $$ | Not thrilled, though some patrons were. Seemed vanilla to me. |
| 131 | Jazz | 6 | $$ | Cajun on Sixth St. Gumbo and creole good; blackened fish not very blackened. Try again. |
| 132 | Jersey Mike's Subs | 8 | $ | The second-best cheesesteaks in Austin. (Second to Hog Island.) Wonderful, and authentic. |
| 133 | Jim's Family Restaurant | 3 | $ | Pretty terrible chain. Avoid. |
| 134 | Joe's | 6 | $ | Burgers, beers, sports. Noisy and friendly. |
| 135 | Joe's Bar and Grill | 7 | $ | Good burgers, atmosphere. Loud, though. |
| 136 | Johnny Carino's Country Italian | 8 | $$ | Very good Italian, usual and unusual meat and pasta dishes. Must have the pepperoni bread. Try the chicken pasta with gorgonzola sauce, killer. |
| 137 | K-Bob's Steakhouse | 4 | $$ | Good plain food, but a little too plain. The much-touted chicken fried steak is maybe a little better than average. Many desserts on the salad bar, if that's what you're looking for. |
| 138 | Ka-Prow | 7 | $$ | Good sushi and Thai. Some unusual menu items. |
| 139 | Katz's Deli | 6 | $$ | "Katz's Never Kloses." 24 hour breakfast and deli. Good, not great. Hardly the Carnegie Deli. Manny Hattan's is better (but not at midnight). |
| 140 | Kerbey Lane Cafe | 6 | $ | Okay local joint. Very popular for breakfast and lunch items. Killer pancakes for breakfast and some good salads and burgers. |
| 141 | Kim Phung | 7 | $$ | THE noodle restaurant in this town. Several kinds of noodles with lots of toppings. The non-noodle dishes are pretty weak, though. |
| 142 | Kim Son | 7 | $$ | Above average dim sum. And an excellent chili oil made in-house. |
| 143 | Kitchen Door | 6 | $ | Good sandwiches and soups. Limited selection at Far West Blvd location, which is tiny. |
| 144 | Kneaded Pleasures | 5 | $ | Sandwiches and salads, crowded at lunch. Mediocre. Weak chili, but terrific fries. |
| 145 | Kobe Steak House | 7 | $$$ | Very good Japanese hibachi-style (think Benihana). New sushi bar, too, that we haven't tried yet. |
| 146 | Korea Garden Sushi | 5 | $$ | Okay, perfectly acceptable, undistinguished. |
| 147 | Korea House | 6 | $ | Sushi only medium, but tamago was good. Popular, even crowded. Big portions, but bland (for bulkogi). Have to try again, since a lot of people seem to like it. |
| 148 | Koreana | 4 | $$$ | Okay Korean, not great. Haven't tried the sushi. |
| 149 | Kyoto II | 7 | $$ | Good sushi and Japanese dishes. Well above average. |
| 150 | La Feria | 5 | $ | Mediocre Mex. Just not much distinctive flavor. The neon rates a 7, the food 5, the mariachis 4. |
| 151 | La Madeleine | 7 | $$ | Chain of very good French cafeterias and bakeries. Real butter, real quiche, great soups and breads. |
| 152 | La Margarita | 6 | $$ | Good Mexican, not great or unusual. |
| 153 | La Tapatia | 7 | $ | Neighborhood Mex on 183 and other locations. Extremely cheap, reasonable food. Apparently authentic, judging by clientele. |
| 154 | Landry's Seafood House (died) | 5 | $$$ | Good but not great. Overrated. |
| 155 | Little Saigon (died) | 4 | $ | Vietnamese and Chinese. Some good, some not so good, overall not wonderful. Might give it a second try. |
| 156 | Logan's Road House | 5 | $ | Okay burgers and such, but very, very salty. Killer rolls the only redeeming item I could find. |
| 157 | Lone Star Cafe | 5 | $ | Good burgers and other family fare. Big local chain. |
| 158 | Louisiana Longhorn Cafe (Round Rock) | 7 | $$ | Very tasty Cajun po-boys, etouffee, dirty rice. Outstanding boudins (Cajun sausage). |
| 159 | Luby's | 5 | $ | Local cafeteria chain. Weak but not dangerous. |
| 160 | Lucky Dog | 8 | $ | Chicago comes to Austin: spicy sausage sandwiches, several kinds, and steak sandwiches. Great place for lunch. |
| 161 | Macaroni Grill (Romano's) | 7 | $$ | Chain of Italian grills. Okay, and recently improved. Better if you're picky about what you have. |
| 162 | Magnolia | 8 | $$ | A little of everything, and all of it great. Little diner with little parking lot and big fan club. |
| 163 | Maiko | 7 | $$ | Good sushi and sashimi, some unusual roll combinations. Trendy and crowded. |
| 164 | Malaga Tapas & Bar | 8 | $$ | Excellent. Wide variety of tapas dishes of seafood, veggies, meats, cheeses, sauces. Stay for a couple hours having one of these, one of those. Good wine selection, too. |
| 165 | Mama Fu's | 7 | $ | Order then sit, unusual selection of Chinese dishes, some very good. Chain. |
| 166 | Mandarin House | 5 | $ | Small buffet. A couple interesting dishes, but not memorable. |
| 167 | Mandola's Italian Market | 8 | $$ | Restaurant and market of celeb chef. Good dishes. Order then find a table, indoor in the a/c or outdoor by the fountain. The market makes breads, mozzarella, gelato daily. |
| 168 | Mangia Chicago Stuffed Pizza | 6 | $$ | Pizza, upside-down Chicago style, they say. In any case, good toppings and sauce. The wheat crust is too dry, though. |
| 169 | Mangiano's | 7 | $$ | Better than expected for a chain restaurant. |
| 170 | Mann's BBQ | 7 | $ | Good selection of central Texas style BBQ: brisket, sausage, chicken. |
| 171 | Manny's (formerly Manny Hattan's) | 9 | $$ | Great deli! Not the Carnegie, but then nothing else is. Outstanding meats, sandwiches. Beware the greasy (but tasty) onion rings. |
| 172 | Manuel's | 6 | $$$ | Good Mexican. Inconsistent. Sometimes very good. |
| 173 | Maru | 7 | $$ | Good to very good sushi. |
| 174 | Masala Wok | 7 | $ | Order-then-sit Indian. Curry dishes come with rice and nan. Sauces good to very good. If you want it spicy, ask for "hot." The nan is weak, a little thin, but okay. |
| 175 | Matt's El Rancho | 6 | $$ | Very good Mexican. A local institution in south Austin. |
| 176 | Maudie's Cafe | 6 | $$ | Good Tex-Mex. Small, crowded. Queso rumored to be the best in town. |
| 177 | McCormick & Schmick | 7 | $$ | In the Frost Bank building. Great bar food happy hours and weekends, cheap with the drinks. Calamari and burgers to start. |
| 178 | Mesa Hills Cafe | 5 | $$ | Okay salads, undistinguished. But a large menu that requires more sampling. |
| 179 | Mesa Ranch | 7 | $$ | Dandy country place with steaks and lots of other things on the menu. Go back and try some more. There is now a second one in south Austin. |
| 180 | Mesa Rosa | 8 | $ | Good local Mexican neighborhood place, and inexpensive and fast, and loud and crowded and fun. Some unusual dishes, too. Best restaurant neon in town at the new 620 location. |
| 181 | Mesquite Grill BBQ | 6 | $ | Good to very good, esp. sausage, but not up to Rudy's. |
| 182 | Mezzaluna (died) (twice) | 5 | $$$ | Unusual Italian, spotty quality. Tried several times. |
| 183 | Midori Sushi | 7 | $$ | Very good sushi and a moderate Japanese menu, too. Change of management, 100% staff turnover. Not sure if quality will be up to par for a while. Slow. |
| 184 | Mighty Fine Burgers | 8 | $ | Nearly the best burgers in town. Simple menu of burger choices (and a lonely chili dog), add-ons, condiments, sodas, and shakes. Crinkle-cut fries. Order then sit. Great greaseburgers. |
| 185 | Mikado Ryotei | 5 | $$$ | Really pricey and really not exceptional sushi and Japanese. |
| 186 | Mirabelle | 7 | $$$ | Fancy food but very informal atmosphere. No problem with jeans so long as you bring money. Good selection of unusual dishes, extensive wine list. |
| 187 | Mom's Cafe (Round Rock) | 6 | $ | Pretty good burgers and sandwiches for lunch. |
| 188 | Momiji Sushi | 8 | $$ | Very good neighborhood sushi place. Sunday thru Thursday dinners, most rolls and nigiri are half price. Some unusual items, too, like sweet potato roll, which is dandy, several colors of tobiko. |
| 189 | Mongolian Grill | 8 | $ | Standard Mongolian-type grill, many choices of ingredients and make-your-own sauces. Very tasty, good, economical. |
| 190 | Montana Mike's | 6 | $$ | Family-style steak house, pretty good steak and mashed. |
| 191 | Monument Cafe (Georgetown) | 8 | $ | Great diner, breakfast/lunch food. Just off I-35. |
| 192 | Moonie's Burgers | 9 | $ | THE best burger in Austin. Thick burger, many toppings, big toasted bun. Crispy fries and sweet potato fries, and wonderful onion rings. |
| 193 | Moonshine | 7 | $$ | Really nice restaurant in old downtown building. Steaks, fish, pork, all with great coatings and sauces, unusual salad combos. And great Sunday brunch. |
| 194 | Ms. B's | 7 | $$ | Heart-stopping (rich, not spicy) Cajun. Bisque and etouffee sauce start with a stick of butter. Flavors to die for. |
| 195 | Musashino | 9 | $$$ | Best sushi in town, great. Said by many travelers to be as good as Tokyo. Three or four chefs, so fast service. Open dinner only, 5:30-10:30, no Mondays. |
| 196 | Nagoya Steak & Sushi | 7 | $$ | Nice new place on 620. Sushi good to very good. Unusual and very good presentation of tamago (egg, sushi dessert). Have not tried the hibachi side yet. |
| 197 | New China Buffet | 6 | $$ | Good Chinese dinner buffet. Many dishes, varied, very good. Better than Buffet Palace, in my opinion. Glad it's in my neighborhood. |
| 198 | Niki's Pizza | 6 | $ | Crust has great texture but not much flavor. Tomato sauce bland, but can be rescued with enough oregano. |
| 199 | Ninfa's Mexican (died) | 7 | $$ | Really good. The best frijoles we've ever had. But the chain (from Houston) just changed hands, we hear. |
| 200 | Noble Pig | 8 | $ | Sandwiches in this little place on 620 in NW. Avoid the lamb, which is stringy, but the pork and bacon are terrif. |
| 201 | Noodleism | 7 | $$ | Very good various noodles with oriental things on top. Very modern interior place down on 5th Street. |
| 202 | North & South China | 9 | $$ | Excellent Chinese buffet, the best we've found in this area so far. The dishes on the large buffet all taste distinctly different, and mostly wonderful. Some sushi, too. |
| 203 | North by Northwest | 6 | $$ | Local microbrewery with a variety of American and Continental fare, pretty good but not exceptional. |
| 204 | O'Daku Sushi | 7 | $$ | Lots better than average. Good rolls. They tend to make the rolls large diameter. |
| 205 | Oasis, The | 8 | $$ | Multi-level sunset lounge on the side of a very high hill overlooking Lake Travis. Food is okay. Margaritas are good, and large. View is terrific. We go in December in short sleeves just to get our pictures taken that way. |
| 206 | Oishi Sushi House (died) (twice) :-( | n/a | n/a | Thai and sushi buffet. The sushi slices may be a bit thin, but you can always get more. Take a big group for a fun lunch. Died recently but was reborn as a similar Thai restaurant and sushi bar. Died again, reborn as mediocre Chinese buffet. |
| 207 | Old Alligator Grill, The (died) | 8 | $$ | Very good Cajun in very informal old wood bar atmosphere. Try blackened fish covered with etoufee and dirty rice on the side, yum. Part of the movie Office Space was shot in here. |
| 208 | Omelettry, The | 6 | $ | Popular and inexpensive neighborhood place for breakfast and lunch. Pretty good. |
| 209 | Opal Divine's | 5 | $$ | Many,many beers. Mediocre food. |
| 210 | Origami | 4 | $$ | Sushi barely acceptable. |
| 211 | Original Pancake House, The | 6 | $$ | Killer breakfast treats. |
| 212 | Osaka Mansun | 8 | $$ | Good sushi, very large selection of really good rolls. Good Japanese dishes, limited selection but very well done. Great neighborhood Japanese place. |
| 213 | P. F. Chang's China Bistro | 6 | $$$ | Very good, very unusual Chinese food. Extremely crowded, too. Free valet parking. (Chain from San Diego.) |
| 214 | Pacific Star Seafood | 7 | $ | Good broiled and fried fish. A little heavy on the butter, but that may be a forgivable sin. |
| 215 | Papa Murphy's Take & Bake Pizza | 5 | $ | Boring. The thin crust is better than the thick. |
| 216 | Pappadeaux Seafood | 6 | $$ | Cajun seafood chain from Houston, owned by the same family as Pappasito's Mexican. Extremely crowded at any time, bring a book to wait. |
| 217 | Pappasito's | 7 | $$ | Local chain from Houston. Haven't actually been to this one, but the ones in Houston are very good Tex-Mex. |
| 218 | Pavarotti Italian (died) | 3 | $$ | A real disappointment. Three dishes with very different descriptions all had the same sauce: bland, bland, and bland. Could it have been the chef's night off on a Saturday? |
| 219 | Pei Wei | 6 | $ | Design your own, order then eat Chinese. Not as good as Firebowl. |
| 220 | Peony | 7 | $$$ | Very good Chinese, great variety as well as traditional dishes. |
| 221 | Phil's Ice House | 8 | $ | Very good burger joint, attached to Amy's Ice Cream on Burnet. (Rumor says that Phil is Mr. Amy.) Innovative burger and fixins combos, and sweet potato fries. Also mini-burger sampler plate for the indecisive. |
| 222 | Pho Kim | 6 | $ | Vietnamese soup and noodle bowl place, good for lunch, and popular. |
| 223 | Phoenicia Bakery | 7 | $ | Not a restaurant, but a great Greek grocery store with a killer selection of olives, cheeses, pastries, and imported goodies. |
| 224 | Pizza Nizza | 4 | $$ | Unusual, very crispy crust and very little cheese. Mediocre. |
| 225 | Pok-e-Jo's Smoke house | 3 | $$ | The weakest of the local chains. Most of the time the meats are dry and flavorless. |
| 226 | Polvo's | 4 | $ | Much advertising, but the day I had their lunch buffet it was all the same, and not very interesting. |
| 227 | Primo 360 | 7 | $ | The gelato joint next to the Arbor theater. Very good gelato, like eight or ten flavors most days. Many coffees, pastries, and such, too. Sit and relax after the movie. |
| 228 | Promise Pizza | 7 | $ | Very good thick crust. Sweet tomato sauce could use more oregano. Drawback: 'all natural' sodas = Brand X and no diet anything. |
| 229 | Pyramids | 7 | $$ | Good Greek. Some traditional dishes absent from the menu, but some very tasty unusual dishes added. |
| 230 | Quality Seafood | 6 | $ | Good fish dinners and sandwiches. Also, the only serious fish market in town. |
| 231 | Ranch 616 | 8 | $$ | Very good Southwestern and Texan menu. Great interior, too. |
| 232 | Razoo's | 5 | $$ | New Cajun place from Dallas. Good for the kiddies, or for adults whose arteries can withstand fried everything. Good blackened fish, though. |
| 233 | Reale's | 8 | $ | Very good red Italian and pizzas. Neighborhood place, not much known but crowded anyway. |
| 234 | Red Brick Pizza | 4 | $ | Pizza lite. Insubstantial crusts and strange flavors at that. |
| 235 | Red, Hot & Blue (died) | 6 | $ | Various forms of bbq, Memphis style, good so far. Actually has good pulled pork. Chain, I'm told. |
| 236 | Roaring Fork | 8 | $$$ | Outstanding downtown restaurant. Variety of beef and fish, great wine list. |
| 237 | Rockfish (died) | 7 | $$ | Good to very good fish, unusual preparations, sauces. Terrif for lunch. |
| 238 | Rockin' Tomato Pizza | 8 | $ | Good pizza, salad, soup buffet. The soups are surprisingly good. The cheesesteak and pepperoni stromboli are absolutely killer. |
| 239 | Romeo's | 9 | $$ | Wonderful Italian restaurant. The one on Barton Springs Road has a lovely outdoor patio for temperate lunches and dinners. |
| 240 | Roppolo's Pizza | 8 | $ | Nearly the best in the area. Good crust, good toppings, not too runny. Dandy. |
| 241 | Rosie's Tamale House | 4 | $ | Very different Mexican, not great, but very inexpensive, family place. |
| 242 | Round Rock BBQ | 5 | $ | Until recently, the only place in the area with decent pulled pork. Little hole in the wall. |
| 243 | Ruby's BBQ | 5 | $$ | Overrated. Does well because it's right next to the campus. Do not confuse with bbq places of similar spelling. |
| 244 | Rudino's Pizza (Cedar Park) | 7 | $ | Good crust, good sausage. Cut into squares instead of wedges. The sauce needs a little extra oregano on it. |
| 245 | Rudy's BBQ | 9 | $ | The best bbq in the area, we think. (Except for ribs; go to Artz.) Plastic trays and butcher paper. Moist brisket is killer; lean brisket and smoked turkey breast are wonderful. Several kinds of ribs, sausage. At least three sites in Austin. Oh, and wonderful breakfast tacos until 11. |
| 246 | Ryan's Family Steakhouse | 6 | $ | Very popular buffet place. Less bland than the average. |
| 247 | Sago Modern Mexican | 4 | $$ | Undistinguished. |
| 248 | Saltgrass Steakhouse (Round Rock) | 7 | $$ | Surprisingly decent for a chain steakhouse. Good steaks and salads. Also retail sales of steaks. |
| 249 | Salvation Pizza | 5 | $ | Acceptable but undistinguished. |
| 250 | Sambet's Cajun Deli | 7 | $ | Wonderful soups and sandwiches. However, the place doesn't really feel clean, so you may wish to get your food to go. |
| 251 | Sampaio's | 5 | $$ | Brazilian. Exotic sounding but not all that tasty. |
| 252 | Sarovar | 7 | $$ | Very good northern Indian. Excellent dishes with sauces and breads. Okay rice. Sweet mango chutney, homemade, was weak. |
| 253 | Satay | 6 | $$ | Good Thai, especially take-out. Classic pad thai, satay, chicken-basil dishes. Popular. |
| 254 | Seranno's Cafe | 4 | $$ | Mediocre Mexican food plus higher prices add up to no return trip. |
| 255 | Shady Grove | 6 | $ | Good outdoor place on Barton Spring. Queso, burgers, salads, fun. |
| 256 | Shanghai River | 4 | $ | Weak buffet, bland, some greasy. Too bad. Would be nice to have another good choice right next to Alamo Drafthouse North. |
| 257 | Shilla Sushi | 7 | $$ | The only Korean BBQ place we've found in Austin |
| 258 | Shoal Creek Saloon | 7 | $ | Very good Cajun food and burgers in rowdy, fun bar atmosphere. |
| 259 | Silver Grill | 7 | $$ | Good burgers, outstanding fries and potato salad, good slaw. The bbq is weaker: the turkey was pieces-parts and not very smoky, and the pulled pork was way too salty. Beware the "Cheddar Pour," which is way too large for any normal human. Used to be "J & J BBQ & Burgers." |
| 260 | Sirloin Stockade | 6 | $ | Better than average chain of American dinner buffet places. Better than Golden Corral, fersherr. |
| 261 | Son Thai | 7 | $ | Vietnamese noodle bowls and rice plates. Very tasty chicken and pork, spring rolls. And fruit smoothies with pearls. |
| 262 | South Congress Cafe | 8 | $$ | Terrific, imaginative Southwestern, in comfortable modern surroundings. Wonderful flavors and combinations. |
| 263 | Star Seeds | 7 | $ | Good diner/dive right on I-35. 24 hours. Breakfast anytime. Unusual combinations, tasty, and huge portions. |
| 264 | Star of India | 5 | $ | Barely passable Indian. A lot of Indians won't go there. Lunch/dinner buffet. |
| 265 | Steiner Ranch Steak House | 5 | $$$ | Way overrated on the first visit. Will give it another chance if someone else is paying. |
| 266 | Stone House Grill | 3 | $$ | Not good. Maybe we just had the wrong dishes, but really didn't like it. |
| 267 | Stubb's | 6 | $$ | Good bbq, but not the best. The Sunday morning gospel buffet is fun if you get a good band. |
| 268 | Sushi Sake | 5 | $$$ | Good sushi but not great. The best sticky sushi rice I have ever tasted, but other elements bland. |
| 269 | Suzi's China Grill | 8 | $$ | Very good Chinese, unusual and unique dishes. Good atmosphere, popular. |
| 270 | T C Noodle House | 7 | $ | Very good Chinese, and some unusual dishes seen nowhere else. |
| 271 | T&S Seafood | 8 | $$ | Really, really good for weekend dim sum. Some westernized, some authentic. Crowded, so go early. |
| 272 | Tacodeli | 8 | $ | Great variety of unusual tacos. Very crowded at lunch for good reason. |
| 273 | Taj Palace | 7 | $$ | Very good Indian. Great curries and bread. Tried this again several times, not quite up to the first experience. Not quite Gaylord's of Palo Alto, but then what is. |
| 274 | Taqueria Arandas | 7 | $ | (The one on Burnet Rd.) Popular, ultra-cheap, lots of food, and pretty good. The pork is especially tasty. |
| 275 | Tea House | 7 | $ | Brand new, Vietnamese and Chinese. Good noodle bowls (bun). Now does dim sum Sundays, very good. |
| 276 | Texadelphia | 3 | $ | Sort of a steak sandwich, but the city of Philadelphia should sue for misuse of the name. |
| 277 | Texas Chili Parlor | 6 | $ | Good but not great. |
| 278 | Texas French Bread Co. | 3 | $ | Disappointingly bland. The French should sue. |
| 279 | Texas Grill (Bastrop) | 7 | $ | Out of the area, but deserves a mention for their absolutely outstanding chicken fried steak. |
| 280 | Texas Land and Cattle Co. | 7 | $$ | Not great but pretty durn good. Chain. At least three locations in Austin. Crowded, long waits. The "signature smoked sirloin steak," the chipotle chicken, and the salads are good to very good. Tends to be salty, but not nearly so bad as Outback. |
| 281 | Texas Roadhouse | 7 | $$ | Good chain. Good burgers, great ribs. Partly owned by Willy. |
| 282 | Thai Spice | 7 | $ | Dandy lunch buffet, very tasty and varied. In the little shopping center next to Fry's. Just took over the late Oishi Sushi House, now sushi buffet plus limited Thai menu; still pretty good. |
| 283 | The Bagelry (died) | 3 | $ | Pass on this one. Tough and bland. Dead now, I think. |
| 284 | Threadgill's | 6 | $$ | Another local institution. Good, plain food, comfort food. Sorry to report that the chicken fried steak is way overrated, mediocre. Claim to fame: Janis Joplin got her start here. |
| 285 | Tien Hong (died) | 7 | $$ | Dim sum weekends. Good, but the food is just not as good as T&S. Better atmosphere, tablecloths and all, and. |
| 286 | TinTinNio (died) | 8 | $$$ | Outstanding new, imaginative Italian restaurant. Wonderful combination dishes, and very attentive. |
| 287 | Tino's Greek Cafe | 6 | $ | Very much like Zorba's. Gyro plate with sides. |
| 288 | Tokyo Steak House | 7 | $$ | Very good sushi, and hibachi grill tables. |
| 289 | Torchy's Tacos (S. 1st St. trailer) | 7 | $ | Variety of very good tacos, to-go or eat at nearby tables. |
| 290 | Tree House | 6 | $$$ | Good Italian. Nice atmosphere, experience. Local landmark with giant tree. |
| 291 | Tres Amigos | 6 | $$ | Good but not great. Very cheesy. |
| 292 | Trudy's Mexican | 7 | $ | Another local institution. Good Tex-Mex, imaginative, tasty. One location has a breakfast buffet on weekends that is very good. |
| 293 | Tuscany Market | 4 | $$$ | Very overpriced, typical $40-and-still-nothing-for-dinner kind of place, price per serving way out of line. And boring pizza. |
| 294 | Twin Dragon | 6 | $$ | Good dim sum, wide selection. Maybe even a little too authentic, with duck feet and tripe soup. |
| 295 | Ultimate Cheesecake | 5 | $$ | Cheesecakes of various types to go; also delivery. Not bad but not nearly so good as the owner says it is. |
| 296 | Umi Sushi | 8 | $$ | Great sushi, decor, moderate prices. Too bad it's so far south, hard to get to from our neighborhood. |
| 297 | Verandah | 6 | $$ | Good burgers and salads. Huge menu with amazing variety. But too nice for its location in a downscale shopping center. |
| 298 | Vespaio | 7 | $$$ | Famous, popular, expensive Italian cuisine, dinner only. |
| 299 | Walburg Biergarten | 7 | $$ | Real sauerbraten and wienerscnhitzel, and imported German beer bottled and on tap. |
| 300 | Waterloo Ice House (Round Rock) (died) | 3 | $ | Big menu but blah. And appallingly bad service. |
| 301 | West Lynn Cafe | 7 | $$ | Vegetarian, very good, variety of complex dishes. |
| 302 | WhichWich | 8 | $ | Outstanding design-your-own sandwich place, crowded at lunch because it's really good. (Chain.) |
| 303 | Yaghi's New York Pizza | 7 | $$ | Very good pizza, great crust, yes New York style. However, weak tomato sauce, needs doctoring with oregano. |
| 304 | Z Tejas | 9 | $$$ | Excellent Southwestern fare, one of our favorite places. On Sixth Street and at the Arboretum, where they even have a deck with a view of Great Hills. |
| 305 | Zakia's Greek Cuisine | 5 | $ | Indifferent. Good grape leaves. Very weird moussaka, an eggplant stew instead of lasagna-like casserole. |
| 306 | Zax | 6 | $$ | Interesting fare, varied and unusual menu, well done. |
| 307 | Zen | 7 | $ | Japanese fast food, believe it or not. Rice dishes covered with spicy chicken and other goodies. Very tasty, fast, nice people. |
| 308 | Zio's (died) | 4 | $ | New Italian chain that just opened. First try was indifferent. |
| 309 | Zorba's (Round Rock) | 6 | $$$$ | Decent Greek for lunch. Gyro plate with meat, bread, soup or salad, couple sides. |
A total of 308 restaurants matched your criterion.