Topic 66 of 82: What is needed in Austin restaurants?
Sat, Oct 11, 1997 (20:42) |
William E. Roland (KitchenManager)
What is missing and/or needed in Austin's restaurants?
Service, style, decor, ethnicity, or menu items?
(or anything I've left off!)
44 responses total.
Topic 66 of 82 [restaurants]: What is needed in Austin restaurants?
Response 1 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Oct 11, 1997 (22:14) * 2 lines
Gosh, there is such an abundance of restaurants and choices, this is
tough to answer. Seafood resturants?
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Response 2 of 44: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Sat, Oct 11, 1997 (23:32) * 4 lines
What type of seafood restaurant did you have in mind,
because I can think of several.
WER
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Response 3 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Oct 12, 1997 (10:39) * 5 lines
Well, I can't think of many, which is why I put it in the form of a question. I've heard of Sea Island and I once ate at a place down near restaurant row near Barton Springs road but I think it's gone. Long John Silver's is an abomination. Oh, OK, there is that place with lobster in the name, they have a location on 183 near IH35. Help me with the name. I had some very pleasant experience there once with a date and once on my own.
I haven't tried Sea Island.
Maybe you could give me some of your thoughts on this general topic so I could get a better handle on it. I wonder if Stacey is a member of this conference?
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Response 4 of 44: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (01:05) * 7 lines
I suppose you meant Red Lobster. There is also Landry's which is where
The Magic Time Machine formerly was. We used to love it there, but now
prefer Pappadeaux's. Our seafood distributor also has a restaurant
attached to it over on Airport. Eaves Brothers is the name of our
supplier, but I can't remember the name of the restaurant.
WER
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Response 5 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (20:07) * 3 lines
OK, then, there are some good seafood places. Hmm, now what
does Austin lack? I bet a lot of would be restauranteurs are asking that question.
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Response 6 of 44: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Tue, Oct 14, 1997 (00:26) * 5 lines
Pardon me for saying so, but we don't need no new
restaurants. Austin has the highest per capita
in the state.
WER
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Response 7 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Oct 14, 1997 (07:09) * 1 lines
Have we topeed 3,000 yet?
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Response 8 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (10:43) * 7 lines
Austin does have a very wide variety of restaurants with different degrees of
quality. Denver is missing good Cajun places. Even though we're landlocked,
we have an amazing number of good quality seafood and Japanese restaurants.
I think Austin has an abundant amount of eateries, I wish some of them were
not chains. Pappadeux's is delicious but I can go to Houston, Dallas or San
Antonio and get the same thing. I like to patronize places where the menu is
exclusive and the receipes unique.
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Response 9 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (14:29) * 8 lines
topeed should be (sb) topped, as in
"has Austin topped 3,000 restuarants yet"
John Hoberman runs a used restaurant place and with so many restaurants and
so many coming and going I think he's about ready to retire for life. Not a bad
business to be in around Austin.
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Response 10 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 16, 1997 (20:47) * 17 lines
from Garrett via email:
No, El Sol y La Luna (the sun and the moon). The good veggie burgers are at
Hut's on sixth just east of Lamar... I like the one called the Theta... has
pickles, mayonaise, and BBQ sauce. I look the other way regarding the
sauce... most BBQ sauces contain anchovies. Hut's has a 2 for 1 special a
couple of evenings per week, but I don't recall when.
This is in reference to conversation Stacey and I were having about the
good Tex Mex place on S Congress and about the veggie burgers at Huts.
Hmmm, wonder what night that 2 fer 1 is on?
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Response 11 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Oct 17, 1997 (12:09) * 1 lines
call and ask!
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Response 12 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Oct 17, 1997 (13:30) * 1 lines
Good ideer.
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Response 13 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Oct 17, 1997 (14:03) * 1 lines
I'm full of them!
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Response 14 of 44: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Sat, Oct 18, 1997 (01:16) * 3 lines
MORE! MORE!
WER
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Response 15 of 44: Rev. Thomas H. Smith (CotC) * Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (14:33) * 1 lines
Greek! Not gyros and crap, I know we can get those. I mean the kind of place with autographed celebrity photos all over the place and yelling and boisterousness from the waitstaff...
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Response 16 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (15:32) * 1 lines
come to Denver... you can get that atmosphere ANYWHERE here!
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Response 17 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (15:44) * 2 lines
Ted's Greek on Congress in Austin is pretty authentic.
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Response 18 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (15:47) * 1 lines
Oh yeah, Ted does sound like a pretty Greek name...
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Response 19 of 44: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (01:25) * 4 lines
There's also Mykonos over on Burnet,
but I've never seen the place boisterous.
WER
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Response 20 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Oct 27, 1997 (10:41) * 1 lines
Good Greek food here... everyone come visit!
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Response 21 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Oct 27, 1997 (11:47) * 2 lines
Definitely, will be on my stopover list next time I fly to Calif.
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Response 22 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Oct 27, 1997 (13:03) * 1 lines
lemme know.
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Response 23 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Oct 27, 1997 (13:41) * 2 lines
For sure I will. I need to get out to Calif soon to see my family.
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Response 24 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Oct 28, 1997 (09:47) * 1 lines
Where in California?
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Response 25 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Oct 28, 1997 (11:39) * 3 lines
They're in the East Bay, Walnut Creek. My sister has two houses there
and my mom lives in one of them. And my son goes to college in Santa Rosa.
Topic 66 of 82 [restaurants]: What is needed in Austin restaurants?
Response 26 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Oct 29, 1997 (10:57) * 1 lines
The son part is a shocker, I didn't know you had children.
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Response 27 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Oct 29, 1997 (22:04) * 3 lines
Yep. Singular though. Shey has about 45 hours of college credit now.
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Response 28 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (09:41) * 1 lines
What does he want to do with a degree?
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Response 29 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (10:28) * 2 lines
He's not completely sure yet, but he's thinking along the lines of a
psychology degree.
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Response 30 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (10:58) * 1 lines
Has he always lived in CA?
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Response 31 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (13:56) * 2 lines
Yep. I lived out there for quite a while. Had a house in Occidental.
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Response 32 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (14:19) * 1 lines
When did you leave?
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Response 33 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (15:42) * 4 lines
I left twice, once around 89 and once around 93. I sold the house in 93
and came back to my place in Texas. Now the house in Occidental is worth
three times what I sold it for! Oh well.
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Response 34 of 44: mo flapjax (mo) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (08:29) * 1 lines
We could use a Vegitarian Fast Food Joint.
Topic 66 of 82 [restaurants]: What is needed in Austin restaurants?
Response 35 of 44: mo flapjax (mo) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (08:30) * 1 lines
There is some cool restaurant reviews at http://www.capitol-city.com
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Response 36 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (12:15) * 1 lines
Have you guys fallen victim to the Wrap Craze that has devoured Denver?
Topic 66 of 82 [restaurants]: What is needed in Austin restaurants?
Response 37 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (12:47) * 2 lines
Yes, itz called rapido. Cool joint.
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Response 38 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (13:12) * 1 lines
We've got 6 or 7 independent joints, WAY over the top if you ask me.
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Response 39 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (13:22) * 2 lines
Only one I know of here.
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Response 40 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (16:05) * 1 lines
lucky you, then it's just a novelty. Funny how things like that work.
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Response 41 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (22:25) * 4 lines
By the way, it's wrapido, I spelled it wrong, it's near the Thai place and
Wheatsville.
Pretty cool.
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Response 42 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (11:43) * 1 lines
we've got one of those and yes, I concur, not too bad. It's when other places just decide to start putting things in tortillas to get in on the craze. No thanks, I'd like my pizza flat, same goes for my veggie burger and salad.
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Response 43 of 44: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (14:45) * 2 lines
Strangley, Taco Bell has decent wraps.
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Response 44 of 44: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Dec 5, 1997 (19:24) * 2 lines
San Diego restaurants of note:
Harbor House, Kona's (on Mission Beach) and Buffalo Joe's (for veggie burgers and beer in the GasLight District!)
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