I know that this is my second post in a row that is about a restaurant outside of the Rivercity, however, my job has recently asked me to travel to our Austin office so I thought I would stop by one of my favorites, North by Northwest. Playing on the name of the popular festival, […]
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Blue Bonnet Cafe (Marble Falls)
I was making my way up to Dallas for the U2 concert and decided to take the scenic route up 281 to avoid all the I-35 mess on the weekend. I was meeting up a friend in Arlington, and she didn’t get off of work until 11:00PM, so I just decided to take my time, […]
The Filling Station
Using an old gas station located on the fringe of King William, the cleverly named Filling Station serves a variety of hot and cold sandwiches and pizza. The inside of the restaurant is extremely small (imagine taking an old Texaco gas station that has a kitchen installed in it with a front counter; you aren’t […]
Random Order Up Burger (1)
I enjoy going to Order Up and making ridiculous burgers. I thought I should keep a running tally of some of the epic ones that I have made, so here is the first installment that includes: Jack Cheese, Bacon, Guacamole, Grilled Serranos, Grilled Onions, Grilled Mushrooms, Sun Dried Tomatoes and Garlic. Sign up for the […]
Nicavid’s Bakery and Cafe
One of my coworkers decided to take several of us to one of her favorite restaurants that is a sandwich shop and doubles as a bakery. Founded by Nicole and David, Nicavid’s creates specialty sandwiches on home baked bread, along with soups and desserts from scratch. The restaurant is kind of small on the inside […]
Lula’s Mexican Cafe
Lula’s has now moved downtown to Travis and Soledad. One of the best parts about going to a restaurant is when you get the feeling that you belong and are truly welcomed into someone’s dining room. Most often, this happens at the places that you frequent on a regular basis; rarely does it happen when […]
Fogo de Chao
I love eating red meat. I also love all you can eat joints. So when my friend said that she would treat me to a meal at the recently opened Fogo de Chao downtown in the River Center Mall. Having heard about Fogo de Chao and Brazilian steakhouses for some time now, I have to […]