City: Austin TX
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Restaurant Review: Barley Swine (Austin, TX)
For my last dinner with Cory (which happened to be Canadian Thanksgiving!), we made reservations at Barley Swine (Yelp, Website) for their tasting menu. This restaurant is from the same guys at Odd Duck, so I was very excited! The price is also very good at $85 for 14 courses. Here we go!
Really cool interior - casual, but stylish.
Really cool interior - casual, but stylish.
Restaurant Review: Odd Duck (Austin, TX)
Links: Yelp, Website
For our Sunday brunch, we headed over to Odd Duck. It was a really popular place - it seems like a hip place to go. I usually prefer places that are a little more low key, but the food here was pretty good, so no complaints from me!
Exterior
Cool interior with U-shaped bar seating.
Cory's coffee came in a cute mug!
We grabbed this pecan croissant from their pastry selections. Very nice and flaky.
Breakfast sausage corn dog, fried egg foam, chile maple
Cory having a bite
Et moi
Soft scramble duck egg, eggplant, squash, shishito, sunflower sprouts, apple
Smoked chicken hash, duck egg, cornbread
Cream filled doughnut, apple, mesquite, sorghum
Bottom Line: Food was good, but it's not really a quiet Sunday morning brunch spot. Better for groups of friends, I think! Food was tasty though! I would consider coming back for dinner service to see what they've got.
After brunch, we headed over to the Flagship Whole Foods on North Lamar Blvd to see where it all started... (we shop at Whole Foods for our weekly groceries, hah).
I couldn't help myself.
A fun selection of weird squash for Halloween.
This one looks like an octopus!
For our Sunday brunch, we headed over to Odd Duck. It was a really popular place - it seems like a hip place to go. I usually prefer places that are a little more low key, but the food here was pretty good, so no complaints from me!
Exterior
Cool interior with U-shaped bar seating.
Cory's coffee came in a cute mug!
We grabbed this pecan croissant from their pastry selections. Very nice and flaky.
Breakfast sausage corn dog, fried egg foam, chile maple
Cory having a bite
Et moi
Soft scramble duck egg, eggplant, squash, shishito, sunflower sprouts, apple
Smoked chicken hash, duck egg, cornbread
Cream filled doughnut, apple, mesquite, sorghum
Bottom Line: Food was good, but it's not really a quiet Sunday morning brunch spot. Better for groups of friends, I think! Food was tasty though! I would consider coming back for dinner service to see what they've got.
After brunch, we headed over to the Flagship Whole Foods on North Lamar Blvd to see where it all started... (we shop at Whole Foods for our weekly groceries, hah).
I couldn't help myself.
A fun selection of weird squash for Halloween.
This one looks like an octopus!
Restaurant Review: Olamaie (Austin, TX)
Links: Yelp, Website
For our first dinner in Austin, we made reservations at Olamaie. This was actually our first foray into Southern food, and we really enjoyed it! I suppose it's not quite traditional Southern, but it was still lovely, if not a little bit loud in the dining room. A lot of first dates and family dinners!
Super cute restaurant
Salad of Late Summer Tomatoes lemon basil granita, TX olive oil
Salad of Chilled Gulf Crab creme fraiche, tarragon, cucumber jelly, kieffer pear
Summer Pepper Purloo green farro, Thomasville Tomme, chicken jus
"Hoppin' John" zipper peas, pole beans, smoky scape likker, marinated soft egg
Off menu biscuits with honey butter
Lemon meringue ice creameditDelete caption
Bottom Line: The hoppin johns and biscuits were the stand-out stars for me. The tomato salad was a bit boring (good tomatoes taste like good tomatoes), but everything else was super nice. I really enjoyed all the dishes though. The biscuits were SUPER filling. When we finished, our server came over and he poked the napkin in the basket and said "Oh good, you guys finished. I wasn't sure you'd be able to" XD
Since it cooled off, we decided to walk back to our hotel. I don't think we happened upon another soul until we got closer to the capitol... it seems like Austin is not much of a walking city! Here are some pretty pics from the Capitol.
For our first dinner in Austin, we made reservations at Olamaie. This was actually our first foray into Southern food, and we really enjoyed it! I suppose it's not quite traditional Southern, but it was still lovely, if not a little bit loud in the dining room. A lot of first dates and family dinners!
Super cute restaurant
Salad of Late Summer Tomatoes lemon basil granita, TX olive oil
Salad of Chilled Gulf Crab creme fraiche, tarragon, cucumber jelly, kieffer pear
Summer Pepper Purloo green farro, Thomasville Tomme, chicken jus
"Hoppin' John" zipper peas, pole beans, smoky scape likker, marinated soft egg
Off menu biscuits with honey butter
Lemon meringue ice creameditDelete caption
Bottom Line: The hoppin johns and biscuits were the stand-out stars for me. The tomato salad was a bit boring (good tomatoes taste like good tomatoes), but everything else was super nice. I really enjoyed all the dishes though. The biscuits were SUPER filling. When we finished, our server came over and he poked the napkin in the basket and said "Oh good, you guys finished. I wasn't sure you'd be able to" XD
Since it cooled off, we decided to walk back to our hotel. I don't think we happened upon another soul until we got closer to the capitol... it seems like Austin is not much of a walking city! Here are some pretty pics from the Capitol.
Food Truck Review: La Barbecue and Pueblo Viejo (Austin, TX)
So in October 2015, I had a work conference in Austin TX, and Cory came out the weekend before it started to get in some sightseeing eating.
I thought I would post about two of the food trucks we tried first! There's quite a significant food truck culture in Austin, which is pretty fun.
La Barbecue (Yelp, Website): Of course, Franklin's is the most well known BBQ place in Austin, but as we were flying in Saturday morning, I wasn't terribly keen to wait in line for 3-5 hours after landing, so we headed to the #2 recommended spot: La Barbecue. I also received a tip from the Chowhound boards that they accept email pre-orders, so I made sure to secure a beef rib and minimized our wait time :)
It's hard to tell from the picture, but the line is actually really long. They have free beer on Saturdays, which is nice of them! We didn't partake in the free beer though, since our preorder was ready in just a few minutes.
Sweet baby jesus! Beef rib, a 1/4 lb of brisket, and a small side of potato salad. Delicious!!!!
Afterwards, we walked around a bit and grabbed an iced coffee. Passed this pinata store and recognized one of them...
It was too hot for me, even in October, so after our iced coffee, we got into a Lyft (or was it an Uber) back to our air conditioned hotel.
Pueblo Viejo (Yelp): A few days later, we went to a taco truck and enjoyed some tacos for lunch between my conference sessions. They weren't mind-blowing tacos, but they definitely hit the spot. I saw a few other conference attendees there as well!
I thought I would post about two of the food trucks we tried first! There's quite a significant food truck culture in Austin, which is pretty fun.
La Barbecue (Yelp, Website): Of course, Franklin's is the most well known BBQ place in Austin, but as we were flying in Saturday morning, I wasn't terribly keen to wait in line for 3-5 hours after landing, so we headed to the #2 recommended spot: La Barbecue. I also received a tip from the Chowhound boards that they accept email pre-orders, so I made sure to secure a beef rib and minimized our wait time :)
It's hard to tell from the picture, but the line is actually really long. They have free beer on Saturdays, which is nice of them! We didn't partake in the free beer though, since our preorder was ready in just a few minutes.
Sweet baby jesus! Beef rib, a 1/4 lb of brisket, and a small side of potato salad. Delicious!!!!
Afterwards, we walked around a bit and grabbed an iced coffee. Passed this pinata store and recognized one of them...
Pueblo Viejo (Yelp): A few days later, we went to a taco truck and enjoyed some tacos for lunch between my conference sessions. They weren't mind-blowing tacos, but they definitely hit the spot. I saw a few other conference attendees there as well!
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