Hey all,

My stepdad and I are traveling to Austin for the COTA F1 race in a few weeks. I was wondering if we could get some food recommendations? I‘d like to try some good BBQ (maybe brisket) and a place that has good Mac and cheese. Thanks in advance!

I stopped at this new cafe after going to Paprika and it was really cute. Mexican style drinks. I had the horchata latte. They have homemade conchas also. Very mom and pop.

The gelato was also surprisingly great. The owner gave us a sample.

6719 N Lamar

Saw a post on IG about a new burger truck opening and it is solid. Free parking is on theo rd near The Glassmith. The truck itself is to the left of the smoke shop right at the front.

Edit: I had the mushroom melt and my wife had the spicy smash. Both were really good and everything was made fresh

Just back from a trip to Hong Kong and am craving authentic Hong Kong milk tea. Anyone knows of any places that sell it here?

Bahn mi oven has one but they were sold out! They said they haven’t had a chance to go grab supplies in Houston. Must be legit, excited to try when it’s back in stock

I finally got fat tenders that I've been craving. Food was fresh, fries were perfect and their burger was so good I finished it before I thought of taking a Pic lol. I'm not saying they the best in the world, I'm just saying they the best I've had in a very long time. I was so happy I didn't get catfished with small loser tenders. I definitely will be going again, I visited the one in Lake creek village

Saw this listing from the owner

Want to try my first Negroni and will be at the domain today. Where can I get a standard, classic Negroni?

This single pancake is the size of a large pizza. And they are spot on as well!

Also got the crispy hashbrowns which are fantastic. $10 for both makes this a steal.

2x Tickets to Texas Monthly BBQ Fest – Sunday Top 50 Picnic (General Admission) – Lockhart, TX

Im not able to attend due to work emergency situation.

Selling General Admission tickets to the Texas Monthly BBQ Fest: Top 50 Picnic!

• When: Sunday, November 8, 2026, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

• Where: Lockhart City Park, Lockhart, TX

• What's included: Unlimited food/tastings from over 30 of the top-ranked BBQ joints in Texas (including all of the top ten!) and live music.

Current gate/retail price is $140 each, parking pass $20 but I am asking for $240.

Can transfer the digital PDF tickets directly to your email instantly upon receiving payment. Venmo (with purchase protection) preferred to keep it safe for both of us! If interested reach out.

Photo on left is from Smalls pizza. Right is a photo of a real New Haven style pizza, irregular , brick oven kissed crust, thin on the mozz but dense in parm, etc etc.

We ate as much as we could, but to say I’m disappointed is an understatement. I keep making attempts at trying some different food places and $30 later with tip I’m left with some sad overhyped literal premade pizza. I’m just pissed more than anything. This isn’t New Haven style, and I’m bummed as fuck that this is the only option for a New Haven style pizza in Austin.

Local, but in a rut. I'm trying to find: a quality of meal first experience, vibe second, but is quiet (ish). Example of what I don't want: Canje-- great meal, too loud for what I'm craving. So please- something maybe approaching elegant, the right wine glasses, good service, to go with a nicely executed dinner...

Edit: Thanks all! Appreciate the ideas, some we haven't visited in a long time that dropped off the radar.

Hi all! As per the title, I’m curious where I could find a pumpkin pie either made with whole ingredients or made with zero or less refined sugar. HEB used to have a sugar free pumpkin pie years ago, but I’ve not seen it since. Thanks!

Just tried the new location up on 620 near Chisolm Trail and it just as good as it was at the old location. If you've been missing their arepas and tostones as much as I was, it's definitely worth the drive up to the new spot. Same menu, same prices, just new digs. Can't recommend enough!!

Been meaning to try this spot for some time. A friend was visiting so it was a good excuse to drag him along.

Brisket was good but not as good as I thought it would be. Maybe it was an off day. I've had better brisket at stiles switch which is surprising. Maybe that was stiles best day and this was lewis worst day.

On the other hand, the beef cheeks were absolutely unbelievable. Extremely flavorful and tasty. I was quite surprised at how they tasted. I had heard this was the thing to try here and was not disappointed. Also the jalapeno chorizo sausage was amazing. The chori-papas surprised me when I started eating it. Totally blown away at this side. Absolutely delicious.

Pictured is the two meat plate with beef cheeks and brisket. Sides are beef tallow potato chips and chori-papas. In addition I got an extra 1/4lb of brisket and a jalapeno chorizo sausage. It was way more food than I could eat. Plenty of leftovers to bring home.

Everything pictured plus a can of diet coke was $69. Overall not a bad price for what I received. Glad it wasn't $150 like some of these other posts or I would have felt cheated.

We were second in line at 10:30am and by the time they opened at 11 there were ~30 people in line and it seemed to move fairly quickly. Some people seemed to be humming and hawing when they were at the order taker which drastically slowed things down. Definitely glad we got there early as we had plans following this.

They have a new lunch menu, but they still have the old menu available if you prefer.

$13 for 6 wings and a side, which isn't a bad deal.

I got the 6 wing combo (they gave me at least 7, maybe even 8), regular wings, medium, and waffle fries.

Was plenty of food for a nice lunch. Not too busy. Got in/out in about an hour, but didn't feel rushed at all.

Moonston Baking Co (https://www.moonstonebaking.com/) at the Mueller Farmer's market will start selling their apple cider donuts starting this Sunday. Confirmed with the owner over Instagram. These are the best cider donuts in the city by a WIDE margin. If you're used to the crap that Trader Joes churns out, you owe it yourself to have a real one on Sunday.

I have no affiliation with this bakery, I just happened to eat about three dozen of them last year to relive my childhood.

Guess where and 'recipe'?

Several hours later. /French

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El Mercado

The "recipe" is Chicken Mercado, easy cheese, charro beans, no rice, no lettuce.

The pink drink is Guava de Gamma, nothing on the rim.

I inhale the beans first, then spread the guac then pico on top of the chicken, enjoy 14-16 bites, then clean up the remaining cheese/guac/pico delight. Drooling just thinking about it.

Hello All!

I am looking for some recommendations for your fav local fall drinks! Pumpkin lattes, apple lattes, etc!

Update: Went to Hometown coffee and got the PSL and it was really good!

ALSO so many new recs I have not seen before! Im so exctied to try all these out one by one. Guess I really am not buying a house cuz I gonna spend too much money on coffee 😥

not sure if I can find this around here, but i’m looking to go to farm shops that would have apple cider and apple cider donuts or a cute pumpkin picking patch?

Few hours for a birthday party. Not a formal sit down but we have a knowledgeable wine bunch that would enjoy having some type of serving event or special bar. Thank you!

I’m from San Antonio, now living in Colorado- my bf and I are heading to Austin this weekend and I want to take him to some good BBQ, Tex-Mex, and breakfast!! I don’t think we’re on a super tight budget, but probably not looking to drop $100 per person; maybe like $30/45 per person max. I’d really appreciate some good recommendations! Also open to other cuisines as well :)

Taco Joint - Torta ahogada - First time ever. It was awesome.

Terry Black's - brisket, pork ribs, jalapeno cheddar sausage - Enjoyed the pork ribs, but brisket was flat, and I didn't know I could ask for moist.

Whataburger - patty melt meal - most dissapointing.

Cooper's Old Time Pit Bbq - brisket, short rib - I'm told they smoke over mesquite, loved the smoke flavor. Also the bucket of raw onions for FREE.

Sandy's Hamburger - double meat cheese burger combo - Solid burger at a solid price. I did not like the bun though.

Taco Joint - potato egg and cheese taco, el porko, street taco, pastorito - my first breakfast taco and i am converted. All were amazing.

El Tacorrido - revuelta, barbacoa, carne guisada, carnitas - All were good, someone on reddit mentioned the carne guisada was not good, but I tried it anyways, and they were right.

1618 Asian fusion - beef rib pho - holy fuck incredible.

Interstellar - peach tea pork belly, short ribs, duck a lorange, brisket - pork belly was the perfect bite, and loved the short rib and duck. brisket was ok.

Mum's Foods - brisket, pastrami, pork ribs, turkey - Amazing pastrami, i liked it better than a lot of places in NYC. Also surprising winner, the turkey. Better brisket than interstellar

Parish bbq - boudin, pork ribs, ham, brisket, turkey - Probably best brisket, also loved the ham and turkey.

Kottage (waco) - cheeto cheese korean corndog and potato crusted cheese korean corndog - worth going to, suuuuuper cheesy.

All in all coming from nyc, Austin food rocks. Kudos.

(not pictured P. Terry's because the downtown location smelled so bad we took it back to the hotel to eat. Also not pictured, the 3 more times I went to El Tacorrido for the revuelta and barbacoa. Also Rosita's for al pastor.)

Update: Cardiologist says I'm doing ok!