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If you guys got Ray's Grill down there thats a good place for fried chicken
I'm taking my mom out for her birthday on Saturday and I'm not really sure where to go.
I was thinking Macaroni Grill but we went there last week so I don't really want to go back. She doesn't like Italian much so if you could give me a good place to go to.
I know Ruth's Chris is good but it's also pretty damn expensive...plus it's alot of family going so they won't want to pay so much. Not to mention there will probably be kids and stuff.
Any ideas?
I'm thinking something like Macaroni Grill/Olive Garden type restaurants...although not specifically Italian food.
If you guys got Ray's Grill down there thats a good place for fried chicken
Caparelli's is good ... too bad they closed Fratelli, that place was awesome.
http://www.mitierracafe.com/default.html
Take her to Mi Tierra
Other than Mi Tierra and La Margarita...we've been there before. I don't really want Mexican either...because we are Mexican..and we eat that crap everyday.
We'd be better off just buying 10lbs of fajita and making it at home.
The Cheesecake Factory
If you have the time to travel, take her to Cheddar's in Austin. Good servings and not expensive at all for what you get. Damn I wish we had at least one of these in S.A!
pf changs
SW will agree :p
OK how about Cajun?
Have you tried Acadiana Cafe?
http://www.acadianacafe.com/
is there a good peruvian restaurant here in sa?
i ate at one last month in rockville, md
yummy
I wish we had one in SA too!
I also vote for Cheesecake Factory
Papa Dante's
asian joint for sum dog meat special
SA Prime
Can't beat it for the price!
Pompeii Grill on Nacogdoches is excellent, too...great atmosphere, cheap prices, fantastic food, and excellent service. I highly recommend it. If you go on Sunday, ask to sit at one of Todd's tables - he's very good and will treat you right. Gloria is also very good. They also have lunch specials on the weekends.
(side note: there is a guy who works at Pompeii Grill who looks exactly like Kobe Bryant...I've never sat at one of his tables, though)
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The Melting Pot on Blanco Road. (at Bitters)
I like Louis Ledoux's at the Forum, that place is awesome.
you try to hard, seriously.
back on topic, go to Floyds off of Goliad and Clark.
Since It's a treat for Mom. Take her to Mamacita's off IH10.
Saltgrass Steak House is also very good...
I tried this place twice because after my food wasn't all that great the first time, I wanted to give it a second shot. And now I know more than ever that I don't want to go back.I like Louis Ledoux's at the Forum, that place is awesome.
Too expensive for what you get. I've been looking for a great New Orleans style restaurant in town (or even Austin) but have yet to find one but would appreciate any suggestions.
But I travelled to NO about three or four times a year before the hurricane so maybe my take on Ledoux's is skewed. I went for lunch both times and it was dead. I'm sure the atmosphere is much better at dinner and it looks relatively festive.
For Italian food, I'd go to La Focaccia on South Alamo. The entrees are fantastic but that side of spagetti they bring you isn't all that. Maybe they've improved it recently. But the atmosphere is great.
I know you don't want mexican but El Mirado and Rosario's have great atmosphere and good food without being too expensive. You can also do the Riverwalk thing and get some tables on the patio at the Mexican Manhattan. Riverwalk dining for $7-$10 a person.
For good steak at a restaurant that isn't a chain, you can go to Josephine Street Steaks and Whiskey. Not too expensive but the place is a little small depending how many people are going with you.
If you want to make a day of it and head out of town, you can take a barbecue roadtrip to City Market in Luling or Chislom Trail or Kreutz in Lockhart. The Shady Grove in Austin is a pretty good burger type joint but it would be hard to seat a large group together. But it is in the Barton Springs area so you can go down to Zilker Park to the spring fed pool or do other things in the park.
We've always gone at dinner time and it's usually packed to the gills...and my daughter loves the free face painting.I went for lunch both times and it was dead. I'm sure the atmosphere is much better at dinner and it looks relatively festive.
It is a little on the pricy side, but everytime I've gone what we ordered was excellent ... and usually too much of it. Maybe they have a better cook at dinner time? Or maybe it's the awesome peach margaritas?
I dunno ... I love going there, though. Probably more than I'd like PF Chang's.
You can also try the Cracker Barrel. Good food but best of all I like their country store. They have a lot of cute things. That's where I buy my Razzles
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