[122552] in North American Network Operators' Group
austin eats
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Bush)
Tue Feb 16 21:13:25 2010
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:12:46 +0900
From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
To: North American Network Operators Group <nanog@merit.edu>
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is there a nanog austin eats page somewhere? i lost my old link to some
wiki we used to use.
and, a completely unverified recco from an austin friend (who thinks
chicken fried steak is the meat nearest heaven).
> I spoke to my colleague who has lived in Austin more recently than I
> have.
>
> He recommends North By Northwest highly, in the Arboretum area.
>
> http://www.nxnwbrew.com/
>
> When I was a Texan in exile, I would always, on returning, worship at
> the shrine of Chicken Fried Steak. Threadgill's is a timeless classic
> that specializes in it. Ken Threadgill was an Austin legend, who gave
> Janis Joplin one of her first paying gigs. Bonus: Manager Eddie Wilson
> was the Ranch Boss at the Armadillo World Headquarters, and has a shrine
> of posters and pictures from the font of Austin weirdness.
>
> http://www.threadgills.com/
>
> He also recommends Urbanspoon as an online info source.
>
> http://www.urbanspoon.com/c/11/Austin-restaurants.html
>
> Welcome, y'all.
