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RE: austin eats
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (O'Connor, Michael)
Wed Feb 17 10:02:48 2010
From: "O'Connor, Michael" <michael.oconnor@txstate.edu>
To: North American Network Operators Group <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:01:43 -0600
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-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Bush [mailto:randy@psg.com]=20
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 8:13 PM
To: North American Network Operators Group
Subject: austin eats
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.
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> He recommends North By Northwest highly, in the Arboretum area.
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> http://www.nxnwbrew.com/
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> 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.
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> http://www.threadgills.com/
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> He also recommends Urbanspoon as an online info source.
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> http://www.urbanspoon.com/c/11/Austin-restaurants.html
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> Welcome, y'all.
There are many good locations along the 'Drag' near campus; a strench of Gu=
adalupe [http://tinyurl.com/ygqhrew] that includes many excellent local ven=
ues including 5 Guy's Burger and Kirby Lane Cafe. If you hang around the in=
tersection of 6th and 7th street(s), you can check out Wahoo's Fish Taco or=
Kat'z Deli & Bar. South of the lake on Barton Springs [http://tinyurl.com/=
yj5ctx3] includes an Austin favorite, Chuy's. As well as Uncle Billy's Brew=
&Que (which doubles as a local brewery). Honorable mention includes P Terry=
's (cheap burger joint on the corner of Barton Springs and Lamar)
If you're willing to travel outside of downtown, Trudy's on South I35 is po=
pular. I'm a big fan of Aster's Ethiopian just North of Dean Keeton on Sout=
h I35. Comparable to Chuy's (and owned by the same people) is The Hula Hut,=
on Lake Austin Boulevard which provides a view of the lake (the outside de=
ck is nice if it is warm enough).
Though, if you've got a break or some time in the evening Austin's Alamo Dr=
aft House is a must see. A movie theatre in which you can order drinks/food=
while you watch. Though you'd think it terribly distracting, the South Lam=
ar theatre [http://www.originalalamo.com/Default.aspx?l=3D4] provides stadi=
um style seating which keeps servers relatively out of view. Any of the the=
aters are worth checking out, and several include limited release and/or in=
dependent films.
(All links are to maps.google.com)
-Michael
