Southside Market from Elgin now has a location in Bastrop. I just had to stop by and check things out. I ordered a two meat plate with brisket, turkey, potato salad, beans, and iced tea. Everything was great.
Category Archives: Restaurants
Hurricane Grill and Wings
What do you do when one of the managers at work gets a new role and won’t be working with your Team any longer? You tag along with everyone for happy hour at Hurricane Grill and Wings and have fun chatting about the good times.
Mellow Mushroom
Today’s lunch with friends was at Mellow Mushroom. We ordered three different small pizzas so we could each sample some of the goods. My favorite one was called “Magical Mystery Tour” and it included “Pesto base with button and Portobello mushrooms, feta and mozzarella cheeses, spinach and jalapeños on a pesto basted crust.” It was so delicious that it was gone before it could be photographed for posterity. Don’t worry, I will be returning to this pizza joint again soon.
Black’s Barbecue Austin
I have been wanting to try this location of Black’s Barbecue for a long time. It is located near the University of Texas campus on Guadalupe and 31st and 1/2 Street. It is a small restaurant and today there was a smoker outside and a short line of people on the inside. The brisket was perfect, just as you would expect from a Black’s site. You line up, order your sides, have them slice and weigh your meat selections, pay for everything, get your drinks, then find a table inside or on the outside patio. I highly recommend it if you find yourself in the area.
Pluckers Wing Bar
Pluckers is a good place to hang out with your coworkers for happy hour. My beer of choice today was the Revolver Blood & Honey. It is defined on their website as “An unfiltered deep golden ale made with malted two row barley and wheat. The brew is finished with Blood Orange zest, local Fall Creek Farms Honey and other spices that bring special flavors to this unique beer.” I recommend it – especially on the patio in wonderful weather.
FD’s Grillhouse
Fish Daddy’s has gone a little bit upscale. It is now FD’s Grillhouse. The food was wonderful tonight and it was a good value. I had the fried calamari, grilled snapper, baked potato, steamed broccoli, and iced tea. The inside remodel has made for a nicer restaurant, and for some reason the blue lamps caught my eye as they quietly hung from the ceiling.
Torchy’s Tacos
The best way to waste away a Sunday. Wake up super late and have brunch at Torchy’s. Go to a Super Bowl party. Sleep more. P.S. Torchy’s has the best tacos!
Black’s Barbecue II
The Original Black’s Barbecue in Lockhart may be the best BBQ joint on the planet. My lunch today was simple – pork chop, brisket, black-eyed peas, and iced tea. If you ever find yourself within driving distance of Black’s, please check it out.
Shake Shack
I like to call this one “Full Moon over Shake Shack”. Obviously, this location is not much of a shack. If you go here I highly recommend the Lockhart Link Burger – “Cheeseburger topped with griddled Kreuz Market jalapeño cheese sausage link, ShackSauce, pickles.” That was what’s for dinner tonight.
Craving Pizza
These are my type of life decisions. Eat the pizza buffet, including those awesome chocolate chip dessert pizzas, before going to swim laps at the gym. Super healthy!
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