austin eats

Wed Feb 17 02:12:46 UTC 2010

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.