[Austin]Finding a restaurant

That's a pretty good sized group. Did you have any particular cuisine in mind? If you're thinking downtown, there's:

Sullivan's (steak)
Truluck's (steak and seafood)
The Melting Pot (fondue)
The Clay Pit (contemporary Indian)
Fogo de Chao (Brazilian steak)
III Forks (steak)
Eddie V's (seafood)
Roaring Fork

Outside of downtown, there's a few places near the Arboretum as well like Z-Tejas, which is a personal favorite of mine.

 

North in the Domain is nice.
Roys in downtown is also good.

 

Crazy...I was just coming here to post a similar thread. Need some new ideas on the north side. Trying to decide between Joe DiMaggio's, Jaspers, and Gumbo's.

 

Go to Kyoto downtown for happy hour

 

Might also want to look into Cool River, but it's really gone downhill over the last 4-5 years to be honest. There's a Kona Grill in the Domain as well, I believe, but I've never been to it.

 

Green Pastures - Steaks and quality dining
Guerros - Great Tex Mex
Fonde San Miguel - Central Mexican food
Gumbos - Cajun
Flemings - Better steaks than Sullivans
Geoffreys - Another great steak house
Austin Land and Cattle - Another great steak house
Hudsons on the Bend - Wild game




DD

 

Don't roll your eyes at me, you beg me to go with you there everyday

 

The Melting Pot is great, if you dig spending $60 per person (plus tip) for some raw meat and stale bread.

 

Done the Cool River thing. Highly overrated and over priced.

Thinking about Joe D's, Kona, or Daily Grill...

Melting Pot is a chick place. It's no where for a self-respecting male to eat. Fondue. That's their menu.

 

Buca di Beppo is a good place for a big group like that. It's north near Mopac and 183.

 

RANCH 616

south congress cafe is good too.

 

you don't like Vivo's on the east side for Tex Mex?

 

The only other Joe D's location is a few blocks from me here in SF, and it's supposed to be excellent, but a tad pricier than say Trulucks and Sullivan's. Entrees are around $40-$45, so with appetizers and drinks expect to pay around $80 per person.

 

One of the best meals I ever had was at Shoreline Grill in Austin. Crab-topped filet. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

 

Out of those I would pick Gumbo's. Jaspers sucks crap and is expensive. My sister in law used to work there.

 

Gumbo's downtown for the atmosphere and Round Rock for a more relaxed experience.

 

Kona's is ok, but a chain, fyi.

 

i feel like i'm the only person who has ever been to Ranch 616... it's easily one of my favorite restaurants in austin.

7th and nueces.