a note on the saltlick... it used to have AMAZING bbq, it went downhill imo. we've been pretty disappointed the past 2 times we went down there. no music and the place was relatively dead. my friend even got 10 meals comped by the manager after he complained. other than that, I guess I need to stop eating mexican food because that's all I can think of. check out austin360.com
East Side Cafe is pretty good. Oh, and my favorite place to grab a casual bite is Chez Zee on 2222 at Balcones. Good stuff.