Fun Things You See in Weird Austin

La Boîte Café

2011-07-18T10:28:00.000-07:00

My favorite macarons in town! We had pistachio chocolate, passion fruit and I don't remember what the red one was. The passion fruit macaron was my favorite! They go perfect with either unsweetened tea or coffee to go with them, because they're pretty sweet. The only downside of the place is that you have to sit outside and during Texas summer you know how that feels... :)

La Boîte Café
1700 South Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78704
http://laboitecafe.com/
(512) 377-6198

South Congress Cafe

2011-06-02T16:22:00.001-07:00

South Congress Burger

South Congress Seafood Parfait South Congress Seafood Parfait

I love walking on South Congress but never noticed this restaurant before: South Congress Cafe. When we got in, they said there was a 20% discount if you sat in the bar, so that's what we did. The food was delicious, the portion was generous, and the staff, friendly.
My friend and I shared a South Congress Seafood Parfait (market fresh fish, shrimp and bay scallops marinated ceviche-style in lime juice with fine diced chilés and veggies on a bed of fresh guacamole with pepitas and crispy flour tortilla strips) and a South Congress Burger (certified black angus beef ground fresh daily, mesquite grilled to your liking and served on a fresh baked roll with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, homemade french fries and smoked gouda, crispy prosciutto & caramelized onion burger). The former one was my favorite. The only downside was that the food was so good that I ended up overeating... :)

South Congress Cafe‎
1600 South Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704-3522
(512) 447-3905
southcongresscafe.com‎

Indian Food: Bombay Express

2011-05-30T09:20:00.000-07:00

Samosas (above)

This is one of my favorite Indian restaurants in Austin. They're perfect if you're vegetarian. I'm a meat lover, but never miss meat whenever I eat there. I usually like to order the weekend sampler, since I never know what to order and like to have a variety of dishes. I know, I know, I'm a terrible blogger... don't remember the name of most of the dishes. :(

http://www.bombayexpressaustin.com
13000 N IH35 Building #12,
Unit #216
Austin, Texas 78753
Business Hours :
Tuesday - Sunday
11:00am - 9:00pm

2010-09-11T20:25:00.001-07:00

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Chinese Food

2010-09-11T19:43:00.000-07:00

This is definitely my favorite Chinese restaurant in town. Today my husband and I had Crispy Noodles with Beef and Spicy Fish Fillet. I also liked their Taiwanese Stir Fried Rice Noodles, Singapore Fried Rice Noodles, Stir Fried Flat Rice Noodles With Beef. I've been there during the week and also on weekends and they're always crowded. I also noticed that a lot of Chinese people like that place. That must mean the natives must be okay with their food. They have good food in generous portions, are also fast and have reasonable prices.

Crispy noodles with beef

Spicy fish fillet

Asia Cafe
8650 Spicewood Springs Rd
#115
Austin, TX 78759
(512) 331-5788
www.asiamarketaustin.com

Hartman Foundation “Concerts in the Park”

2010-08-23T21:36:00.000-07:00

Too bad we only made it for the last day... But hopefully next year we'll be in all of them! :)
More info at:
http://www.austinsymphony.org/tickets/events/hartman-foundation-concerts-in-the-park/

Japanese Food

2010-07-11T12:50:00.000-07:00

We had been craving sushi and I had heard from a friend that Sushi Zushi had good food at reasonable price. So we decided to give it a try. The menu was HUGE, but the server helped us out. We ordered tuna and eel sashimi (forgot to take a picture of the latter one), beef yakisoba and beef yakiudon. Like many Japanese dishes, the noodles were quite sweet. Overall the food was okay, but the fish was fresh.

Tuna Sashimi

Beef Yakisoba Noodles

Shrimp Yakiudon noodles

Sushi Zushi
Domain Shopping Center
3221 Fethergrass Ct.
Austin, TX 78758

Cajun Food

2010-07-01T15:31:00.000-07:00

We live really close to Mama Roux and had been wanting to try their food for a while... I'm glad we finally did! We had a great experience there! I just loved the food! When you go, don't forget to save room for dessert. :)

Creole Calamari

Crawfish and shrimp etouffe

Gulf Shrimp Gumbo

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

Mama Roux
13000 N. IH-35
Austin, TX 78753
(512) 490-1304

Fondue!

2010-06-11T20:02:00.000-07:00

My lovely husband took me to The Melting Pot for our 2nd year anniversay celebration - thanks honey! I was so excited to have fondue! I hadn't had it in at least 10 years.
We started with the Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue (Grùyere and Emmenthaler Swiss cheeses, white wine, a touch of garlic, nutmeg, fresh lemon, and Kirschwasser) - delicious and very filling!

Then we had the Fondue Bourguignonne (The European-style of cooking in cholesterol-free canola oil served with our signature sesame and tempura fondue batters) with Signature Selection (choice tenderloin, shrimp, teriyaki marinated choice sirloin, boneless breast of chicken and fresh fish fillet). We didn't really like the any of the batters. Actually, I don't know if the problem was the batters or if the temperature wasn't high enough. The teriyaki marinated meat was very good.
Next time time we want to try the Fondue Court Bouillon (a seasoned vegetable broth that is full of flavor while low in sodium, and cholesterol-free).

We were so full that we didn't have a chance to try the chocolate fondue this time. Maybe we'll go back next year, since they're a bit pricey. :)

The Melting Pot
http://www.meltingpot.com
13343 Research Boulevard, Austin
(512) 401-2424

Flamingos in Austin

2009-12-21T07:31:00.000-08:00

This spot is one of Austin's trademarks... very austinish, indeed! :)

They're on Bee Caves and 360...

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

2009-12-14T10:58:00.000-08:00

You can find them in the women's restroom on the ground floor.

The House of Songs at Cafe Medici

2009-12-08T15:25:00.000-08:00

Nov 20th - Lysdal and Amundsen joined Austin singer-songwriter-producer Troy Campbell, and Austin songwriters Dana Falconberry, Dan Grissom of Some Say Leland, Devin James Fry of Salesman, Nathan Felix with members of his Noise Revival Orchestra, as well as Australia's Darren Hanlon.

Danish singer-songwriters Roar Amundsen

Darren Hanlon

Dana Falconberry

Nathan Felix with members of his Noise Revival Orchestra

Summer in Austin...

2009-09-01T06:58:00.000-07:00

Something very austinish...

2009-08-24T12:53:00.000-07:00

Some people wonder what makes Austin such a weird city. Indeed, one
could live here without noticing anything too different for a while.

Then you run into this.

To give you some context, these days I work at a client site in the
Capitol area of the city, where most buildings are state agencies. So
it's about as buttoned down as it gets in the area. And I was getting
some air, walking around the block where I work, and then did a
double-take on this.

And all I could think was, "man, I wish I had thought of this first!"

Have a weird Monday.
- posted by j

Cafe Mangu.. Caribbean Bistro

2009-08-03T08:33:00.000-07:00

We ordered "churrasco argentino" (beef) and"lechon asado" (pork). They were both delicious! The garlicky sauce they serve with the plantains for appetizer is also very yummy!

Cafe Mangu
(512) 990-3121
15200 FM 1825
Pflugerville, TX 78660

The Upper Crust

2009-04-23T09:19:00.000-07:00

The name is a little pretentious, I know! I went there for lunch... the pastrami sandwich was good but the ham and cheese quiche was from the morning, so it was a little stale... I tried their currant scone and was a little disappointed. The marzipan pocket and cinnamon roll (best seller) were really yummy.
4508 Burnet Road
Austin, Texas 78756
http://www.theuppercrustbakery.com/

Central Market

2009-04-13T13:42:00.000-07:00

Panini sandwich-Cuban press and lasagna. Both tasted great, but my lasagna was a little cooled off. :(
4001 N. Lamar
N. Lamar@40th

Hail Storm on March 25th

2009-04-06T10:16:00.000-07:00

This is one of the no fun things in Austin. Fortunately none of our cars was damaged. I also found this other blog that posted some more pictures...

Texas Chili Parlor

2009-03-30T13:43:00.000-07:00

They have great Texas style chili: VERY meaty and no beans...
Texas Chili Parlor
1409 Lavaca Street
Austin, TX 78701

Chuy's

2009-03-16T15:13:00.000-07:00

The best of their menu are:
Chicka-chicka-boom-boom: Chicken enchiladas with a Boom Boom sauce. The sauce is amazing. If you are tempted but not sure, see if the waiter will bring you a bowl of "Boom Boom" sauce to dip your chips in.
Chuychanga: A fried flour tortilla filled with chicken, cheese, cilantro & green chiles, garnished with sour cream and your choice of sauce.(This is the most popular dish amongst my friends).
Elvis Green Chile Fried Chicken: Tender chicken breast breaded with Lay's Potato Chips, deep fried and smothered in Green Chile Sauce and cheddar cheese, served with green chile rice & refried beans.

Chuy's North Lamar
10520 N Lamar
Austin, TX 78753
http://chuys.com/index.html

3-wheeled car...

2009-03-13T06:37:00.000-07:00

I wasn't able to find out the model name of this... car/motorcycle... Anyone?

Proud of Being Texan...

2009-03-10T13:34:00.000-07:00

Guess where they are from... hahahah...

Titaya's Thai Cuisine

2009-03-04T15:15:00.000-08:00

Green curry and pad kee mao... You gotta try them!
5501 N Lamar Blvd. #C101, Austin, Texas 78751

EZ's Restaurant

2009-02-17T11:01:00.000-08:00

Try their classic mushroom and mozzarella burger. It's yummy! :)
EZ's
3918 N. Lamar
Austin, TX 78756

The Light Bulb Shop

2009-02-06T09:53:00.000-08:00

6318 Burnet Rd
Austin, TX 78757

Mandola's Italian Market

2009-02-02T13:17:00.000-08:00

You gotta try their delicious cannola!
http://www.mandolasmarket.com/
4700 West Guadalupe, Suite 12
Austin, TX 78751

Top Drawer - Thrift Shop

2009-01-30T10:21:00.000-08:00

4902 Burnet Road (corner of 49th and Burnet)
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 454-5161
http://topdrawerthrift.org/

Hey Cupcake...

2009-01-26T09:09:00.000-08:00

They had to be the first pictures to be posted... My new favorite cupcake shop! We had Red Velvet and Michael Jackson (chocolate bottom, cream cheese top). The cream cheese frosting is the best!!! They're even better than Magnolia Bakery in Greenwich Village in NY! :)
5530 Burnet Rd
Austin, TX 78756

Hey Cupcakes...

2009-01-26T08:55:00.000-08:00