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Southern Food Austin

Hoover’s Cooking: Stylish Soul Food in Austin

My father, brother and I clearly didn’t need any more food, after eating four barbecue meals and stopping for pie, but I remembered the food being especially good at Hoover’s Cooking. Since we’re only...
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Pork Austin

Lamberts: Bridging Gap Between Barbecue and Steakhouse

Décor at the best Texas barbecue places is typically limited to mounted animal heads, and some spots don’t even bother with modern luxuries like silverware, so the prospect of consuming “fancy barbecue” was a...
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Food Truck Sign Austin

Flip Happy Crepes: Becoming a Mobile French Food Convert [CLOSED]

When I arrived at the gravel parking lot and spotted the Flip Happy Crepes 1966 Avion Trailer, I was shocked to discover no wait, just a bunch of smiling customers luxuriating in the shade...
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Food Truck Logo Austin

Torchy’s Tacos: Listen to Lucifer and Visit Taqueria Trailer

Los Angeles is loaded with food trucks, but most have a Mexican slant. Austin has a much wider range, with trucks selling Hawaiian shaved ice, cupcakes, pizza, crepes, and Torchy’s Tacos. Michael Rypka’s Tex-Mex...
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Restaurant Sign Austin

Blue Star Cafeteria: Austin Pie Intoxication [CLOSED]

After an underwhelming Mexican meal downtown, there was no chance we were sticking around for dessert. Thankfully, my father remembered a 38-word promotional ad in Texas Monthly, describing spectacular cakes and pies. We tracked...
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Coffee Austin

Jo’s: Iced Turbos and Fried Pies in Austin

After consuming nearly a cow’s worth of smoked meat in the hills east of Austin, my brother, father and I needed something sweet. We all remembered Jo’s, an outdoor cafe on trendy South Congress...
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