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Austin, TX trip update
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:47 am
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:47 am
Update on the trip to Austin, TX this past weekend:
We stayed at an Air B'n'B about 10 minutes from downtown. 3 bed room 1 bath comfortably accommodated 7 people. It came out to be $60 a couple to stay there 3 nights.
Friday: We drove straight to Vera Cruz all natural food truck to get tacos. I had the El Pastor and Beef Fajita. Both were very good but, I didn't think they warranted "Top 5 Taco according to The Food Network". There is a place where I live that I think makes better tacos. However, I would go back because it was good and they put a lot of meat on the tacos, also it was very reasonably priced.
It was 104 degrees so we went to Barton Springs. The water was cold and made the mid-summer heat disappear. I would definitely go back.
Friday night: We went out on 6th street. We ate at a burger place called Eureka! It was ok, the patties were not very big but their fried mac'n'cheese balls were great.
We bar hopped, no bar stuck out more than the other, I tried to just drink local beer. 512 Brewery makes an amazing pecan porter so thats all I drank mostly.
Saturday: had BBQ breakfast tacos at Valentina's Tex-Mex BBQ. It was amazing. Egg, cheese, potatoes, and your choice of chopped brisket, pulled pork, pork carnitas, or bacon. I got the brisket and loved it. My friend got the pulled pork and the pork carnitas and said they both were very good. The tacos were $4-$5. Like most BBQ places in Texas there was a line and a wait till the food was delivered to the table. By the time we ate our breakfast tacos it was almost lunch time. I was slightly hungover from the night before so I only had one taco. By lunch time, I was ready for some real food so I got back in line and got a sliced brisket sandwich. 1/2 pound of brisket on a bun was only $9 and delicious. My buddy order their jalapeño cheddar sausage and it was superb as well.
After all that, we went to Hope Garden, which is a graffiti park. It was cool but just covered in hipsters. We then drove around UT's campus, which is strikingly similar to LSU's (same Spanish architecture). Then we went kayak on the Colorado river which runs through the heart of Austin. $10 an hour for a single passenger boat, $15 for double, and $20 for a paddle board, and $5 for every extra hour. It was a lot of fun, one of the bridges has bats living under it and we could hear them flapping around and making their streaking noise. It was cool.
For dinner we went to Sullivan's Steak House on Colorado St. It was awesome. I had a 24 oz bone-in cowboy ribeye that was cooked perfectly and it came with a pepper corn sauce that was divine. For desert I had bananas foster bread pudding, easily the best bread pudding I've ever had.
Saturday Night we went out on Rainey St. It was a much different vibe than 6th street. 6th street is downtown so you're surrounded by big buildings and what not, and it had a good mix of every demographic. Rainey St. was like being in a really classy, up-scale Tiger Land. Basic chicks and the Bros that try to chase them made up 99% of the type of people that go out there. Most of the bars were made out of old houses that had remodeled interiors and patios to support customers vs. house guests. It was a different experience from they typical bar and I enjoyed it, just not the clientele that drink there. There was one bar made completely out of shipping containers, there was a long line to get in so we passed on going but it looked cool. We heard loud techno type music so it sounded like a fist pumping kinda joint, either way I appreciate the creativity.
Over all it was a fun trip, if I go back I will try to stick with doing outdoor activities because that is what I enjoyed the most. There is no short supply of food, there are food trucks EVERYWHERE, that makes spontaneous eating fun and there is a ton of variety, not just tex-mex or taco trucks. They had everything from burgers to Thai food. Austin is a cool place. If you've been interested in going there I recommend it.
We stayed at an Air B'n'B about 10 minutes from downtown. 3 bed room 1 bath comfortably accommodated 7 people. It came out to be $60 a couple to stay there 3 nights.
Friday: We drove straight to Vera Cruz all natural food truck to get tacos. I had the El Pastor and Beef Fajita. Both were very good but, I didn't think they warranted "Top 5 Taco according to The Food Network". There is a place where I live that I think makes better tacos. However, I would go back because it was good and they put a lot of meat on the tacos, also it was very reasonably priced.
It was 104 degrees so we went to Barton Springs. The water was cold and made the mid-summer heat disappear. I would definitely go back.
Friday night: We went out on 6th street. We ate at a burger place called Eureka! It was ok, the patties were not very big but their fried mac'n'cheese balls were great.
We bar hopped, no bar stuck out more than the other, I tried to just drink local beer. 512 Brewery makes an amazing pecan porter so thats all I drank mostly.
Saturday: had BBQ breakfast tacos at Valentina's Tex-Mex BBQ. It was amazing. Egg, cheese, potatoes, and your choice of chopped brisket, pulled pork, pork carnitas, or bacon. I got the brisket and loved it. My friend got the pulled pork and the pork carnitas and said they both were very good. The tacos were $4-$5. Like most BBQ places in Texas there was a line and a wait till the food was delivered to the table. By the time we ate our breakfast tacos it was almost lunch time. I was slightly hungover from the night before so I only had one taco. By lunch time, I was ready for some real food so I got back in line and got a sliced brisket sandwich. 1/2 pound of brisket on a bun was only $9 and delicious. My buddy order their jalapeño cheddar sausage and it was superb as well.
After all that, we went to Hope Garden, which is a graffiti park. It was cool but just covered in hipsters. We then drove around UT's campus, which is strikingly similar to LSU's (same Spanish architecture). Then we went kayak on the Colorado river which runs through the heart of Austin. $10 an hour for a single passenger boat, $15 for double, and $20 for a paddle board, and $5 for every extra hour. It was a lot of fun, one of the bridges has bats living under it and we could hear them flapping around and making their streaking noise. It was cool.
For dinner we went to Sullivan's Steak House on Colorado St. It was awesome. I had a 24 oz bone-in cowboy ribeye that was cooked perfectly and it came with a pepper corn sauce that was divine. For desert I had bananas foster bread pudding, easily the best bread pudding I've ever had.
Saturday Night we went out on Rainey St. It was a much different vibe than 6th street. 6th street is downtown so you're surrounded by big buildings and what not, and it had a good mix of every demographic. Rainey St. was like being in a really classy, up-scale Tiger Land. Basic chicks and the Bros that try to chase them made up 99% of the type of people that go out there. Most of the bars were made out of old houses that had remodeled interiors and patios to support customers vs. house guests. It was a different experience from they typical bar and I enjoyed it, just not the clientele that drink there. There was one bar made completely out of shipping containers, there was a long line to get in so we passed on going but it looked cool. We heard loud techno type music so it sounded like a fist pumping kinda joint, either way I appreciate the creativity.
Over all it was a fun trip, if I go back I will try to stick with doing outdoor activities because that is what I enjoyed the most. There is no short supply of food, there are food trucks EVERYWHERE, that makes spontaneous eating fun and there is a ton of variety, not just tex-mex or taco trucks. They had everything from burgers to Thai food. Austin is a cool place. If you've been interested in going there I recommend it.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 3:57 pm to FitzBlitz52
We are going to Austin in 2 weeks, thanks for posting this.
Did you take any photos you can share on here?
Did you take any photos you can share on here?
Posted on 6/26/17 at 4:01 pm to FitzBlitz52
Rainey street is nothing like it used to be just five years ago. There used to be a lot more bars and eateries... and the crowds were very diverse and care free.
Now it has too much of a "hey look at me, I'm keeping Austin weird" try-hard crowd.
And the container bar is pretty cool, if not crowded.
Now it has too much of a "hey look at me, I'm keeping Austin weird" try-hard crowd.
And the container bar is pretty cool, if not crowded.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 4:03 pm to Floating Change Up
quote:
Rainey street is nothing like it used to be just five years ago. There used to be a lot more bars and eateries... and the crowds were very diverse and care free.
Now it has too much of a "hey look at me, I'm keeping Austin weird" try-hard crowd.
it's nothing but disneyland for bachelor/bachelorette parties now. Some of the bars individually are cool. Others (Icenhauer) represent everything bad about Austin's transitioning identity.
This post was edited on 6/26/17 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 6/26/17 at 4:50 pm to REG861
What are some of the good live music venues? I love music but want to avoid the sleeved-out 25-facial piercing blue and pink hair places....that alone might be a challenge for that town.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 5:24 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
in no particular order:
Saxon Pub
Continental Club
Antones
COTA track for big name concerts
Saxon Pub
Continental Club
Antones
COTA track for big name concerts
Posted on 6/26/17 at 5:24 pm to Winston Cup
Austin Chronicle Link to show times
Do512.com link to Music listings
Eventbrite Tickets to Music in Austin
There may be some overlap, but i would check one of these sites for listings
Do512.com link to Music listings
Eventbrite Tickets to Music in Austin
There may be some overlap, but i would check one of these sites for listings
This post was edited on 6/26/17 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 6/26/17 at 5:44 pm to Winston Cup
I'd add White Horse
the red River area is full of cool venues but not what he's looking for
the red River area is full of cool venues but not what he's looking for
This post was edited on 6/26/17 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 6/26/17 at 5:56 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
C Boys
Little Ginny's Saloon (north central $6 uber)(chicken shite bingo)
Skylark
Rustic Tap (if you like west 6th instead of Dirty 6th)
Antones
Threadgills (World HQ)
RIP Nunos.
Little Ginny's Saloon (north central $6 uber)(chicken shite bingo)
Skylark
Rustic Tap (if you like west 6th instead of Dirty 6th)
Antones
Threadgills (World HQ)
RIP Nunos.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 5:51 am to FitzBlitz52
quote:
We drove straight to Vera Cruz all natural food truck to get tacos. I had the El Pastor and Beef Fajita. Both were very good but, I didn't think they warranted "Top 5 Taco according to The Food Network".
Veracruz is legit but not really known for their al pastor. Rositas is the place for that.
For music I will Donn's Depot....its an old school two steppin place. The bands are ok but its a great place to hang out...no cover.
Sam's Town Point in far south Austin is another livemusic/ hang out place....I think its still BYOL.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 7:07 am to Floating Change Up
quote:
And the container bar is pretty cool, if not crowded.
Agreed. It's pretty solid and a lot of cover, inside-and-out from the sun. I also like Half Step and Lucille. Been to Icenhauer's a couple times, but I can't get over how long it can take to get a drink there.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 9:18 am to Zappas Stache
quote:
Sam's Town Point in far south Austin is another livemusic/ hang out place....I think its still BYOL.
Wow Zappa never thought i would see this place mentioned. Yes it is still BYOL. They sell wine/beer only.
Other Honorable Mention Locations:
Moontower Saloon : outdoor type place with live music, N Manchac
Bucks : newer country (big trucks and boots) place in Buda
Nutty Brown Cafe : Big outdooor country venue towards Dripping Springs
This post was edited on 6/27/17 at 9:23 am
Posted on 6/27/17 at 9:50 am to Zappas Stache
quote:
Veracruz is legit but not really known for their al pastor. Rositas is the place for that.
FYI, they no longer cut the pastor straight from the trompo in the trailer. Sad! They now have the meat set aside and reheat on the flat top. If you want the quality stuff, go into the storefront.
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