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Cuisine: Southern/Down-Home
2200 I-35 S.
512/448-9711
When you need your Lone Star cold, your chicken-fried steak hot, and the ghost of Ernest Tubb on your shoulder, the Spoke is it.
3201 S. Lamar
512/442-6189
This Manor stalwart has taken traditional roadhouse food to a delicious new level. Try the green eggs and ham, but don't miss the comfort food for lunch and dinner. This place is worth the drive.
11011 Hwy. 290 E., Manor
512/278-8780
300 E. Fourth
512/473-0450
13301 Hwy. 183 N. Bldg. B
512/336-8855
Is a comfortable family restaurant with something on the menu to please everyone. Try the fried green tomatoes.
5712 Manchaca Rd.
512/440-8810
Locals who lament the scarcity of down-home dinettes these days, who search for that perfect platter of "meat and two", should take heart. The former home of Sallie's, just such a beloved joint, is now polished up and slinging three hots, seven days a week. Great folks, good food, go there.
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4140 E. 12th
512/926-4140
It's been around for a few years, but still feels like a discovery. Look for upscale soul cooking, e.g., curried grits and greens, sweet pulled pork, and grass-fed short ribs. All ingredients are locally grown, and the condiments are all made in-house. The fresh juice cocktails go down nicely in an atmosphere described as "silent movie house meets Speakeasy".
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1100 E. Sixth
512/467-4280
Light-filled and cheery with brightly colored walls and an open floor plan, this place serves up a raved-over crust on fried items as well as the best peach cobbler in these parts.
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1050 E. 11th #100
512/391-2331
The vinaigrette-dressed barley salad, tossed with smoked salmon, sectioned grapefruit, and kalamata olives is inspired simplicity. Move on to the house-made
merguez , a grilled Moroccan beef and lamb sausage served with a green olive and red pepper salad, crispy potato coins, and red pepper aioli. Finish up with a puckery lemon bar.
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2307 Hancock
512/371-6840
This Lakeway spot is serving up contemporary comfort food seven days a week. The spacious open-air patio fills up fast, so get there early on a pretty day.
900 RR 620 S., Ste. B108, Lakewaay
512/263-3673
Hill's Cafe has been around (off and on) since 1947 and is well-known not just for its chicken-fried steak and barbecue but for some big music in a small space.
4700 S. Congress
512/851-9300
Dishing out huge portions of Southern-style home cooking including jerk pork ribs, pork chops, and amazing sides, this place draws crowds. Try sweet-potato pancakes and fried chicken at breakfast.
2002 Manor Rd.
512/479-5006
This legendary spot rests not on its laurels but atop beef-eaters' picks for Best Burger. It's justifiably famous for the two-for-one specials.
807 W. Sixth
512/472-0693
Surrounded by panoramic windows and a superb view of Lake Travis, the bar and dining room offer a bright, unwittingly retro atmosphere for gussied-up comfort food with a Southern accent, including a fried-green-tomato BLT, crab-cake sliders, and a variety of down-home sides. Don't miss farm-to-table Wednesdays: Three local, seasonal, chef-prepared courses for $25.
101 Lakeway Dr., Lakeway
800/525-3929
This popular trailer near Zilker Park turns out Nak-i-dish (ground pork and beef mixed with onions and stuffed inside a puff pastry crust), red beans and rice with juicy chunks of andouille sausage, and terrific crawfish pie.
1604 E. Sixth
512/573-5215
Located above the Briarcliff Marina, this place is the ticket for great barbecue, fancy sides, and tender steaks.
406 Sleat Dr., Spicewood
512/264-7040
Imagine a piece of fried chicken sealed in a thick, brown crust seasoned with a combination of 17 spices, on top of a buttery, light-as-air homemade waffle.
5035 Burnet Rd.
512/524-2917
Friendly and funky, the blend of Creole and Southern soul foods here aims to please. Especially recommended are the catfish, collards, fried okra, red beans and rice, and the addictive boudin balls.
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1075 Springdale
512/927-6666
Try The King – a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich served with Cheetos and a glass of milk. Need we say more? Okay, fried goat cheese.
214 E. Sixth
512/494-6078
