Best New Restaurant Music

Shady Grove's Unplugged Series

Although the Barton Springs Road restaurant strip verges into the silly ambiance of a young adult theme park, Shady Grove's Thursday music nights do help bring the realm back into the spirit of our city, and may have helped encourage neighbors like Cafe Brazil to add music to the menu. They still have to iron out some sound problems during this summer's maiden voyage, but with an exemplary booking policy that keeps the yups listening to the sounds of our town, these weekly shows on the Grove's outdoor patio deserve a pat on the back.