Yes, citizen, it
is a bit like a deluge, now that you mention it. And we’ll see how all this revitalized
dining-in plays out over the next couple of months (and the next few years). But, whoa, here comes everybody.: (And, to be sure, everybody’s still doing the curbside pickup and delivery thing; everybody’s “committed to following all state and
CDC guidelines, including reduced capacity and distancing between guests,” masks when you’re not at-table, and so on. So, while you’re making your reservations online or by phone, maybe let that be a reassurance to your coronavirus-wary considerations?):
Easy Tiger, that bread-forward bastion of relaxation, has reopened
its big outdoor beer garden at the Linc – you can book tables for up to six at a time (daily, 9am-8pm) via
Open Table – and their menu will have “all the fan favorites like pastrami, sausages, pastries, breads, and craft beer selections.”:
Parkside Projects invites you to celebrate the reopening of Texas at their Tex-Mex venue
Vamanos on Airport (Sun.-Thu., noon-8pm; Fri.-Sat., non-9pm), their Downtown point of pizza perfection called
the Backspace (Mon.-Fri., 11:230-8pm; Sat., 3-8pm), and the Italian excellence of
Olive & June (Wed.-Sat., 9-5pm).:
The ELM Group informs us that
24 Diner is back in fine fettle (daily, 7am-11pm) and that their chef
Andrew Curren will be staging summer cookouts in the Sixth + Lamar parking lot for Father’s Day and the Fourth of July.
And that Austin’s beloved
Irene’s is also open (Tue.-Sun., 11am-10pm) and the fabulous
Drag Brunch will again be part of this city’s breakfast landscape.:
P. Terry’s, the only burger place in town to
get a thumbs-up from Eric “Fast Food Nation” Schlosser, has already reopened two of its locations (3303 N. Lamar; 13770 N. Hwy 183) and will open the remaining stores on June 8, all with hours of Mon.-Sun., 10am-10pm.: What other eateries are open for dining in? The Kamburis Brothers’
Satellite on West Slaughter; the highly strollable
Jester King Brewery out in the Hill Country; the Eastside’s
Kinda Tropical;
Freebirds;
Tarka Indian Kitchen;
House Wine;
Fogo de Chão. We
told you about
others earlier; we’ll tell you about more soon; and we’ll hope our favorite places make it safely through these various *fnord*
phases of reopening.: –
Wayne Alan Brenner