Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center
LOCATIONS
Texas Chili Parlor
1409 Lavaca, 512/472-2828
Since 1976, the kitchen's been serving good burgers, sandwiches, Tex-Mex, and, of course, chili in many varieties to satisfy all tastes, even vegetarian. Tarantino devotees will note TCP as a Death Proof filming location.
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Best of Austin Awards
- 2012: Critics Best Place To Go If You Want Everyone To Know Your Name
- 2000: Critics Best Bathroom Graffiti
- 1997: Critics Best Half-price Burgers
More: Southern/Down-Home restaurants, Downtown
Fixe
Southern food’s humble building blocks – buttermilk, black-eyed peas, grits, and salt pork – are refreshed through a combination of molecular gastronomy and just plain ingenuity.
500 W. Fifth, 512/888-9133
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
As the first Texas outlet of a famous Memphis fried-chicken chain, this newcomer comes in strong. The simple menu includes chicken by the plate or individual piece. Plates come with a choice of two or three pieces: white, dark, or the "half chicken" option – one piece of each. Plates come with baked beans and slaw, but substitutions are allowed for 50 cents extra. Start with a couple of cans of Austin Beer Works brew and a plate of the best fried green tomatoes ever.
