Suzi's China Grill & Sushi Bar Reviewed

Suzi Yi took a brave step entering the fray of Asian restaurants in the West Lake-Rollingwood area. Has she been rewarded?

"...Our next order was Suzi's Chicken Lettuce Wrap ($5.95), an appetizer worthy of a full meal...."

May 6, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Castleberry's Gourmet Sammiches

Where the low-carb craze hasn't found its grasp

"...are either seeing hard times or reduced to selling lettuce wraps in order to make it. It also got..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

Noodle-ism

Noodle-ism is ideal for a mixed group of carnivores, vegetarians, and vegans. And even though the food is fast, it never feels like fast food.

"...the next day for more food and tried the Lettuce Wrap ($5.95), a huge appetizer with tofu, mushrooms, and..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Table Fable

When a waiter forgets the customer and the service, even good food can be tough to swallow, as Mick Vann discovered on a recent visit to the Tea House.

"...nor a fresh salad plate of sprouts, herbs, and lettuce. The pork has a nice caramelized flavor, but when..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Hai Ky

Food reviewer Mick Vann points out that there's a reason why the foodie pundits have noticed a similarity between the menus at Hai Ky and Tan Tan Vietnamese restaurants. The two restaurants are owned by brothers, and as good as Tan Tan is, you'll find that Hai Ky is even better, he says.

"...dente noodles, a nice amount of sprouts and crisp lettuce hiding on the bottom, and a respectable quantity of..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Food Review by Mick Vann

Salt of the Earth

Local activists remember Cesar Chavez on the seventh anniversary of his death.

"...Rodriguez-Mendoza boycotted grapes, table wines, and lettuce. "One liquor store would agree to remove the table..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Paul Ciavarri

Roly Poly Rolled Sandwiches

"...meat chicken salad, fresh basil leaves, cashews, avocado, leaf lettuce, tomato, and alfalfa sprouts, seasoned with spicy Thai sauce...."

April 2, 1999 Food Feature

The Year of the Rabbit

The Origin

"...of a business to "eat." He munches heads of lettuce ("Sheng-ts'ai," or lettuce, is a homonym for the verb..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Food Top Nines

"...4. Egg, Bacon, Potato, Jalapeño, Lettuce, and Tomato breakfast taco at Tamale House #3. Lettuce..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

No Noodlin' Around

Sea Dragon Offers an Ocean of Vietnamese Flavors

"...Squid With Peppercorn ($7.95) and the Soft-Shell Crab With Lettuce ($10.95) failed to meet the standard set by the..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Food Feature by Patrick Earvolino

Sandwich Sans Peer

For Sandwiches, The Little Deli Is Still a Winner

"...onion and tomato, and a ruffle of crisp leaf lettuce. Crunchy dill pickle spears are on the side. It's..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Filling Finds

Tasty Tacos Central, South, and East

"...charro beans, Spanish rice, and a mound of iceberg lettuce and tomatoes. The fajita plate produced a pile of..."

March 21, 1997 Food Feature

Common Ground

Alice Waters and Carla Marshall Promote Vegucation

"...arts skills receive excellent practice through programs such as "Lettuce Be Different" where they tasted four types of lettuce..."

June 28, 1996 Food Feature

Do Fries Come With That Shake? Get Down to Hang Town

"...a good multi-grain bun. The Hangburger ($3.75) with mustard, lettuce, tomato, onions, and pickles is a good all-purpose burger...."

June 9, 1995 Food Feature

Restaurant Review: Uptown Sports Club

Has Aaron Franklin's reach exceeded his grasp?

"...out almost immediately, served in a bowl lined with lettuce leaves, with saltines and Zapp's for spreading and scooping...."

June 23, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Iron Ox Farm Optimizes Indoor Farming With AI and Robots

Lockhart hydroponic farm puts sustainability first

"...Iron Ox grows herbs and greens like basil and lettuce, but their lab facility in California is testing strawberries,..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

15 Breakfast Sandwiches in Austin Worth Waking Up For

Fuel your mornings without emptying your pockets

"...cooked to order, American cheese, bacon (or ham, sausage), lettuce, and tomato. Quick comfort food done right. Uncle Nicky's1123..."

July 2, 2021 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Hopfields: Escargot in Red Wine Shallot Butter

Gastropods from a gastropub? Gastronomically brilliant.

"...1) Place 10 heads of baby gem romaine lettuce (leaves picked off and assembled nicely on a serving..."

Aug. 17, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hypothesis: These Science Fair Kids Are All Winners

On the ground at the 64th Annual Austin Energy Regional Science Festival

"...a way of growing food without soil. Huber grew lettuce out of a mason jar using only fertilizer and..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Lauren Girgis

Who Gives a Cluck About Popeyes and Chick-fil-A?

As feathers fly, here's where to get a great chicken sandwich in Austin

"...classic, look no further than Lucy’s (for the traditional lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayo combo), Flyrite (for the drive-through..."

Sept. 4, 2019 Food Post by Lina Fisher

Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock and Mike D Talk Trap, Basketball, Bogus Conspiracies, SXSW, and Their New Book

"We realized that all we do have, before this started and after it ends, is the three of us.”

"...be the same as other plants. If you buy lettuce at CVS, you're getting stuff grown with hybridized seeds..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Carpenters Hall Is Smart, Beautiful, and Almost Annoyingly Cool

The restaurant within Carpenter Hotel is a conceptual ode to German, Czech, and Texan cuisines

"...well, cream. And I was pleased to find butter lettuce in the salad, because it's just the best lettuce...."

Jan. 18, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Down Home Ranch Builds Community With Farm-to-Table Goods

At home on the ranch

"...memorabilia, fresh eggs, fruit, jelly, and hydroponic tomatoes and lettuce. Mini horses, 35 laying hens, and a few longhorns..."

April 27, 2018 Food Feature by Acacia Coronado

Menashe

In an Orthodox Jewish community, a father struggles to retain custody of his son

"...he attempts to not sell an unwashed head of lettuce to a shopper – Menashe is driven by simultaneous..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Review: Picnik

Paleo-friendly concept is virtuous but not holier-than-thou

"...proved somewhat irritating at Picnik's price point. The bulgogi lettuce wraps ($11.75), although a tad too sweet for my..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

AC Date Night: Mongers and Café No Sé

Poke two ways

"...ahi was piled into a vessel made from Bibb lettuce leaves, resting atop a bed of crushed ice. I..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Food Column by Adrienne White

Dear Glutton

Seeing red

"...and the new, to eat a slab of iceberg lettuce, sure, but iceberg lettuce that's probably biodynamically grown on..."

June 17, 2016 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Lunch Box Life

Seven Austin chefs dish on school lunch lessons

"...refuses to eat rabbit. Dylan is morally opposed to lettuce or peas...."

Nov. 6, 2015 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Apis Restaurant & Apiary

Dining away from the hive

"...burrata-like fresh cheese and Meyer lemon blossom. Simple grilled lettuce threatened to steal the show from the Wagyu crudo..."

May 29, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

McFarland, USA

Despite heavy sports-underdog cliches, this film with Kevin Costner as the coach of an all-Latino high school track team taps into a lot of modern realities.

"...members of his nascent team, picking endless rows of lettuce beneath the withering California sun. It’s this sort of..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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