Expanding Horizons

Sampling the Old and New Austin-Area Restaurants That Are Changing With the Times

"...New Menu at Polvo's2004 S. First, 441-5446..."

April 18, 2003 Food Feature

South by South First

It's All in the Latitude

"...Polvo's Restaurant and Bar2004 S. First, 441-5446..."

March 10, 2000 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Fatal Error

Hooked on Drug Money

"...land in the oldest part of Redford, called El Polvo. It was named after a Catholic mission established here..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Monte Paulsen

Ninfa-maniac

New Tex-Mex Restaurant Returns to Its Good Old Days

"...don't open any more restaurants. - Virginia B. Wood Polvo's..."

June 5, 1998 Food Feature

Interview

Nineties guitar heroes return to Today's Active Lifestyles

"...Polvo..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Polvo

"...Polvo Waterloo Park, Nov. 7..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Faster Than Sound: Damn, Kathy Valentine Can Write!

Go-Go's local Kathy Valentine reflects on her memoir at three Austin fall events

"...had the name Exploded Drawing after an LP by Polvo...."

Nov. 6, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

50+ Restaurants to Try in Downtown Austin

Want a bite close to the action? We've got you covered for any mood, group, or time of day.

"...Polvo’s..."

March 13, 2020 Food Feature by Zelly Martin

I Don't Want to Grow Up

Another Fun Fun Fun Fest in the can

"...Polvo: A 30-minute set seemed too short, but Polvo's exploratory..."

Nov. 8, 2010 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

The Best Micheladas in Austin

No Bloody Marys here

"...only a few places in Austin. Mexican restaurants like Polvo's and Evita's Botanitas started adding them to menus a..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Watching, Breathing, and Eating the World Cup

France vs. Italy is one for the true gourmand, but what of the third-place game?

"...time I will also try to make arroz de polvo (rice with octopus), a very Portuguese recipe. I love..."

July 7, 2006 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

TCB

Young Heart Attack and the Austin City Council's 'Mouthful of Love'

"..."Just look at the way your Polvo record ages versus your Van Halen I record," offers..."

April 30, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Tropic of Capsaicin

An Exploration of the Hot Dishes in a Hot City, Or Where to Go When You're Not at Waterloo Park

"...Pescado à la Parrilla at Polvo's2004 S. First, 441-5446..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Spicy Mexican Cocktails

"...similar cocktail in Austin, try the Picosita ($5.50) at Polvo's.Sangrita Mexicans traditionally drink tequila with this chaser of fresh..."

June 27, 2003 Food Feature

We Talked About Murder

Texas Platter

"...of bands like Superchunk, Chavez, Archers of Loaf, and Polvo, who practically invented the term "math rock" with their..."

April 11, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

The 2002 Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll

Critics Picks

"...Bowl of PhoRice Flour Crepes at SunflowerBreakfastJuan in a MillionMigasPolvo's, Las ManitasSandwichesOyster Po'Boys at Quality Seafood; Sloppy Joe at..."

May 24, 2002 Food Feature

Ceviche Sublime

Cool ceviche -- with its clean, fresh flavors of citrus-cured seafood -- is proving to be the hot dish in restaurants all over Austin this summer.

"...of family-run Mexican restaurants -- places such as Mariscos, Polvo's, and Curra's -- but in recent months, a veritable..."

July 6, 2001 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Critics Picks

"...Chile Pepper DishCamarones à la Plancha at Polvo's, Shrimp al Diablo at Evita's Botanitas..."

May 25, 2001 Food Feature

Fivehead

Indie rock accoring to Austin's Fivehead

"...and it finally paid off when we opened for Polvo. That was our Electric Lounge highlight."..."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Food Top Nines

"...2. Al Pastor Taco at Polvo's. With an al pastor taco from Polvo's on a..."

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

"RIGHT THIS WRONG"

"...told that Hernandez regularly brought his goats to the Polvo Crossing area."..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature

Musician Panels, a Band of Horses Live Set, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

John Fogerty, Tom Morello, and Andrew McMahon get chatty

"...Twin Peaks tee pairing nicely with bassist Jeremy Martin’s Polvo shirt. Sponsored or nay, the rumbles did reverberate. –..."

March 13, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Headlines

"...the Money: The U.S. Department of Labor announced that Polvo's Mexican Restaurant (three locations in Austin) is required to..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature

Playback

Stop complaining there's no hip-hop scene here because now it has its own festival

"...tourists in a largely powerless city. A plate of Polvo's enchiladas and some good rest on home soil wouldn't..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Alejandro Escovedo’s Hurricane Honeymoon

Rocker’s Category 4 account: “I thought, We might not make this"

"...AE: We landed at 9pm. We went by Polvo’s and picked up two orders of enchiladas and went..."

Sept. 23, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

First Look: Garbo's Wells Branch

New brick and mortar continues food truck tradition

"...there on Bratton Lane, in a strip mall featuring Polvo’s, pizza, and generic Chinese, lies Garbo’s, the long-awaited, brick..."

Aug. 7, 2014 Food Post by Rod Machen

Buen Provecho!

Welcome to the home of the Mexican breakfast

"...Polvos2004 S. First, 441-5446 Daily, 7am-11pm www.polvosaustin.com..."

March 18, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40

"...• Chapel Hill, N.C.'s Polvo first reunited at the behest of Explosions in the..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Pulling back the (iron) curtain on Fun Fun Fun Fest and the Flying Balalaika Brothers in time for the 40th anniversary of the Armadillo World Headquarters

"...Jean Grae, Deerhunter, Municipal Waste, Dwarves, and the reunited Polvo, as well as the previously announced Suicidal Tendencies, the..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Something for Everybody

The lineup for the 2010 Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...Devo, the Hold Steady, Deerhunter, Wavves, Polvo, Kaki King, Dum Dum Girls, Best Coast, Crocodiles, Magic..."

Aug. 4, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

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