Day Trips

How the chicken-fried steak was invented in Lamesa, Texas

"...Chicken-fried steak ranks with the best of the great foods..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Mick Vann's Top 10 Food Trailers

"...a tiny trailer just off of Montopolis. Enchiladas with fried quail, barbacoa to die for, amazing chorizo-and-spud tacos, bistek..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Top Notch Restaurant

Trust us: 30 years later, it's still one of the best tastes in town.

"...it is and isn't. For the Top Notch, its fried chicken, burgers, and the rest, cooked quickly with quality..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Food Review by Mick Vann

Day Trips

Babe's Chicken Dinner House in Roanoke

"...At Babe's Chicken Dinner House in Roanoke, the golden-brown chicken is piled..."

July 20, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Eat, Drink, Man, Woman

Dim Sum Under the Rainbow

"...our soup choice, the Velvet Corn Soup with Shredded Chicken ($2.95 for two). The silken texture and subtle flavor..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Arts Feature

It's a Wrap!

The Rap on Three Austin Wrapeterias

"...Each wrap can be made with or without tofu, chicken, or steak, and at about $5 for a fully-loaded..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Food Feature

Does Food Really Help Us Through Trying Times?

Soothing negative emotions with fat, carbohydrates, and sugar

"...to salve their negative emotions. Everyone's got their vice: Fried chicken. Ramen. Beef stew. Warm bread slathered in butter...."

May 5, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Hoover's Cooking

"...Once upon a time, I couldn't fathom ordering chicken-fried steak. My Yankee folks raised me on oatmeal, not..."

April 16, 1999 Food Feature

Austin’s Best Wheat-Free Joints in 2023

Top 10 gluten-free glimmers

"...(pumpkin seed puree, tomato hummus, confit tomato). Throw in masa-fried soft-shell crab, and I'm in heaven. 2) Dream Bakery..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Sun's Out, (Bao) Buns Out

Donald Mullikin's Bunboy bao-based food truck at Oskar Blues

"...the fall, eagerly awaiting my opportunity to try a chicken and waffle bao, or some kimchi arancini, or some..."

June 16, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Restaurant Review: Hildee’s Texas Dine-Inn

Ryan Hildebrand’s Hill Country bistro has its ups and downs

"...I selected the fried chicken-thigh biscuit sandwich, which tasted fine but was a..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

10 Kid-Friendly Austin Restaurants That Parents Won't Hate

Dine out with small humans without sacrificing quality or losing your mind

"...menu includes a semi-accessible kids' menu (looking at you, fried green beans), as well as tater tots, fried chicken,..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The New Brunch Bunch

12 new reasons why everybody's working for the weekend

"...are completely transformed by chef Martin Wilda's adventurous palate. Chicken and waffles are served with a green nahm jihm..."

March 11, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Gourdough's Public House

Gourdough's Public House wins hearts and minds, one big, fat doughnut at a time

"...trade in local beers, creative and refreshing cocktails, and fried discs laden with ingredients that would make even the..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Food Review by Melanie Haupt

11th Street Station

Come for the catfish; stay for the cobbler

"...promises a cornucopia of Southern food goodness – catfish, fried chicken and waffles, gumbo, fried pork chops. But much..."

July 22, 2011 Food Review by Rachel Feit

Gene's New Orleans Style PoBoys & Deli

"...also a master of the fryer, turning out Southern fried chicken dinners and baskets of delectable "chicken fries," thin,..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Chronicle Editorial Staffers Name Their Essential Dishes

We've all got our favorites

"...its surrounding sandwich fixins in ThunderCloud Subs' signature Nada Chicken sandwich. Prepare for some quality small talk with your..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Food Feature by Chronicle staff

Eastside Trailer's Giant Spud Creations Are a Force to Be Reckoned With

The Southern fusion cuisine of Anything’s Baked Potato has earned its cult following

"...taco truck and the quickly growing San Antonio vegan chicken sandwich brand Project Pollo. But, without a doubt, the..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

Virtual Brands and Pop-Ups Are Making Southeast Asian Street Food Accessible to Austin

Downloading hawker culture

"...a street vendor, Southeast Asian street food sellers like Chicken Rice Joe, Austin Kuih Co., and Penang Shack are..."

June 3, 2022 Food Feature by Clara Wang

Restaurant Review: Hank's

Windsor Park's latest dining destination is hit or miss

"...out options in the neighborhood, unless you counted Church's Chicken, Hill-Bert's, and Subway. Fast forward to 2018 and we've..."

July 20, 2018 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Q&A Hole

Austin chefs field questions about the weirdest thing they ever ate and the trends they want 86'ed

"...involve food! Favorites include: my Mom's beef stroganoff and chicken-fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy ... my first..."

June 14, 2013 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips

The Crandall Cotton Gin Restaurant offers comfort food cooked all sorts of ways

"...menu is built on the usual Texas fare of chicken-fried steak, but from there it branches off in many..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Sandora's Box in Dallas fixes up some mighty fine vittles.

"...Fried chicken and a waffle is the house specialty at..."

May 25, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Letters at 3AM

Austin's Best Novelist

"...'We'll go to the kitchen,' Willie said. 'Some Southern fried chicken for my Southern fried lady love.' They moved..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Day Trips

"...Friday's Chicken and Pastry in Shiner combines golden-fried chicken and fluffy..."

March 7, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The 2002 Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll

Critics Picks

"...El Camino; BurgerTex on the DragSteakAustin Land & Cattle Co.Chicken-Fried SteakHoover's Cooking, R.O.'s OutpostFrench FriesWaterloo Ice House on SixthSoupNew..."

May 24, 2002 Food Feature

Four Korean Pubs for Your Late Night Dining Pleasure

Pochas for late-night snacking

"...the thud of K-pop, steamed squid, and the succulent fried chicken served at the Korean pubs called pochas. Pochas..."

May 24, 2023 Food Post by Evan Rodriguez

All-You-Can-Eat Pickles and Southern Comfort at the Pickle House

One wonders if there's such thing as too many pickles at this Southwest Austin restaurant

"...the comfort really has to come from the hearty fried foods on offer...."

July 26, 2019 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Liberty Kitchen

Houston restaurant group makes waves in Austin

"...throw in everything from meat gravy with macaroni and fried chicken to prime rib and pork-belly carbonara. There's no..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Testing One's Mettle

Will Bridget Dunlap's new restaurant shine or tarnish on the Eastside?

"...slices of crisp pain au lait. The flavorless, greasy fried green tomato brought nothing to the sandwich; the dominant..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Food Review by Melanie Haupt

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