Fuck Yes Texas

abudak:

Flaming Dr. Pepper shots at Cheers Bar in Austin.

guyluver:

Lulu’s Cafe in  San Antonio, TX. serves a 3 lb cinnamon roll

(Source: luluscafeinsa.com)

effyeahfatties:

RROTW: India Oven in San Antonio, TX

I freakin’ love this place.  Best Indian food in town (according to me).  I usually go on Sundays for their buffet lunch.  My plate never looks this pretty - but I made sure it looked awesome for y’all.

This plate has their: rice, chicken, lamb, meatballs, spinach with (goat?) cheese, meatballs, and naan.  

I asked one of my Indian friends what he thought of it, but then he went into the different regions and I got confused.  I’ve been to two other Indian places in town, but they don’t compare.  One place had rice that tasted like the smell of feet and the other was too frou frou for my liking.

If you’re concerned about it being too spicy, it really isn’t.  Yeah, some stuff is hotter than the others, but it still has plenty of flavor.

The buffet is limited but the food is amazing.  I’m hoping to go back this Sunday.  Great food and the wait staff and owners are really nice (my family has become friends with them).

And if you really need another reason to go - on Sundays, they hand out champagne.

amandainaustin:

Austin Restaurant Review: Part One

Mike and I are horrible when it comes to eating at home.  We eat out probably 3-4 nights a week MINIMUM.   This is partially due to the fact I only know how to cook a few things, and partially because groceries are so damn expensive (at Randall’s - the HEB near our house is GHETTO).  So we have decided to try all of the local Austin restaurants to find our usual favorites.  So far we have the following:

The Woodland - delicious food (especially the BLT and salads), but a little pricey, and hard to find parking on South Congress

Galaxy Cafe - sooo yummy, this has become our favorite so far - we’ve eaten there no less than 3 times in the last 2 weeks - and the best part is, it’s healthy!!!

Bill Miller BBQ - we just tried this tonight - pretty good BBQ (reminds me of Spring Creek BBQ in Dallas, except the peach cobbler was COLD and disgusting).  Good french fries, pulled chicken, and rolls though!  Plus, it’s super cheap, and they give you giant re-fillable soft drinks.

Brick Oven Restaurant - not bad for italian food, but not great either - I’m really picky when it comes to italian food… think we might have to try some other places to find our favorite.

East Side Cafe - we tried this with my friend Justin from law school who recommended it - and we’ve gotten several recommendations to go there from other people since - the food was delicious, but pretty pricey.  Kind of far from where we live, but with the garden and chickens in the back area that you can walk through, it’s kind of a fun Austin staple to bring friends and family to when they come to visit.

Opal Divines -yummy food - I got a big burger that fell apart as I was eating it.  Nice scenery, too.  More of a bar than a restaurant though… probably a good place to hang out with friends after work and have a few drinks.

Highball - we went here with some friends - looks like such a fun place!  They have dinner, dancing, old school bowling lanes, and skee ball!  The food was just okay… and pretty pricey, but if you stay and play the games I’m sure it’s worth it!

J Blacks Feel Good Lounge - delicious pizza!  Fun little bar that serves food, and you can sit outside on the patio (with dogs) and drink/eat.  I felt a little out of place though being hugely pregnant in the midst of fun-loving single people  :)

Zax Tavern - DELICIOUS food… great atmosphere.  The only drawback was that our waitress totally sold me on the “thin mint girl scout cookie cheesecake” right before finding out that they were out of it - DAMN!!!  She said they never know what cheesecake they will have that day, because the owner makes it at home.  I want my damn thin mint cookie cheesecake!!!

Freddie’s Place - another FAVORITE.  I had a delicious salad, and we sat outside on the patio.  You can bring your dogs to the patio area, which is awesome, and they have live music on certain days/nights throughout the week.  Fun place to go!

sk8tt:

whataburger

effyeahfatties:

Broadway Daily Bread is my favorite bakery in SA.  I always go to the DeZavala location, since it’s close to campus.  I love the bread here — and I can get picky about my bread.  I also love their peppered turkey sandwich (comes with sprouts!).  Their cookies and cupcakes are pretty legit here, just a little too sweet for my liking.  The employees are always super nice too.  My favorite bread is white, but my mom loves the Birdman bread they have.

The picture came from their website.  Check it out if you’re in SA!

robmandu:

The blog of the 2010 State Fair of Texas announced:

Margarita lovers, rejoice. The new Deep Fried Frozen Margarita at the State Fair of Texas is going to include real tequila. 

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That just ain’t right. 

effyeahfatties:

So, potential Houston fatty and I went to the Maple Leaf Pub in Midtown this past Thursday for their steak and quiz night that they hold every Thursday. I heard about this via 365 Days of Houston on Facebook. 

It wasn’t that bad and a pretty good deal. All for $14 bucks you get a steak, baked potato and any drink of your choice. The place was pretty dead when we showed up though. I thought it would get more packed as the site lead me to believe, but no. We didn’t stick around for the “quiz” portion though. It was a fun little adventure, but I don’t think we’ll be going back anytime soon. More importantly, the food was pretty good. I enjoyed my baked potato. Of course I’ve had better steaks but for a deal like that, I’d say it was pretty good.

effyeahfatties:

As Rachel said, she’s down here in Houston for the labor day weekend. So, we had a reunion dinner since it’s been about 2 months since we’ve last seen each other. It was a night out in Bellaire! We had dinner at Tofu Village and then dessert at Juicebox.

Pictured above is strawberries/mangos mixed with shaved ice and condensed milk topped with ice cream. Juicebox has a wide variety of fruit desserts, smoothies, teas, etc. Definitely a place to check out if you’re in the area.