660064 Fri Oct 16 14:22:56 -0700 2009 15 61 Austin 0 5108934 Hello fellow foodies- We just bought a house off of Brodie near Davis Ln. Having lived on the eastside for the last 10 years, I know little of restaurants this far south of town. Can anyone recommend some good places, especially Mexican or Vietnamese/Thai? Breakfast places are always a plus. Just looking for some new places to become "regulars" at in the area. Thanks! Fri Oct 16 14:22:56 -0700 2009 286993 pcinaustin 1 5116977 welcome to the hood. i love the pho at Pho Thai Son on Wm Cannon/Brodie, next to the Firestone right there. in the same strip, opposite end, is a little taqueria called La Familia. we started going there a few months ago and are in love with it. it's hidden behind the Hollywood Video, so i worry how they will survive. but there are always people there when we go. good place to call in breakfast tacos (there's a breakfast burrito, too w/ eggs/bacon/potato/cheese - yum). i've also enjoyed the grilled shrimp burrito among other things. La Posada at West Gate/Wm Cannon is good for general Tex Mex, but i did not like their breakfast tacos b/c they don't use real cheese, just the processed crap. i don't think we've gone to La Posada since trying La Familia, but there are some good things on the LP menu (stuffed avocado!). Evangeline Cafe on Brodie near Alexandria has pretty damn good cajun. great 'oyster nachos' (Oysters Contraband), fried seafood, and even a really good burger. same strip is KC Donut where they have some of the better kolaches in the city limits along with croissant breakfast sandwiches (skip the tacos and icky salsa). i've enjoyed Galaxy Cafe at Slaughter/Brodie for breakfast and lunch. the banana-strawberry french toast is tasty, as are sweet potato fries/sandwiches/etc. and sometime in the future, there will be an Alamo Drafthouse at Slaughter/Mopac, so you got that to look forward to as well. course for every suggestion i make, there's someone out there who thinks that the rec is the worst ever. have fun trying things out! =) Tue Oct 20 08:36:22 -0700 2009 5108934 106850 NirvRush 1 5117100 As Nirv said, welcome to the 'hood! I'm excited to hear about La Familia because I've been wanting to try it, but hadn't heard any reports. There's a taco joint on the corner of William Cannon and S. 1st that I have had some decent tacos from, and I've heard wonderful things about Evita's Bontanitas on S. 1st just north of Wm. Cannon. I also love Evangaline Cafe, as well as Cypress Grill (in the Gold's Gym shopping center on Wm. Cannon at MoPac). There's also a P. Terry's there, and a bagel shop is coming (fingers crossed it's a good one!). Tarka in the shopping center with DSW and Petsmart and all of that at 290 and Brodie has excellent Indian food. There's also Madam Mam's at Westgate and 290 for Thai, and a new Thai place in the same center as Tarka, CK Thai (haven't tried it yet). Galaxy is great for variety, and there's a Waterloo Ice House and numerous other things (including a branch of that Mexican restaurant that's at 38th next to Waterloo that I can't remember the name of) at Escarpment at Slaughter. I've also heard we're getting a Mandola's Market in the Costco Shopping center. We're coming up in the world South Austin! Tue Oct 20 09:14:12 -0700 2009 5108934 81120 foodiegal71 2 5120240 The mexican place at Escarpment and Slaughter is Santa Rita. It's where Nuevo Leon used to be. I've eaten there a couple of times for lunch and it was pretty good. Wed Oct 21 11:37:26 -0700 2009 5117100 97948 ssouth 2 5120247 There's also a Torchy's Tacos coming to the Costco Shopping Center. It's in the space that used to be Willy-Os I think. Wed Oct 21 11:39:29 -0700 2009 5117100 97948 ssouth 1 5117586 I really like Tino's Greek Cafe at Brodie and Slaughter. I often get the chicken kabob, or the gyro salad. -sw Tue Oct 20 11:40:05 -0700 2009 5108934 136775 sqwertz 2 5118886 i really like Tino's too! i've just heard so much grief about it on here, that i didn't even bother mentioning it. the mexican place, foodiegal...are you thinking of Nuevo Onda? b/c it closed, i never tried it. i can't picture any other Mexi places on Escarpment/Slaughter... can't wait for Mandola's to make its appearance. Tue Oct 20 20:52:21 -0700 2009 5117586 106850 NirvRush 1 5117926 This board has always given props to Polvo's. I haven't tried it yet, but the menu looks very inviting. Tue Oct 20 13:27:20 -0700 2009 5108934 100641 amykragan 1 5118185 I just tried Texican Cafe at Brodie Oaks (Lamar & 360) - though I realize it's a bit further from Davis Ln - and was impressed. Great (enchilada) sauces, tender meat, great flavor all around. The service was amazing. The atmosphere is really pleasant but of course decor is cheesy as heck. Tue Oct 20 14:56:07 -0700 2009 5108934 275512 2kindsofcheese 1 5119239 Dong Nai in the Target on Lamar and Ben White has good Vietnamese dishes. Flores Mexican on William Cannon and 290 has spicy salsa and good fajitas. Wed Oct 21 05:37:13 -0700 2009 5108934 79200 El General 2 5122652 I have to say that for Pho, I prefer either Pho Thai Son or HEA Cafe over Dong Nai. HEA is at 35 and 71 in the shopping center near the Wal-Mart, while Pho Thai Son is in the shopping center on Wm. Cannon/Brodie that has the Hollywood Video. I also have enjoyed Texican Cafe. It's pretty straight-up TexMex and not bad if that's what you're craving. Santa Rita was the place I was thinking of on Escarpment/Slaughter. I haven't been there, but have enjoyed their north location before. Thu Oct 22 09:27:47 -0700 2009 5119239 81120 foodiegal71 1 5133685 We like La Familia a lot too! There's a new Indian Grocery right next door and they have plans to open an Indian restaurant in the same shopping center. In the meantime Tarka (in Sunset Valley), which is like Clay Pit's Pei Wei is a great place to eat! For pizza, Austin Pizza Garden on 290/71 before Wm Cannon is great! I think they actually deliver now. Mandola's isn't opening until March, so you'll have to wait a while. I'm surprised no one's mentioned Yanagi, the newer sushi place next to Gold's Gym on William Cannon & Mopac. It's awesome!! I also like Hecho Mexico, which is a little farther West on William Cannon, almost to Slaughter. I've enjoyed their mole, ceviche, and par de huaraches. Welcome to the hood! Mon Oct 26 23:05:24 -0700 2009 5108934 67304 nelgie123 2 5133845 I think you mean that Hecho en Mexico is on William Cannon near Escarpment (not Slaughter) My wife and I did not enjoy hecho en mexico. We were in the mood for some tasty food and beer/margaritas. What amounts to their fajita nachos (can't remember if they had two sizes, but the larger is they did) had only about 8 chips with about 1 ounce of fajita meat total. The quality was subbar (very chewy and not tasty). We would need a reason to return Tue Oct 27 04:58:33 -0700 2009 5133685 17506 Chefdavis 3 5137770 Chefdavis, you're right-I mean Escarpment. As for the nachos at Hecho's Mexico, I've never had them there. If I wanted nachos, I'd go to Chuy's or La Familia. Hecho specializes in moles, which you wouldn't get at either of those places. Before you judge then on one dish, you should go back & try something they specialize in. Wed Oct 28 11:48:03 -0700 2009 5133845 67304 nelgie123 4 5138285 My wife and I tried several dishes at Hecho en Mexico including the mole. Nothing has any flavor. The tip-off should have been the salsa they put down with the chips. What was that? Runny and bland and strange looking. My wife is from Interior Mexico and she has never seen anything like it. The staff is nice and they said the food is Oaxaca-inspired. Really? Oaxaca is famous for their cheese and guess what's NOT on the menu - Oaxacan cheese! They do have Monterrey Jack - welcome to a less flavorful Flores Tex-Mex style establishment at twice the price! Oh one little side note: my wife was thirsty for a frozen Margarita. She saw a sign out front with a picture of a frozen Margarita. Great! No, not so great, they don't have frozen Margaritas. Boo! Go elsewhere. Wed Oct 28 14:16:05 -0700 2009 5137770 214601 Buddylove 5 5139855 There is a Mexican Market that is fairly new in the strip center at S. 1st and Stassney. They have very good meats for sale and the restaurant inside is very good. There is another Mexican Restaurant in the same center down in the corner on the first floor. (This is the strip center that is blue and anchored by Time Warner). I can't think of there name but they have excellent beef caldo and if you ask for it, they serve a avacado based salsa that is very good. One of my favorite places. Friday nights at the Manchaca Fire Hall is all you can eat Fried Catfish. Very good. Clarance has his own recipe for the corn meal. I haven't been there in a while but the Westgate Bowling Alley had a really good burger and fries. I don't think that they open until 4. Railroad BBQ in Manchaca is pretty good too. Cherry Creek Catfish across from Crockett on Manchaca has good fried catfish. I also like the Casa Garcia's at William Cannon and Manchaca. Thu Oct 29 07:19:59 -0700 2009 5138285 282345 tuckspop