Austin Eats

We had to take a little bit of time to recover from our Missouri team’s awful loss to Texas. But now we’re over it, sort of, and we’re pleased to report that we ate well and often in Austin.

Our favorite meal was probably at Trudy’s near campus, where we had a wonderful brunch after screaming our heads off at the ESPN Gameday show.

Trudy’s chips and salsa were fantastic, (sneaky hot salsa, crispy salty chips) but we loved loved loved the queso.

We tried a mimosa, which looked more like a margarita and tasted great with the chips.

Then came the Tex Mex eggs Benedict….our favorite foods, queso and poached eggs, combined….Heaven!

We had a barbecue meal pre-game at Stubb’s, which our friends chose because they know it as a music venue. We were still pretty full from all the chips and eggs earlier in the day, but we shared some fried green tomatoes and split a sandwich, shared some ribs.

Our last meal was at a place called Hula Hut, where you serve yourself chips from a huge warming vat, and dish up as much salsa as you can carry back to the bar. We had several margaritas in the sunshine, watching NFL games and enjoying the lakeside view. The food there was good, but we’d stuffed ourselves on the chips to the point where we barely enjoyed it.

We feel as if we were rushed food-wise, because the weekend was about football and being with Missouri friends. But we loved Austin. We’ll be back. And then we’ll find some better bbq, maybe some chili, more chips and queso. Definitely more queso…