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How late is too late to get to Snow BBQ?
Hi Hounds,
I want to go to Snow but as my friend put it, "I'm terrified of driving an hour there and finding out that they've run out of brisket, but at the same time, the idea of eating brisket right after I've woken up is unappealing."
Personally, the idea of eating brisket right when I wake up or even being roused from sleep by brisket is highly appealing. Eating it at midnight before bed is appealing. Learning to sleepwalk, just so that I can enjoy it in the middle of the night also sounds pretty awesome.
However, can any Snow eaters (or people who made the drive too late) let me know *just* how quickly they sell out of BBQ?
I'm going to get the responses, average them, and disaggregate the data based on driving conditions, season, age, gender, race and political orientation, then share the results of my quantitative study with everyone.
Thanks in advance,
MIF
Soup Dumplings?
Hello Austin Chowhounds!
Can anyone tell me if/where to get steamed pork buns, aka soup dumplings, aka soup INSIDE a dumpling, not dumplings resting in soup?
I'm talking about the kind you'd find in Chinatown in NY at Joe's Shanghai. There's a picture you can scroll over at the bottom of this post to see what they look like.
1 person has mentioned "soup dumplings" on the Chinatown DimSum page, but it's not clear if they're talking about the same dumpling! This dumpling I'm looking for has soup and meat contained within the dumpling wrapper. You usually eat it off a big chinese soup spoon.
I asked a Chinatown Downtown employee if they had soup dumplings and it's clear that the girl working there had never heard of this type of dumpling. That makes me wonder whether or not the Mopac Chinatown would have it.
Thanks for your time and attention!
Chinatown dim sum?
Soup Dumplings?
Were these "dumplings sitting in soup" or were they "soup contained inside of the dumpling"?
I looked on the Chinatown Dim-Sum menu and saw no mention of soup dumplings but i did see Steamed BBQ pork buns. The soup dumplings I'm looking for are normally referred to as steamed pork buns so I'm optimistic, however, the inclusion of 'BBQ' in the title is confusing. In the soup dumplings I've had, an outer dumpling wrapper contains soup within and a ball of meat, not unlike the pork you'd find inside a pan fried dumpling.
See photo attached of soup dumplings from Joe's Shanghai in NY.
Is that what's available at Chinatown on MoPac? They certainly had NO idea what I was talking about at Chinatown downtown!
Thanks
New South 1st Trailer - Cake balls?
My wife and I saw the write up about Holy Cacao in the Chronicle a couple weeks ago and tried them later that same day.
The free sample of Mexican Frozen they gave us was rich and delicious, but the cake balls were nothing worth going out of one's way for.
And for $1.50 for a bite or two of cake, well, it's just not really worth it.
I really, really wanted them to be good because it's a novel idea (to me, anyways) and I want to back people who pioneer new local businesses, but the cakeball thing just falls flat.
sxsw help please!
woofer,
here's the only thing I'm qualified to respond to. It's what I know, inside and out. I won't waste your time on the other categories because I know that personal preference is not what you're looking for. What follows is fact, not preference.
Ruby's BBQ (29th & Guadalupe) will impress, satisfy, and help you avoid tourist traps/austin cliches.
Not RUDY'S (cheap gas station, chain garbage)
Ruby's is one of a kind. It's not quite a dive, but it's close. Plenty of seating, great food, great atmosphere, real Austin old school BBQ (they just celebrated 20 years), favorite of touring bands in the know (the old Antone's was next door for a decade until it moved a while back), Here's the best part: Hormone free meats, all sides (EVERYTHING) made from scratch there on site where they smoke their meats overnight. No Sysco b.s., no pre-made anything. As far as I know, no one else can say that.
Anyways, it's amazing.
Nothing better in Austin, no matter what you read here. Even Salt Lick (which someone is bound to recommend) isn't as good. Their meats are good at Salt Lick, sure, but the rest is prepackaged shite.
have a fun stay.
Vietnamese food in Austin
For my 15 years in austin, Kim Phung has consistently delivered the best Pho I've ever had anywhere in the US. there's something about their pho broth that sets it apart from others and it's amazing. i can only speak for the restaurant on N. Lamar as i've never been to any other. and while it's no certifiable proof of quality or my credentials, everyone who loves pho has raved about their broth (specifically the pho tai or anything with beef) after trying it. For $5 more or less, what have you got to lose for trying?
