The Vitals:
the spot: Sixth and Waller 1108 E. 6th St. Austin TX 78702
the eats: Waller St. Diner Burger
the bucks: $13.50 for a double, $8.50 for a single
the full nelson: a nostalgic burger built with quality ingredients.
The Vitals:
the spot: Discada 1319 Rosewood Ave Austin TX 78702
the eats: Discada taco
the bucks: $1.75 each, 5 (for $8) will do you right
the full nelson: a Northern Mexican taco delicacy makes its way to Austin TX
ACL Eats is as a big draw as the music is for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. My last post was all about burgers and this one . . . is all about the tacos. Now Austin has a rep for “keeping it weird” and some of the more noteworthy do just that. Torchy’s Tacos rethinks comfort food in a tortilla, East Side King brings you Asian street food in a tortilla and Taco Deli slings it farm to table via a tortilla.
Still, out of 5 taco offerings at ACL Eats, only one is straight up street tacos. A bit surprising, even for unconventional Austin. So which taco took the cake? Read on and find out!
The Austin City Limits Music Festival, or just ACL, because that’s just a whole lot easier to say, is just about fav thing to do in Austin. Wandering around the gorgeous grounds of Zilker Park with Austin’s downtown skyline in the background, beers in hand and amazing music at every corner, makes me feel like its Christmas Morning – my wife calls ACL “Christmas for adults”. As if that wasn’t enough of a reason to go, there is also the draw of ACL Eats: a diverse lineup of Austin’s food scene that makes for just about the best food court you can go to unless you are somewhere in Asia.
Last year I posted a day by day play by play of my adventures eating at ACL. This year, thanks to Sandee Fenton from ACL’s media team, I received a media pass and went in deep on a mission to taste the competition by categories. If you haven’t figured it out by now, this post is all about finding the best burger at ACL Eats. Yeah, a full on burger battle royale and the winner is . . . well, you’re gonna have to get through this post to find out!
The Vitals:
the spot: Leroy and Lewis 121 Pickle Road Austin TX 78704
the eats: Barbacado, pulled hog, beef cheeks, barbacoa
the bucks: $20 a person for a hefty plate, $12 for a respectable lunch.
the full nelson: why Austin is the capital of bbq in the 21st century
The Vitals:
the spot: Rosita’s Al Pastor 1911 E. Riverside Dr. Austin TX 78741
the eats: Al Pastor Tacos
the bucks: $2 a taco
the full nelson: An Austin fav for Al Pastor tacos
Austin has a big rep for being a taco town, especially when it comes to breakfast tacos. As far as other tacos go, that statement needs some sense of bearing. Coming from Los Angeles, I feel confident in saying that Austin is not an Al Pastor town. That being said, there are a few spots to scratch the trompo itch and locals will tell you that Rosita’s Al Pastor is one of them.