Kolek planning to go pro
There is no possible way that the music scene in Milwaukee is better than Austin. Comparing large festivals and top concert venues is not a good measure for quality of the music scene. Go into just about any bar on 6th Street on any given night and you will see quality performers trying to make a name for themselves. You don't get that quality or quantity in Milwaukee.
Good man. Austin is a terrible place.
She will. Great city, tons of fun. Time for Shaka to step up to the big time.
No...and after reading many many psosts from people on this board that do...I have to say I'm MUCH better off, if this is the type of "intelligence" a degree from MU gets you. It sure is on full display I will say that.
I love Austin. It ranks up there with Boston as one of my favorite cities. I just so happened to marry one of the attractive Austin ladies..........
Austinites don't know the first thing about good BBQ. You don't find good BBQ in a city that has any buildings taller than six stories. Will admit that they have some other good joints though. There's a place that serves up great Carribean food
Correct, but nothing compares to Summerfest. The 2 weeks of Summerfest is better than anything they have in Austin, but other than that Austin is better.
Yeah, SXSW is better than Summerfest and it's not even debatable.
Depends on whether you consider Saltlick to be close enough to Austin to count as Austin.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Now here's a man who know good bbq. It's a good 30-40 minute drive from Austin. Like I said, you don't find good BBQ in a town with buildings taller than 6 stories.
And ACL > SXSW.
Shortly after the Red Rock casino opened (on our western beltway) a few years ago they opened a Saltlick restaurant there. I never ate there but one of my friends, who is a "foodie", did and said it was horrible. The restaurant closed after a short run. Not doubting Saltlick in TX is good. Sometimes you can't duplicate the original.My wife and I visited Austin a few years ago and loved it. We flew into Dallas to visit friends and then drove to Austin and eventually San Antonio to meet other friends. Happened to stop in Lockhart and had BBQ @ Smitty's. Excellent! Looked like there were other good BBQ joints there too.
Austin doesn't have Leon's Frozen Custard.
Which is why there are so many posts mentioning the beautiful women in Austin.
That was purportedly the same Saltlick? You're right. It sucked.
Austin doesn't have Leon's Frozen Custard.Case closed.
Purple Door trumps all, hey?
Purple door is unreal. Best ice cream besides the stuff I've had in Rome/Florence (Gelato, of course). Very comparable between the two.
I think that's where we went. Out in the boonies about 40 minutes outside of Austin? Just a giant barn looking place where they serve the meat by the 1/2 lb., smoke everything, don't give you any silverware, and just put meat and a mound of white bread on your lunchroom tray covered by a piece of wax paper? And when you ask what sauces they have they basically tell you "get the eff out" without telling you that? Incredible.
Yup, that's one, in Driftwood. Incredible, incredible BBQ. Their sauce is somewhat mustard based, which is unusual for Texas; I think it is great, but even if you are not a fan of that variety, the BBQ itself is absolutely perfect without sauce.They have a location north of Austin in Round Rock outside the AAA baseball stadium, and -- what I am about to say is complete heresy -- I think it is even better than the original in Driftwood.That said, it is only the 2nd most awesome BBQ in existence. The 1st most awesome BBQ in existence is at Charlie Vargo's in Memphis. TAMU would approve of the fact that is located in basement only accessible from an alley.