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MIKE SUTTER'S FED MAN 55:
AUSTIN'S BEST RESTAURANTS

► No. 55: Sazon

► No. 54: Three Little Pigs

► No. 53: Azul Tequila

► No. 52: Counter Cafe

► No. 51: El Mesón

► No. 50: Takoba

► No. 49: Hopdoddy Burger Bar

► No. 48: House Pizzeria

► No. 47: Hudson's on the Bend

► No. 46: Green Pastures

► No. 45: Hopfields

► No. 44: East Side Show Room

► No. 43: Black Star Co-op

► No. 42: Chen's Noodle House

► No. 41: Chez Nous

► No. 40: Hillside Farmacy

► No. 39: Fonda San Miguel

► No. 38: La Condesa

► No. 37: Lucy's Fried Chicken

► No. 36: Titaya's Thai Cuisine

► No. 35: East Side King

► No. 34: Texas French Bread

► No. 33: Home Slice Pizza

► No. 32: Vino Vino

► No. 31: Perla's Seafood & Oyster Bar

► No. 30: El Naranjo

► No. 29: Olive & June

► No. 28: Salty Sow

► No. 27: Swift's Attic

► No. 26: Vespaio

► No. 25: Lamberts Downtown Barbecue

► No. 24: Tam Deli & Cafe

► No. 23: Second Bar + Kitchen

► No. 22: Komé

► No. 21: Foreign & Domestic

► No. 20: Parkside

► No. 19: Asti

► No. 18: Noble Pig

► No. 17: Asia Cafe

► No. 16: Justine's

► No. 15: The Driskill Grill

► No. 14: Spin Modern Thai

► No. 13: Olivia

► No. 12: Wink

► No. 11: Trio

► No. 10: La Traviata

► No. 9: Contigo

► No. 8: Franklin Barbecue

► No. 7: Barley Swine

► No. 6: The Next New Thing

► No. 5: Fabi and Rosi

► No. 4: The Carillon

► No. 3: Uchi/Uchiko

► No. 2: Congress

► No. 1: Lenoir

TOP TENS

► Austin's Top 10 BBQ

► Austin's Top 10 burgers

► Austin's Top 10 french fries

► Austin's Top 10 onion rings

BBQ CITY LIMITS

► Artz Rib House

► Bar-B-Que Heaven

► Bert's Bar-B-Q

► Bill Miller Bar-B-Q

► Blue Ox BBQ & Pancake Cabin

► Blue Ribbon Barbecue

► Bone Daddy's House of Smoke

► Bowie BBQ at Whole Foods

► Branch Bar-B-Que

► Chief's BBQ & Grill

► Chisholm Trail Icehouse & BBQ

► The County Line

► Danny's Bar-B-Que

► Dickey's Barbecue Pit

► Donn's Texas Barbecue

► Franklin Barbecue

► Franklin Barbecue, updated

► Freedmen's

► Green Mesquite BBQ & More

► House Park Bar-B-Que

► Iron Works BBQ

► JMueller BBQ

► John Mueller Meat Co.

► John Mueller's beef-rib redemption

► J.R.'s Texas Style Barbeque

► La Barbecue Cuisine Texana

► Lamberts Downtown Barbecue

► Live Oak Barbecue

► Mann's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que

► Micklethwait Craft Meats

► The Pit Barbeque

► PoK-e-Jo's

► Ray's Bar-B-Que

► Ruby's BBQ

► Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q

► Sam's Bar-B-Cue

► Sam's Bar-B-Cue, updated

► Smokey J's Bar-B-Q

► Smokey Mo's Bar-B-Q

► The Stallion Grill

► Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew

► Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew, updated

► Stubb's Bar-B-Q

► Texas Rib Kings

► Uncle Billy's Brew & Que

► Vic's Bar-B-Que

► Willie's Bar-B-Que

BBQ TEXAS

► The Salt Lick

REVIEWS

► Afin Modern Japanese Tapas

► All City Subs

► Austin Land & Cattle Co. (ALC Steaks)

► Avenue B Grocery

► BC Tavern: The early word

► Biscuits + Groovy

► Bits & Druthers

► Bistrot Mirabelle

► Boss Hogs Kitchen

► The Driskill Grill

► East Side King times 3

► Easy Tiger

► El Alma Cafe y Cantina

► El Naranjo

► Eleven Plates & Wine

► Elizabeth Street Cafe

► Épicerie Cafe & Grocery

► Evangeline Cafe

► Fabi and Rosi

► Foreign & Domestic

► Gourdough's

► Henri's Cheese and Wine

► Hoover's Cooking

► III Forks

► Il Sogno, San Antonio

► Joe's Bakery

► Kiefer's Cafe

► Lenoir

► Lucky's Puccias

► Melvin's Deli Comfort

► Nau's Enfield Drug

► Olive & June

► The Original Hoffbrau Steaks

► Papi Tino's

► Perry's Steakhouse & Grille

► Pinthouse Pizza

► Purple Bean Cafe

► Regal Ravioli

► Restaurant Jezebel

► Salt & Time

► Salty Sow

► Tarka Indian Kitchen

► Texas Chili Parlor

► Spartan Pizza

► Trace at the W Hotel

► Trio at the Four Seasons

THE COMPLEAT RAINEY STREET

► Meet Rainey Street

► Lustre Pearl

► El Naranjo

► Icenhauer's

► Tapas Bravas

► Art of Tacos

► Javelina

► Blackheart

► Bar Ilegal

► Clive Bar

► G'Raj Mahal Cafe

► Bar 96

► BackStage Grill

► Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden

► Brad Sorenson's No Va is ready for Rainey Street. Almost.

ROTISSERIE LEAGUE CHICKEN SERIES

► Round 1: Fresa’s

► Round 2: El Pollo Rico

► Round 3: H-E-B Mi Tenda

► Round 4: Julio's Cafe

► Round 5: Inka Chicken

► Round 6: El Pollo Regio

► Rotisserie League: Chicken winners

CARNIVORE'S HOLIDAY

► Part 1: Beets Living Foods Cafe

► Part 2: Mother's Cafe & Garden

► Part 3: Daily Juice Cafe

► Part 4: Maoz Vegetarian

► Part 5: Mr. Natural

► Part 6: Casa de Luz

► Part 7: Veggie Heaven

► Part 8: Counter Culture

► Part 9: Madras Pavilion

► Part 10: Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse

► My vegan rant

AUSTIN FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL 2013

► SoundBites: A festival sampler

► 13 tacos with Billy Gibbons

► Austin chefs in their native habitats

► Get off my lawn: The new Butler Park site

AUSTIN FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL 2012

► Charlie Jones of C3 Presents: Food stars and rock stars

► Chill your reds, freeze your grapes: The wisdom of Anthony Giglio

► The VIP side: Fancy tacos, dill-pickle foam and barbecue lines

► KUT radio report with Terrence Henry and Mike Sutter

► Meat, pray, Love: The gospel of hands-on grilling

► Bread and circus: The view from the stands

► Whine and cheese: First aid for the Festival

A DOZEN DIVES

► Day 1: Chen's Noodle House

► Day 2: Arkie's Grill

► Day 3: El Azteca

► Day 4: Mr. Catfish

► Day 5: The Broken Spoke

► Day 6: Lucky J's Chicken & Waffles

► Day 7: Tam Deli & Cafe

► Day 8: Karibu

► Day 9: The Hoffbrau

► Day 10: Rosie's Tamale House

► Day 11: Nubian Queen Lola's

► Day 12: Ross' Old Austin Cafe

FOOD FEATURES

► 5-Step Guide to a Better Restaurant Experience

► Austin City Limits 2011: Beer menus

► Austin City Limits 2011: Food menus

► Austin City Limits 2011: Food review: Olivia, Garrido's, the Love Shack, Bess, Odd Duck

► Austin City Limits 2011: Food review: Salt and Time, Gardener's Feast, Daily Juice

► Brad Sorenson's No Va is ready for Rainey Street. Almost.

► Church coffee redemption: Remembering Jackson Boyett

► A Clever-er way to drink coffee

► Drew and Mary Catherine Curren: The making of Arro

► Elsi's: The lost breakup letter

► Extreme Caffeine: Patika, Caffe Medici, Halcyon

► Extreme Caffeine: Houndstooth, Monkey Nest, Epoch

► Extreme Caffeine: Walton's, Juan Pelota, Frank

► Extreme Caffeine: Rio Rita, Trailer Perk, Progress

► The Food of Airport Boulevard, Part 1

► The Food of Airport Boulevard, Part 2

► The Food of Airport Boulevard, Part 3

► The Food of "The Hunger Games"

► Fran's Hamburgers on South Congress: A last look

► Grow your own: Fonda San Miguel

► Grow your own: Olivia

► Hospital food, heal thyself: Matthew Shipman's mission

► laV and Say laV: Austin's French New Wave

► Recipe: Lucy's Sweet Tea Pie

► Recipe: Roaring Fork's Green Chili Pork

► Recipe: Aunt Debbie's BBQ Meatloaf

► Taff Mayberry: Lucy's pie guy

► Restaurant Jezebel: Behind the Scenes

► 'Top Chef': The Paul Qui Tapes

► Twenty-four 24-hour Austin restaurants (in 24 hours)

THE DIGEST: RESTAURANT NEWS

► For Jezebel, a Halloween resurrection

► Jezebel, Bar Mirabeau set September opening dates

► P. Terry's opens in Westlake

► 263 Grill & Provisions: A preview

► Easy Tiger: The menus

► Openings/Closings: Food at the Victory Grill again, Gusto, Your Mom's, Red House, Blue Dahlia in Westlake and more

► P. Terry's, Part 1: A Westlake preview

► P. Terry's, Part 2: Mourning Dublin Dr Pepper

► The new Kerbey Lane; Plus opening dates for Lenoir, Easy Tiger

► Bar Louie headed downtown, Komé opens, Beer Week

► A look inside Easy Tiger

► Bistrot Mirabelle's new French accent

► Gypsy Picnic Food Trailer Festival preview

► Eleven Plates & Wine, Restaurant Week, closings at the Belmont, Al Arbol, Graze

► Hat Creek opens in Westlake; 'Lights On' report: Bacon, J. Mueller BBQ, Graze

► Saying goodbye to Aquarelle; 'Lights On' report: Sputnik, Somnio's

► P. Terry's expands in Lakeway; 'Top Chef' in Austin; 'Lights On' report: Hugos, Papi Tino's, El Alma, more

I CAN EAT 50 EGGS

► Day 1: Lucy's Fried Chicken

► Day 2: Torchy's Tacos

► Day 3: The Omelettry

► Day 4: Galaxy Cafe

► Day 5: Komé

► Day 6: Dart Bowl Cafe

► Day 7: Upper Crust Bakery

► Day 8: Izzoz Tacos

► Day 9: Elizabeth Street Cafe

► Day 10: Dog and Duck Pub

► Day 11: Uchiko

► Day 12: Gourmands

► Day 13: Cake and Spoon

► Day 14: Garrido's

► Day 15: Taqueria Arandas #3

► Day 16: Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse

► Day 17: Casa Colombia

► Day 18: Taste of Ethiopia

► Day 19: Barley Swine

► Day 20: Lick Honest Ice Creams

► Day 21: The ZubikHouse

► Day 22: Papalote Taco House

► Day 23: FoodHeads

► Day 24: Rio's Brazilian Cafe

► Day 25: Full English

► Day 26: The BakeHouse

► Day 27: Bar Congress

► Day 28: Taverna

► Day 29: Baguette et Chocolat

► Day 30: Enoteca Vespaio

► Day 31: Blue Dahlia Bistro

► Day 32: Trento

► Day 33: Korea House

► Day 34: Justine's

► Day 35: Juan in a Million

► Day 36: Another Broken Egg Cafe

► Day 37: Tomodachi Sushi

► Day 38: Taco Xpress

► Day 39: Texas French Bread

► Day 40: The Steeping Room

► Day 41: East Side Show Room

► Day 42: Satay

► Day 43: KC Donuts

► Day 44: P. Terry's Burger Stand

► Day 45: Sweetish Hill

► Day 46: Gusto Italian Kitchen

► Day 47: The Noble Pig

► Day 48: Malaga Tapas & Bar

► Day 49: Kerbey Lane Cafe

► Day 50: Hillside Farmacy

5 NEW BURGERS

► Drink.Well

► Workhorse Bar

► Yumé Burger

► Blake's on Sixth Street

► All Star Burger

50 BURGERS, 50 DAYS

► Day 1: Top Notch

► Day 2: Dirty's

► Day 3: Hat Creek Burger Co.

► Day 4: Dan's Hamburgers
► Day 5: Phil's Ice House

► Day 6: Five Guys Burgers and Fries

► Day 7: Hopdoddy

► Day 8: Fran's Hamburgers

► Day 9: Moonie's Burger House

► Day 10: TerraBurger

► Day 11: South Congress Cafe

► Day 12: In the Buns Burger Joint

► Day 13: Mighty Fine Burgers Fries Shakes

► Day 14: Wink Wine Bar

► Day 15: Waterloo Ice House

► Day 16: Counter Cafe

► Day 17: Chez Zee

► Day 18: P. Terry's Burger Stand

► Day 19: The Tavern

► Day 20: Short Stop

► Day 21: Hut's Hamburgers

► Day 22: Lion & Rose

► Day 23: Contigo

► Day 24: Burger Tex II

► Day 25: Hill-Bert's Burgers

► Day 26: Roaring Fork

► Day 27: BC Tavern

► Day 28: Downtown Burgers

► Day 29: Mike's Pub

► Day 30: Your Mom's Burger Bar

► Day 31: Whataburger

► Day 32: Steak 'n Shake

► Day 33: Casino el Camino

► Day 34: Elevation Burger

► Day 35: The Frisco Shop

► Day 36: Spec's

► Day 37: Second Bar + Kitchen

► Day 38: Sandy's

► Day 39: Bacon

► Day 40: Black Sheep Lodge

► Day 41: Sputnik

► Day 42: Nau's Enfield Drug

► Day 43: Mariana's Kitchen

► Day 44: Red's Porch

► Day 45: Crown & Anchor Pub

► Day 46: Hank's Garage

► Day 47: Billy's on Burnet

► Day 48: Cuban Sandwich Cafe

► Day 49: Jo's

► Day 50: Buda Grocery & Grill

► Three without meat: P. Terry's, Hat Creek, 24 Diner

NOVEMBURGER SERIES

► Day 1: Black Star Co-op

► Day 2: Wally's Burger Express

► Day 3: Players

► Day 4: Wholly Cow

► Day 5: Cover 3

► Day 6: Old School Bar & Grill

► Day 7: Big Daddy's Burgers & Bar

► Day 8: Hyde Park Bar & Grill

► Day 9: Parkside

► Day 10: Stack Burger Bar

► Day 11: The Stallion Grill

► Day 12: Sandeez Hamburger Hut

► Day 13: The League Kitchen & Tavern

► Day 14: Bartlett's

► Day 15: Blue Star Cafeteria

► Day 16: Snack Bar

► Day 17: EZ's Brick Oven & Grill

► Day 18: Patsy's Cafe

► Day 19: B.B. Rover's Cafe & Pub

► Day 20: Abel's on the Lake

► Day 21: Cat Mountain Grill

► Day 22: Ranch 616

► Day 23: Freddie's Place

► Day 24: 24 Diner

► Day 25: Hill's Cafe

► Day 26: Shady Grove

► Day 27: Eleven Plates & Wine

► Day 28: Pappy's Bar & Grill

► Day 29: Cafe Express

► Day 30: Opal Divine's Freehouse

DECEMBURGER SERIES

► Day 1: Texastar Kitchen

► Day 2: Annies Cafe & Bar

► Day 3: Poodie's Hilltop Roadhouse

► Day 4: Bess Bistro

► Day 5: J&J Barbeque & Burgers

► Day 6: Little Red Wagon

► Day 7: 1886 Cafe & Bakery

► Day 8: Beale Street Tavern

► Day 9: Shorty's

► Day 10: Bam's Roadhouse Grill

► Day 11: Scholz Garten

► Day 12: Flying Saucer

► Day 13: Texas Chili Parlor

► Day 14: Hopfields

► Day 15: Moonshine

► Day 16: Haddingtons

► Day 17: Judges' Hill Restaurant

► Day 18: Roadhouse

► Day 19: Cindy's Gone Hog Wild

► Day 20: Luke's Inside Out

► Day 21: The Jackalope

► Day 22: Flat Top Burger Shop

► Day 23: Good Luck Grill

► Day 24: Boulevard Grill

► Day 25: Monument Cafe

► Day 26: Doc's Motorworks

► Day 27: Maxine's on Main

► Day 28: Wild Bubba's

► Day 29: Manor Cafe 290

► Day 30: Turf N Surf Po' Boy

► Day 31: Ski Shores Cafe

THE CATCH: A BERING SEA JOURNAL

► Pt. 1: Cold, wet and repetitive

► Pt. 2: If this boat’s a-rockin’

► Pt. 3: The killing floor

► Pt. 4: Aleutians of grandeur

► Pt. 5: The 85-hour workweek

► Pt. 6: What to wear

► Pt. 7: Cold fish, hot mess

► Pt. 8: Zero tolerance

► Pt. 9: Cruel and unusual

► Pt. 10: Abandon ship

WINE, BEER & COCKTAILS

► Six beer-fest hangover cures

► Austin Beerworks: Pearl Snap, Fire Eagle

► That's the beer talking: A session with Beertown Austin

iPHONE APPS

► 100 Austin Burgers: Free iPhone app

Selected American-Statesman
articles by Mike Sutter

REVIEWS

► Annies Cafe and Bar

► Asia Cafe

► The Backspace

► Barley Swine

► Bess

► Cafe Josie

► The Carillon

► Congress

► Contigo

► Foreign & Domestic

► Frank

► Franklin Barbecue

► Garrido's

► Haddingtons

► The Highball

► Hopdoddy

► Jeffrey's

► Justine's

► Mirabelle

► Noble Pig

► Parkside

► Perla's

► Quattro Gatti

► Second Bar + Kitchen

► Takoba

► Uchi

► Uchiko

► Vince Young Steakhouse

► Walton's Fancy and Staple

► Wink

FOOD FEATURES

► The 30-Day Brain Freeze

► Three Little Pigs: A Trailer Story

► 30 Tacos, 30 Days

► The All-Night Doughnut Drive

► Pizza Delivery Showdown: Conans, Rounders, Hoboken Pie, Mangia and Whole Foods

► Austin Hookah Lounges

► Austin Fried Chicken Sampler

► Burger-nomics: Hill-Bert's, Mighty Fine and P. Terry's

► Taco Tour with Armando Rayo

LISTS

► 50 Places for Brunch

► 55 Places for Cinco de Mayo

► 12 Places for Sushi

► 50 upscale restaurants

► 75 casual restaurants

WINE, BEER & COCKTAILS

► Bar Congress

► Atlas chugged: Black Star Co-op

► "Brave New World of Wine"

► East End Wines

► Flatiron and wine: Memorial Day barbecue

► Messages in a bottle: Wine List 101

► Thanksgiving wines the whole family can disagree on

► The Tigress Pub

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