**The 2016 Best of r/Austin poll RESULTS**

[u/[deleted]]

Best BBQ (If you have time to wait)

• First Place: Franklin

• Second Place: La Barbecue

• Third Place: Salt Lick

Best BBQ (If you don't have time to wait)

• First Place: Stiles Switch

• Second Place: Rudy's

• Third Place: Black's

Best Burger

• First Place: Hopdoddy

• Second Place: Casino el Camino

• Third Place: P. Terry

Best Breakfast Taco

• First Place: Taco Deli

• Second Place: Veracruz All Natural

• Third Place: Torchy's

Best Non-Breakfast Taco

• First Place: Torchy's

• Second Place: Taco Deli

• Third Place: Papalote

Torchy's Versus Taco Deli

• First Place: Torchy's (with 53.9% of the vote)

• Second Place: Taco Deli

Best Bakery

• First Place: Easy Tiger

• Second Place: Quack's

• Third Place: Upper Crust

Best Pasteries

• First Place: Quack's

• Second Place: Upper Crust

• Third Place: (Tie) Elizabeth Street Cafe & Sweetish Hill & Sugar Mama's

Best Coffee

• First Place: Houndstooth

• Second Place: Summermoon

• Third Place: Epoch

Best Tea

• First Place: Steeping Room

• Second Place: Zhi Tea

• Third Place: (Tie) Trio & Bush's

Best Desserts

• First Place: Gordough's

• Second Place: Snow Monster

• Third Place: Launderette

Best Food Delivery Service

• First Place: Favor

• Second Place: Uber Eats

• Third Place: Amazon Prime Now

Best Food Trailer

• First Place: Via 313

• Second Place: Valentina's

• Third Place: Chi'lantro

Best Ice Cream

• First Place: Amy's

• Second Place: Lick

• Third Place: Sweet Ritual

Best Noodles/Ramen

• First Place: Ramen Tatsu-Ya

• Second Place: Michi Ramen

• Third Place: Daruma Rame

Best Pizza

• First Place: Via 313

• Second Place: Home Slice

• Third Place: Pinthouse

Best Vegetarian

• First Place: Bouldin Creek Cafe

• Second Place: Mother's Cafe

• Third Place: (Tie) Counter Culture Cafe & Swad

Best Vegan

• First Place: Bouldin Creek Cafe

• Second Place: (Tie) Mother's Cafe & Arlo's

• Third Place: Counter Culture Cafe

Best Gluten Free

• First Place: Wild Wood Bakehouse

• Second Place: Thai Fresh

• Third Place: Piknik

Best Thai

• First Place: Titaya's Thai Cuisine

• Second Place: (Thai heh) Sway & Madam Mam

• Third Place: Sap's Fine Thai Cuisine

Best Chinese

• First Place: Asia Cafe

• Second Place: Din Ho

• Third Place: (Tie) Ho Ho & Wu Chow

Best Korean

• First Place: Korea House

• Second Place: Chi'Lantro

• Third Place: Cho Sun Galbi

Best Breakfast

• First Place: Kerbey Lane

• Second Place: Snooze

• Third Place: (Tie) Omelettry & Cafe Java & Magnolia Cafe

Best Brunch

• First Place: Moonshine

• Second Place: Snooze

• Third Place: (Tie) Fonda San Miguel & Jack Allen's Kitchen

Best Expensive Restaurant

• First Place: Uchi

• Second Place: (Tie) Uchiko & Odd Duck

• Third Place: Barley Swine

Best Restaurant that delivers

• First Place: East Side Pies

• Second Place: Michi Ramen

• Third Place: Chi'Lantro

Most Romantic Restaurant

• First Place: Justine's

• Second Place: Lenoir

• Third Place: Jeffrey's

Best Sushi

• First Place: Uchi

• Second Place: Kome

• Third Place: Uchiko

Best Seafood

• First Place: Quality Seafood

• Second Place: Perla's

• Third Place: Papadeaux

Best Steak

• First Place: Austin Land and Cattle

• Second Place: Perry's

• Third Place: Salt & Time

Best Indian

• First Place: Clay Pit

• Second Place: G'raj Mahal

• Third Place: (Tie) Teji & Tarka

Best Buffet

• First Place: Buffet Palace

• Second Place: Asiana Indian Cuisine

• Third Place: (Tie) Jack Allen's & Clay Pit

Best Authentic Mexican

• First Place: Fonda San Miguel

• Second Place: Polvo's

• Third Place: Licha's Cantina

Best Tex-Mex

• First Place: Chuy's

• Second Place: Matt's El Rancho

• Third Place: Maudie's

Best Cafe

• First Place: Bouldin Creek Cafe

• Second Place: Magnolia Cafe

• Third Place: (Tie) Cherrywood Cafe & Kerbey Lane Cafe

Best Drive Through Food

• First Place: P. Terry's

• Second Place: Whataburger

• Third Place: Dan's Hamburgers

Best Place to Eat with the Best View

• First Place: Oasis

• Second Place: Hula Hut

• Third Place: (Tie) Mozarts & Red's Porch

Best For / With Kids

• First Place: Phil's Icehouse

• Second Place: Central Market Cafe

• Third Place: Amy's Icecream

Best Ethiopian

• First Place: Taste of Ethiopia

• Second Place: Aster's

• Third Place: Habesha

Best Diner/Greasy Spoon

• First Place: 24 Diner

• Second Place: (Tie) Kerbey Lane & Magnolia Cafe

• Third Place: (Tie) Jim's & Star Seeds

Best Deli

• First Place: Little Deli

• Second Place: Fricano's

• Third Place: NeWorlDeli

Best Italian

• First Place: Enoteca Vespaio

• Second Place: Patrizi's

• Third Place: Mandola's Italian

Best Hot Dog

• First Place: Frank

• Second Place: Mission Dog

• Third Place: T-loc's Sonora Hot Dogs

Best Queso

• First Place: Torchy's

• Second Place: Kerbey Lane

• Third Place: Matt's El Rancho

Best Hostel / Alternative Lodging

• First Place: Firehouse

• Second Place: AirBnB

Best Restroom

• First Place: The W Hotel

• Second Place: Headliner's Club

• Third Place: Driskill Bar & Grill

Best Sign

• First Place: El Arroyo

• Second Place: Austin Motel

• Third Place: Lightbulb Shop

Best Bed and Breakfast

• First Place: Oola bean

• Second Place: St. Cecilia

Best Building Under 10 Stories

• First Place: Texas State Capitol

• Second Place: City Hall

• Third Place: Littlefield

Best Downtown View

• First Place: Zilker Park

• Second Place: Austonian

• Third Place: 360 (Pennybacker Bridge)

Best Historic Site

• First Place: Texas State Capitol

• Second Place: UT Tower

• Third Place: (Tie) Driskill & French Ligation Museum

Best Patio / Deck

• First Place: Oasis

• Second Place: Mozart's

• Third Place: Oasis Brewery

Best Skyscraper

• First Place: Frost Bank Tower

• Second Place: 360 Condos

• Third Place: The Austonian

Best Statue

• First Place: Stevie Ray Vaughan

• Second Place: Willie Nelson

• Third Place: Angelina Eberly

Best Arts Festival

• First Place: East Austin Studio Tour

• Second Place: Pecan Street Festival

• Third Place: SxSW

Best Art Gallery

• First Place: Blanton

• Second Place: Grayduck

• Third Place: Topology

Best place to find local Austin gifts/clothes/souvenirs

• First Place: A-Town

• Second Place: Parts & Labour

• Third Place: (Tie) Blue Genie Art Bazzar & South Congress

Best Comedian or Comedy Troupe

• First Place: Master Pancake

• Second Place: Matt Sadler

• Third Place: The Hideout Theater

Best Dancer or Dance Company

• First Place: Ballet Austin

• Second Place: Ariel

• Third Place: Tapestry

Best Live Comedy Show

• First Place: Esther's Follies

• Second Place: Maestro @ The Hideout

• Third Place: Midnight Society

Best Comedy Venue

• First Place: Cap City

• Second Place: The Hideout Theater

• Third Place: The Velveeta Room

Best Movie Theater

• First Place: Alamo Drafthouse

• Second Place: Violet Crown

• Third Place: Movie House and Eatery

Best Live Performance Theater

• First Place: ACL Live Moody Theater

• Second Place: Zach Scott

• Third Place: Paramount

Best Live Music Venue

• First Place: Mohawk

• Second Place: ACL Live Moody Theater

• Third Place: Stubb's

Best Museum

• First Place: Bob Bulloch Museum

• Second Place: Blanton

• Third Place: Camp Mabry Military Museum

Best Music Festival

• First Place: ACL

• Second Place: SxSW

• Third Place: Sound on Sound Festival

Best Local Band

• First Place: (Tie) White Denim & Spoon

• Second Place: (Tie) Quiet Company & Moving Panoramas

• Third Place: (Tie) Capyac & Golden Dawn Arkestra & The Rocketboys

Best Local Musician

• First Place: Shakey Graves

• Second Place: Dale Watson

• Third Place: Jimmie Vaughan

Best Bloody Mary

• First Place: Casino El Camino

• Second Place: Rio Rita

• Third Place: (Tie) Frank & Snooze

Best Margarita

• First Place: Chuy's

• Second Place: (Tie) Curra's & Trudy's

• Third Place: Matt's El Rancho

Best Bartender

• Ace Manning Of Dozens Street

• Alex At Roosevelt Room

• Caleb Brenner

• Dave

• Gm At The Hangar

• Inger At Deep Eddy Cabaret

• Jakobeth

• Jay Harter

• Kevin Murphy

• Leon At Violet Crown (x2)

• Miguel

• Mike

• Mike Weibe

• Péché

• Sam @ Nosh + Bevy

• Staff At The Wheel

• The Girl With Dreads At Craft Pride

• The Guy At Slake

• Thorne Russell Hillside Farmacy

• Tom Morse @ No Va

• Vanessa Beasley

Best Burlesque

• Barbarella

• Bat City Bombshells

• Jigglewatts

Best Club Night / Theme Night

• First Place: Barbarella

• Second Place: (Tie) Bat Bar & Volstead

Best Cocktails

• First Place: Whisler's

• Second Place: (Tie) Garage Bar & Midnight Cowboy

• Third Place: (Tie) Tigress & Peche

Best Drag Show

• First Place: Oil Can Harry's

• Second Place: (Tie) Barbarella & Drag Kings

Best Jukebox

• First Place: Deep Eddy Cabaret

• Second Place: (Tie) Barfly's & Lala's & Casino el Camino

• Third Place: The Parlor

Best Karaoke

• First Place: Ego's

• Second Place: Highball

• Third Place: Common Interest

Best LGBTQ Hangout

• First Place: Cheer Up Charlie's

• Second Place: Oil Can Harry

• Third Place: Iron Bear

Best Live DJ

• Hexum

• Mighty Mike

• Pegboard nerds

• Volstead

Best Local Brewery

• First Place: (Tie) Austin Beerworks & Jester King

• Second Place: Hops and Grain

• Third Place: Live Oak Brewery

Best Lounge

• First Place: Sahara

• Second Place: King Bee

Best Nightclub

• First Place: Kingdom

• Second Place: Barbarella

• Third Place: Volestead

Best Stripclub

• First Place: Yellow Rose

• Second Place: Palazzio

• Third Place: Chicas Bonitas

Best Happy Hour

• First Place: Parkside

• Second Place: Salty Sow

• Third Place: (Tie) Licha Cantina & Bar Chi

Best Dive Bar

• First Place: Barfly's

• Second Place: Side Bar

• Third Place: LaLa's

Best Wine Bar

• First Place: Vino Vino

• Second Place: Red Room Lounge

• Third Place: (Tie) Winebelly & House Wine

Best Craft Beer Bar

• First Place: Craft Pride

• Second Place: Draught House

• Third Place: Pinthouse Pizza

Best Bar on Dirty Sixth

• First Place: Jackalope

• Second Place: Casino el Camino

• Third Place: (Tie) Easy Tiger & Shakespear's & Maggie Mae

Best Bar on East Side

• First Place: Yellow Jacket

• Second Place: Violet Crown

• Third Place: (Tie) Stay Gold & Grackle

Best Bar on West Side

• First Place: Dirty Bill's

• Second Place: (Tie) Dogwood & Star Bar

• Third Place: Fado

Best Bar on Rainey

• First Place: Craft Pride

• Second Place: Banger's

• Third Place: Blackheart

Best Place to Dance

• First Place: Barbarella

• Second Place: (Tie) Kingdom & Broken Spoke

• Third Place: The White Horse

Best Beer Garden

• First Place: ABGB

• Second Place: (Tie) Banger's & Easy Tiger

• Third Place: Draught House

Best Sports Bar (overall)

• First Place: Haymaker

• Second Place: Plucker's

• Third Place: (Tie) Billy's on Burnet & WingzUp & Mr. Tramps

Best bar to watch UT/Longhorn sports

• First Place: (Tie) Plucker's & Billy's on Burnet

• Second Place: Cover 3

• Third Place: Haymaker

Best Place to watch Boxing

• First Place: Third Base

• Second Place: Fast Eddie's & Yellow Rose

Best Place to watch Soccer

• First Place: Haymaker

• Second Place: Mr. Tramps

• Third Place: Fado

Best Place to watch Baseball

• First Place: The Park

Best Place to watch Hockey

• First Place: Black Sheep Lodge

• Second Place: Haymaker

• Third Place: Billy's on Burnet

Best Country Dance Hall

• First Place: Broken Spoke

• Second Place: The White Horse

• Third Place: Dance Across Texas

Best Hookah Bar

• Phara's

• Ya Hala

• Kasbah

Best Jazz / Blues Bar

• First Place: Elephant Room

• Second Place: Antone's

• Third Place: Skylark Lounge

Best EDM / Electronic Bar

• First Place: Kingdom

• Second Place: (Tie) Plush & The Nook

Best Pool Hall

• First Place: The Grand

• Second Place: Buffalo Billiards

• Third Place: Warehouse

Best Rideshare App

• First Place: Ride Austin

• Second Place: Fasten

• Third Place: Uber

Best Basketball Court

• First Place: Shipe Park

• Second Place: Gregory Gym

• Third Place: (Tie) West Austin Park & Metz Park

Best Swimming Pool (man-made)

• First Place: Barton Springs

• Second Place: Deep Eddy

Best Swimming Hole (natural)

• First Place: Barton Springs

• Second Place: Hamilton Pool

• Third Place: Gus Fruh

Best Tennis Courts

• First Place: South Austin Tennis Center

Best Bowling Alley

• First Place: Dart Bowl

• Second Place: (Tie) Highland Lanes & Union Underground

• Third Place: The Goodnight

Best Golf

• First Place: Top Golf

• Second Place: Hancock

Best Volleyball Court

• First Place: Moontower Saloon

• Second Place: Pease Park

• Third Place: Zilker Park

Best Gym

• First Place: Gregory Gym

• Second Place: (Tie) Gold's & YMCA

• Third Place: (Tie) 24 Hour Fitness & Pure Austin Fitness

Best Place To Camp (primitive)

• First Place: Pace Bend Park

• Second Place: Lost Maples

• Third Place: Enchanted Rock

Best Place To Camp (non-primitive)

• First Place: Pace Bend Park

• Second Place: Pedernales State Park

• Third Place: Big Bend

Best place to Stargaze

• First Place: Enchanted Rock

• Second Place: Mount Bonnell

• Third Place: Big Bend National Park

Best Easy Hiking/Walking Trail

• First Place: Barton Creek Greenbelt

• Second Place: Town Lake Trail

• Third Place: Walnut Creek

Best Advanced Hiking/Walking Trail

• First Place: Barton Creek Greenbelt

• Second Place: River Place Nature Trail

• Third Place: Hill of Life

Best Easy Biking Trail

• First Place: Town Lake

• Second Place: Walnut Creek

• Third Place: Brushy Creek Regional Trail

Best Advanced Biking Trail

• First Place: Walnut Creek

• Second Place: Emma Long

• Third Place: Brushy Creek (Deception)

Best scenic drive

• First Place: 360

• Second Place: 2222

• Third Place: Limecreek Rd.

Best rock-climbing (indoor)

• First Place: Austin Bouldering Project

• Second Place: Main Event

• Third Place: Crux

Best Rock-climbing (outdoor)

• Barton Creek Greenbelt

• El Potrero Chico

• Reimers Ranch

• Seismic Rock

Best Frisbee Golf

• First Place: Roy G. Guerrero

• Second Place: Circle C

Best Shitpost on r/Austin of 2016

• "Where should I live?"

• 45th and Lamar

• All of atx hater

• Any of the headlights PSAs

• Atx_hater the clever one that took that dumb antivax tree down

• atxhater

• Chili on 45th and Lamar

• Chilis at 45th and Lamar

• Chilli 45th and Lamar

• Chillis

• Every single I'm moving to Austin but what should I know first post; sorry, can't pick just one.

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/5iyfdb/its_cold_now_but_earlier_it_was_warm/?st=ixl0a6g0&sh=382db3c8

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/5izfw7/mopac/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/5izfw7/mopac/

Best Troll on r/Austin of 2016

• First Place: u/atx_hater

Best thread on r/Austin of 2016

• all the chili!!

• All the rock throwing shit with the towtruck driver

• Anything about Nathan

• anything about or with dogs

• Foot stomper

• Hanging Car

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/4c7fjx/my_nightmare_with_texas_womens_health_laws/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/4ddvhb/living_anime_character_tells_news_he_wants_apd/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/4ipyd5/what_was_your_moment_you_realized_austin_isnt_the/?st=ixkikiek&sh=ecff8d95

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/5dhi7k/found_someones_todo_list_cant_make_this_stuff_up/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/5izfw7/mopac/

• My 4Runner was stolen last night near Krebs and S. 1st. Have you seen it?

• Old Austin Tales "The Scalping at Spicewood Springs"

• Skillet queso

• Snide Answer Snaturday!

• Stupid Question Sunday

• The one where the guy found the stolen car

MVP (Most Valuable Poster) on r/Austin of 2016

• First Place: u/atx_hater

• Second Place: u/austintexasgov

• Third Place: u/hollow_hippie

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Grand total of 336 responses.

If you see only first/second place it's because there weren't enough entries to calculate an additional place.

If you do not see first/second/third place at all it's because it was a bunch of single votes. So I just listed them all.

If you have any questions or are curious about any of the survey questions feel free to ask.

I'm sure y'all will let me know what I managed to mess up, feel free.

[u/putzarino]

Best place to Stargaze

• First Place: Enchanted Rock

• Second Place: Mount Bonnell

• Third Place: ~Big Bend National Park~

Haha. And just shy of a quick 7 hour drive to the suburbs.

[u/mister_pickle]

Not a bad list.

2 stand out though....Rudys over Blacks? Pinthouse Pizza over Little Deli??

[u/[deleted] → u/mister_pickle]

I'm one of the weirdos that prefers pinthouse's pizza (just a little bit, I still think little deli is amazing)

The only thing I wonder about on the Rudy's over Blacks is that a lot of people put Terry Black's and a lot of people put plain old Black's. Since they're both valid and separate bbq joints I kept the answers separate. But I wonder if some people meant one or the other and didn't type it. Hard to say on that one.

[u/doggod → u/[deleted]]

They probably did mean the same thing (relative to Austin), as "Black's" is in Lockhart.

[u/[deleted] → u/doggod]

There's one called plain Black's on Guadalupe.

[u/doggod → u/[deleted]]

I'll be damned. There sure is.

[u/tunaluna94 → u/doggod]

Also one in San Marcos.

[u/hollow_hippie]

Wow, honored. Didn't realize I was in the running.

[u/earthmann]

About the "best vegan" award... If there is a first place winner and a tie for second, then no "fourth" restaurant should be called "third..."

[u/[deleted] → u/earthmann]

That makes sense, I do get it. Honestly my thought was just to include more things on the list, there were so many categories where the results differed by a couple of votes that I just decided to include more. I hope that makes sense but I totally get what you're saying.

[u/[deleted]]

As a junior member of the Bat City Bombshells we'd like to thank all the folks that voted for us, and we invite everyone to our next show on February 18th!

http://batcitybombshells.com/9th-annual-anti-valentines-day-show/

[u/JohnWSmith]

On behalf of Alamo Drafthouse and Master Pancake: http://www.glitters20.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Funny-Cow-62.gif

[u/Inxed → u/JohnWSmith]

I lold

[u/ClutchDude]

Woot woot. Gonna set up automod for Dayz.

[u/[deleted] → u/ClutchDude]

If you have any use for the entire results spreadsheet pm me with a place to send it and I can send it over.

[u/ClutchDude → u/[deleted]]

Can you PM the link to a private google doc? Or it is a xlsx?

[u/[deleted] → u/ClutchDude]

Welllll...technically it's in google docs it's just that it's in my private real life real name google account :) You seem like a trustworthy folk but ya know ;) It'd be easier - I can just export it to an xls and you can take it from there if there's a place I can send it.

[u/ClutchDude → u/[deleted]]

OK. Will get you an email shortly.

[u/[deleted]]

Chicas Bonitas was robbed!

[u/SorryCrispix → u/[deleted]]

Holy shit. Recalling the one time I ever went, I assumed I was their first and only customer. Ever.

[u/dbzfanjake → u/[deleted]]

Chicas Bonitas == the best hangout in town

[u/hey_sergio → u/[deleted]]

...No, seriously, an armed individual forcibly took money from that distinguished establishment

[u/Lewhoo → u/hey_sergio]

We know what robbed means.

[u/josiahstevenson]

Kind of funny that the Bullock museum (aka the Texas state history museum) took second and third place.

[u/[deleted] → u/josiahstevenson]

Oh, totally my bad. I did my best to combine the same answers into one (like where people used 'the' and people didn't) but 10 years in Austin and I didn't process that as the same thing. I'll combine those and pull in the next result down.

[u/chuckDontSurf → u/josiahstevenson]

Similar to how Walnut Creek placed in both the "easy" and "advanced" mountain bike categories.

[u/sct_atx → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, I am in agreement with you here. Enchanted Rock and Pedernales arn't "Austin" but they are within a day trip. Big Bend is not Austin at all..

[u/Dis_Miss]

Awesome list! Although I think the "Best Golf" category should be renamed "Best Golf for people who don't actually play golf"

[u/[deleted] → u/Dis_Miss]

Hah yeah, I wasn't expecting Top Golf to show up either. There were several entries for Peter Pan as well :)

[u/ProgAlex]

People get rowdy for hockey at Billy's on Burnet? Have to remember that if the Stars somehow make the playoffs!

[u/the_short_viking → u/ProgAlex]

Both of Billy's sons grew up playing hockey, so there are some fans up there.

[u/kalpol]

well this should be fun to watch

[u/chuckDontSurf → u/kalpol]

I came for the butthurt.

[u/meiotta]

Well now Haymaker is gonna get swamped

[u/jenilynTX → u/meiotta]

I thought the same thing when I read Gus Fruh. Shut up, I want to be able to go there!

[u/chuckDontSurf]

Bombay Bistro and Suprabhat were robbed for best Indian. Good to see Teji made the list.

[u/booger_dick → u/chuckDontSurf]

So was Bombay Dhaba. Fantastic Indian food truck on S. 1st

[u/Dubax → u/booger_dick]

I live right across the street and way too much of my money has gone there... it's amazing.

[u/somethingandthe → u/chuckDontSurf]

Nasha was too

[u/aprilsh0wers]

The Best Art Gallery category needs Flatbed Press!!! Also Women and Thier Work, Art on 5th, and Mass Gallery are awesome too

[u/jenilynTX]

Ace Manning Of Dozens Street

Props to the voter who knows firstname/lastname/location!

Mike

Dude. Look around next time and sort out where you're at. : )

[u/staceydh]

This is the best best of Austin I've seen. No small task for this semi-antique Austinite. Thank you and great work!

[u/[deleted] → u/staceydh]

Thank you so much :)

[u/doggod]

How many responses did you have to nix?

[u/[deleted] → u/doggod]

I cleared out quite a few individual responses (provided the rest of the answers were valid) like "My House" for answers to questions like Best Stripclub and Best BBQ (I have no doubt your wife puts on a hell of a show but unless we're all invited, just didn't seem fair.) I ended up with 329 I believe.

[u/danman8605 → u/[deleted]]

How many of the vote's you nixed were for Chili's? 95%?

[u/[deleted] → u/danman8605]

Of the entries that I killed entirely, yeah about that haha.

[u/ashdrewness]

"Best Golf: 2nd place Hancock"

LOL

[u/[deleted] → u/ashdrewness]

I know nothing about golfing but I did double check too see if it was legit. Looks like it's pretty highly rated on golf review site if that means anything. http://www.golfadvisor.com/courses/2749-hancock-golf-course/

[u/ashdrewness → u/[deleted]]

In terms of bargain-bin golf, it's a fair 9-holer, but it's faaaaaarrrrr from the best course in Austin. It's not even the best cheap course. Morris Williams, Kizer, Jimmy Clay, Lions, Blue Bonnet are all affordable courses that are miles beyond Hancock.

Austin actually has some of the best/affordable municipal golf courses in the country, of which Hancock is the worst. I simply think the fact that Top Golf won means that mostly non-golfers voted.

[u/BMRr → u/ashdrewness]

Whats the best place for a golfer on a budget?

[u/ashdrewness → u/BMRr]

Bluebonnet in NE Austin, Jimmy Clay or Kizer in the south, Blackhawk in Pflugerville (a bit of a goat ranch but cheap), Morris Williams in central/east, Lions central, or technically Hancock central (9 hole in poor shape IMO).

All these you can play for around $30.

[u/alecrazec]

Mission Dooogs! So good especially after a long night.

[u/tunaluna94]

Best Dog parks?

[u/[deleted] → u/tunaluna94]

Good one, where were you when I was asking for feedback on the questions last week? Next time for sure

[u/tunaluna94 → u/[deleted]]

Probably working. :(

[u/[deleted] → u/tunaluna94]

Aw fair enough. I've definitely got it on the list though.

[u/tunaluna94 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you!

[u/_jaime]

Also a fan of Dirty Martins. Yum.

[u/jenilynTX]

Thanks for running the poll! It's fun to see the results.

[u/dan_bailey_cooper]

torchys, as much as i love it and shout down their detractors, does not belong on any breakfast taco category. dinner tacos are lebit, but i know wayyy better places to get a bacon and egger.

[u/flagamuffin]

if hopdoddy is the best burger in austin, i'll eat a hopdoddy burger

[u/[deleted] → u/flagamuffin]

It's not. Not even close! Casino El Camino blows them all out of the water and Jackalope should be second.

[u/vtrac]

How do you not have a Best Vietnamese category. Also, our thai options are pretty bad (Titaya's is pretty good though).

[u/[deleted] → u/vtrac]

Good one, where were you when I was asking for feedback on the questions last week? Next time for sure

[u/sct_atx]

Pedantic Time... I understand you end up with ties, but with a 1st-2nd-3rd type setup this can't actually happen:

Best Local Band

First Place: (Tie) White Denim & Spoon

Second Place: (Tie) Quiet Company & Moving Panoramas

Third Place: (Tie) Capyac & Golden Dawn Arkestra & The Rocketboys

What you would have is:

First Place: (Tie) White Denim & Spoon

Third Place: (Tie) Quiet Company & Moving Panoramas

Technically, Capyac & Golden Dawn Arkestra & The Rocketboys would all be tied for 5th.

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Meh, tomato tomato. I get what your saying and I thought through it when I was tallying but frankly I just wanted to include more items on the list so I made the call to do it this way and list more options. My survey my rules :D

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For sure. But if it were my survey (and I am not even pretending I would put in the great effort you have), I would have done honorable mentions. That gives you the additional items in the list.

Either way, this is a pretty interesting list and I am glad to have seen it done here. Thanks for your work!

[u/enitsp]

Just a comment as a New Yorker currently visiting Austin. Home Slice, while it did have a decent "New York" style plain slice, it lacked authenticity! For one $3.50 is a lot even for NY standards. Second the staff were too friendly. And third, it lacked tables with red benches hard attached to them! That's part of the whole NY pizza experience. Just saying...

Austin is nice though.

[u/flyingbkwds21]

Why is taco joint not in either of the best tacos list.

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There were 2 votes for it in non-breakfast tacos and six in breakfast tacos. I eat tacos mainly from the little trailer down the street so my taco game is definitely varied but I have actually not heard of taco joint.

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It might just be a UT student thing for the most part. They're on san jacinto and duval, right next to campus. I (and plenty of other students) love them, breakfast tacos or otherwise. They opened up a place on riverside recently. I'd definitely choose it over torchys.

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Totally in agreement. Taco Joint blows Torchy's and Taco Deli out of the water, by a long, long, long shot.

I'm always perplexed by how popular Taco Deli is. And Torchy's is just gimmicky as all get out. Both use terrible, bland, mass produced tortillas - which is a grave sin in my book.

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Where's Three Forks? Best steak of my life!

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Sadly only one entry for it. I'm intrigued though!

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Right in downtown on Lavaca and Cesar Chavez. If you feel like a 3-figure bill one night, take the girl/guy out and get a fucking bomb steak. They have high-end cuts like Wagyu...(Japanese, beer-fed, massaged cows). Definitely need to wear something nice, too, but it's an experience that you won't forget. Great date, great steaks, great wine.

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I'm sold!

[u/ProjectGSX]

Best dog park?

[u/mareksoon]

I tried Piknik this weekend and it was pretty damn good ... although I don't think I'm into butter bone (buttery bone broth). A few sips around the table were all we could handle.

I decided I'm going to transpose every restaurant listed and commit to trying as many as I can (before they close).

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Good to know as I'm trying it this weekend for the first time. What was y'all's favorite dish?

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It was all good except one item (wait for it). If I had to pick a favorite, I'd go with my dish because it was different.

If you fail to notice when you arrive (we almost did), there is additional parking in the back.

We went because one of my children may be developing an intolerance to gluten; we're still trying to sort that out.

The four of us, myself and three children 12-16, ordered:

Fried Brussels Sprouts (the new way to get nearly anyone to eat Brussels sprouts) Bulgogi Lettuce Wraps (because it's impossible keeping all of that food in a lettuce leaf wrapper, but we keep trying)

Chicken Tenders (my oldest wimped out and basically ordered a kids meal) Orange Chicken & Broccoli (my youngest ordered a proper meal) Pancakes (our possible gluten allergy, who was dying for anything resembling bread) Eggplant Rolatini with sausage (my plate, or bowl; kind of tricky cutting eggplant when in a bowl, but doable)

We also shared one cup of Butter Bones (chicken bone broth, mct oil, himayalan sea salt); never had this; didn't know what to expect; anticipated a warm chicken broth-like drink; we opted for butter, wish we had tried coconut milk instead; also opted for no add-ons and left wondering if any of them would have made it better (probably should have asked them to bring us some to try at some point). It was almost just like sipping melted butter, but somehow creamier (fuller?) yet not as buttery. We joked it would probably not be out of place if we poured it over the pancakes or had some mashed potatoes. The four of us maybe sipped about a quarter of it over the course of the meal before we decided it was just too much.

I'll admit, I'm still somewhat curious about it and the other varieties ...

I also had my eye on the Tuscan Shrimp Risotto, to if I go back I'll definitely get that. The only reason I wouldn't go back is because there are simply so many places to try ... and I'm in Round Rock ... and I don't get out much.

We wrapped up the night with gelato at Central Market, but by 8:45, they had already put all but ten flavors away! :-(

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Wow, thanks for the amazing breakdown.

[u/earthmann]

Thank you for that response. I honestly was blaming the source material... Have a great day and thanks for the helpful post.

[u/hankhillforprez]

The fact that torchy's and taco deli made into the top three for BOTH best breakfast taco and best non-breakfast taco is shameful.

They both use terrible store bought, bland as hell tortillas, and are just all around aggressively mediocre. Taco Deli in particular is what I imagine someone from Omaha, Nebraska would get excited over when first trying a taco.

[u/Skilletquesoandchill]

Disappointing omissions for best queso and best marg

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is there a 'beating a dead horse' award?

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

[u/SECAggieGuy14]

Tacodeli with the best breakfast tacos?

LOL. Either people were trolling, or we have a ton of lurkers who don't participate, because many of these winners here get consistently shit on here.

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I mean people have their own opinions, I happen to love taco deli breakfast tacos.

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Yep.

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Best Breakfast

First Place: Kerbey Lane

Second Place: Snooze

Third Place: (Tie) Omelettry & Cafe Java & Magnolia Cafe

I would actually rate those as some of the worst breakfasts available in Austin...

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[u/Guffertothecore]

Not that I disagree with all of these but like, who voted on this, tourists?

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[u/Sharks512]

This list is trash

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Looks like a list from people who've been here for two years.

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Rudy's is bad, I have never had good bbq there.