Lawrence's Quick & Dirty Rankings

Here's my quick and dirty rankings of various Austin restaurants. Food is grouped (and ranked) by type, with *** being "Good".

(Last update: January 12, 1999.)

RestaurantTypeRatingCost
Castle Hill CafeAmerican/Continental****1/2$$$
Cafe JosieAmerican/Continental****1/2$$$
Chez ZeeAmerican****$$$
Houston'sAmerican****$$$
Chili'sAmerican***1/2$$
T.G.I. Friday'sAmerican***1/2$$
Katz'sAmerican/Breakfast***1/2$$
Dot'sAmerican/Soul Food***1/2$
Marie Callendar'sAmerican/Italian***$$
The Mason JarAmerican***$$
Black Eyed PeaAmerican***$$
Lone Star CafeAmerican/Texan***$$
Jim'sAmerican/Breakfast***$
Denny'sAmerican/Breakfast**$
Salt Lick (Driftwood)BBQ*****$$
Kruetz's Market (Lockhart)BBQ****1/2$
Louie Mueller's (Taylor)BBQ***1/2$
Bongo's BBQBBQ***1/2$$
Texas Rib KingsBBQ***$$
Artz Rib HouseBBQ***$$
Stubb's BBQBBQ**1/2$$
Sam'sBBQ**1/2$
Ben's Long BranchBBQ**1/2$
Rudy'sBBQ**1/2$$
Cedar Park Bar-B-QueBBQ**$
Lawrence's BBQBBQ**$
Braggers Bar-B-QBBQ**$
Gumbo'sCajun*****$$$
Pappadeux'sCajun/Seafood****1/2$$$
The Boiling PotCajun/Seafood****$$
JazzCajun***1/2$$$
Hoody's Cajun SubsCajun**1/2$
CalabashCaribbean***$$
Shaggy'sCaribbean***$
Pao's Mandarin HouseChinese****1/2$$
Tien HongChinese/Dim Sum***1/2$$
Formosa Chinese RestaurantChinese***1/2$$$
Suzi's China GrillChinese***1/2$$$
ChinatownChinese***1/2$$$
Hwa YuanChinese (Buffet)***1/2$$
Wan FuChinese***$$
Buffet PalaceChinese (Buffet)***$
Shanghai RiverChinese (Buffet)***$
Sea DragonChinese/Vietnamese***$$
T&S SeafoodChinese/Dim Sum***$$
Twin DragonChinese/Dim Sum***$$
North and South ChinaChinese**1/2$
MangaChinese**$$
Oriental ExpressChinese (Buffet)*1/2$
Jean-Pierre's UpstairsFrench***$$$
Chez NousFrench**1/2$$$$
La MadeleineFrench/Cafeteria**1/2$$
Cafe MozartGerman/ContinentalNo Stars$$$
FuddruckersHamburgers***1/2$
The Filling StationHamburgers/American***$$
Hangtown GrillHamburgers/Pizza**1/2$
Mesa Hills CafeHamburgers**$$
SarovarIndian***1/2$$$
Bombay GrillIndian***$$
India CuisineIndian**1/2$$
Taj PalaceIndian**1/2$$$
Java NoodlesIndonesian****$
SatayIndonesian/Thai***1/2$$
Fado'sIrish***$$
Carrabba'sItalian****1/2$$$
Cafe SpiazzoItalian***1/2$$$
Mama Mia'sItalian***1/2$$$
Carmello'sItalian***$$$
Tratoria GrandeItalian***$$$$
Olive GardenItalian***$$$
Aldo'sItalian***$$$
Romeo'sItalian***$$$
Romano's Macaroni GrillItalian**1/2$$
Italian GardenItalian**1/2$
Basil'sItalian**1/2$$$
Pavoratti'sItalian**1/2$$$
Little ItalyItalian**$$$
TocaiItalianNo Stars#$$$
Korea HouseKorean/Sushi*1/2$
Louie's 106Mediterranean/Tapas/Etc.***1/2$$$
Mongolian BBQMongolian/Asian***$$
Reale's PizzaPizza/Italian*****$$
MangiaPizza****1/2$$
Milto'sPizza***1/2$
Conan'sPizza***1/2$
Nikki's PizzaPizza***$
Hoek'sPizza**1/2$
Saccone's PizzaPizza**1/2$
Brick OvenPizza/Italian**1/2$$$
Frank & Angie'sPizza**1/2$
Austin Pizza GardenPizza**1/2$$
ShieldsPizza**1/2$
Pizza NizzaPizza**$$
Red LobsterSeafood****$$$
Castaways (Round Rock)Seafood***1/2$$
Gilligan'sSeafood***$$$
Landry'sSeafood***$$$
Catfish ParlorSeafood***$$
Ruth's Chris Steak HouseSteak****1/2$$$$
Outback SteakhouseSteak****$$$
Austin Land & CattleSteak***1/2$$$
Old San Francisco SteakhouseSteak***1/2$$$$
The HoffbrauSteak***$$
Night Hawk Frisco ShopSteak/Breakfast***$$
Alpenhof Steak HausSteak/German***$$$$
Texas Land & CattleSteak**1/2$$$
Dan McClusky'sSteak**1/2$$$$
IchibanSushi****1/2$$$$
Mr. WasabiSushi***1/2$$$
Ninfa's (6th Street)TexMex****$$$
Fonda San MiguelMexican****$$$
Serrano's (Shoal Creek)TexMex***1/2$$
Tio Tito'sTexMex***1/2$$
El Barrego de OroTexMex***1/2$
Arturo's Taqueria #3TexMex***1/2$
Manuel'sTexMex***1/2$$
Matt's El RanchoTexMex***1/2$$
Armando's TaqueriaTexMex***$
Enchilada's Y MasTexMex***$
Marisco'sTexMex/Seafood***$
Curra's GrillTexMex***$$
La PalapaTexMex***$$
Chuy's (No. 2)TexMex***$$
Amaya's Taco VillageTexMex***$
Trudy'sTexMex/Breakfast***$$
El AztecaTexMex***$$
Guero'sTexMex***$$
El ArroyoTexMex***$$
On the BorderTexMex***$$
FloresTexMex**1/2$$
Iron CactusTexMex**1/2$$
Baby Acapulco'sTexMex**1/2$$
El MenudoTexMex**1/2$
Tres AmigosTexMex**1/2$$
El MercadoTexMex/Breakfast**1/2$$
Antonio'sTexMex**1/2$$
ZuZuTexMex**$
El ReyArizonaMex**$$
La ParrillaTexMexNo Stars$$
Thai KitchenThai*****$$
Thai VillageThai***$$
Thai GardenThai**1/2$$
Classic ThaiThai**1/2$$
Thai PassionThai**1/2$$$
Bangcock CuisineThai**1/2$$
Thai SpiceThai**1/2$$
Thai Noodle HouseThai*1/2$
Kim PhungVietnamese/Chinese***1/2$
Pho Cong LyVietnamese***$
Fortune Pho 75Vietnamese/Chinese**1/2$
PhoNomVietnamese**1/2$

# Indicates a restaurant with an unacceptable tipping policy (i.e., a charge of over 15% for parties of five or more). A note to restaurant owners: Want your rating to improve? Change the policy.


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