Looking for a great diner! (Austin, Frisco: buying, living, shop)

[Moonlady]

My two favorites would be The Frisco Shop on Burnet Rd. - OMG their coconut cream pie is to die for - and Threadgills. Threadgills doesn't look like a diner, but all the comfort food is there. And fil- if you like ethnic variety, definitely try The Bakehouse on Manchaca.

[fil]

Great, I can't wait to [continue] to expand my Austin waistline...

For all of the super thin people here, I am Newton's law of opposite reaction.

[ramones85]

I'm from Northeastern Pennsylvania, and have tried the Magnolia and the Austin Diner...both were way overpriced for diner food and not traditional diner food at all. My diner was "eddie's" where every waitress knew my order the moment i walked in. At both diner's here in austin, i ordered my usual "fried egg white and cheese on white toast" sandwich, and received nothing like the usual northeast food. If you're looking for Ohio eats in Texas, you are out of luck. At first, this got me down, but now that I've embraced the food we get here that we can't in the north, I've enjoyed it. I'm waiting to visit my diner's at home before risking any disasters here....in Texas, enjoy the native food.

P.S.: I've learned the value of spending alllll day in the kitchen making my babci's pierogis....if you want home-cooked tasting food from the european cuisine of the north, learn to cook it. Until you do, enjoy the southern cookin' we get down here.

[twange]

Originally Posted by ramones85

I'm from Northeastern Pennsylvania, and have tried the Magnolia and the Austin Diner...both were way overpriced for diner food and not traditional diner food at all. My diner was "eddie's" where every waitress knew my order the moment i walked in. At both diner's here in austin, i ordered my usual "fried egg white and cheese on white toast" sandwich, and received nothing like the usual northeast food. If you're looking for Ohio eats in Texas, you are out of luck. At first, this got me down, but now that I've embraced the food we get here that we can't in the north, I've enjoyed it. I'm waiting to visit my diner's at home before risking any disasters here....in Texas, enjoy the native food.

P.S.: I've learned the value of spending alllll day in the kitchen making my babci's pierogis....if you want home-cooked tasting food from the european cuisine of the north, learn to cook it. Until you do, enjoy the southern cookin' we get down here.

That's the right attitude! There's a reason that states have different names...they're different! There's no way that Texas would have the same kind of diners as Ohio. Where I'm from, there are TONS of Eastern European people, so the food reflects this. In Texas, there's obviously the Latin influence which manifests itself in many ways: Mexican, Tex-Mex, Southwestern, South-American, not to mention traditional southern food, BBQ, Cajun, Creole, a growing South-East Asian and Indian influence and plenty of German and Czech...some damn good eats I think.



P.S. I've been running my *ss off to stop from getting fat off of Torchy's Tacos

Torchy's Tacos Austin, 78704 (South Austin) | Yelp

[car957]

This is Austin - not Northern PA. You need a reality check as to what you want. We have no parogies or whatever they are called.

[ramones85]

car957-which is why I told the original poster to enjoy the eats we've got here and learn to cook the European-influenced food of the East. Although all this Tex-Mex hasn't helped my waistline

[twange]

Originally Posted by car957

This is Austin - not Northern PA. You need a reality check as to what you want. We have no parogies or whatever they are called.

They are pierogies, and they are deeeeeelicious! Big thing in Cleveland, let me tell you.

Wikipedia says:
"-a variety of Slavic semicircular (or, in some cuisines, square) stuffed dumplings of unleavened dough and varying ingredients. Their specific origins are unknown; though they have strong ties to Slavic culture, similar foods occur in many cultures across Europe and Asia."

Mmm, potato pierogies served with onions and green peppers sauteed in some butter or olive oil with plenty of sour cream...

Just think, if white folks never came to Texas, there would be no such thing as Tex-Mex, so...immigrant foods are a good thing. Pierogies with a Central Texas twist. Someone should open a perogi shop here. Ramones85? Wanna get rich?

[cub77cub]

We have kolaches in Austin.

[ramones85]

twange- haha i'd say "yes!" in a heart beat to opening a shop like that, but when i think back to last week when i spent HOURS in the kitchen making just 16 of them, it discourages me. i love that you wiki-ed pierogi hah.

cub77cub- i keep seeing places that have kolaches and have been wondering what they are....something i need to try?

[texastea]

mmmm, kolaches. Czech pastries.