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February 6, 2013 by Kristin

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Wade and I have been talking about creating a restaurant to-do list for quite some time and last week we finally started the email version of putting pen to paper.  La Condesa was mentioned and reservations for four immediately followed.  AG and Tut were coming along for this ride.

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We started with a round of grapefruit mimosas and quickly changed to regular ol’ orange when we realized they were on special for $2.  Truth be told, I wasn’t expecting drink specials at a place that has no problem filling itself to the brim of restaurant fullness at any given time.  So thank you for that, La Condesa!

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Following our drink order, guacamole and salsa arrived.  I wouldn’t typically order chips at brunch, but I remembered these flavors from my last visit and needed that salsa right then.  Badly.

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And then our serious brunch arrived.  Chilangos for Wade, hamburguesa for Tut, huevos condesa for AG, and the B.L.A.T. for muah.  Our entire table oohed and ahhed at each other’s selections and picked at one another’s plates.  Stories of our legendary weekend were replaced with food talk.  I ate slices of tomato, on purpose, for the second time and felt like a grown up.  I can’t tell you of a better brunch.

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I can tell you, however, that La Condesa is my third, first favorite brunch.  Just like my other favorites, the food was wonderful, the service was top notch, and the natural light was a blazing overall design of the place drew my interest.  All things that any successful restaurant in a town full of restaurants must have, but only the La Condesas of this town do it oh so perfectly!

Filed Under: lifestyle Tagged With: best brunch austin, brunch, la condesa

.@EastsideCafeATX

January 20, 2013 by Kristin

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Val and I spent her 9th day in Austin continuing the adventure.  And since I hadn’t shown her much of the East Side, we headed that way.  We pulled up to a the Eastside Cafe, greeted by a simple sign in front of an understated bungalow, wanting more than just a delish brunch.  Seriously, I wanted to move in.  If I had to settle on a dream home, this would be it.

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We showed up just before 11 AM and were seated immediately in a cozy dining room.  The friendliest of servers brought us our coffee and tea, delivered a basket of unexpected and delicious jalapeño corn muffins, and steered us in the right ordering direction.

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Val went with the apple almond Belgium waffle, which had a presentation that couldn’t be beat.  A mound of freshly whipped cream, a bowl of apple compote, a mini pitcher of pure maple syrup – beautiful I tell ya!  I reached across the table and snagged a bite.  An A-Mazing bite for a savory breakfast lover and an even more A-Mazing meal for the sweet loving kind.

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This savory breakfast girl ordered the eggs florentine, which was served with a heaping stack of homefries.  They won me over with the use of fresh spinach that was only slightly wilted from the heat of the egg.  And the homefries, well, each square was cooked to homefry perfection.

Eastside Cafe quickly became my favorite brunch spot in Austin.  The food, the service, the atmosphere – the place was spot on in every instance.  The cafe alone is worth venturing over to the East Side, but the fact that they have such awesome neighbors makes the trip even more exciting!

I’ll be seeing you soon, Eastside Cafe!

Filed Under: restaurant reviews Tagged With: austin, austin restaurant reviews, best brunch austin, brunch, east side, eastside cafe, restaurants, texas

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