Best restaurant period

As chosen by the Chronicle readers, they are: 1. Louie's 106 2. Z'Tejas Grill 3. Castle Hill Cafe 4. County Line 5. Chuy's 6. Trudy's 7. Eastside Cafe 8. Hut's Hamburgers 9. Threadgill's 10. Sullivan's Steakhouse 11. Frank & Angie's 12. Al Capone's 13. Mars 14. Kerbey Lane Cafe 15. Roppolo's Pizzeria 16. Chinatown 17. Mezzaluna 18. Jeffrey's 19. Houston's 20. City Grill 21. HighLife Cafe 22. El Sol y La Luna 23. Romeo's 24. Gilligan's 25. Güero's 26. Pappadeux Seafood Kitchen 27. Satay 28. Mother's Cafe & Garden 29. Hickory Street Bar & Grill 30. Curra's Grill 31. Manuel's 32. Kim Phung 33. Dan McKlusky's 34. Fonda San Miguel 35. Hula Hut

Here are my votes (my rank first then the Chrons): 1 28. Mother's Cafe & Garden 2 14. Kerbey Lane Cafe 3 6. Trudy's 4 Little Italy 5 18. Jeffrey's 6 9. Threadgill's 7 26. Pappadeux Seafood Kitchen 8 27. Satay 9 31. Manuel's 10 32. Kim Phung 11 35. Hula Hut 12 4. County Line 13 8. Hut's Hamburgers 15 2. Z'Tejas Grill 15 15. Roppolo's Pizzeria 16 5. Chuy's 17 7. Eastside Cafe 18 3. Castle Hill Cafe 19 19. Houston's 20 23. Romeo's 21 34. Fonda San Miguel 22 1. Louie's 106 23 10. Sullivan's Steakhouse 24 11. Frank & Angie's 25 13. Mars 26 16. Chinatown 27 21. HighLife Cafe 28 17. Mezzaluna 29 22. El Sol y La Luna 30 24. Gilligan's 31 20. City Grill 32 30. Curra's Grill 33 33. Dan McKlusky's 34 25. Güero's 35 29. Hickory Street Bar & Grill 36 12. Al Capone's What are your rankings?

From memory... Magnolia Cafe (warmth, comfort, eclectic and yummy) Mars (spicy, romantic, delicious wine) Dog&Duck Pub (friendly, low-key, outdoor patio and great beer) Tiny Mexican dive on SOUTH, SOUTH Congress (cheap and delicious) Kim Phung (best dang Vietnamese food this side of Ho Chi Minh and BYOB) Martin Bros. (too chocked up to comment... *sob*) Trudy's (great Sangrita swirls, lots of green chile and chipotle and fun) Mezzaluna (excellent wine, appetizers and desserts) Romeo's (relaxing, quiet, good pizza and good memories) Little Italy (most irreverent chef *smile*) Jazz on 6th (lassiez buon temps roulez!) Kerbey Lane on Kerbey Lane (one of few places I'd wait an hour and a half for a table! Great grilled veggie sandwiches EXCELLENT Chipotle mayo!) Korea House (delicious no frills sushi) That place on East 26th with their own garden (Artihoke-chipotle enchiladas) Landry's (decent food, great view good memories) Thai Kitchen (more bean thread noodles please, Extra spicy!)

What a great roundup, I will print this and make a wallet card out of it!

Awwww, and carry me with you everywhere.

OK hop on.

Don't think I'll fit in the wallet.

Too bad.

I think that is why he said on and not in...

semantics! what a difference they can make.

Speaking of...this year the Chronicle readers voted this way... 1. Castle Hill Cafe 2. Chuy's 3. Zoot 4. Z'Tejas Grill 5. Eastside Cafe 6. County Line 7. Trudy's 8. Louie's 106 9. Fonda San Miguel 10. Las Manitas 11. Threadgill's 12. Koreana 13. Hyde Park Bar and Grill 14. Pizza Nizza 15. Shady Grove Cafe 16. Suzi's Chinese Kitchen 17. Hut's Hamburgers 18. El Sol y La Luna 19. Kim Phung 20. Kerbey Lane Cafe 21. Jeffrey's 22. G�ero's 23. Houston's 24. Thai Kitchen 25. Korea House 26. Mars 27. Mezzaluna 28. Curra's Grill 29. City Grill 30. Manuel's 31. Sullivan's Steakhouse 32. Romeo's 33. Mother's Cafe and Garden 34. Frank and Angie's 35. Veggie Heaven

Weird. I would have thought that vegetarian would rank top. My sister says there are MANY MANY MANY strict vegetarians in America. She also says there are alot of obese people in America. That sort of puzzles me.

Both ends of the spectrum. The US is becoming a country of extremes, with less and less middle ground.

Sounds like it. Looking forward to seeing for myself.

We look forward to your visit. When are you planning to come over?

Actually, America has MORE 'middle' these days. Lots of extreme eating here. ,

What sort of extreme eating, Tami?

Guero's has moved up to the top spot on my chart, mostly for ambiance, it's in the middle of the near to town South Congress scene. The most "Austiny" part of town.