Our boss took us out to the Shady Grove yesterday, another restaurant on Barton Springs Road in Austin. This is less than 100 metres away from Chuy's which was in the newspapers a few years ago as a place where Dubwa's daughters got arrested for underage drinking.
The Shady Grove has a large garden area but that was unfortunately already full when we got there. Sitting outside with temperatures in the low 20s would have been a pleasant change from the wet cold at home! We shared a starter of green chile cheese fries; very tasty but must have been a calorie bomb! The restaurant is famous for its tortilla fried queso catfish. I have had quite delectable deep fried catfish in batter a few years ago at another restaurant in the same street. However wrapping it in a tortilla and serving with loads of melted cheese seemed to be overkill.
I went for the Thai grilled chicken salad. The vegetables were very fresh and the chicken and wonton were well prepared. Two sauces were provided - a peanut one and a soya-based sauce. I quite enjoyed it.
Again very good value for money. But the portion sizes coupled with cheese, etc mean that it is very easy to put on weight here.
No Comments/Trackbacks for this post yet...