Austin is a great town and one the best things about it is the food. So many great restaurants into packed into this tiny town. How can you go wrong with a city that has a Waffle House on the road into town from the airport? I barely scratched the surface of the restaurant scene, but here's where I ate in my five days in Austin:

Guera's Taco Bar
I'm a bit of a snob about Mexican food, since we have it so good here in California. But I would love to have a Guera's on every corner in every city. The place is just great. I sat at the taco bar while a woman hand made tortillas on a flat top grill and I stuffed my face with tamales, tacos, a chicken mole burrito, guacamole, beans and washed it down with several top shelf margaritas. Incredible. This place is a must stop for anyone traveling through Austin.

Habana Calle 6
This place was so good, I came back twice for lunch. I love Cuban sandwiches and Habana Calle 6 had the best I ever tasted. Roasted pork, mustard and pickles. What could be better? Ok, so it's hardly Kosher, but who gives a shit when lunch tastes this good? As good as the Cubano was, it paled next to the flan, the best I have ever tasted (including, as hard as it to believe, my own). They also have a little bar tucked away downstairs that I'm going to check out the next time I'm in town, which I hope is soon.

Kyoto
Sushi in Austin? Well, yes. This wasn't my first choice. I tried to get into Kenici, which you should visit just to see the hostess (en fuego). But the wait was 45 minutes for the sushi bar so I needed a second option. Kyoto was closest place. It was pretty damn good albeit a little expensive, but I guess that's expected when you're eating raw fresh fish in the middle of Texas. Miso was good. Unagi was top notch. Caterpillar roll was beyond belief. The only real drawback was that they didn't have large Sapporo's

County Line
Creme de la creme of southern barbeque. Come with a strong appetite because the portions are, well, obese-sized. Gotta love the "how to speak like a cowboy" lessons being piped into the restromoms and the turtles swimming in the pond out back.

Las Manitas Avenue Cafe
Very simple place right on Congress Avenue just a few blocks from the bridge. Great, teasty Mexican breakasts.

Iron Cactus
Ok, so the food at Iron Cactus is not all that fantastic. It's ok, but I'm sure there are a dozen Tex-Mex places around town that have better fare. But what Iron Cactus has is a great location on 6th street, a beautiful deck on the second floor which is the place to be when it's 75 degrees and sunny outside and absolutely killer margaritas.