We were playing a gig right behind this place, down on Main St. We got a tip from one of the bartenders and it was on.. evening takeout. First off.. the tacos are huge. big as yo face.. points. and the quality was good enough that we returned for lunch the next day to get the full treatment, tacotown.org style muh-fuhggas.

We walk in on a Sunday - ’round noon, the place is comfortably packed, the decor is old-town, lived-in, pale green, with relics all over the walls.. this place has got soul. I look over the menu, hunting for the most soulful dish I can find.. The caldos are on the back and it says something about them having a famous family recipe for the ‘Caldo Nortenos’.. sounds like soul to me - i’m sold.. I also order a picadillo guizada taco since Cabeza reccommended it. Read the rest of this entry »

A storm of hipsters quickly closing in on our quiet town…Some names that caught my eye for this years SXSW Festival.. Apostle of Hustle, Antibalas, Bassnectar, Mofro, Kaki King, Les Claypool/Electric Apricot, Lily Allen, mogwai, thurston moore, Toubab Krewe, MSTRKRFT, Moe., Galactic, Albert Hammond Jr., Andrew Bird, Beirut, Aqualung… heres the full 1300 name lineup..

we survived another suber bowel..the food helped, distracting me from the boring drivel of Coaches’ Challenges and Geico commercials that has become the NFL.

the Food: ..our buddy Catfish cooked up some killer mystery meat enchiladas, and jessica won honorable mention for her chili-cream cheese dip..

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Cabeza was leaving town for a while so we decided to treat ourselves to what has been touted as the nicest mexican restaurant in Austin, Fonda San Miguel…. we made reservations an everything, “party of 5 hummmkhay!” (in my rich prick voice). We even arrived early so that we wouldnt arrive late and lose our table (the hostess had warned me over the phone that this could happen).. it was a good move, cuz we got to check out the digs, have a seat at the bar and order one of the best mojitos I have ever laid my lips upon.. for 8 or 9 bucks i guess it oughta be..it was with this that i turned to the grumpy little miser taunting me from my shoulder and gave hime a swift flick in the nuts.. I had eaten enough $3.25 crispy taco dinners at tamale house to earn myself this one, I was determined to do this meal right..drinks, appetizers, dessert, the whole nine.. Read the rest of this entry »