I finally got around to trying this this place after hearing great things. IT is down the road a mile or 2 from Uchis. You seat yourself and scan a little disc and then order at the bar. They don’t take reservations. Dispute that service was very good and food delivery was fast. TV etc throughout the place so it would be great Place to watch the game. Now, do you want to know how freaking good it is? I started back doing reviews to just do this one. My daughter goes to UT so I am frequent visitor, and although I have had sone excellent meals I find the food scene overall boring, uninspired, and somewhat disappointing. (Sorry Austin, but just telling you like it is.) I may be tainted growing up around New Orleans, but I expected more. They have some great steakhouses like you would expect, and sone cool places like Tiny Pies, but I have only found two exceptional unique restaurants before this place. One is Uchis which is the baby of one of the creators of this gym, the other is in the Peacock in the proper hotel. We started with the kettle popcorn with burnt brisket pieces. (I mean who even thinks of stuff like this?) The best game snack ever in the history of Texas. Please sell this outside the gates and I will personally make sure the bama fans know how good it is. We had the snap breans with a orange colored sauce which were excellent, some potato dish my wife loved, and corn fritters. Everything had a complimentary or contrasting sauce. (Being from New Orleans all I Can say is Bam! Now ya cooking, or C’est bon. I wife had a frozen Mojito which was outstanding and I had a house version of the Mule drink which is also excellent. However I do have to deduct a few points for not serving it in the traditional brass cup brass cup. My daughter tells me we didn’t even order the best drinks. The brisket was excellent, perfectly cooked but not the best I have ever had. That distinction belong to my step dad the Tiger of Thibodaux, and legendary Hall of fame coach, Kenny Guillot. I would trust you guys with the recipe but he left us last year and none of of thought about writing it down. More brown sugar. Tony Cs, maybe Barqs rootbeer. We had tons of food left as sides are big enough for 2/3 people. The total bill was around 80 bucks with tip. I overheard other dinners saying things like “well this was a good call” and couldn’t be much better than that. Now since no one is perfect, the music was a tad loud for me but I am old. Also there bathrooms by us were just two individuals rooms which were very nice and fine but it they are only ones for the entire restaurants that could be and issue. we sat outside which was fine as they had good amount of fans misters going. Again, this in one on the best restaurants in Austin
Atmosphere was exceptional, great music, great vibes, and great people. They have so much space it's understandable why they do not have reservations. Do yourself a favor and try something different from their Asian BBQ Fusion. Each meat is moist, tender, and unlike any flavor you have tried before.
Those garlic noodles are my favorite, but the ribs are amazing too.
A fun place to go to with friends! The line wasn't that long at 11 am on a Saturday morning and we were worried since reviews said that the lines were super long. I love a good Asian fusion bbq and it delivered in terms of really unique dishes and good tasting dishes.Good:Really solid food. I liked the wonton chips as the appetizer since they were the perfect level of crunchy. The fried corn fritters were amazing as well - I ate so many of them. Creamed corn was yummy as well.I also really liked the bo ssam since it came with lettuce wrap and the char siu was memorable as well.Bad:Not as big of a fan of the smoked salmon or the edamame dishes.More causal place, so no service and you have to bus yourself. More pricey as well.Overall really liked this place and found it really unique in terms of the food and what it all tasted like.
First of all , the food is dynamic. It could not be better. One order of wontons and corn fritters for 2 is plenty. It should have been posted as sharable on the menu. My husband loved the Shrimp Rice Bowl and I loved the melt in your mouth brisket. Now about the rest. It is a little too chaotic to go up to one of the order signs. Also since they bring some of your food anyway, wouldn’t it be just as easy to take your order at the table? Next time, I will do carry out.
A great Asian BBQ fusion restaurant and Bar. Great relaxed atmosphere where outdoor seating under trees and fans to keep you tool. The food is delish. It’s family style sharing. You order at the bar and they bring it out to you. The bar also has a great selection of alcoholic drinks. This is definitely a great spot for afternoon or evening hangout.We tried a few different dishes and none disappointed. I will say this place trend more hip and fancy.
WORTH THE WAIT! Was surprised wait time was 45 minutes on a Monday night, but it was definitely worth it. Service is great and food came out really fast. The pork belly bowl with coconut rice is delicious!
We had a great experience bringing a big work group here as part of our Austin retreat. We did a tapas tasting menu and worked our way through treats like steak, delicious salmon, corn fritters that were out of this world, and more. All of the dishes were super flavorful and interesting, and great for sharing.We had about 40 people and still experienced really great service. Their frozen drinks were a hit for our out of town people going through the heat waves of their first austin spring. I would definitely come back here again.
Loro is my favorite place when I travel to Austin for work. Within two weeks I ate there three times. The happy hour lets you have the delicous fried chicken sandwich and chicken karaage for a few dollars off each. The taste is amazing. There is a lot of outdoor seating and on a hot day there is a massive indoor section to cool off. The boozey slushees drinks are amazing during happy hour. Everything is good here and worth the full price. But if you can show up at 2PM might as well as save some money or order extra.
OK, it's a little quirky the way you order and the outside looks like a summer camp mess hall but, oh my, the food is as good as it gets. Order a lot of dishes and share. You'll need to eat quickly though because the forks will be flying! One great taste after another. Far, far, far, better than Acre 41 which is ranked #1 and should be closer to the 41 it advertises. Loro was the best place I ate in Austin. When I go back to Austin, I'll be going back to Loro's. You're welcome!