bump for austin. anybody got any other recommendations? is a car rental necessary? hotel recommendations?
i got you, bro. car rental = yes, f-ing necessary. hotels in austin are EXPENSIVE cause there aren't that many. and by expensive i mean not cheap (like $40 cheap on better bidding that you can find for houston or new orleans or something). We always stay at Aloft in the Domain but it is a solid 20 minutes away from the action. Austin Motel (sounds horrible) is smack in the center of South Congress -- a very lively Austin-y street. I think both are around a hundo a night.
skip salt lick. skip franklins (unless you really are willing to wait 3 hours for bbq - they used to take preorders a week early but seem to flake hard these days). these are my suggestions for good eats:
home slice pizza. don't hate, it's awesome
hop doddy. how good can a burger be? fun atmosphere, just very young and vibrant
the mighty cone is worth looking for
i'm a huge fan of uchiko - because uchi is going to be booked and i refuse to wait over 1 hour or 1.5 hours to eat.
jmueller's bbq i've heard good things
taco. deli. TACO DELI.
also it depends how old you are - 6th street if you're still poor, i heard rainey street is the $$ 6th street.
i also recommend a visit to whole foods just for *****. the first whole foods. and it is just really really big. take a piss there, buy an honest tea and bounce
