re: Things to do in Austin

I'm going to take this post at face value.

There's so damned much to do here that you can pretty much park anywhere close to the Capital and pick a direction to walk.

I recommend Freedmen's for BBQ in town (Brisket and spare ribs are awesome). If you actually want to see a little bit of what is left of real Austin, Texas Chili Parlor is awesome.

Hell, leave Austin early and hit Southside Market and Meyer's in Elgin on the way to CS.

East 6th has a ton of hipster bars that are actually pretty cool if you can take all of that with a grain of salt. You can find anything from Mezcal Bars to a good Texas Swing band over there, so don't let the skinny jeans and beards scare you off.

Maudies is pretty good as everyone has mentioned. Polvos is good too. Or, if you want to test your Spanish and weather a few nasty looks, there is a taco truck at call El Tocarrido at Runberg and Lamar that stays open until 3 a.m. that is awesome. You may end up getting stabbed, but the al pastor is worth it. Hopdoddy is actually good, but for me, there are too many places that make a good burger in this town that don't require I show up at 5 to avoid the line. Pinthouse Pizza is up that way as well and has good pie and a great beer selection.

And if you wanted to troll A&M, well, I'd give that another shot.