There has been a massive amount of new construction and growth in Austin since I left in 1994. However, there are many old haunts and some newish ones that remain.
One of my favorite restaurants, Threadgill's - an Austin institution - closed in 2020. That had been our go-to place for chicken fried steak. Indeed, we scarcely made a trip back to Austin without visiting and partaking in the bottomless sides and bread, including their incredible dinner rolls.
Undaunted, we decided to try a new restaurant this year for chicken fried steak. As you can tell from the picture below, the Hyde Park Bar & Grill did not disappoint, and their buttermilk fries were also a hit!
We also hit up the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and the Austin Nature Center. The latter is always on our list of spots to hit up in Austin, and we almost decided to skip it this year for some reason! That would have been a mistake!
Finally, no trip home would be complete without stopping by Amy's - especially my favorite location at the Arboretum! Belgian chocolate + sweat cream this time. Yum! Afterwards, we had to see the cow sculptures, and a few of us were even brave enough to mount one! Love you, Austin!
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