Good soul food joint in Austin?

[WhoooTex]

I'm craving it. I remember eating at "This Is It" in Houston during my internship. Is there anyplace comparable/better in Austin...?

 

[Benson32]

i like hoovers on manor.

 

[utexas_61]

i didnt like hoovers my first time eatin there, but have been several more times and agree that it kicks ***

 

[Mr.Wizard]

Gene's on E. 11th is good.

They have a daily soul food special.

Monday Red Beans and Rice, Smoke Sausage and Cornbread - $5.95 or Baked Chicken - $7.25
Tuesday Jambalaya, Fried Chicken Wings, Green Beans, Potato Salad and Garlic Bread - $7.25
Wednesday Spaghetti Casserole, Green Beans, Potato Salad and Garlic Bread - $7.65
Thursday Smothered Pork Chops, Collard Greens, Sweet Potatoes and Corn Bread - $7.95
Friday Fish, Shrimp or Oyster Plate - $7.95
Saturday Smothered Chicken, Green Beans, Potato Salad and Toast - $6.75 - also try our Crawfish Boil, including smoke sausage, turkey necks, corn on the cob, and pig feet!




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[WhoooTex]

Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[MilkmanDan]

I don't know soul food from Soul Train, but try Tony's Southern Comfort on E. 6th.

 

[Campus Loop(y)]

But do they speak jive?

Hoover's.

 

[TxStHorn]

There's a place a little further down past Hoover's on the right.

Can't remember the name of it, but it's pretty well known, and pretty good.

Sorry I can't tell you more..

 

[The Bone]

Hoovers sucks.

Go to Dot's. You're welcome.

 

[TheTresLeches]

Dot's isn't located in Austin.

 

[LagoHorn]

Any word on the Dot's rebuilding project?

 

[TheTresLeches]

I think she's reopened in an old Mr. Gatti's in Pflugerville.

 

[TheTresLeches]

Dot’s Place reopens Tuesday
9/25/2006 4:57 PM
By: News 8 Austin Staff

Fans of Dot's Place have something to be excited about. The restaurant famous for its Southern home cooking is reopening Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for the lunch crowd.

Dot's new location is in the Windermere Shopping Center in Pflugerville near FM 1825 and Pecan Street.

Owner Dot Hewitt opened the restaurant in 1980, but it was destroyed by
fire in 2004.

Loyal customers followed Dot’s Place to two temporary locations for a taste of her liver and onions, fried fish and sweet potato pie. They'll no doubt show up Tuesday, so it could be a little crowded.

“[There’s] always a line, hopefully it'll be a line again coming
through. Just be patient, we'll get you fed, but everybody share a table with your neighbor. That's how you meet nice people," Dot's daughter Jerrie Burns said.

Hewitt did not have insurance at the time of the fire, so fundraisers
and donations helped her open the new restaurant.

 

[swTXSU]

Ben's Longbranch Bar BQ on East 11th has Soul Food Wednesday where he has a few southern specialities with the appropriate sides availabe for consumption along with his regular BBQ menu.

 

[hookem2102]

I've always wanted to try Tony's but never seem to make it while I'm in town.

 

[GakFoo]

Is the soul food Wednesday at Ben's just a couple of additional menu items, or is it buffet? He does a kickass buffet on MLK Day thats nuts.

Gene's has some very,very soild soul food.
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[swTXSU]

Ben's on Wed. is set up like a buffet but it is not AYCE. He sells the entree and sides per plate.

 

[bozo_casanova]

I like Hoovers, but agree that Dot's is the tits. Gene's is also very good.