"The long waits for a table on weekends suggest that for some, nostalgia, tradition, and Bob Armstrong dip outmaneuvers haute cuisine. The Tex-Mex icon has been an Austin classic since 1952 in the South Lamar neighborhood when Matt and Janie Martinez opened it — he was the face, she was the chef. Today, their daughters own the place. Folks come here for grilled quail stuffed with cheese, the many iterations of chile rellenos, mesquite-grilled steaks, and Mexican martinis." - Melanie Haupt
Raymond Thompson/Eater Austin