15 Great Walk-In Only Restaurants For When You Didn’t Make A Reservation

"Despite being a collaboration between two Austin powerhouses—Franklin Barbecue and Uchi—you won’t need to spend hours in line, or grab a reservation a month in advance to eat at Loro. It’s an indoor/outdoor restaurant on South Lamar that looks a bit like a camp dining hall—minus the hair-netted cook and plus a menu made up of Asian-influenced barbecue plates. However, there’s still usually a bit of a wait for a seat, which is the perfect amount of time to drink a frozen mango sake slushie before ordering at the counter. " - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion