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| I was having a conversation the other day with a friend about the dearth of | |
| wine spots in North Austin that served *good wine* at reasonable prices. | |
| At the Taste North Austin event today, many of The Domain spots were | |
| advertising their happy hours. So my thought is...collect all the | |
| happy hour wines, take their price and compare the by the glass price | |
| with the retail bottle price, how many ounces they pour (so, compute a $/oz) | |
| look at wine ratings, etc...and basically ferret out the best wine deals. Haven't | |
| built anything yet, but hope to build a list with some interesting stats soon! | |
| Share that information with others and who knows maybe have some wine | |
| get-togethers at some of the best places. | |
| In Summary: I am looking for wine-focused establishments that provide bona fide wine lovers a way to enjoy amazing wines at the lowest cost. So far, the best I have found is NoRTH in The Domain. | |
| Potential North Austin wine spots: | |
| For sure: | |
| Fleming's (HH 5 choices for $6 each, 100 wines by the glass, but no HH discount) | |
| Eddie V's Edgewater Grill (HH $1 off, ~20 wines by the glass) | |
| Daily Grill (Monday night after 5pm: 1/2 price bottles (selection of ~60 bottles)! HH daily: no wine discount, but they have about 10 whites and 10 reds by the glass) | |
| Cru - A Wine Bar | |
| North (best place I've found so far, can't wait to run the numbers) | |
| Hh wine list - 14 white, 16 red 1/2 off the regular menu price (available in 6 oz, | |
| 8oz, and full bottle) | |
| Reserve list (maybe 30 wines, including $100+ Cabs) - 1/2 off all bottles during | |
| Happy Hour! | |
| Hh 3-6 M-F | |
| I was very impressed with what they have to offer and there was plenty of bar | |
| space for a group of 6-8 there when I visited this evening. | |
| McCormick and Schmick's | |
| Maybe: | |
| PF Changs | |
| Macaroni Grill | |
| Iron Cactus | |
| Manuel's | |
| Trulucks | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Daily Grill | |
| Jasper's | |
| Kona Grill | |
| Maggiano's Little Italy | |
| Mangia Pizza | |
| Nxnw | |
| Gloria's | |
| Joe DiMaggio's | |
| Baby Acapulcos | |
| Mimi's Cafe | |
| Dave & busters | |
| Serranos | |
| Cheesecake Factory | |
| Renaissance bar or restaurant | |
| Zoe's Kitchen | |
| Embassy suites bar or restaurant | |
| Carrabas | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Chuys | |
| Kenichi | |
| Steeping Room | |
| Sushi Zushi | |
| Nah | |
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| Z Tejas (HH: 1 house red, 1 house white) | |
| ===================================================== | |
| Other Wine Spots in Austin (not in North Austin): | |
| House Wine, 408 Josephine, http://housewineaustin.com, HH Fri 5-7 | |
| Grove Wine Bar, 6317 Bee Caves, http://grovewinebar.com, no HH,3 oz flights, 6 oz pours | |
| Max's Wine Dive, 207 San Jacinto, http://www.maxswinedive.com/austin/index.php, no wine HH? | |
| Vino Vino, 4119 Guadalupe, http://vinovinotx.com/ | |
| Aviary Lounge, 2110 S Lamar, http://www.aviarylounge.com/ , HH Wednesday 1/2 off wine | |
| Sagra, 1610 San Antonio St. , HH 4-7. $2 off wine | |
| From the Chronicle awards for Best Wine List: | |
| vino vino | |
| Runners-up | |
| wink restaurant, Mirabelle Restaurant | |
| Honorable Mention | |
| the grove, Uncorked, Crú Wine Bar | |
| ============== | |
| Please let me know if I am missing any! |
north is at braker/mopac at the domain ; the initial list is focusing on North Austin and then will expand to the rest of Austin once the tech is in place.
Thanks for the suggestion of Vino Vino, though. I will definitely add it to my list!
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How north is north? Vino Vino is rather spectacular.