The Red House Pizzeria (1917 Manor Road) that is.
Manor Road in East Central Austin has become quite the little restaurant row for off-the-beaten path diners. There are two great tex-mex establishments: El Chile Cafe and Vivo, a southern home cookin’ Chicken Fried Steak joint, Hoover’s, and today’s eatery of choice, The Red House Pizzeria (formerly Stortini).
Late last year, Austin was all abuzz about the guy from Man vs. Food’s visit to Juan in A Million on East Cesar Chavez, and his valiant effort to conquer the Don Juan Taco Challenge. No disrespect to the Man vs. Food guy, but this girl knew about the Don Juan and Juan In A Million long before the Travel Channel came to town. If you don’t know about the Don Juan, it’s time to get acquainted.
Aside from being completely adorable, Jo’s Downtown is the kind of place you want to ride your cruiser bike to, park yourself outside and linger awhile. Don’t get too comfy though; they’ll kick you out at the wee hour of 9:00 when they close the doors for the night. So plan your visit accordingly because despite it’s early bedtime, it’s not to miss.
The only reason I don’t ‘have a problem’ with coffee is because all the alcohol I consume seems to balance everything out. Working as a barista in college (why isn’t there a masculine conjugation for that?), I developed a serious caffeine addiction and incredibly high-standards when it comes to beans and the preparation of said beans. This is where the fine folks at Cafe Medici come in.
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