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Lake Travis Area Food and Drink

Perhaps Lake Travis folks stay active because there is so much yummy food to try! From typical fare (Tex-Mex) to the more unique (food trailer scene), there usually is something new or "coming soon" to try in this growing community. A healthy mindset means there are always various good-for-you options: organic, farm to table, and locally-grown, to name a few.

New grocery store options continue to offer the good stuff and local breweries are making their mark in everything from new establishments to tours and tap rooms. Specialty coffee shops and any number of local bakeries means your palette doesn't have to travel far for variety.

Check out our write-ups of Lake Travis area restaurants, breweries, and features of local dining and favorite happy hour spots. Between good eats and kid-friendly environments, as well as a good deal here and there, you're not likely to be short on inspiration.

J5 Steakhouse: Head West for a Steak in Spicewood

Written by Alicia Autrey | September 8, 2015

We are lucky that there are a lot of fabulous dining choices in the Lake Travis area. Pretty much anything you want to eat you can find close to home.

Steak is no exception.

Sometimes when you get a hankering for a fat juicy steak you might run over to Steiner Ranch Steakhouse with its excellent views and varied entertainment.

If you want to be a little closer to Lakeway, The Grille at Rough Hollow is always a fine choice.

But if you want to head out the other direction, a little further into the Texas Hill Country, you might consider J5 Steakhouse out along Highway 71 in Spicewood.

Backdraft Pizzeria Has Arrived in Lake Travis

Written by Todd Hower | September 3, 2015

Back in 2010 the food trailer movement was taking off around downtown Austin. And it wasn’t long after that we had our very first food trailer arrive in the Lake Travis area — Hey Cupcake! set up shop at the corner of 620 and 2222 in front of Thundercloud Subs. That shiny Airstream is still satisfying our cupcake cravings today.

A couple of years later, Hey Cupcake! brought in another Airstream and set up shop on the lot catty-corner to the Chick-fil-A in Bee Cave. Not much to speak of for variety in food trailers in the area. We were surrounded by cupcakes.

But food trailers are mobile. And that Hey Cupcake! trailer quietly rolled out of town one night and left the south-siders without a chance to stock up on red velvet cupcakes.

In early 2013, the highly anticipated Dock & Roll Diner grabbed a spot at the Southside 620 Park & Eatery. But it wasn’t long before they quietly sneaked out of town and relocated to the newly opened Midway Food Park out on 360.

Except for the original Hey Cupcake!, life in Lake Travis was without food trailers.

Garrison Brothers: Texas' First Legal Whiskey Distillery

Written by Mandy Spivey | August 31, 2015

Around Lake Travis and the Hill Country, you have your fair share of spirits to wet your whistle. Between the beer brewers, tequila and moonshine distilleries, our fine state brings big flavor to the thirsty drinkers out here.

Hye, Texas, a city where time moves slower and the people are a bit more scattered, is home to a fast-growing distillery looking to make a name in the business of bourbon, Garrison Brothers Distillery.

Dan Garrison, the man behind the plan, starting out by challenging the very idea that the drink could only be made in Kentucky.

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Lake Travis Area Food and Drink

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