Dirt cheap ramen changed my life. If not for those 10-cent cellophane bags of freeze-dried noodles and bits of what-in-the-hell, I would have dropped out of college.

After forever changing Austin's perception of ramen, Tatsu Aikawa and Takuya “Tako” Matsumoto turned their talents toward fusing the Japanese cuisine of their heritage with the Texas barbecue of their youth.

The pleasant surprise was the stir fried green beans with tofu perfectly cooked like thick-cut French fries: crispy-crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside.

Dai Due is a carnivore’s delight, and the restaurant includes a butcher’s shop, so leave the vegans at home.

We don’t have kids, but if we did, we’d probably be here weekly. And given the depth of the menu, we need to come back during prime evening hours to check out the other bites.

...if [June's] was walking distance from our house, we'd be here all day every week checking out the rest of the menu as well as Sunday Pub Night with Indian food and June's Tunes.

Our neighborhood restaurants continue to earn accolades

I'm not sure what Charlie is nervous about, but you don't have to be nervous when you visit. You're guaranteed to get good gol-dang bagel.

The space is glorious: towering stacks washed in colored light, pipes galore, and an authentic steam-punk aesthetic. Thankfully, Boiler 9 doesn't use its fantastic location as an excuse to serve sub-par sustenance.

Based on the gaggles of people flocking to their shop, our fledgling Flyrite has quickly taken wing. And although Flyrite has a ways to go to reach the top of the chicken sandwich pecking order, count me in as one of the roosters crossing the road to egg them on!