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Found: Your Ultimate Sunday Funday on Rainey Street

July 31, 2014 by Guest Blogger Leave a Comment

Driskill and Rainey Street

Let the Sunday Funday begin! (Credit: Bryan Pelz via Flickr CC)

This guest blog article is by Dawn Sarnecky.

As a transplant from Michigan, my typical weekend always started on Friday and continued through Saturday. I would potentially spend my Sunday nursing the after effects of those previous two days combined.

Little did I know that here in the ATX, Sunday is when all the cool kids go out, just as if it were a regular ol’ Saturday night.

Adapting to my adopted city, I set out to find the perfect formula for what many Austinites refer to as Sunday Funday. I quickly discovered I could happily spend the entire day in one neighborhood. Sunday Funday destination: Rainey Street. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities, Discoveries, Drink, Food, Food & Drink Tagged With: bars, rainey

Icenhauer’s Summer Sippers Take the Catwalk on Rainey St

June 16, 2014 by Cris Mueller Leave a Comment

Icenhauer's Summer Cocktail Menu 2014

The ladies of Icenhauer’s summer cocktail menu

Icenhauer’s, the majestically modest bar located at 83 Rainey Street, is widely known for their creative house made infusions and their lady-centric, ever-changing cocktail menus.

I spent a couple hours with one of the craft geniuses behind the delightful cocktail recipes, Stuart Thompson. Thompson guided me through the newly released summer lineup, featuring 7 attractive libations, and shared the story behind the namesake of each.

I see no need for a fanciful introduction, so let us cut to the chase. Without further ado, here are the ladies of Icenhauer’s summer menu… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Archives Tagged With: rainey

Best Austin Craft Beer Joints: Craft Pride

August 27, 2013 by Edgar Barguiarena 4 Comments

Craft Pride Austin

Family crest of Craft Pride on Rainey Street

This guest blog article is by Edgar Barguiarena.

The craft beer scene in Austin is blowing up. For every new brewery that opens, there are at least three bars that pop up, eager to serve you the best local beers Austin has to offer.

Continuing the tradition that Eric started with his Best Burger Joint in Austin series, I’ll be profiling and reviewing the best craft beer joints in Austin, with the occasional stop or two at bars that have room for improvement.

I’ll take into consideration everything from beer selection to ambiance to overall value, and everything in between.

Please join me as I try to catalog your favorite watering holes in Austin, and let me know what you think in a comment below.

First Impressions: Craft Pride

It’s the smell that hits you first, which wouldn’t make a good first impression at most bars. But as you first step into [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drink, Food & Drink Tagged With: bars, craft beer joints, rainey

Bridget Dunlap: Gritty Imagineress Reigning Barefoot on Rainey

February 18, 2013 by Brittany Highland 6 Comments

Bridget Dunlap Mettle Creator

Bridget Dunlap reigns barefooted

Visionaries are the ones who look at what’s in front of all of our faces, and have just enough careless abhorrence of common sense to imagine a metropolis where the rest of us see only a mound of dirt.

Successful Houston business owner Bridget Dunlap had visited Austin many times. Despite the economic bust of 2008, she was looking for opportunity when she parked in the dirt lot on the north side of Driskill St. near I-35.

The parcel of land on the northeast corner of Rainey Street at Driskill – now known as Lustre Pearl – was for lease. Signs communicated that the property was condemned, and the former home was completely boarded up. “You could barely walk up the stairs,” Dunlap recalled. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Nightlife Tagged With: bars, rainey

Best Austin Food Trucks: Big Fat Greek Gyros

February 14, 2013 by Eric Highland 7 Comments

Among the best Austin food trucks is Big Fat Greek Gyros

Happy customers at Big Fat Greek Gyros – one of the best Austin food trucks

Editor’s Note: Big Fat Greek Gyros has moved to the food truck park on Rainey Street.

The Austinot is consistently asked about where to find the best Austin food trucks. So we’ve decided to start a search for the best in town. As we run across Austin food trucks that we like, we’ll let you know. All of the posts in this series will start with “Best Austin Food Trucks.” This is the first review in the series.

If you have a food truck to recommend, leave a comment at the end of the article. Tell us the name of the join, what you like most about them, and where we can find them. We’re always willing to check out something new. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Food, Food & Drink Tagged With: best austin food trucks, rainey

Hang Your Hat at Lustre Pearl for Laid-Back Night on Rainey St.

January 22, 2013 by David Thomas 5 Comments

Lustre Pearl on Rainey St.

Editor’s Note: The original Lustre Pearl closed down on March 30, 2014 to make way for a condo building. The house was moved to east Austin, where it is enjoying a second life as Lustre Pearl East. Lustre Pearl Rainey is now open at 94 Rainey Street.

If Rainey St. were a squad of soldiers flanking the downtown area of the Live Music Capitol of the World, Lustre Pearl would be the point man.

Leading the squad into downtown Austin’s bleary nights, Lustre Pearl – planted firmly on the corner of Driskill and Rainey St. – is an excellent showpiece for this revitalized, formerly residential district. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Archives Tagged With: rainey

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