GO TEXAN kicks off Texas Wine Month with a restaurant round-up

GO TEXAN kicks off Texas Wine Month with a restaurant round-up

Wednesday, 30 September 2009

The Lone Star State is kicking off Texas Wine Month with the GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up.

The GO TEXAN restaurant program, established in January 2008 as a part of the Texas Department of Agriculture's GO TEXAN Certification Program, links participating Texas restaurant establishments to local producers and other Texas-grown or processed food products to bring the quality of Texas to the table.

For the round-up and kickoff, Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, local restaurants are offering special menu items and donating a portion of their proceeds to local food banks.

The following Austin restaurants are participating in the program:

• III Forks
  • 111 Lavaca St.
  • 474-1776
  • Special Features: Fixed-price Texas meal(s)Texas wine tasting with special pricing
• 1886 Cafe and Bakery
  • 604 Brazos St.
  • 391-7121
  • Special Features: Discounted Texas menu items, fixed-price Texas meal(s)Food and wine pairing menu featuring Texas food with Texas wines, Texas wine tasting with special pricing
• 360 Uno Trattoria & Wine Bar
  • 3801 Capital of Texas Hwy. No. G-100
  • 327-4448
• Black-eyed Pea
  • 9041 Research Blvd. #100
  • 836-5127
  • Special Features: Highlighting and serving Nolan Ryan hamburgers and 8-ounce sirloins, featuring Texas wines
• Carmelo's Ristorante
  • 504 E. 5th St.
  • 477-7497
  • Special Features: Hill Country wild venison osso buco over sweet peas risotto and a Pheasant Ridge Merlot
• Changos Taqueria
  • 3023 Guadalupe
  • 480-8226
  • Special Features: Discounted Texas menu items
• Chez Zee American Bistro
  • 5406 Balcones Drive
  • 454-2666
  • Special Features: Texas wines: Pheasant Ridge Chenin Blanc, Messina Hof Riesling, Flat Creek Pinot Grigio, Flat Creek Super Texan and Almond Sparkling wine, fixed-price Texas meal(s), food and wine pairing menu featuring Texas food with Texas wines
• The Driskill Grill
  • 604 Brazos St.
  • 391-7162
  • Special Features: Red and white Texas wines, discounted Texas menu items, fixed-price Texas meal(s), food and wine pairing menu featuring Texas food with Texas wines, Texas wine tasting with special pricing
• Eddie V’s
  • 301 E. 5th St
    • 472-1860
  • 9400 B Arboretum Blvd.
    • 342-2642
  • Special Features: Fixed-price Texas meal(s), Swordfish Steak Frite, Texas Gulf White Shrimp Scampi Style, Crispy Chesapeake Bay Softshell Crab
• Fion Wine Pub
  • 2900 N. Quinlan Park Road
  • 266-3466
  • Special Features: Food and wine pairing menu featuring Texas food with Texas wines, Texas wine tasting with special pricing
• Judges’ Hill Restaurant
  • 1900 Rio Grande
  • 495-1857
  • Special Features: Fixed-price Texas meal(s), food and wine pairing menu featuring Texas food with Texas wines
• Kerbey Lane Café
  • 3704 Kerbey Lane
    • 451-1436
  • 2700 S. Lamar Blvd.
    • 445-4451
  • 13435 Hwy. 183 N. Ste. 415
    • 258-7757
  • 2606 Guadalupe St.
    • 477-5717
  • Special Features: Fall menu will feature GO TEXAN items, indicated with a GO TEXAN logo beside them: Eggplant Tartine, Baba Ghanoush, The Gambler (three sliders burgers), Roasted East Poultry Chicken Quarter.
  • Texas wines: Messina Hof Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Angel Riesling
• Manuel’s
  • 310 Congress Ave.
    • 472-7555
  • 10201 Jollyville Rd.
    • 345-1042
  • Special Features: Food and wine pairing menu featuring Texas food with Texas wines, Texas wine tasting with special pricing
• McDonald's
  • Austin area locations
  • (800) 244-6227
• Opal Divine's Austin Grill
  • 12709 N. MoPac Expwy.
    • 733-5353
  • 3601 S. Congress Ave. Ste. K
    • 707-0237
  • 700 W. 6th St.
    • 477-3308
  • Special Features: Discounted Texas beers. GO TEXAN Beer Week: serving Texas beers and special cask ales for $2.50 all week
• Ranch 616
  • 616 Nueces St.
  • 479-7616
  • Special Features: Fixed-price Texas meal(s), food and wine pairing menu featuring Texas food with Texas wines
• Roaring Fork
  • 10850 Stonelake Blvd.
    • 342-2700
  • 701 Congress
    • 583-0000
  • Special Features: Fixed-price Texas meal(s): Texas Gulf oysters, Broken Arrow Ranch Texas Axis venison, Hill Country pecan pie with sweet cream and Amy’s Butter Pecan Ice Cream. Texas wines: Becker Syrah and Stone House Vineyard Claros
• Rudy’s Country Store & BBQ
  • 11570 Research Blvd.
    • (512) 418-9898
  • 2451 Capital of Texas Hwy. S.
    • (512) 329-5554
  • 7709 FM 620 N.
    • (512) 250-8002
  • Special Features: Texas sauce and spices
• Sagra
  • 1610 San Antonio
  • 535-5988
  • Special Features: Discounted Texas menu items, fixed-price Texas meal(s)
• Southwest Bistro
  • 208 Barton Springs Road
  • 477-1234
  • Special Features: Discounted Texas menu items, fixed-price Texas meal(s)
• TRIO
  • 98 San Jacinto Blvd.
  • 685-8300
  • Special Features: Fixed-price Texas meal(s), food and wine pairing menu featuring Texas food with Texas wines, farmers’ market breakfast

Source: Texas Department of Agriculture