And now for our quarterly update of the Eater 38, your answer and ours to any question that begins, "Can you recommend a restaurant..." This highly elite group covers the entire city, spans myriad cuisines, and collectively satisfies all of your restaurant needs, save for those occasions when you absolutely must spend half a paycheck. Every quarter, we'll be adding pertinent restaurants that were omitted, have newly become eligible (restaurants must be open at least six months to qualify for the 38), or have stepped up their respective games.
For this update, we're going old-school old-school and new-school old-school: Eater Austin is proud to welcome Scholz Garten, probably Texas' oldest bar and home to some fine beer garden fare, and chef James Holmes' Texas-tastic South Austin chicken joint Lucy's Fried Chicken, to the Eater 38. We're sad to say goodbye to TacoDeli and South Congress Cafe.
IN: Scholz Garten, Lucy's Fried Chicken
OUT: TacoDeli, South Congress Cafe
For those of you readying the pitchforks because your favorite restaurant isn't on the list, wouldn't it just be more productive to nominate it for inclusion? State your cases for (or against) restaurants in the comments or in the tipline.
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