Top 5 Reasons to Ditch Your Diet

1. Chips and salsa/queso – Austinites love their salsa. Most restaurants greet you with overflowing baskets of tortilla chips and bowls of homemade salsa or salsa verde (green). Queso may be served with meat—chili con queso.
2. Sushi – Contributing to Austin’s eclecticism, fresh seafood is flown in daily to several excellent sushi restaurants. Master chefs create beautiful and delicious rolls, sashimi, and slices of fish that taste great with wasabi and sake.
3. Mexican martinis – This alternative to a margarita – made with tequila, triple sec, freshly squeezed lime juice, orange juice, and sweet and sour – is garnished with olives and a lime wedge. Several Austin restaurants are well-known for this drink, such as the Cedar Door.
4. Texas wines – Texas is the fifth largest wine producer in the nation, and Central Texas is home to more than 20 wineries and vineyards, making everything from Merlot to Chardonnay out of strawberry, blackberry, Mustang grape, peach, and pear.
5. Atmosphere and ambience – Austin has a restaurant to suit your every mood. From upscale fine dining above the city to casual eating on the water, friendly and attentive staff will cause you to linger and enjoy.