{"id":467218,"date":"2026-10-15T22:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T22:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/467218\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T22:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T22:20:17","slug":"7-austin-metro-dining-updates-to-know-san-marcos-buda-kyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/467218\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Austin metro dining updates to know | San Marcos – Buda – Kyle"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Tex-Mex-style barbecue in Bastrop to a Colorado brunch concept\u2019s first Austin location, this week\u2019s roundup spans the metro. Buda\u2019s Brooklyn\u2019s Down South celebrates 10 years and The Salty Donut marks five years of doughnuts, plus, in this week\u2019s feature, a Georgetown pizzeria\u2019s comeback after a fire.<\/p>\n

Impacts of the weekSi Baby-Q fires up Tex-Mex-style barbecue in Bastrop<\/a><\/p>\n

Owner and pitmaster Jonathan Lagos and his team serve Tex-Mex-style barbecue at Hyperloop Plaza. The menu features agave-glazed pork ribs, brisket, house-made beef hot links, pulled pork, turkey, charro beans, jalape\u00f1o coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, Mexican rice, and smoked chicken fajita tacos. Most popular are the six-hour smoked ribs and macaroni and cheese.<\/p>\n

Opened Aug. 7<\/p>\n

865 FM 1209, Bastrop<\/p>\n

Facebook: Si Baby-Q<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"BarbecueSi Baby-Q offers a range of Tex-Mex-style barbecue options outside the Boring Bodega at Hyperloop Plaza.Courtesy Si Baby-QFamily-owned restaurant Treze opens on Buda\u2019s Main Street<\/a><\/p>\n

Led by chef Joaquin Najar, his wife, Xochi Raquel, and their sons, Diego, Joel, and Leonardo, the restaurant serves fresh, made-to-order dishes. The menu features sandwiches, wedge salads, Chip\u2019s Reuben, chicken tortilla soup, burgers, and breakfast tacos on corn or flour tortillas.<\/p>\n

Chip\u2019s Reuben Sandwich ($17) comes with hand-cut fries, soup or a side salad. Courtesy TrezeLupita’s brings new life to Bastrop\u2019s former Leo’s Italian Grill<\/a><\/p>\n

The Mexican restaurant expanded with a second Bastrop County location in the former Leo’s Italian Grill spot. Owners Lupita Maria Reyes and Elias Ramos serve scratch-made, authentic Mexican dishes, including ceremonial dance event offerings. The team is excited to serve new diners at their Cedar Creek location and share their traditional Mexican cuisine with more of the local community.<\/p>\n

Lupita’s Kitchen expanded its Bastrop County presence by opening a second restaurant.Courtesy Lupita’s KitchenUrban Egg debuts first Austin restaurant in North Austin<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Colorado-based eatery is now open on Burnet Road, serving breakfast and lunch. Founded by Amanda Pizarro and Andy Rodriguez, the restaurant offers Texan-inspired dishes like Ranch Water, baked chilaquiles and shrimp and grits, alongside classic options. The venue features local ingredients, custom drinks and coffee-based beverages and has hosted multi-day grand opening giveaways for its local launch.<\/p>\n

In the newsBrooklyn\u2019s Down South to celebrate 10 years in Buda <\/a><\/p>\n

The family-owned restaurant will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a block party on Oct. 18 from 4 to 8 p.m. featuring live music, local vendors, barbecue and specials. The eatery serves Southern comfort food, including snacks like boudin balls and fried green tomatoes, alongside main courses like Southern alfredo pasta and the Texas Ribeye.<\/p>\n

Specializing in from-scratch cooking, Brooklyn\u2019s Down South serves Southern comfort food. Courtesy Brooklyn\u2019s Down SouthThe Salty Donut celebrates 5 years at Austin flagship<\/a><\/p>\n

The bakery is celebrating five years at its South Congress flagship with limited-time doughnut and coffee specials this October. Originally founded in 2015 by Amanda Pizarro and Andy Rodriguez, it offers traditional glazed and specialty treats, like guava and cheese or Terry Black\u2019s pork rib kolaches, alongside cold brews, lattes and matcha drinks.<\/p>\n

The Salty is known for its 24-hour brioche donuts, according to a news release.Courtesy The SaltyDining featureFrankie\u2019s in Georgetown holds ribbon-cutting 2 years after fire<\/a><\/p>\n

Frankie\u2019s New York Style Pizza & Pasta marked a new milestone with a ribbon-cutting Sept. 29. The restaurant reopened in January after a fire in 2024 hit several businesses on the strip, forcing Frankie\u2019s to close.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meet the owner<\/p>\n

Owner Frank Nikshiqi\u2019s 35-year career started in Manhattan in a high-class restaurant, he said. Frankie\u2019s New York Style Pizza & Pasta was at its previous location for 10 years before moving to the current spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Frankie’s employees and members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce celebrate the restaurant’s ribbon-cutting.Adrian Gandara\/Community Impact<\/p>\n

Then, after spending so much money to fix the space, Nikshiqi said, the building caught fire. Being a family restaurant, it was a difficult time with everyone unemployed. There were still bills to pay, and people had to take jobs such as with Uber to make a living, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On the menu<\/p>\n

Everything is fresh and everything is made from scratch, Nikshiqi said. When asked what the customer favorites on the menu are, Nikshiqi said, \u201cThey like everything.\u201d But he said different people may have different favorites.<\/p>\n

The menu at Frankie’s includes salads and pastas.Adrian Gandara\/Community Impact<\/p>\n

Someone may like the lasagna, while someone else might like the cannelloni because of the cheese and spinach. The restaurant also offers salads and pastas, chicken and seafood entrees, and desserts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Tex-Mex-style barbecue in Bastrop to a Colorado brunch concept\u2019s first Austin location, this week\u2019s roundup spans the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":467219,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,1068,13491,18789,51272,62,12268,354],"class_list":["post-467218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-barbecue","tag-bastrop","tag-buda","tag-cedar-creek","tag-dining","tag-georgetown","tag-restaurants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}