Edible Austin Magazine Nov/Dec 2021

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Bird Bird Biscuit Opens Second Location

Notable Edibles compiled by MONIQUE THREADGILL

Celis Brewery Opens New Beer Garden & Tap Room Family-owned and operated Celis Brewery has been in Austin since 1992, but they’ve now expanded that legacy, adding a 12,000-square-foot beer garden and tap room named CTX Beer Garden. The beer garden is located next to the existing Celis Brewery in North Austin on Metric Boulevard, near the Domain and Q2 Stadium. The new CTX Beer Garden will feature outdoor seating; a stage for live music and events including Austin FC game viewing; food trucks; family and dog-friendly parties; beer tastings, and more CTX Beer Garden also features a new taproom with over 20 Austin-brewed Celis beers on tap including their best-seller Celis White, a Belgian style witbier (wheat beer) with coriander and orange peel that was first brewed by brewmaster and late founder, Pierre Celis. The CTX Beer Garden will serve all of Celis’ other beers, too, including limited-time seasonal beers and a new Mexican lager. If that’s not enough to tempt you, the new food trucks on-site might. They include locally owned Con Todo, a new taco truck from chefs Joseph Gomez and John Gocong (of Osome and Salty Cargo), and Schaller’s Stube Sausage Truck. Austin original Progress Coffee will also be there serving coffee beverages and pastries. CTX Beer Garden is located at 10001 Metric Blvd. For more information, visit celisbeers.com.

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El Chile Café y Cantina Moves to Larger Location After nearly 18 years at 1809 Manor Road, El Chile Café Y Cantina has moved across the street to 1900 Manor Road to inhabit a new space that offers an updated interior and a Spanish-style outdoor patio that creates a true “cantina” dining experience. The Tex-Mex menu features El Chile’s old favorites as well as some new options. On their drink menu, they still have their popular margaritas but have added some new cocktails and expanded their tequila, mezcal and frozen drink selections. “We are really excited about this space. After this last year, it felt obvious to go back to our roots, to invest in our original brand before expanding and doing anything else,” says founder Orlando Sanchez. “It’s easy to always be looking ahead to the next thing — and we have new things we want to do — but El Chile has been open for almost two decades. It’s where we started, and it deserves a big, beautiful, newly remodeled location. It’s really satisfying to pour some energy back into this concept.”

1417 Neighborhood Bistro Debuts in Bouldin Creek The new French-inspired, casual neighborhood restaurant 1417 — conveniently named after the address — in Bouldin Creek took over the space formerly occupied by Sway, which closed during the pandemic and never reopened at that location. The team behind 1417 includes Executive Chef James Flowers (formerly of Hopfields), General Manager Victoria Carvalho, Chef de Cuisine Kyle Mulligan, Pastry Chef Michael Winkelman (formerly of Two Hands) and Allison Welsh. The casual neighborhood eatery is open for breakfast and lunch, serving house-made pastries including classic and chocolate croissants as well as savory items such as eggs, mussels and sourdough grilled cheese with raclette, brie and tomato jam. Dinner features a diverse menu with items including blue crab lettuce cups, 44 Farms ribeye, lamb, stuffed eggplant and seasonal vegetarian options. Desserts include decadent treats like goat cheese crème brulee, a chocolate mint candy bar or champagne-soaked carrot cake. The restaurant also offers a full bar and cocktail selection. Visit this great new dining option at 1417 South First Street or online at 1417atx.com.

Try out the new El Chile Café Y Cantina at 1900 Manor Rd. or order online at elchilecafe.com.

Beloved Austin biscuit shop Bird Bird Biscuit has expanded with a second location at 1401 West Koenig Lane in Brentwood. Co-owners Ryan McElroy (who also owns Thunderbird Coffee) and Brian Batch converted the space formerly occupied by Thunderbird Coffee. The original Thunderbird Coffee shop at 2200 Manor Road remains open as well as Bird Bird’s original location at 2701 Manor Road. Bird Bird Biscuit’s new location offers the same menu as the original Manor Road location, serving favorites such as the Firebird with a spicy chicken breast, dill mayonnaise and spicy sweet pickles and cilantro, along with their other biscuit sandwiches, individual biscuits, fries and drinks. There is a walk-up window to pick up and place orders, and outdoor seating is available, but there is no indoor dining area. Bird Bird Biscuit is a grab-and-go restaurant and all items are available through their online ordering system. For more information or to place an order visit birdbirdbiscuit.com.

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