Wild Wood Art Cafe, a gluten-free restaurant

Inside our Greenling Farmbox (a surprise box with items from local food artisans) was this delicious lemon cake that had me emailing Greenling to find out who made the pastry, which Greenling replied with Wild Wood Art Cafe but turned out to be Little Bluestein Bakery. That is how I heard about Wild Wood Art [...]

Austin’s Pizza in Westlake

Could there be any better restaurant for a kid than a place with a playground and pizza?  Could there be anything better to a parent that the pizza restaurant’s playground doesn’t involve tokens?  Probably not.  Austin’s Pizza in Westlake Hills has a wooden playscape, and even during the height of the afternoon, part of the [...]

Mountain View Park in Spicewood Springs (northwest Austin)

About 1.5 miles from Northwest Balcones Park and Tanglewood Park is Mountain View Park, part of the upper Bull Creek area. This too is a City of Austin park that services the surrounding neighborhoods, but Mountain View is a couple of acres bigger than Northwest Balcones. I expected a view like Mt. Bonnell from its [...]

Shipe Park in Hyde Park

A few blocks from the Triangle at the corner of 45th and Avenue G is Shipe Park.  It is not much to look at, just 2 acres large taking up a block, but our kids had a blast playing here.  It has just about every amenity as Little Stacy Park, except that this one is [...]

Wanna Play giveaway #2

 Wanna Play has generously offered us a giveaway for 2 FREE HOURS of childcare (excluding membership) at their beautiful facility. The contest is running on our Facebook page. Come join us. Contest will end Tuesday July 28, 2009 at 11:59 pm. A winner will be randomly selected on Wednesday. Good luck! All are eligible to [...]

Galaxy Cafe at the Triangle

Our weekly dining trip took us to the Galaxy Cafe in the Triangle.  This is a locally owned and operated restaurant, one of three locations, and there’s something very Josie and the Pussycats meets The Jetsons about this place.  The interior is so retro-modern chic, and honestly if I had some go-go boots and could [...]

PRIZE GIVEAWAY! – We have a winner!

Winner: Lucky entry #6 What would you do if you had an hour of free time?   Wanna Play Playcare, a licensed child care facility, is offering a free family membership ($35 value) and an hour of care for a child (ages 6 weeks – 12 years) of a Little Austinite reader!  Simply leave a [...]

Le Soleil Vietnamese restaurant

If you can overlook the dumpy strip mall where Le Soleil is located, you are in for a treat beyond just the standard pho noodle houses around town.  Le Soleil has a huge menu, so even the faint of heart would be able to find authentic dishes that do not reek of fish sauce as [...]

Izzoz Tacos, as good as Torchy’s but different

Whatever this little pocket of South 1st is doing to keep (or bring in) great restaurants, someone is getting it right.  Izzoz (pronounced “E-zoes”) Tacos trailer is no exception.  Izzoz Tacos is just a block down from Torchy’s, and we found ourselves comparing the two as both are taquerias on wheels.  The menu is less [...]

Kiddie Express Train rentals for events

When trying to decide how to best celebrate our little girl’s 4th birthday, we thought it would be great to have a trackless train.  After looking through several listings I came across Kiddie Express Train and was ultimately swayed by the fact their trains had seat belts.  Seat belts were a must in a party for a [...]

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