Hoppin’ House (Lakeway)

I recently brought my daughter and my nephew here for an afternoon of play at Hoppin’ House as part of our “scout out a possible birthday party location” trip.  As soon as we walked through the doors, the kids were practically off running though I had to corral them back to put their shoes away [...]

ZuZu Restaurant (MoPac)

ZuZu Handmade Mexican Food offers exactly what their names says… though may we suggest they also should add fresh, made-to-order, and delicious to their name too.

We recently visited ZuZu MoPac, located on the service road of MoPac and 2222, after a suggestion from a Little Austinite reader. I’ve wondered about this place for several years now after having seen their inviting covered patio each time I’ve passed this shopping center. However, I never went in because I thought it was a sit down fancy schmancy restaurant. (Don’t know why I thought that!) So I was pleasantly surprised when we opened the doors and found a brightly painted, friendly and inviting, order-at-the-counter cafe that offers an extensive menu of freshly made Mexican food.

Point of Origin, gift boutique in Lakeway

As a kid, I used to help out at my aunt’s gift shop in the mall and happily spent many holidays wearing nice clothes as my parents wouldn’t let me out of the house to help out at a retail establishment without nice clothes, only to go to my aunt’s shop and be given the [...]

Pei Wei Asian Diner

Since Pei Wei is offering a free bowl of Japanese chili beef ramen noodles to 30,000 of their Facebook Fans who sign up, I thought it apropos to review the restaurant. Just about every friend has made mention of Pei-Wei to me, all stated with glowing accolades of “fresh” and “nom-nom” being the two most [...]

Hill Country Galleria, kid-friendly outdoor shopping center

We decided on an “impromptu” stop at the Hill Country Galleria on Sunday afternoon to check out the water feature for the kids, though really I had it in my mind that I wanted to stop in at Banana Republic for the last day of “buy 2 sale items, get 1 free” deal.  (Mama needed some [...]

I’m on a (rental) boat!

It’s not a true summer in Austin without a trip out to one of the area lakes! Thankfully you don’t have to be one of the lucky folk who owns a boat in order to enjoy a day on the water. There are plenty of boat rental places around. They maintain the boats, they fuel the boats… you just give them a little money in exchange for some quality time in the sun!

Snoopy Dog versus Jim-Jim’s Famous Water Ice

Many moons ago, my sisters and I were garage sale hunting in the neighborhood, and behold before us was the Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine for the massive sum of 25¢ which we happily paid and took Snoopy home.  We ground up the ice, ate it straight because our parents refused to let us have artificially colored [...]