Maudie's Too

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1212 South Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX 78704

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(512) 440-8088
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Best

I eat here all the time, love it! I didn't have a great server this last time, but maybe she was just having a bad day! The food and price are always good! Pros: good food f...

Worst

I love the idea of Maudie's. It's so Austin. However, I do agree with another reviewer that this place is kind of dirty. You tend to stick to everything there, especially the t...

The 2nd location after Lake Austin 8/13/2012

The 2nd location after Lake Austin Blvd, but just as good as the original. Best Tex-Mex in Austin IMHO. more
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Love it! 11/11/2009

I eat here all the time, love it! I didn't have a great server this last time, but maybe she was just having a bad day! The food and price are always good! Pros: good food fast! more
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A lot of flavor for a small lot. 4/11/2009

If there is one thing I will say that is bad really about this place is that there is never enough room, to park, to sit, to enjoy a good time. I like all the people that work there, Dean the manager is awesome and food hasn't changed overly much in the almost 8 years I have gone here. Be it the price on the food has gone up some but the flavor is still there. Pros: Good food, great manager, friendly staff Cons: Not enough Parking, loud, packed allot more
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Why do the servers have to be so ....uugghh? 8/13/2008

I love the idea of Maudie's. It's so Austin. However, I do agree with another reviewer that this place is kind of dirty. You tend to stick to everything there, especially the table. And I could probably get over that and the fact that the food is so-so (I will agree that they have excellent chips n salsa) if the servers were nice. But they aren't. Borderline rude, actually. And bless one waiter's heart, he couldn't do the math on our check. He told us we needed to do it next time. Next time? I'm not sure about that! And it's the same thing every time...bad service and OK food. I'm not sure why I go back other than I am with a group of people and just going with the flow. \r And I agree the guacamole is weird...I don't think it's made with real avacodoes? It's like avacado paste or something? In my opinion, there are many other great places to eat Tex-Mex in Austin other than Maudie's. Pros: Fairly inexpensive and convenient location Cons: The bad service and bad food more
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Terrible! 6/15/2007

This place is TERRIBLE! I couldn't believe that the parking lot was packed because usually that's the indication of great food but no! All the dishes I could see were watered down pieces of sad tex-mex! The meat is flavorless, they don't drain their lettuce, their guacamole has an offensive amount of garlic, and...it's dirty! The table we were seated at wasn't clean from the last customer. Definitely NOT recommended. more
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great tex-mex 2/23/2006

this place is awesome for tex-mex which most texans are used to. very busy most of the time, so get there a little earlier than the usual eating times. good prices for irrestible food. more
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Best salsa & chips in town! 10/16/2005

The thin chips are the best in town. Best cheese enchiladas in Texas (this is one of the few remaining Mex restaurant that actually gets the cheese nice and melty, instead of luke-warm & hard). Their rice is outstanding, as are the margaritas! Service is speedy. It does get loud, so tell grandma to remember her hearing aid! Pros: Food, Margaritas, Great Chips & Salsa Cons: Loud, No good area to wait more
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Maudie's Migas 7/18/2003

In my opinion, Maudie's migas are the best I've ever had. I've had a lot....With sausage and just enough jalapenos, it sure helps wake you up!! more
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Yummy Verde 7/30/2002

The first time I went to Maudie's Too I ordered the vegetarian (cheese) enchiladas with the verde sauce and it's so good I've never ordered anything else since. The staples -- chips, salsa, rice & refried beans -- are all excellent and true-to-form Tex Mex. None of that white rice and black beans business. The South Lamar location has great casual atmosphere, although service tends to be slow. It won't bother you if you have a margarita or two. Plenty of parking and usually no wait for inside seating, or sit at the bar and wait for an outside table where you can enjoy the view of the bus stop. Pros: Inexpensive, Good Parking Cons: Slow Service more
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South Lamar Staple 6/21/2002

I remember when Maudie's Too opened and I first tasted a rita there. I loved it and now regard this restaurant as a top-notch Tex-Mex spot. When the weather is nice, sit outside in the covered patio. I like the Mole Enchiladas the best, while the fajitas are good too. Also, they have a really cool front door--carved wood. I don't know, I think it's cool. more
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  • Maudie’s Cafe had a couple of generations of history and featured home style cooking by the time Joe first met Maudie Hamilton Wilson. Maudie served home cookin to the Austin politicos, families, neighborhoods, and O’Henry students. Started in 1954, Maudie’s Cafe was 810 sq ft of yum †serving biscuits and gravy, chicken and dumplings, and cold beers. Maudie planned to close down her restaurant as she had become homebound, but as fate would have it, Joe Draker walked into Maudie’s life looking to rent the house next door and walked out with a handshake deal to buy the cafe. Turning from homestyle to Tex-Mex in 1993 with the instrumental guidance from Roe and Pete Hernandez along with their brother, Jorge Arredondo, Joe, crew, and the customers have turned Maudie’s Tex-Mex into an Austin Icon, a Tex-Mex family staple serving multiple generations. Maudie’s Tex-Mex has been serving up tried and true Tex-Mex for 25 years. With seven area locations, our goal is to bring the best of Tex-Mex to a neighborhood near you. Hand prepared dishes and fresh-squeezed juices daily, we select natural proteins and organic, local, farm fresh eggs because we take healthy eating to heart alongside flavor and tradition. Quintessential Tex-Mex for today’s Austin.

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  • In Short
    Maudie's Cafe is a compact Mexican restaurant, filled with high energy and home-style cooking. To start your day, the sausage migas con queso includes two eggs, scrambled Mexican...

  • 6/22/2006 Provided by Citysearch
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