Mother's is one of Austin's oldest vegetarian restaurants. The menu is heavy on the dairy, i.e. not particularly healthy if you're not careful about your choice, but there are vegan choices as well, and the food is quite tasty providing the service is good the day you go. The staff at Mother's is always pleasant, don't get me wrong, they're just often a bit... lackadaisical. Food may arrive late and lukewarm because the waiter was chatting with the hostess for a half hour, for example. The vegetarian lasagna is incredibly tasty. When it's hot...
The garden really is something else though.
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