Curra's Grill
Austin, TX 78704
Phone: (512) 444-0012
- Price:
- $$
- Best of Citysearch:
- Burrito 2006, Mexican Food 2006
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 7am-10pm, Fri-Sat 7am-11pm
Editorial Review for Curra's Grill – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
Curra's Grill has a laid-back atmosphere, with several dining areas indoors and a large patio outside, where patrons can sit at brightly colored picnic tables or tables covered with Mexican tiles. Paintings by local artists add a homey vibe. Items to try include queso flameado, red snapper seviche, and cochinita pibil--shredded pork wrapped in a soft banana leaf and flanked by plantains. There's also taco de cajeta--caramelized goat's milk on a browned flour tortilla.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkTry the avocado-flavored margarita--it's earned a cult following. But be forewarned: It's almost a meal.
When to GoBreakfast. Try the huevos divorciados (divorced eggs), a sumptuous dish of eggs on a tortilla separated by black beans.
User Reviews for Curra's Grill
02/10/2008 Posted by LovetoTravel1106
This restaurant is not much to look at and even the menus seem about 20 years old but the food is just really good. A lunch special of pork flautas was crispy and full of flavor. A pork dish wrapped in banana leaf was so tender and flavorful served with amazing plantains. Lamb empenadas were crispy with a nice filling. Great Salsa. Great churas which are pinto beans with bacon. Great meal overall and terrific value
10/12/2007 Posted by tinkerbells
I used to be a south Austin Curra's regular. I loved the food. The service wasn't always great, but that was ok.... until one night. My boyfriend and I were hungry, and went to Curra's. To make a long story short, a waiter seated us after we were ignored for a long time waiting to sit. Then, the manager bitched him out right in front of us for him having sat us. He calmly apologized to her, stating why it seemed ok for him to sit us there. (She had totally ignored us up until that point) We were quite embarrassed, and so was our waiter. We asked him if that was his manager, and we told him we were so sorry that he had to work for someone like that. He told us that not only was she the manager, but she was also the owner. I do not want to support a business that mistreats their employees, especially in such an embarrassing, unprofessional way. There was no need for the owner to yell at our waiter at all, except perhaps for some sense of control or power. I now don't go to Curra's. I miss the food from time to time, but I do not want to give that woman any of my money.
Pros: yummy food.
Cons: the owner is rude to her employees
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