Shady Grove
Austin, TX 78704
Phone: (512) 474-9991
- Price:
- $$
- Best of Citysearch:
- Outdoor Dining 2004
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
Editorial Review for Shady Grove – by Citysearch Staff
In Short
Those craving patio dining, dim lighting and a fun-loving Austin crowd may find a favorite in Shady Grove. Styled after the architecture made popular by 1940s state parks, the restaurant offers homey, relaxed dining inside and out. Menu items range from award-winning burgers and chili-cheese fries to the popular vegetarian sandwich. Even serious carnivores love the Hippie, with its grilled eggplant, peppers, zucchini, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese on "hippie" bread.
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Insider Tips
When to GoFor 20 weeks starting in April, go Thursday nights for the "Unplugged at the Grove" concert series featuring performances by favorite local musicians. Past performers include Shawn Colvin and Asleep at the Wheel.
User Reviews for Shady Grove
03/06/2008 Posted by Nadine1
Uniquely Austin atmophere with fun food. We enjoy taking out-of-town guests here. The wait is a bit long, but they have lots of tables where you can order drinks & appetizers while you wait. It's a must-visit!
Pros: Fun, uniquely Austin, outdoor atmosphere
Cons: busy, long wait for a table, parking can be a problem on the weekends
02/03/2008 Posted by nowliveit
I had not been to Shady Grove in a decade. When three of us finished watching the Saturday matinee of Porgy and Bess we thought we go have a good enjoyable meal. Of course, the girls taking names were friendly and helpful. They said we could sit in the appetizer area and order drinks and appetizers while we waited 30 to 40 minutes. We kept seeing this one guy serving the tables around us but never came to our table. I asked the lady who walks people to their tables to get someone. She said she would. Five minutes later I got up and walked inside to ask some guy if we order at the table or have to go somewhere. He was of no help. After about 30 minutes the one guy who seemed to be delivering all the food outside and (supposed to be) waiting on our area came to ask us if we wanted anything. We ordered sodas and tea and the "world-famous" nachos with beef. One minute later we have a table. The nachos come and there were a total of 6 tortilla chips with a glob of nacho stuff. You're supposed to have ample chips and there really shouldn't be corn in it. That's just not right and more like world-infamous. It looked like the inside dining area had 1 lady, like the 1 dude outside, doing everything. We joked to find something good to say about the meal and I said that the friend covering to the chicken fried chicken was excellent. Everything else was not. This is my first negative review of any kind online. I just figure that these owners should hire more than 4 college students to serve a 100 patrons. I'm sure the wait staff are good; it's just management. And this will keep me away from Shady Grove for another 10 years.
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