Curra's Grill
(512) 444-0012
614 E Oltorf St
Austin,
TX
78704
30.2371
-97.7503
Neighborhoods: St. Edwards, Greater South River City
Reviews & Ratings for Curra's Grill
43 reviews
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Good Eats by BARBARA T. at InsiderPages
Contributor
October 07, 2008
This place is not fancy at all, but there food is great. The selection is large and the price is reasonable. Their mixed drinks are really good. I would recommend this place to anyone wanting a good authentic mexican meal.
GREAT Tex Mex Food! by Robert M. at InsiderPages
Contributor
June 05, 2008
My favorite place for Mexican Food!
They have a very yummy drinks (although I have not braved the famous Avacado Margarita).
I suggest you be prepared to wait and possible park down the street. It is a avery propular place and sometimes has live music.
The staff is friendsly and the service is great. I recommend the Curra's Bolletas, a grat toasted bread with black beans and Mexican Chorizo...Yum!
I LOVE CURRAS!!
by DiamondSkyy
May 19, 2008
CURRAS GRILL IS ONE THE MY FAVORITE PLACES FOR GREAT MEXICAN FOOD, I ALSO AM A FAN OF THEIR DELICIOUS AVACADO MARGARITAS THEY ARE SUPER YUMMY, AND REFRESHING, I USUALY HAVE ENCHILADAS , OR TRY A NEW APPETIZER, THE CEVICHE WAS A LITTLE DRY AND COULD OF USED MORE LIME, BUT OTHER THAN THAT I LOVE THIS PLACE!!
- Pros: FABULOUS AVACADO RITAS AND SUPER TASTY FOOD!
- Cons: DRY CEVICHE
Great tasting food
by LovetoTravel1106
February 10, 2008
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
A relaxed indoor-outdoor restaurant with a sprawling menu of Mexican cuisine.
by Contributor
December 28, 2007
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.
Food is yummy but the manager is not
by tinkerbells
October 12, 2007
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
Great tomales
by joseftraeger
October 02, 2007
Tomales do not get better than this. Service is fine, prices terrific. The best guacamole margarits too. They also do great catering!
consistently good
by plakios
August 20, 2007
A good place to go. Friendly waitstaff, good queso, hot food. Worth the money, you wont be disappointed.
Not a Vegitarian option
by mydamie
June 06, 2007
i like curras, but the food is always different.. sometimes plentiful and delicious, other times lacking and bland. for example, i was excited to try the blackened fish enchaladas with the chipotle cream sauce fot the first time. it was great, but when i got it the second time it just didn't tase anywhere near as good. similar thing with breakfast tacos. one day they are small and the next they are just right... always tasty. the breakfast tacos are great when they're good(does that make sense? i will continue to eat there and take my chances... ) i would discourage vegitarians from going because they like to lie about using chicken stock in the rice. i found out from a server who was reluctant to admit it, but he did. this was after years of being told otherwise. i don't really fault them for lying.. it's mexican food, what do you expect? however if you are going to act like you cater to vegitarians, then you probably should.
- Pros: usually good, friendly service
- Cons: not for vegitarians, beer isn't free
They have VEGETARIAN chorizo
by kmcgladr
February 22, 2007
Wow. Best mexican food I've had in Texas all month. This little unassuming joint of Oltorf, next to a gas station and another mexican place, has spectacular food. If you're vegetarian, you know that vegetarian chorizo is a rarity, and they make it in house. Highly recommended.
- Cons: Parking is a hassle at lunch
