Zilker, Austin ยท restaurant
Salt baking, smoking, fermentation, and slow roasting all show up here as technique rather than theater, applied to Southern-leaning dishes from pan-roasted scallops to a weekly rotating Tuesday burger. The carrot cake is popular enough to have its own pre-order system, and the shaded patio at Carpenter Hotel makes the all-day happy hour feel even more generous than it already is.
Happy hour runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.