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Gumbo's
701 Colorado, Austin, TX
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Cuisine | Cajun, Creole | |
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Hours | Mon-Thurs 11am-2pm and 5:30-10pm; Fri 11am-2pm and 5:30-11pm; Sat 5:30-11pm | |
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Location | Downtown | |
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Reservations | Reservations recommended on weekends | |
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Phone | 512/480-8053 | |
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Web site | www.gumbosaustin.com | |
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Prices | Main courses $16-$30 | |
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Credit Cards | AE,DC,DISC,MC,V | |
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People forget that Texas shares a border with Louisiana. During the oil boom years of the first half of the last century, many from southern Louisiana settled in Texas to make their fortune. They brought their cooking with them, and over the years Texans have developed quite a taste for such Creole dishes as blackened fish, spicy jambalaya, and rich crawfish étoufée. These and other dishes from the broader Gulf Coast region are on the menu at Gumbo's. The mainstay is seafood, but beef, duck, and chicken are also included. If you go for lunch, you can enjoy a New Orleans-style oyster po' boy. The dining room, with high ceilings and a black-and-white tiled floor, re-creates the atmosphere of a Louisiana cafe. The restaurant is in the renovated Art Deco Brown Building (1938), where LBJ used to have an office.
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