The Oasis is an Austin classic. I came once before, a bazillion years ago, with a big group of friends from church on a crazy Austin-Road-Trip-Weekend. Since then, it's burned down, rebuilt, and now--just in the last 6 months or so--built itself up into a big commercial complex. It'll be interesting to see if it makes a go in this latest reincarnation. But today was a perfect Oasis kind of day. Hot and sunny and clear blue skies. The Oasis is famous for its patio dining that overlooks Lake Austin.
KMO's friends Katy and Brad were taking relatives on a crash-tour of the Hill Country and to them that included The Oasis. So we joined them for lunch. When we arrived, plans had changed a little--we were going to try out Uncle Billy's--a new restaurant with a Barbecue and Beer focus but affiliated with The Oasis.
We started with a basket of "Red Neck Road Kill" (essentially very spicy nachos made with homemade thick potato chips instead of tortilla chips) that set the tone for a great lunch.
Though I didn't order any beer, I did love this glass:
It was an advertising campaign to help pass a House Bill that would allow people in the beer business to brew it, sell it on site, and distribute it (right now, you can only do any 2 of the 3 but not all 3). Turns out, the bill was already defeated, so these are outdated glasses, but still very fun.
Mmmmmm. My last chance for more barbecue and this didn't fail me. Yummy to the very last drop. That's mac and cheese (quite delicious) and mashed potatoes with it. But the BBQ was the best part of all.
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