Austinist: Gothamist Does SXSW: Rock Shows and Queso

miss jenn

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:09:45 -0600

i'm voting for Mag Mud

dicky davies

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:25:52 -0600

one i don't think i saw mentioned that i loved personally and get everyime i'm back in town from SF is Maudies. The thing with queso is that it goes beyond just the queso and involves all the reasons you love a tex mex place. Maudies is great for sunday morning hangover or mid afternoon during the week lunch. Curra's is a close second for sure.

nick

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:57:30 -0600

matts el rancho!

Ben

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:32:57 -0600

Curra's Queso is the bomb, way to give Curra's props Austinist. :-)

L-A

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:08:31 -0600

Another former Austinite in L.A. who's now craving queso. I was duped into the Magnolia Mud, too, when I was UT freshman. Their chips are weak, though, which ruins the experience (Tacos X-Press on S. Lamar has the best chips). Plus, they don't season the beans in the mud, so they taste too out-of-the-can. Kerbey is a good pick. When the right amount of tequila is consumed in tandem, both Trudy's and Polvo's are contenders. And if you slather their gooey queso on top of their SLAMMING nachos, Chango's gets my vote, too.

Liz

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:30:06 -0600

Hands down, Fonda San Miguel--but if you're on a budget (and who isn't?), Curra's rules. IMO, El Chile's queso is really good, but completely different from Curra's. I'm not a big fan of El Chile's food, but I do like the queso.

Kat

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:24:25 -0600

TexaFrance's salsas are the only kind I'll buy in a jar. Doesn't have that weird preservative taste every other jarred salsa has--tastes like good restaraunt salsa.

Kat

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:22:24 -0600

I can't say I've had it all, but the Mag Mud is pretty wonderful, as is Kerby Lane's queso with the big chunks of avacado and all hanging out beneath the surface of the cheese. I went to Mexico for a summer once, and I missed Tex Mex so bad (it's ironic and sort of like a tease that no such thing exists in Mexico) that the first thing I had when I got off the bus was a bowl of queso at Kirby--and a stack of blueberry pancakes. Yum.

AG

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:46:56 -0600

#1A Kerby Queso #1B Bob Armstrong Dip Basically, if you are in S. Austin go to Matts, if not then go to Kerby. The one on 183 in N Austin, surprisingly, has a nice patio and is usually less crowded. However, If you must break down and buy Queso from the grocery store, TEXAFRANCE Queso is sublime.

ol'pappy

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:36:59 -0600

...not that I know what doo-doo tastes like.

ol'pappy

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:34:45 -0600

I hate black beans. They taste like dookie.

lulub

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:32:50 -0600

Mag Mud!

lulub

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:32:01 -0600

Mag Mud!

ol'pappy

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:09:49 -0600

The queso in that picture looks sketchy to me and I don't know if it's my resolution or the picture but does that look like rotel dip to anyone else?

fay

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:37:04 -0600

There is no doubt that Magnolia Mud is the best substance ever created for the express purpose of coating tortilla chips. It is creamy, spicy, and has avocado and black beans. Nothing better.

ol'pappy

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:21:20 -0600

Choriqueso. That's what I'm talking about. Thanks, Ape.

Grape Ape

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:55:32 -0600

Polvo's choriqueso w/pastor. Winner. Next.

genie

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:09:00 -0600

you fools. it's Mi Madre's.

pd

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:39:49 -0600

mag mud from Magnolia, of course...then try diablo del sol from Maudie's.

Texaqs in Africa

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:07:40 -0600

Guero's. No question.

ashley

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:08:48 -0600

"Kerby Queso is the ultimate! I'm dreaming of it in LA right now & I'm an Austin native." oh my god! I clicked on the comments to write just that! I'm an Austin native here in LA and what I wouldn't give to be sitting in Kerby Lane right now. PS - ya gotta go to the original Kerby - the one on Kerby Lane to really enjoy it properly. Mmmm... if I just jump on I-10 that'll take me all the way to Austin, right?

Caroline

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:04:44 -0600

I second the Polvo's nomination (because if you mix in one of their salsa's it's extra amazing), but the Bob Armstrong dip at Matt's El Rancho is pretty good as well. Brian Hartman's special queso for Q on the P is pretty special too.

David

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:56:51 -0600

My favorite....Chango's El Chile has Queso flameado style which I am not a big fan of even though I guess it is more traditional. El Chile has my favorite salsa....Yum!!

terryo

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:27:07 -0600

I third the Mag Queso! It's creamy and dreamy.

hiphopanonymous

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:17:39 -0600

get the queso from Torchy's taco stand down on South 1st.

mike

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:48:48 -0600

I'd have to agree with the Magnolia's Mud suggestion. I second that nomination.

Marcie

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:31:24 -0600

Kerby Queso is the ultimate! I'm dreaming of it in LA right now & I'm an Austin native.

Me!

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:28:57 -0600

Magnolia's Magnolia Mud Queso — mmmmm, heaven.

Chicychic

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:27:20 -0600

All I know is Curra's has the best tres leches I've ever tasted. Chips and queso followed by a thick slice of tres leches sounds like a hardy meal to me!

Brandon

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:25:34 -0600

Great Lakes Myth Society is amazing... best live band nobody's heard of.

ol'pappy

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:19:25 -0600

Anybody that makes chorizo queso is gonna be good, but the best kind is mamas and she don't like out of towners.

eliz. s.

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:15:08 -0600

I like Santa Rita's queso, but I think Kerbey Lane's is pretty darn good too.

anon

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:09:56 -0600

gueros and matt's el rancho are also great. but curra's is the absolute best.

Bookish

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:00:14 -0600

For queso try these: Kerbey Queso at Kerbey Lane Polvo's (all additions are on the side so you can build it to your own specs) El Sol y la Luna