Food (For Music): ACL Fest Food Court Preview
Below are our picks for the five dishes that are sure to please festival-goers. Feel free to comment with any of your personal faves or to predict which newcomers are contenders to steal the spotlight.
Mighty Cone: Hot and crunchy chicken and avocado cone
Hudson's on the Bend's hot and crunchy cones have been so popular over the years, they sparked the opening of the Mighty Cone trailer on Congress Avenue. For those who aren't in the know, a hot and crunchy chicken and avocado cone is a tortilla fit into a paper cone holder that's filled with avocado and chicken pieces coated in a sweet, nutty and spicy mixture, fried until crisp, then topped with cool jalapeno-mango coleslaw and drizzled with a creamy ancho sauce.
Torchy's Tacos: Crossroads taco
The Crossroads making its festival debut this year, but it has long been a favorite on the Torchy's menu. With smoked brisket, spicy pickled jalapenos, creamy avocado and lots of cheese, it's no wonder Torchy's chose to add this taco to their ACL lineup.
The Best Wurst: New York buttered salt potatoes
These simple beauts are actually pretty deadly. Slick with butter, tinged with salt and topped with green onions, they are the perfect accompaniment to an icy cold beer.
Tim Love's Love Shack: Love Burger
It's easy to see why Fort Worth chef Tim Love's Love Burger was a hit last year. The beef patty is made with a mixture of tenderloin and brisket and topped with cheese, Love Sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, and homemade pickles, creating a purely gourmet burger.
Children of the Kettle Corn: Kettle corn
Get the largest bag of this (organic) salty and sweet treat that's available. Trust us.
The full list:
AMY’S ICE CREAMS
Flavors: Mexican vanilla, Belgian chocolate, Oreo, Zilker mint chip
Toppings: M&Ms, Reese’s Pieces, pecans, strawberries
Shakes: All ice cream flavors
Floats: Coke, root beer, Dr Pepper and orange/grape/strawberry sodas
AQUARELLE RESTAURANT & WINE BAR
Steak and frites sandwich
Spicy shrimp sandwich
Ham and cheese sandwich
Peppered fries
AUSTIN’S BEST BURGER
Cheeseburger
Veggie burger
Cheese fries
Fried pickles
AUSTIN’S PIZZA
7-inch cheese pizza
7-inch pepperoni pizza
*BESS BISTRO
Fish and chips
Semolina crusted artichoke hearts
Steak sandwich
Fish sandwich
BEST LEMONADE
Lemonade
Strawberry lemonade
Limeade
Strawberry limeade
THE BEST WURST
Grilled sausage sandwiches with caramelized onions, sauerkraut and choice of bratwurst
Smoked pork Italian
All-beef sausage
New York buttered-salt potatoes
BOOMERANG’S PIES
Guinness steak and potato
Southwest chicken
Thai veggie (vegan)
Kettle chips
CHILDREN OF THE KETTLE CORN
Kettle corn
*JUICEBOX
Fresh cherry limeade
Cucumber mint agua fresca
Pure coconut water
Sambazon acai smoothie
*FREEBIRDS WORLD BURRITO
Freebirds burrito with steak/chicken/carnitas/vegetables
Brownie
*GALAXY CAFE
Grilled chicken chipotle wrap
Steamed veggie chipotle wrap
Sun Chips
*GARRIDO’S BURRITOS
Beef morita burrito
Turkey chipotle BLT
Avocado serrano wrap
*GUERO’S
Chips and salsa
Chile con queso
Chicken tacos al carbon
*HYDE PARK BAR & GRILL
Pimiento cheese & cucumber sandwich
Chicken salad sandwich
Hyde Park fries
*KERBEY LANE CAFE
Tomato pie
All-natural sausage pancake on a stick
Soysage pancake on a stick
Chips and queso
*LAVACA ST. GRILL
Hatch green chile cheese tots
Frito pie in the bag
Philly chicken and cheese sub
*LONESOME DOVE WESTERN BISTRO
Wild mushroom and tenderloin skewers
Truffled mac and cheese
MAINE ROOT
Prickly pear cactus pink lemonade
Root beer
Ginger brew
Blueberry soda
*MANGIA PIZZA
XXX large cheese or pepperoni pizza slices (quarter of a whole pizza)
Rib-eye cheese steak
Rib-eye cheese steak with grilled peppers, onions and mushrooms
MIGHTY CONE
Hot and crunchy shrimp and avocado cone
Hot and crunchy chicken and avocado cone
Hot and crunchy chicken cone
Hot and crunchy shrimp cone
Hot and crunchy avocado cone
Venison sausage wrap
Death By Chocolate
*OLIVIA
Bacon-wrapped cheddar jalapenos with honey glaze
Baked potato topped with okra Creole
Buttermilk fried chicken (three pieces)
Bucket of fried chicken (13 pieces--feeds four)
P. TERRY’S BURGER STAND
Hamburger
Cheeseburger
Double cheeseburger
Veggie burger
PLUCKERS
Chicken wings
Chicken tenders
Fried pickles
Fried Twinkies
THE SALT LICK
Sloppy nachos
Sausage wrap
Chopped beef sandwich
Ribs and slaw
SNOWIE
16-ounce Snowie
16-ounce Snowie with all-natural flavors
Beignets
STUBB’S BBQ
Jalapeno brisket tacos with Fritos
Sliced brisket sandwich with Fritos
Pulled pork sandwich with Fritos
Chopped beef sandwich with Fritos
Sausage wrap
SWEET LEAF TEA
Original sweet tea
Lemon iced tea
Peach iced tea
Raspberry iced tea
Mint and honey green tea
Citrus green tea
TIFF’S TREATS
Warm cookies: chocolate chip, snickerdoodle
Brownies
Tiffwich: chocolate chip ice cream cookie sandwich
TIM LOVE’S LOVE SHACK
Love Burger (prime tenderloin/prime brisket burger with Love sauce, lettuce, tomato, house pickles and cheese)
Cheeseburger
Nachos (pico de gallo and spicy avocado crème fraiche)
Chili Parmesan chips
TORCHY’S TACOS
Green chile pork taco
Crossroads taco (smoked brisket)
Potato, bean, cheese and green chile taco
WAHOO’S FISH TACO
Charbroiled chicken or blackened fish tacos
Charbroiled chicken, blackened fish, vegetarian or bean and cheese burritos
Chicken nachos
Chicken taquitos with queso



