The Grove Wine Bar & Kitchen ~ Austin, Texas

There are 4 locations in the Austin area. Rude Dante went to the one known as Downtown.

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800 W 6th St #100, Austin, TX 78701

Went out with some old high school friends for Saturday brunch in our fly-out day. We arrived early (just before 11 am opening) as the guy we were dining with works in the same building and had access (line to get in was pretty long by the time we finished). Place was modern, clean, lots of wine bottles on the wall - which can be a good sign (a la Mercantile in Union Station, Denver), or a not-so-good sign like a lot of Denver Tech Center power lunch places (Yia Yia's - not really bad, but not RJG-esque). We ordered an appropriate brunch beverage then perused the menu. Not a huge fan of chicken & waffles (just not a big waffle fan), so I was intrigued by the chicken and creme brûlée French toast - and although there were temptations in other directions, this is where I went. Others ordered the Migas, Hash and Avocado Toast - all looked outstanding. Chicken was a breast or tenders sliced - tasty, tender & juicy, not dried out or overcooked, the whole dish was excellent. Brunch went down easily and led to a snooze on the flight home.

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