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All other forms of entertainment considered, going out to eat is the one ticket everybody buys, whether it's fast-food cheap seats, big-steak luxury boxes or the chicken-fried arena seating in-between. Let American-Statesman and austin360.com restaurant critic Mike Sutter be your all-access guide to the Central Texas dining-out scene.

In more than two decades at the Statesman, Mike's been a copy editor, Sunday editor, Page 1 designer and, for the past 14 years, XL art director. But after more than 700 XL covers, nine XL Dining Guides, managing the hundreds of listings in our restaurant database and writing stories about doughnuts, Vietnam and the Incredible Hulk, he'll finally be able to put his nine years of fancy restaurant job experience (thank you, drive through) to good use. This means he can write about trailer tacos on South Lamar, $250 anniversary dinners at Hudson's, smoking a cigar with Michael Moriarty at Louie's 106, brewing his own Anderson's Coffee stout beer and freeloading at kids-eat-free nights all over town.

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By Mike Sutter | Monday, December 7, 2009, 03:12 PM

Here’s an early list of possibilities for dining out Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Call for hours and reservations.

If you have recommendations, especially for Christmas Day, please e-mail me at msutter@statesman.com. I’ll be updating this list on Forklore and in print as often as I can.

CHRISTMAS EVE

• Blue Star Cafeteria (4800 Burnet Road, C-300, 454-7827, www.bluestarcafeteria.com)
• Chez Zee American Bistro (5406 Balcones Drive, 454-2666, www.chez-zee.com)
• Ciola’s Italian-American Restaurant (Feast of the Seven Fishes at 1310 RM 620 S., 263-9936, www.ciolas.com)
• Eddie V’s (9400-B Arboretum Blvd., 342-2642; 301 E. Fifth St., 472-1860, www.eddiev.com)
• Fortune Chinese Seafood Restaurant (by reservation at 10901 N. Lamar Blvd., 490-1426, www.fortuneaustin.com)
• Hudson’s on the Bend (3509 RM 620 N., 266-1369, www.hudsonsonthebend.com)
• Jack Allen’s Kitchen (opening this month at 7720 W. Texas 71, www.jackallenskitchen.com)
• Lamberts Downtown Barbecue (401 W. Second St., 494-1500, www.lambertsaustin.com)
• Perla’s Seafood & Oyster Bar (1400 S. Congress Ave. 291-7300, www.perlasaustin.com)
• Restaurant Jezebel (914 Congress Ave., 499-3999, www.restaurantjezebel.com)
• Roaring Fork (10850 Stonelake Blvd., 342-2700; 701 Congress Ave., 583-0000, www.eddiev.com)
• Santa Rita Tex-Mex Cantina (1206 W. 38th St., 419-7482, www.santaritacantina.com)
• Simplicity Wine & Eats (4801 Burnet Road, 553-4844, www.simplicitywinebar.com)
• Threadgill’s (at right) (301 W. Riverside Drive, 472-9304; 6416 N. Lamar Blvd., 451-5440, www.threadgills.com)
• III Forks (111 Lavaca St. 474-1776, www.iiiforks.com)
• Trio at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin (98 San Jacinto Blvd., 685-8300, www.fourseasons.com)

CHRISTMAS DAY

• Threadgill’s (see above)
• Trio at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin (see above)

(American-Statesman photo)

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By David Giesberg

December 7, 2009 3:38 PM | Link to this

I know Katz’s has been open on Christmas Day (and very busy) in the past.

By Jenny

December 14, 2009 11:41 AM | Link to this

First Chinese Barbecue on N. Lamar is open for regular hours on Christmas Day.