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Your A-List: Best Waitstaff
Good service when dining is just as important as good food. It often is what separates good restaurants from great restaurants. The servers at Ruth’s Chris in downtown Austin top the list in Your A-List poll for Best Waitstaff, more than doubling the votes for the staffs at Vespaio and Guero’s, the second- and third-place finishers, respectively.
With a robust knowledge of cuts, preparation and presentation (warning, this plate is 10,000 degrees), the waitstaff is also sharp when it comes to the extensive wine menu and knows its customers. For instance, some customers can be treated a little more casually, while others demand to be treated with absolute deference and have their egos stroked. Knowing how to balance friendliness with class is a hallmark of the staff at, what I consider, the best steakhouse in town.
Ruth’s Chris [site]
Congress Avenue at Sixth Street
477.7884
Others receiving votes
- Vespaio, 15 percent
- Guero’s, 12 percent
- Hyde Park Grill, 12 percent
- Wink, 8 percent
- Mother’s, 5 percent
- El Borrego del Oro, 3 percent
- Clay Pit, 3 percent
- La Traviata, 3 percent
- Musashino, 3 percent
- Sazon, 3 percent
- Salvation Pizza, 2 percent
- Cibo, 1 percent
Write-ins: European Bistro, Habana, Habana Calle 6, Jeffrey’s, Mansion at Judges’ Hill, Rio Grande Tex-Mex, Roy’s, Sullivan’s, Trio, Vin Bistro
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