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Your A-List: Best Queso
Everybody in Austin seems to have an opinion about everything. And nowhere is that statement more evident than when it comes to queso. The Your A-List poll for Best Queso was as hotly (no pun intended) contested as any we’ve had, with four different establishments taking home double-digit percentages of the vote. In the end, Austin landmark Kerbey Lane narrowly edged out the even older landmark Matt’s El Rancho 17 percent to 16 percent for the crown, while Torchy’s and Magnolia Cafe rounded out the top four with 14 and 12 percent respectively.
With everyone and their madre serving queso in Austin, you can’t just melt some Velveeta and call it a day. You have to somehow set yourself apart. Kerbey has done so by adding guacamole to their queso, and offering the upgraded Cowboy Queso, which features black beans and guacamole covered with queso and topped with pico de gallo. According to their site, the stuff is so popular that the folks at Kerbey make 150 gallons of the award-winning queso every week. I think my heart just exploded.
Others receiving votes
- Maudie’s, 9 percent
- El Arroyo, 7 percent
- Z Tejas, 5 percent
- Polvo’s, 5 percent
- Sazon, 4 percent
- El Mercado, 4 percent
- Nuevo Leon, 3 percent
- Zocalo, 2 percent
- Azul Tequila, 1 percent
- Santa Rita, 1 percent
Write-ins: 10th Street Tacos, Alamo Drafthouse, Chango’s, Chuy’s, Curra’s, El Chile, Fonda San Miguel, Jaime’s Spanish Village, La Perla, Lamberts, Manuel’s, Posse East, Rio Grande, Texadelphia, Texican Cafe, Tres Amigos, Uncle Billy’s, Vivo
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By db
August 15, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this
Matt—
You have Austin’s Best Exploding Heart