Tex Mex Joe’s on North Lamar has a great tree-lined deck out back, a full bar including frozen margaritas, and an enormous menu of all the Tex-Mex hits and combo plates imaginable. We often come for brunch here because of the breakfast plates like chilaquiles and the huevos rancheros. We also like the infinitely customizable breakfast tacos with a wide variety of ingredients, all served on homemade corn, flour, or spinach tortillas (corn tortillas with spinach mixed in so they’re bright green).

We recently asked Axios readers for Austin snacks that travel well. What you're saying: You guys had a lot of great suggestions... Nathan M. asks, "How well would Fredericksburg peaches travel to D.C.?" Jimmy wrote: "It has got to be pecan pie." That reminds us of the great pecan vs. pumpkin pie throwdown y'all haggled over last November.

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KG BBQ will serve Texas barbecue and Egyptian fusion dishes. (Courtesy KG BBQ) KG BBQ will serve Texas barbecue and Egyptian fusion dishes. (Courtesy KG BBQ) Kareem El-Ghayesh is opening a KG BBQ food truck at Oddwood Brewing this summer. El-Ghayesh moved to the United States from Egypt to learn to make Texas barbecue.

Tam Deli on North Lamar is a long-running casual cafe with a broad menu of Vietnamese dishes including spring rolls, pho, bánh xèo, and vermicelli bowls. They’re probably most well known for their banh mi served on crisp yet doughy homemade baguette. There are a lot of tasty options for banh mi fillings, including fried butter garlic shrimp and chargrilled pork.

Food from The Kibanda — ng'ombe, top left, with collard greens and chapati; in foil, the rolex; and smoked sausage, bottom. Photo: Asher Price/Axios Craving something different, we recently tried The Kibanda, a new Kenyan eatery operating out of GhostLine Kitchens, which is basically a stylish commissary deluxe off East Ben White Boulevard in Southeast Austin.