Vic and Al’s officially opened in 2019 with a menu offering jambalaya, po’boys, Gumbo and other Cajun classics.
Patrizi saw the space as an opportunity to honor the Cajun side of his family. He started his restaurant journey in 2009 with a sandwich truck called Jalopy, which has since closed.
Then in 2012, he opened a pasta food truck called Patrizi’s on Manor Road, which was inspired by his Italian half.
“Every holiday we’d go to my grandfather’s, and he’d make a [Cajun] sirloin, and my grandmother would be making eggplant parmesan,” said Ashlynn Patrizi, Patrizi’s sister and general manager.
For his third restaurant, Patrizi was compelled to honor his grandfather, Vic, and his grandfather’s brother, Al, who opened a restaurant near the Louisiana border in Beaumont, Texas, in the ‘50s.
Ashlynn said the restaurant has become a “hidden gem,” as it is tucked away with minimal signage across the street from Patrizi's.
“We opened with a goal to be word-of-mouth and just spread around [the community],” Ashlynn said. “We’re a close-knit group.”
The menu has a lunch and dinner special that changes daily. The core menu includes roasted pork, blackened catfish and red bean fritters that can be served as po’boys, sassafras rice or a salad, and sides, including gumbo.
For dessert, Vic & Al’s offers a less-traditional version of New Orleans bread pudding as well as beignets, which are off-menu but still available.
Entrees three ways
Vic & Al’s proteins—roasted pork, blackened catfish and red bean fritters—can be served as:
- Po’boy: New Orleans sandwich served on French bread
- Sassafras rice: Served with Hoppin’ Johns—a black-eyed peas dish, green onion and parsley
- Salad bowl: Collard greens, charred cabbage and more
2406 Manor Road, Ste. D, Austin
512-387-5875
www.vicandals.com
Hours: Daily, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.
