Looking to get out of your neighborhood to try a new dining experience? Check out the following restaurant news from across the Austin metro, as recently reported by Community Impact.

North Central Austin

Endo

Restaurateurs Endo Yasuhiro, Taika Wakayama and Darrell Oribello started the 10-seat Japanese sushi bar, featuring 20-course omakase tastings using an array of techniques from dry aging to salt curing, smoking and soy sauce marination. A selection of wine, sake and whisky pairings are also available.

Casa Bianca offers a range of small bites, including Oysters All’amatriciana, with tomato, guanciale and pecorino. (Courtesy Richard Casteel)
Casa Bianca offers a range of small bites, including Oysters All’amatriciana, with tomato, guanciale and pecorino. (Courtesy Richard Casteel)

South Central Austin

Casa Bianca



Joseph Zoccoli and Richard Thomas teamed up to open the American-Italian eatery. The menu provides selections ranging from a raw bar to handmade pastas, or seafood- and vegetable-heavy small plates. Cocktails offer a twist on traditional options, such as the Manhattan and Garibaldi.

The Dripping Springs location consists of 150 seats, a raw bar and cocktails from beverage director Josh Loving. (Courtesy Garbo's Lobster)
The Dripping Springs location of Garbo's consists of 150 seats, a raw bar and cocktails from Beverage Director Josh Loving. (Courtesy Garbo's Lobster)

Southwest Austin

Garbo’s

Founded as an Austin food truck in 2013 by Heidi Garbo and her sisters Hannah and Samantha Garbo, the restaurant expanded to serve New England-inspired oysters, lobster rolls and cocktails in Dripping Springs.

The menu at The Peached Tortilla is a fusion of Asian and Southwestern-inspired dishes. (Courtesy The Peached Tortilla)
The menu at The Peached Tortilla is a fusion of Asian and Southwestern-inspired dishes. (Courtesy The Peached Tortilla)

Cedar Park

The Peached Tortilla



The Austin-based Asian-Southwestern fusion restaurant expanded into Cedar Park with options not found at other locations, such as the wok-fried garlic eggplant served with a black bean sauce and a Nashville hot chicken sandwich using bao buns.

Owner LaQuita Wilder bakes a variety of pound cakes, including lemon, red velvet, chocolate and banana pudding cakes. (Courtesy LaQuita Wilder)
Pressure Cake Bakery owner LaQuita Wilder bakes a variety of pound cakes, including lemon, red velvet, chocolate and banana pudding cakes. (Courtesy LaQuita Wilder)

Georgetown

Pressure Cake Bakery

Cottage bakery owner LaQuita Wilder puts a twist on her grandmother's pound cake recipes to produce whole and mini cakes, cake pops, and cake jars, with new assortments created each week, including flavors such as lemon, red velvet, Snickers, banana pudding, and cookies and cream.

Salad and Go provides nine drive-thru salad options that can be made into wraps. (Courtesy Salad and Go)
Salad and Go provides nine drive-thru salad options that can be made into wraps. (Courtesy Salad and Go)

Round Rock

Salad and Go

The drive-thru healthy food franchise specializes in breakfast burritos and nine types of salads, including classics such as Cobb, Greek and Caesar, and specialties such as the Roasted Autumn and BBQ Ranch—all of which can be made into wraps.