The Reel's flounder and scallops comes with flounder, shrimp, scallops, spinach with Cajun cream sauce and dirty rice. (Courtesy The Reel Seafood & Grill)
From a Buffalo-style wing joint in Northwest Austin to a family-run seafood grill in New Braunfels, this week's dining news spans the metro. Pflugerville also picks up two new options of its own, including an Indian street food truck and a charcuterie shop.Duff’s Famous Wings offers both traditional and boneless wings. (Courtesy Duff's Famous Wings)Duff's Famous Wings now open in Northwest Austin
Duff’s opened a new location in Northwest Austin last month. The restaurant offers both traditional and boneless wings, which come with a variety of buffalo and specialty sauces. It also sells handhelds, such as its smash burgers, sandwiches and salad wraps, as well as a host of starters. Appetizers include mozzarella sticks, cauliflower bites, onion rings, French fries, pretzel sticks, pizza logs and more.
This chain is now serving wings, fried chicken and more in Leander’s Southbrook Station. Atomic Wings offers a range of classic dishes, including chicken sandwiches, chicken tenders and fries. Other snacks include mozzarella cheese sticks, fried Oreos and loaded fries. The restaurant is halal-friendly. The national chain has multiple locations across Texas, including one in Plano and several in the Houston area.
This food truck is now open in Pflugerville, serving authentic flavors of Indian street food. The menu features classic dishes such as butter chicken, plus sandwiches and wraps. Appetizers include chili paneer, chicken Manchurian, chili shrimp and more. The food truck is located at the Shell gas station on FM 685.
Graze Craze offers handcrafted charcuterie boards and boxes with quality ingredients such as premium meats, cheeses, fruits and vegetables with housemade sauces such as dips and jams. (Courtesy Graze Craze)Graze Craze opens Pflugerville location
Charcuterie catering franchise Graze Craze has expanded into Pflugerville with a new shop in Three Points Plaza. The location marks the brand's first outside Austin proper, giving local residents, businesses and event planners access to handcrafted charcuterie offerings for corporate events, celebrations, client gifting and everyday entertaining. There will be a ribbon-cutting Aug. 13 at noon, in collaboration with the Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce, featuring complimentary samples, giveaways and a first look at the new space.
Local restaurateurs David Caddell and Kelly Caddell decided to open a seafood restaurant in New Braunfels in 2015 because they saw a need.
Meet the owners
The couple unknowingly began their career in the restaurant industry, when Kelly Caddell worked at Clear Springs Restaurant and Pat’s Place Restaurant. David Caddell also worked at Pat’s Place. After graduating from New Braunfels High School and Canyon High School, the duo moved away to attend Sam Houston State University, which is when David Caddell started his 21-year stint with Pappas Restaurants.
The Caddells opened their first restaurant, The Reel Seafood House, in Spring Branch in 2013 before opening The Reel Seafood & Grill in 2015. The husband-and-wife duo ended up selling their Spring Branch location in 2017 and opened Dos Rios Mexican Bar & Grill later that year.
On the menu
The Reel Seafood & Grill’s most popular dish is the seafood fondue. The restaurant’s most sold item is its fried shrimp, which is stripped, butchered and hand-battered in-house. The restaurant also offers wild caught fish such as mahi and flounder, and sustainable, or farm-raised, fish.
The Caddell’s daughter, Kayla Caddell-Harford, who is also a key player in the business’s growth and development, said all of their sauces, such as Bordeaux and Pontchartrain, are made in-house daily and can dress their naked fish plate.
For the land-lovers, The Reel serves chicken fried steak and chicken-fried ribeye with scratch-made gravy along with a vodka Parmesan cream sauce that complements their pasta dishes. The Reel also has its Reel Burger, which is made with a blend of brisket, short rib and chuck.
