Party Gras

Looking for some "family-friendly" Mardi Gras fun? Claudia Alarcon recommends spending the fattest of Tuesdays at the Evangeline Cafe down in southwest Austin: the Cajun restaurant is "well-suited for people who want to have a great time without the obnoxiousness that often accompanies these parties elsewhere." Owner Curtis Clarke says Mardi Gras is his cafe's biggest night: "It is always balls-to-the-wall over the top." [Austin Chronicle]