Chinese Takeout/Delivery Restaurant Tso Opens New South Austin Location

Austin restaurant Tso Chinese Delivery is opening its third location this Thanksgiving weekend. The 2407 South Congress Avenue restaurant will debut on Saturday, November 27 in the St. Edwards neighborhood. This expands the restaurant’s delivery area into more of the South Austin area, from Lady Bird Lake, South Pleasant Valley Road, William Cannon Drive, and Mopac Expressway. The menu and service styles remain the same: Chinese-American dishes such as the namesake entree, drunken beef noodles, and wonton noodle soup, available for pickups and deliveries. Its hours will be from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

In honor of the new location, Tso teamed up with South First gelato shop Dolce Neve to create a special limited flavor. The jasmine tea gelato will be available at Dolce’s two locations (the other on East Fifth) now through Friday, December 3.

Texas food nonprofit hosts auction

Texas Food & Wine Alliance’s auction fundraiser is taking place right now through Tuesday, December 24. The Taste of Texas Auction includes a smoked meats party with Franklin Barbecue and a branded Yeti cooler, a special private tasting with Fredericksburg winery Southold Farm + Cellars, and a tour of Two Hives Honey’s beehives. Funds raised will go back into the nonprofit’s grant and educational programs.

South Congress Japanese restaurant decks out in floral winter decorations

South Congress Japanese restaurant Lucky Robot brought back its holiday installation again this week. The Lucky Blossoms installation is bigger than the previous years, taking over the restaurant’s dining room and patio with garlands, florals, ornaments, Christmas trees, and more. It runs through Monday, January 17, 2022.

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