Gino's now has live music starting at 9pm. Call Gino's or check the music listings for details about acts. Since 1966, the quirky Italian Gardens has been pleasing neighborhood folks with its consistent cuisine and reasonably priced food. Chronicle critics voted it best Brooklyn-style Italian in 1996. Chicken cacciatore, eggplant parmigiana, lasagnas, and other pastas are among the dishes the kitchen prepares fresh every day.
All dinners come with homemade minestrone, salad, a baby pizza, and bread.
Well, pack the kids in the minivan and head over to Spaghetti Warehouse. Guaranteed to please the little people with plenty of the kitsch they like to look at and plenty of food they like to eat. Entertain them while they sit down to a meal in one of the Warehouse's old trolley cars. Whether it's spaghetti with meatballs, fettucine alfredo, canneloni Florentine, or grilled steak, there's something for everyone at this popular downtown family-style restaurant. Always consistent and usually crowded, this eclectic Italian restaurant chain from San Antonio has been popular in Austin since it opened eight years ago, winning spots among the runners-up and honorable mentions in the Chronicle Readers polls.