In addition to the stacked enchilada dishes, the extensive menu offers hearty steak, chicken, shrimp, and pasta dishes, treated with combinations of Southwestern and interior-Mexican spices, and served with a variety of fresh and cooked salsas. Shady Grove offers the best relaxed-patio dining in town. Named for the big old pecans that surround the vast patio, the twinkling lights, whirring fans, and classic movies after dark all evoke memories of Texas state parks in the Fifties. The Unplugged live music series on Thursday nights is very popular. It isn't just a burger bar.
Live music is often a feature on weekend nights.
Most easily approached by boat, you can also get there from City Park Road. Live music on the waterfront stage is common in the early evening and, for the intrepid, the place is even open in the winter. Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved.