{"id":1804,"date":"2007-08-31T20:24:23","date_gmt":"2007-09-01T01:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/austin.metblogs.com\/2007\/08\/31\/the-woodland\/"},"modified":"2007-08-31T20:24:23","modified_gmt":"2007-09-01T01:24:23","slug":"the-woodland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/the-woodland\/","title":{"rendered":"The Woodland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/thechunk\/1290126142\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1290126142_b339dadb37_m.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/austin.metblogs.com\/archives\/images\/2007\/08\/1290126142_b339dadb37_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" align=\"right\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" \/><\/a>I finally got the chance to check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.woodlandaustin.com\">The Woodland<\/a> for the first time over Memorial Day weekend. The kids were at my parents and The Wife and I could enjoy a dinner on our own. We headed down to South Congress without a destination in mind and after checking out the menu at The Woodland, walking by Enoteca\/Vespaio (no web site, Claude?) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southcongresscafe.com\/\">South Congress Cafe<\/a>, and grabbing a few discounted games at the toy shop that was closing and moving into the new space with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cissismarket.com\/\">Cissi&#8217;s Market<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marsaustin.com\/\">Mars<\/a>, we headed back to The Woodland.<\/p>\n<p>The menu tends towards upscale diner \/ comfort food, something like <a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/moonshinegrill.com\/\">Moonshine<\/a>, but different enough to distinguish themselves. The decor and atmosphere are very inviting. They&#8217;ve got Live Oak beers on tap along with an impressive cocktail menu which I&#8217;ll get back to in a moment. The food was better than average. I had the Pepper Crust and The Wife had the Rueben. The consensus from reviews on various sites is that the oyster appetizer is the one to get&#8230;maybe next time. The desserts were especially tempting. Between the decor and the desserts, I got a bit of a Twin Peaks vibe. The place is relatively small, but there wasn&#8217;t a wait the two times that I&#8217;ve been there.<\/p>\n<p>We returned for drinks last month and had good service from the bartender, Jeff, who&#8217;s responsible for some of the unique cocktails on the menu. I recommend checking out the SoCu, which is Hendrick&#8217;s Gin and cucumber muddled with fresh rosemary, served in a salted rim glass and sprinkled with cayenne.<\/p>\n<p>They tied for best new restaurant in the Readers category of this year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinchronicle.com\/gyrobase\/Awards\/RestaurantPoll\/?Year=2007&amp;Poll=Readers\">Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll<\/a>. The Woodland is owned and operated by the same people that brought you Starlite Lounge on Colorade between 4th and 5th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I finally got the chance to check out The Woodland for the first time over Memorial Day weekend. The kids were at my parents and The Wife and I could enjoy a dinner on our own. 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