Eastern European Food That's Veggie Friendly
My sweetie and I made a trip to Pflugerville last night to try out the European Bistro, a primarily Hungarian restaurant in the middle of the cute downtown area. It's not too far from Austin; just head up IH-35 to the Wells Branch exit, then take 1825 a few miles and your there. They're open for dinner every night with special menus for events like Christmas and New Year's Eve.
I started my meal with a tasty cup of sour cherry soup, a sweet and cold yogurt soup. My girlfriend got an Albanian salad consisting of slightly pickled cucumbers with feta cheese. I had wanted to get their paneer gulash, but they were out of paneer due to a run of vegetarian customers, so instead I got a custom dish of fried cauliflower with homemade tartar sauce and rice with peas and caramelized onions. I really enjoyed it; I also got to try some of the spatzel from my girlfriend's plate, tiny chunks of pasta similar to gnocchi that had a nice texture. Desert was another special, a pastry with homemade plum preserves inside a dough ball, served with ice cream on the side.
Service was very nice, with the owner coming to our table and explaining all the dishes. It wasn't too crowed on a Tuesday night, but I hear it fills up more on the weekend. They were very accommodating to me. The price is on the moderate to high range, but you definitely get a different and unique experience.
Posted by Ben at December 20, 2007 10:35 AM
