Henbit - Austin

They customized a bowl for me as I was new on plant-based food and it was BEYOND DELICIOUS! The lemonade was also perfect. Very friendly and accommodating staff.

We thought here for a late evening biting after a disappointing bat watch under Congress Bridge, and this burger was absolutely amazing!! This is a top 5 burgers of a time, you have got one when you are in Austin. It is fresh, filled with blows and the meat is incredibly delicious! Can't taste this burger high enough. Only ineffective, how good it tasted.

When I stopped at JW Marriott for lunch, I was there with us. Ordered the kale and avocado salad with Harissa chicken on it and it was FAB! So tasty, kale was tender and the dressing was wonderful. It was really full. Great service and food is very fresh. So well I came back the next day and ordered it again. Very happy. I wish they would come to Minneapolis!

Oh, Henbit. This place is definitely worth a visit for their lavender matcha and monster cookies alone. It’s no surprise they have a strong pastry game with Chef Tavel Bristol-Joseph, also of Emmer Rye, running the show. Don’t stop at the cookies though. Henbit has a full menu of tasty dishes. The lemongrass shrimp bowl is delicious, and I think their breakfast burrito is the next thing I’m going to try...and a monster cookie to go!

I’ve already written about how Emmer Rye is my favourite restaurant in the country, so I was chomping at the bit to check out Henbit when I heard it opened. They have a limited menu, with a lot of the items that are almost direct copycats of some E R staples (like the short rib with sweet potato). I opted for the pork sando, a ham cheese kolache, and a monster cookie. Let me start by saying the kolache was life-changing. I did not know a kolache could taste like that. They use some porchetta-like meat instead of your standard deli meat, which really elevated it. The pork sando was great, but the acidity of the slaw/kraut/pickled carrots almost overwhelmed the fattiness of the pork and chorizo, and the sourdough roll made it difficult to eat the whole thing without it falling apart. The monster cookie was good, but too similar to Levain/Chip in NYC to really impress me. I really enjoyed my meal here, but will probably stick to E R in the future and only return for that bomb kolache.