AUSTIN, Texas — Provision in North Austin is part sports bar, part high-end dining experience and part patio bar. This spot has something for everyone.
Albert Gonzalez is the head chef and owner.
“You want to come to eat great food and watch the game, you can do that here," he said. "If you just want to eat the good food and get great service and you don't want to be by the game, you can do that as well.”
Gonzalez and his wife, events coordinator Poeta Asher, met in a restaurant around 11 years ago and they’ve been working in the restaurant business ever since.
Provision is a true partnership for these two restauranteurs.
“Around 11 years ago I was a chef at a restaurant, she came in to apply and we met," Gonzalez said. "We have a lot of respect for each other professionally, obviously, as well as personally.”
Their partnership has helped create a truly unique dining experience in North Austin. Gonzalez said that their mission is to take classics and elevate them. Classics like buffalo wings and hamburgers. These hamburgers are some of the best hamburgers you’ll find in Austin.
PHOTOS: Provision in North Austin
PHOTOS: Provision in North Austin
They also do more fine dining at Provision with menu items like the Shortrib Ragout and Mussel Pot. These are two of their more popular dishes.
“It really speaks to our menu which is, it sits down in front of you and you're like, 'Man, I feel like I'm at Grandma's house but Grandma's been cooking a little bit better,'” Gonzalez said.
Provision has a Downtown Austin feel but the benefit of a North Austin address is that they have plenty of parking.
You can find Provision on Braker Lane, midway between MoPac and U.S. Highway 183. They are open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday and brunch on Sunday.
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