Local Foods Will Open A Pop-Up Eatery In Austin This Summer

AUSTIN, TX — A Houston-based restaurant will launch its first Austin location with a takeout-and delivery only pop-up eatery this summer, officials said.

Local Foods, which has five locations in Houston, will open its first Austin location as a pop-up on Burnet Road on Saturday before opening a brick-and-mortar on 2nd Street in the coming months.

The pop-up restaurant will open at 10:45 a.m. Saturday with preorder starting at 3 p.m. Thursday. Its hours of operation will be 10:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday at 5350 Burnet Rd.

Local Foods, which first opened in Houston in 2011, will feature scratch-made sandwiches, salads and sides using local ingredients as possible, officials said.

Some of the popular items include the Crunchy Chicken Sandwich, Truffled Egg Salad Sandwich, Spring Harvest Salad with Texas goat cheese and market sides like local Texas strawberries, Tuscan kale and homemade potato chips.

Future house specialty items include the Banh Mi with Falcon Lake Farms Pork, Vegan Taco Salad, Chicken Cobb Salad with local blue cheese, Classic Chicken Posole and desserts like the Vegan Carrot Cupcake, officials said.

The company's mission is centered around supporting local farmers, ranchers, fishmongers, artisans and local Texas vendor. One local vendor expected to be used at the Austin location is the Georgetown Pecan Company.

“Venturing back into Austin for me is full circle. I cut my teeth in the restaurant business working for Jack Allen & Larry Perdido in the 90’s so to get the opportunity to rejoin the Austin restaurant community is thrilling and a longtime goal realized," said Chef/Partner Dylan Murray. "We look forward to becoming a part of the food conversation in this vibrant city.”

For more information about Local Foods Austin's pop up and permanent downtown location, visit localfoodstexas.com. The Local Foods pop up will have a limited catering menu. Interested persons should submit catering inquiries to austincatering@localfoodstexas.com.