It really depends on what do yo like to eat, there are many places in Austin, very decent eateries around UT sites/dorms. Is in the south area of Austin, not downtown, but whenever we go there we love to stop by La Loca Maria Taco Express, http://www.tacoxpress.com, it's one of those traditional joints whit some history, very well known and frequented by students and faculty and perhaps some of the best tacos I ever had with an Argentinean twist (Maria is a native from AR). This is a good reference I regularly use: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Guides/Restaurant If you want to eat country food, you better get to the Hill Country, I learned that you can find better chicken fried steak outside metropolitan areas. But, if you are up for a ~60mi drive to the south, I'll bake you some home made Argentinean empanadas :-) Cheers Jorge PS. Have a great trip and "stay weird"