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We wanted dim sum but didn’t really know which one. We decided to give Jade Cathay a try. There’s plenty of parking next to the restaurant. We were seated and we scanned the QR code and started ordered. We ordered jumbo fried crab claws, siu mai, black bean ribs, baked bbq buns, and beef chow fun with tender greens. The dim sum came out relatively quick, the black bean ribs were a decent size and tasted good. The siu mai was smaller than some places but not bad. The baked bbq buns had this amazing glaze on it and was super fluffy with great cha siu inside. The fried crab claws were huge!! It had minced shrimp and in the very middle there’s crab meat attached to the claw, it was fun to eat and very delicious. The beef chow fun was a big size but we were already pretty full after two of us ate 4 dim sums. We ended up taking a lot of the beef chow fun home to eat. The noodles had wok hay and there was plenty of beef and bok choy. Overall, pretty satisfied with the dim sum here!

Retro mall with good vibes. The mall is very big, so prepare to spend plenty of time here walking and exploring. There’s an eataly here as well. Plenty of parking outside the mall. They have a lot of Christmas decorations up that are very cute. There are high end stores and speciality perfume and cologne stores that I like. Aesop, Jo Malone, diptyque, vuori, designer furniture stores.

One of the BEST food trucks in Austin serving Mediterranean food. It’s located in a busy area with bars/restaurants, inside a gas station parking lot. It was our first time there but we have heard great things. We were greeted by an older man, he was extremely nice and runs the truck by himself. I asked him if he was Egyptian since my bestie is and she is from Alexandria. The owner said he was from Alexandria too! ☺️

We ordered the shish kebab plate, mixed grill plate, HAWASHY, and he gave us complimentary baklava since it was our first time there.

The meat plates were so good. The meat was generous and the pita bread was soft, warm, and so good with the hummus and meat on it. The salad was refreshing and cold. Works really well with the meat and rice and white sauce. The mix grill plate was a combo of lamb and chicken—get it if you want to try both meats. The HAWAWSHY was very very unique. It was a very big bread stuffed with beef and lamb. It was so soft, easy to pull apart, slight sweetness from the bread and spice from the meat. We got it as an appetizer but the size of it is a whole entree. I highly recommend you try the hawawshy next time. And lastly, of course the baklava was amazing. We air fried the 2nd one the next day and it was so good.

The food is so delicious!! Prices are keeping up with inflation and still cheaper than those sit in restaurants. Give this food truck and the Egyptian man from Alexandria a chance! :) I believe it’s ranked #83 best places to eat in Austin. There are a few picnic tables you can eat it.

I’ve been to Spa Castle before in New York so I already know the drill. I can only speak on the day spa, I’ve never used their hotel. I believe this one is $60 on weekends and $45 on weekdays.

First you arrive and go to the front desk. Show your ID and pay for the day admission. You will be given a wrist band that will be for your lockers and purchasing things.

There are men and women locker rooms. Go to your side and you will see shoe lockers next to the entryway of the lock room. Find your locker number (on your wrist band) and put your shoes in their.

Next, walk inside. Stop by the lady with the uniform/towel station. Tell her your size and she will give you the uniform. The towels are small, I recommend you bring your own.

Go to your locker and put away everything if you want to take a bath within the women’s/men’s area. It’s a nude bath but people do wear bathing suits and it doesn’t seem to be enforced for nudity. So you take everything off, head to the bath area and make sure you shower before you soak in the tubs. You can use the standing showers or for me, I prefer to get a stool and sit down to shower. Then you can enjoy the hot tubs and jets and jacuzzis.

After I spend time in the gendered areas, I change into my uniform wearing my bathing suit inside and head on upstairs. There are plenty of lounging areas, chairs, mats, reclining beds. There’s a small food area selling sushi, drinks, shaved ice dessert, etc. You pay with your wrist band number. All purchasing will be paid when you check out at the lobby later. There’s plenty of sauna rooms with different temperatures. I tried all of them for fun and it got me sweating.

1st floor - indoor pools with bar and food, outdoor pools
2nd floor - lounging area, variety of sauna rooms, food court, massage service, outdoor patio/balcony view
3rd floor - Korean restaurant, lounging mats for sleeping

Relax!!! Take your time exploring everything. Try all the mats/chairs. Try the sauna rooms and see how long you can lash in it. Go to the pools and press the buttons for the jets to come out, some buttons do not work which sucks. The drinks are around $12-13. After a relaxing day, take a nice shower and bath and head on home.

Delicious burgers, sides and shakes. I came here for lunch and got the junior 1/4 lb burger, with ketchup, yellow mustard, and grilled onions, I also added onion rings. They are selling Dr Pepper shakes which sound amazing! The inside is like a bbq place, long picnic tables with condiments and napkins on the table, there’s a hand washing station and clean restrooms. The burger was very good, the bun was delicious, the toppings were plentiful, the onion rings came with ranch and were super crunchy. The burger itself was 6.99 and onion rings were 3.99. Very affordable place for lunch.