San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | March 2023

FIRST LOOK DINING Taste on Main Husband and wife debut new upscale restaurant in Buda A vid foodies Tamra and Travis Tindol have spent years visiting steak and seafood restaurants throughout the Central Texas region and the country. Following the success of their rst venture, Hays City Store & Ice House, it was only logical that they set out to create another food destination they are always on the hunt for with Taste on Main in Buda. “This gives us an opportunity to create some- thing special, something that we envision as what we want to go to when we go out to a new city,” Tamra said. “We love so many places in Austin, and selshly, this is just a little closer to home.” Taste on Main, a steak and seafood restaurant, debuted Feb. 15 after more than two years of renovations on the century-old building. “The ambiance of the building reminded us of dierent places we’ve eaten at in either San Francisco or Chicago or New York,” Travis said. “It just had that ‘it’ to the building.” Hays City Store and Taste on Main dier in both ambiance and cuisine with the former featuring Texas comfort food and being a more casual dining experience; the latter has a more upscale look, feel and taste in cuisine, the Tindols said. Taste on Main’s menu features an array of dishes from a 16-ounce ribeye to lobster tails, potato gnocchi, soups, salads and desserts like the chocolate cake. There is also a variety of liquor, wine and mocktails to suit all tastes. Next to the restaurant lies an outdoor lounge where customers can wait at, and a dining area under lights. Behind the restaurant will be a bar built in and around a central tree that is still under construction. “I know it sounds cliche, but just like Hays City Store, we are proud of everything that we are serving,” Travis said. “If we are not proud of it, we are not putting it on the menu.” BY ZARA FLORES

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The menu at Taste on Main not only features steak and seafood options, but also plenty of other options such as pasta, soups, salads and more.

The menu oers cocktails, like the Top Shelf Margarita ($14), wine and other nonalcoholic drinks. The 8-ounce let mignon ($60) can be served with a side of a grilled seasonal vegetable, such as broccolini ($7). The potato gnocchi ($28) comes with a basil mint pesto, goat cheese, tomatoes, broccolini and spinach. The seared salmon ($32) is served with crab, shrimp, mussels, dill and fennel.

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Taste on Main features an outdoor lounging and dining area.

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Taste on Main 116 Main St., Buda 512-957-8991 www.tasteonmain.com Hours: 4-10 p.m. daily

Travis and Tamra Tindol opened Taste on Main in mid-February. ZARA FLORESCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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SAN MARCOS BUDA KYLE EDITION • MARCH 2023