Northwest Austin Edition | February 2023

DINING FEATURE

BY SUMAIYA MALIK

Owner Mark Harris opened the restaurant in 2020.

Turnstile serves a variety of beverages, including cold brew coee ($4.50).

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The menu at Turnstile ranges from breakfast tacos in the morning to burgers and salads later in the day. Turnstile burger ($15) Onion jam, Amish blue cheese, bacon, arugula and hops mayo A REVOLVING MENU

The Turnstile burger ($15), a popular item on the menu, uses grass-fed Nolan Ryan beef from Round Rock. GRACE DICKENSCOMMUNITY IMPACT

The bar has a variety of brews on tap.

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Breakfast tacos ($3.50-$4) Beans, cheese, potatoes, eggs and sausage

Turnstile Versatile neighborhood restaurant serves breakfast, dinner and drinks E ven though Mark Harris has come full circle from the time he owned a coee bar in his way up to being vice president and general manager. After 22 years, he then came back to the hospitality industry.

Mexicali Burger ($13)

Jack cheese, tortilla chips, avocado, tomato, grilled corn and red chile Boursin cheese

morning, and burgers, chicken and salads in the evening. The restau- rant’s diverse oerings throughout the day inspired the name Turnstile, Harris said. Being near Q2 Stadium, Harris sees a big crowd on game days. walk-up window open for custom- ers who start ling in two to three hours before the match, Harris said. The neighborhood feel is a big draw even though the restaurant and tap room stand close to The Domain, he said. “We still feel like we’re in our infancy, and I think we haven’t even met our potential in terms of what we can do in our oerings,” he said. They set up an additional bar counter outside and keep the

Goddess ($10)

Turnstile 10025 Burnet Road, Austin 512-373-3273 www.turnstilebrews.com Hours: Mon.-Sat. 7:30 a.m.-noon, Sun. 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Arugula, bibb lettuce, havarti, avocado, sunower seeds and cucumber dressing

downtown Austin in 1993 to a late- night neighborhood restaurant and tap house in 2020, he has kept an eye toward serving his customers. “We lay an emphasis on quality; everything we do here—from our customer service, to food, cock- tails and beer selection—we give everything a tremendous amount of thought,” said Harris, owner of Turnstile on Burnet Road next to Q2 Stadium. Harris moved to Austin from Seattle in 1993 and opened a downtown espresso shop before switching careers to Texas Monthly, starting in circulation and working

Harris opened Turnstile at a pre- vious Sonic location in March 2020 with an inside bar and an outside patio with seating. He held the grand opening in September 2020 after shutdowns due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He bought Gringa’s Tacos next door in March 2021 and converted it to Turnstile’s kitchen and drive-thru with an expanded full-day menu. Harris brought in Chef Chris Howard, who was working at a number of restaurants, to manage Turnstile’s upscale menu, featuring espresso and breakfast tacos in the

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