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Happy Friday ATX! 🤠 Edition #70
Check out our list of the best things to do in Austin this weekend! 🎶🪩🏄🏻♀️
Aaron Primeaux
May 16, 2025
Happy Friday ATX! 🤠 It’s National Barbecue Day! If you needed an excuse to go try out last weeks shoutout Leroy & Lewis… here ya go!
As we approach the halfway point of the year with June just around the corner, it's a great time to reflect on the year so far.
What's been your highlight?
What is something you could push harder on?
Are you making progress on your 2025 goals?
It’s shocking to me that we’re already almost halfway through this year… I know I have some serious work to do to get to where I want to be by the end of it!
A little over 6 months to go! We’re in this together! 🫡
Now let’s jump into things! Here’s your meme for this week!
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Weekend Forecast: I give up on predicting the weather after last weekend’s surprise downpour. No clue what this weekend holds, but with temps in the 90s, it’s bound to be toasty. It’s a busy one—comedy shows, the Texas Indie Oyster Fest, and live music from Maribou State, Southwest Son (my country band), and more. 🤠🎸
Best thing we ate this week… I finally made it over to The Little Darlin’ and I’m beating myself up for not going sooner! We just popped in for some late night dinner but were really impressed by the place. It’s huge, and unlike pins which is modern and truly massive, this place really feels like a classic Austin dive bar, but with a serious food menu. The inside has pool tables and plenty of areas to enjoy food or drinks with friends. The outside is a sprawling backyard with a nice stage that had a live band rocking out.
We went to the bar and ordered the sweet potato appetizer with chili crisp and fried garlic, the melon salad with Oaxacan cheese and slivered jalapeños to share. I ordered the fried chicken sandwich and Kiana had their burger. The food was freaking awesome. Especially the sweet potato 🤩 I had been told this place was pretty great by my little sister, but it exceeded my expectations. We also had a cocktail each, I sipped a frozen mezcal margarita that was good, but Kiana had a frozen strawberry Agua Fresca that was perfect. This time we just stopped in for dinner, but next time I plan to spend an entire evening enjoying the live music, food, and drinks with friends!
The Little Darlin’
Most fun we had this week… We went to check out Pins Mechanical, the new 40,000 square foot entertainment center with 4 bars, food trucks, duckpin bowling, arcade games, ping pong, patio pong, foosball, giant jenga, and so much more 🤯🤣 it was about as cool as it sounds, and while I wasn’t a huge fan of the retro arcade games (probably because I suck at them), I had a fantastic time with the duckpin bowling. What’s duckpin bowling? It’s bowling but with much smaller balls, smaller pins, and instead of 2 tries per frame you get 3 tries per frame. It was actually so much fun.
We also had a drink called the Leap Frog which was a mezcal, melon, lime, and yuzu libation served with a gummy frog garnish and literal toy frogs 🐸 haha it was hilarious and as a mezcal enjoyer, quite tasty. Pins was a good time, and I could see it being even more fun with a big group of friends! The 2 food trucks onsite were Lefty’s Pizza, and Granny’s Tacos, and while we didn’t eat there, if I had stayed for a few more drinks I definitely would’ve ordered some food too.
PINS Mechanical
New Business that we want to try… Remember how I mentioned that I had heard whispers of a new spot from the team behind Veracruz? Well, it’s officially been announced, and I am so excited! They’re launching a new mezcal bar called La Mezca, and while I don’t know much about it yet, this is their website, so you can stay up to date as new information comes out!
Listing of the week
1401 Eva St, Unit 406 Austin, TX 78704
Price: $1,600,000
Neighborhood: ‘04
Square Feet: 1728
Experience true loft living at 1401 Eva, a striking industrial-style condo in the heart of SoCo, designed by Austin icon Dick Clark. This two-story unit features exposed ductwork, polished concrete floors, a dramatic Saltillo tile accent wall, and floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping Capitol and skyline views. Inside, you’ll find a guest suite with ensuite bath, a chic powder room, and an open-concept kitchen/living space that flows to a north-facing balcony. The kitchen features stainless appliances, ample storage, and an island with breakfast bar—perfect for entertaining. Upstairs, the flexible loft space includes a built-in bunk/desk setup, while the private primary suite offers dual vanities, a walk-in shower, and plenty of storage. Top it all off with your own private rooftop patio for sunsets and skyline views.
Includes two garage parking spots. Just steps from Perla’s, June’s, the Continental Club, and everything SoCo has to offer.
Check it out here!
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Reddit post of the week from r/Austin…
only in Austin
3 interesting reads from this week in Austin…
Where’s the party?
Friday 5/16
PROGRESSION NO. 2 7p
@ REINA
Haha Hidalgo: Tan Lines 7p
@ Backyard Speakeasy Comedy
Maribou State - Hallucinating Love Tour 7p
@ Emo’s Austin
💃 Ritmo Latino – A Night of Musica Latina & Flavors 7:30p
@ Padel39
Road to Illfest Pop Up 8p
@ Secret Location
Main Course: Stand-Up Comedy 9p
@ Creek and The Cave
Saturday 5/17
MATCHA-LATES✨🍵💗 9a
@ Lovelamp Matcha
Le Café ATX 10a
@ Cabana Club
Joy Rebellion #1 3p
@ Sapien Center
→ this is a DJ pop-up. 3:30p
@ Better Half
Glowdeo 6p
@ The Far Out Lounge
DetailsCasino Royale 8p
@ The Betty
Southwest Son 8:30p
@ Austin Garden & Studio
Sunday 5/18
Austin Flea - Handmade, Vintage, Local Market 10a
@ Radio Coffee & Beer
Texas Indie OysterFest at The Far Out Lounge 12p
@ The Far Out Lounge
POOLHAÜS 1.0 1:30p
@ East Austin Hotel
Summer Kickoff 2p
@ Marlow BarSummer Haus - East 6th House Party 3p
@ Inn Cahoots
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