{"id":2828,"date":"2015-01-21T17:17:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T17:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theaccent.org\/?p=2828"},"modified":"2015-01-21T17:17:07","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T17:17:07","slug":"restaurant-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/restaurant-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 9\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><strong>Adriel Vigo, Contributor\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sawyer &amp; Co. :<br \/>\n4827 E. Cesar Chavez Street<\/p>\n<p>For those craving a taste of Southern Louisiana, Sawyer &amp; Co. serves traditional favorites like jambalaya, crawfish and corn bread.<\/p>\n<p>Less than a 15-minute drive from the Eastview and Rio Grande campuses, the restaurant is also accessible by Capital Metro buses.<\/p>\n<p>Although Sawyer &amp; Co. serves the standard fare of burgers and salads, the daily specials such as the chicken and smoked sausage jambalaya are among the most popular menu items.<\/p>\n<p>Full of flavor and soft in texture, the jambalaya is a filling dish. Only slightly spicy, it\u2019s an easy introduction for Cajun food novices. The mashed potatoes are soft yet firm and served with Cajun gravy and steamed broccoli.<\/p>\n<p>The fried pickle appetizer with jalapeno sauce is crunchy, tart and scrumptious.<\/p>\n<p>ACC student Nick Lorenzen, who ordered the catfish special with french<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>fries and broccoli, said he is generally satisfied with the food and prices, although, \u201cthe catfish can be mushy at times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant provides a menu with a wide selection for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with breakfast being served all day.<\/p>\n<p>Although the outside of the restaurant gives off a sleek and modern appearance, the interior has a retro feel.<\/p>\n<p>A 1950s-style TV runs a loop of black-and-white footage from the \u201860s featuring familiar faces such as John F. Kennedy, while Bill Haley &amp; His Comets can be heard in the background.<\/p>\n<p>Booths and chairs under a covered pavilion provide a pleasant alternative to indoor dining, especially when the central Texas weather is moderate.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, I highly recommend this restaurant. The authentic Cajun and southern food, affordable prices, friendly wait staff, retro feel and proximity to campus make Sawyer and Co. a convenient option for students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adriel Vigo, Contributor\u00a0 Sawyer &amp; Co. : 4827 E. Cesar Chavez Street For those craving a taste of Southern Louisiana, Sawyer &amp; Co. serves traditional favorites like jambalaya, crawfish and corn bread. Less than a 15-minute drive from the Eastview and Rio Grande campuses, the restaurant is also accessible by Capital Metro buses. Although Sawyer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4015,"featured_media":3662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,20],"tags":[59,100,496,598],"class_list":["post-2828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-reviews","tag-adriel-vigo","tag-austin-community-college","tag-restaurant-review","tag-the-accent"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}