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Hula Hut: Lake View, with a Hawaiian Mexican Fusion
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  • ATXtraveler
  • By ATXtraveler on June 14, 2004
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  • Hula Hut - Austin
    Hula Hut
    by ATXtraveler
    Well, if you are looking for a unique location to have dinner in Austin, go ahead and put your name on the waiting list, and get ready to enjoy a wonderful evening. Austin's Hula Hut is a delicious mixture of cultures, as it will remind you of a small surf shop meeting a mexican taco stand. The Pipeline Burrito looks like a surfer's delight, and tastes like a great mexican burrito. The salsa has some mango mixed into it for a tropical taste, but overall you go to the Hula Hut for the view. When I say view, I mean Lake Austin and the boat-bunnies and suntanned guys coming in from a long day at the lake.

    Pipeline Burrito, chicken and guacamole.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 3825 Lake Austin Blvd
  • Phone: (512) 476-4852
  • Website: http://www.hulahut.com
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  • SinKitty
  • By SinKitty on August 26, 2002
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  • Hula Hut - Austin
    by SinKitty
    Hula Hut basically sits on a pier on Lake Austin, so it's a great place to be when the weather is nice. The food is phenomenal and relatively inexpensive for the amount they serve. The drinks are great, and very creative. If sitting outside, you can feed the fish tortilla chips. I don't know what kind of fish they are, but they are HUGE.

    Tubular Tacos or the Hawaiin Fajitas

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  • Theme: Other
  • Address: 3825 Lake Austin Blvd.
  • Other Contact: 512.476.4852
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  • KenMore
  • By KenMore on August 25, 2002
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  • Hula Hut is located on Lake Travis. You can get there by boat or car. There's a bar and dining available on the pier and on the deck so you can enjoy great food outdoors! It's a very popular hang out for the 20-somethings!

    Love the Shiner Bock Fajitas

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  • Theme: Other
  • Address: Lake Austin Blvd.
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    Hula Hut: Hula Hut is a must if visiting...
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  • By clark_landon on August 26, 2002
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  • Hula Hut is a must if visiting Austin during the summer. It's always crowded and right on Lake Austin. The food is sort of a surfer twist on Mexican food. For example, give the tubular tacos a shot. The place has a laid back Austin atmosphere, right on the water with great drinks too.
    The place is very laid back. Shorts and t-shirt are required! Sit back with a nice margarita and watch the boats come in to dock and come to Hula Hut. You can enjoy a great crowd with great food. Good times with good friends makes for an incredible time.

    It's difficult to pick out just one item. But I would say that the tubular tacos always hit the spot.

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  • Theme: Other
  • Address: 3826 Lake Austin Boulevard. 512-476-4852.
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    Hula Hut: A Tex-Mex Luau in Austin
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  • tee0206
  • Updated By tee0206 on March 18, 2007
  • Austin Page by tee0206
  • Hula Hut is such a great restaurant with a wonderfully gaudy interior in an even more wonderful location. Imagine hula girl dolls, fishing poles, fake palm trees, etc. as the decor inside. However, the restaurant is right on Lake Austin, which is a very pretty location. There are boats parked right outside the restaurant, as well as plenty of real palm trees. If the weather's nice, try to get a seat outside by the lake. It's really a nice view. The food isn't bad, either. Locals go there all the time. It can be crowded, though, so prepare to wait. Anyway, back to the food. It's mostly Tex-Mex with a sprinkling of items with Hawaiian influences. You'll see a Hawaiian inspired sauce here and a pineapple covered dish there in the midst of fruity mixed drinks. It's actually an interesting combination, but surprisingly, it seems to work on this menu. I was just disappointed that no real traditional Hawaiian items were available on this menu. I think they should serve poi alongside those enchiladas (or "tubular tacos"). Or maybe not...

    I had some sort of Hawaiian chicken that was pretty good. However, my friend had a spinach and shrimp Tubular Taco that was pretty amazing. It's good stuff.

  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Directions: Lake Austin Blvd.
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  • By jrjohnson on August 24, 2002
  • Austin Page by jrjohnson
  • Fun place to eat Mexican food

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  • Theme: Other
  • Address: On the lake
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    Hula Hut: Some good salsa and a view of the Water
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  • leeludalas
  • By leeludalas on September 26, 2004
  • Austin Page by leeludalas
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    View from the Hula Hut
    by leeludalas
    Situated on Lake Austin, Hula Hut has a nice patio/deck area where you can sit outside and enjoy the waterfront. The food is good. I had no complaints. Some good margaritas as well.

    Diamond Head Salad with angel hair pasta in a Hawaiian Vinaigrette, and a fine margarita on the rocks. The chips and salsa were also very good. Fresh salsa is always a bonus.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 3825 Lake Austin Blvd.
  • Website: www.hulahut.com
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    Hula Hut: TexMex with a View
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  • HELEN
  • Updated By HELEN on May 20, 2008
  • Austin Page by HELEN
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    by HELEN
    I never understood what the hype was all about until I visited Austin. Everybody raves about The Hula Hut, and I now understand why. This place is great! It's located right on Lake Austin. It's huge inside and outside. I guess everything IS bigger in Texas. People dock their boats right outside to take a brake from boating and get a bite to eat and a drink. Everybody raves about the "tubular taco" and the "fish bowl", a rum concoction served literally in a fish bowl. This place is always busy. We came in after being on the boat all day and had to wait 2 hours for a table. They only serve appetizers at the outside bar area. There, tables are first come first serve.

    Everyone raves about the tubular taco. I also loved grilled fish tacos.

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  • Theme: Mexican
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: 3825 Lake Austin Blvd.
  • Phone: 512.476.4582
  • Directions: on Lake Austin
  • Website: www.hulahut.com
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    Hula Hut: Fun on Lake Austin
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  • By bduffy007 on September 2, 2004
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  • Hula Hut - Austin
    by bduffy007
    The Hula Hut is a great stop in a great location. The restaurant sits on Lake Austin with great views and lends itself to be a great spot to hang out on their enormous deck with a drink when the weather is good. The restaurant also serves outstanding Tex/Mex food at a very resonable price.

    Tubular Enchiladas

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  • Theme: Mexican
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Directions: Sits directly on Lake Austin
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    Hula Hut: It's a surfer duddette-taco lover thing
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  • virtualling
  • Updated By virtualling on July 27, 2008
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    You can hear murmuring sounds from the street. Gets crowded by 6pm and expect a long line of people waiting to be seated at the door by 7pm. I had Shrimp Quesadillas and this mind blowing dessert.
    Great hang out place.
    Loved the food.
    Service was satisfactory even with a large crowd.

    Updated:
    4th visit on July 2008
    Was there at about 9pm on a Saturday and the waiting list was about a 50 minutes wait! The service was good as always and the shrimp fajita - AWESOME! The soft tacos are made fresh. It's fluffy.
    Tortilla chips and salsa - fresh!

    No wonder Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong were spotted here a couple of months ago.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: 3825 Lake Austin Blvd
  • Directions: Across the lake from Sandra Bullock's house.
  • Website: www.hulahut.com
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