Local Foods -- 2nd Street District

Prior to an event at the Long Center, we roamed across the river to the 2nd St District in sunny Austin for a bite. My dinner choice of Gummie Bears at the Candy store was overruled...so we hit up Local Foods! The vibe here is great with 2 levels of seating as well as outdoor and to go options. Gal that took our order was efficient, friendly and helpful. The Fall Dinner menu was exceptionally unique...I had the Gulf Seafood PoBoy with Apple/Cranberry salad and red potato salad for sides. The potato salad is now my 2nd favorite, but will never surpass my #1 fave which is my dead Mom's specialty--just dont tell her! The PoBoy was not the typical fake crab, small shrimp and an overload of mayo. This was phenomenal. The fresh dill in the potato salad took it up a notch. My other half

A friend from out of town said he loved this place, so my wife and I finally got a chance to try it. I got the Gulf Seafood Poboy with Chicken Posole soup. I enjoyed it, but I feel it should be named Seafood Salad Sandwich, as it was essentially chopped shrimp and crab with mayo and other things. Great sub roll tho. When you say “Gulf” with “shrimp” and “poboy,” it gives a different idea of what you’re getting, in my opinion. So my taste buds were expecting something different. The chicken posole soup was top notch, with floating seeds that gave it a great crunchy texture. My wife enjoyed here veggie sandwich also. The service was excellent — very kind and helpful people! For atmosphere, the music was just a little loud at noon on a Monday. I’ll definitely come again, but I’ll try some

Great vegan options! They were clearly labeled and delicious. My partner was a bit disappointed with the flavor of non-vegan option (the salmon).

Local Foods is forever one of my favorite restaurants and this location did not disappoint. The location was clean and staff was kind. The crunchy chicken sandwich as always was excellent along with the chips and potato salad. Local foods continues to be top tier in fast casual.

Some of the best sandwiches off had in Austin TX. My colleagues got a bunch of bowls and couldn’t stop raving about the freshness and flavors. Keep up the great work an service.