Peachy the Magazine September October 2015 | Page 67

AUSTIN

Thai Kun by East Side King
at Whisler’s Bar
1816 E. 6th Street
512.407.8166

Kyōten
1211 E. 6th Street
512.888.7559
Look, I know sushi out of a food truck
may not seem all that appealing, but
pretty much everyone I know thinks
this is some of Austin’s best. Kyōten
serves traditional Edo style sushi, but
they also are known for their Hako
sushi, which is made from cured or
cooked fish and rice, pressed into a
box mold and cut into squares or rectangles. The lightly cured mackerel is
my favorite, and the rice is just slightly
warm. If you’re not all that into Japanese food, you’ve probably never had
anything like it—it’s excellent.

You’ve probably heard the name Paul
Qui mentioned when folks talk about
Austin’s food scene. He won Top Chef,
and he’s all over Instagram cooking
with folks. But before he was anything,
he had a few food trucks in east Austin
called East Side King, serving thoughtful and creative Asian street food.
You probably haven’t heard the name
Thai Changthong though. He runs
Thai Kun, one of East Side King’s food
trucks that resides at Whisler’s cocktail
bar on East 6th. Each East Side King
location is a little different from the
others, and this one is exclusively Thai
food. Bon Appétit put them on the Top
10 for best new restaurants (not food
trucks) in 2014. Honestly this is my
favorite food in Austin. The waterfall

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