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Fearless Critic restaurant review
Austin
Food
Feel
Price
8.3
7.5
$15
Burgers, American
Counter service

Hours
Sun–Thu 11:00am–9:00pm
Fri–Sat 11:00am–10:00pm

Features Kid-friendly, live music, outdoor dining, veg-friendly, Wi-Fi
Bar Beer, wine
Credit cards Visa, MC

www.philsicehouse.com

South Lamar
2901 S. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX
(512) 707-8704

Allandale/Crestview
5620 Burnet Rd.
Austin, TX
(512) 524-1212
Phil’s Ice House
Delicious sweet-bunned burgers right next to delicious sweet ice cream

What’s not to love, between the kid-friendly playgrounds, the fun neon signs, and photobooths? Oh yeah, and the killer burgers? You can choose from a menu of neighborhood-named burgers, or build your own from a sizeable but pretty conventional range of ingredients, also with veggie and chicken patty options. Sweet…

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