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Food
8.8
Feel
8.5
Price
$10
East Side King
Some of the city’s best Asian flavors, served in an improbable dive bar
Pan-Asian
Food cart

Hours
Mon–Wed 7:00pm–12:30am
Thu–Sat 7:00pm–2:00am

Features Date-friendly, outdoor dining, veg-friendly
Bar Beer, liquor
Credit cards Visa, MC

Website

East Austin
Liberty Bar, 1618 E. 6th St.
Austin, TX
(512) 600-4791

If you’ve never stepped foot in Liberty Bar before now, you’ll be thankful that the trailer that parks behind it, East Side King, gave you reason to go. Perhaps you’ll be as thankful as the longtime regulars seem to be dismayed. Yet we’ve encountered nothing but good vibes here, from…

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