Vinaigrette brings a salad-first menu to Austin's College Avenue, one of three locations alongside sister restaurants in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. The kitchen builds its dishes around hand-cut, carefully sourced produce, leaning into fresh lettuces and composed vegetable combinations rather than treating salad as a side dish.
The patio, shaded by an oak tree and open to dogs, has become a draw in its own right, and regulars point to the flavorful, creative salads and attentive service as reasons to linger. It's also developed a reputation locally as a go-to spot for a BBQ hangover cure, pulling in a crowd looking for something lighter and green.
The patio, shaded by an oak tree and open to dogs, has become a draw in its own right, and regulars point to the flavorful, creative salads and attentive service as reasons to linger. It's also developed a reputation locally as a go-to spot for a BBQ hangover cure, pulling in a crowd looking for something lighter and green.