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Contigo, Austin, Texas ranch cooking with flair

Less than focused candid as we took our table at the Contigo  Biergarden
A short visit to Austin Texas, brought me to dinner with colleagues and alliance partners at Contigo. Contigo is styled after the Contigo Ranch, the childhood digs of one of the co-founders. It features entirely outdoor seating with food that is as fresh and airy as the decor of their "dining room".
Tempura Green Beans, White Bean Dip
The menu is "ranch-to-table", the menu is compact and with enough choice but not too much clutter. A list of 9 bar snacks, charcuterie, 5 small plates, 6 entrees, and a short list of desserts. For starters we ordered their crispy tempura battered green beans, white bean dip, pork liver pate, and ox tongue sliders.

StringGirl and her new friends from Dell

Ox Tongue Slider, AMAZING!  Sous vide tenderness, finished on the grill. Pefection.
The Ox Tongue sliders were the crown jewel of our starter selections. Yes, the green beans were perfect and the white bean dip made smooth and umami with the addition of duck fat, the pork liver pate was so good it escaped any hipster food porn glamour shots; but all pales in comparison to the Ox Tongue Sliders. They were that good!


Bavette Steak, 
For the main event StringGirl suggested the Bavette Steack, like a hanger steak or flank steak it is another of those "butchers cuts" which are rarely around in a the meat counter. Well marinated and cooked to a Pittsburgh Black and Blue it did not disappoint. Steak that tastes like BEEF. Through and through another of the best steaks we've had in a long time.
Sweet potato cookies and cream with Porkfat Snickerdoodle, yes it is just that decadent. 
To wrap it up, dessert of cookies and ice cream are hard to do wrong; not easy to do excellent. The cookie and ice cream was over the moon good. The perfect end to the meal. Perfection.  Be sure to visit Contigo if you have a chance in Austin. 5/5 would recommend.
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