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Melanie Haupt
Critic — Austin restaurants and food trailers, from strip-mall dumpling counters to Tex-Mex dining rooms.
Listed with the critics and writers in Austin.
Melanie Haupt is one of two people writing the Austin Chronicle's named restaurant reviews, and she has the wider range of the two: trailers, Chinese and Tex-Mex rooms, and the paper's own critics' top-ten food lists. Her reviews are built on more than one meal and she says which dish failed. Reviewing Dumpling World in October 2024 she went twice, called the pork, shrimp and chive thumb buns the best thing on the menu, and wrote off the chicken and corn potstickers and the eggplant noodles in the same piece.
Their own reviews and picks.
Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.
- The Austin Chronicle ↗their review · 2024-08-08
- Donkey Mo's Korean Fried ChickenNorth Central Austin
“While Donkey Mo's is cranking out delicious Korean fried chicken, it ultimately falls short as a complete dining experience.”
- Donkey Mo's Korean Fried ChickenNorth Central Austin
- The Austin Chronicle ↗their review · 2024-03-22
- Murray's TavernEast Austin
“I hesitate to recommend it as a dining destination, especially when dining out is such an expensive proposition”
- Murray's TavernEast Austin
“As a bar and a local hangout, Murray's is a success”
- Murray's TavernEast Austin
- The Austin Chronicle ↗their review · 2014-04-11
- East Side KingEast Austin
“the chicken karaage, breaded and fried chicken thigh meat tossed in a savory-sweet dressing and garnished with onions, mint, basil, jalapeño, and cilantro, is a perfect balance of flavors every single time.”
- East Side KingEast Austin