Hill Country Restaurant Updates 11/12/26

🆕 This week's craving is breakfast tacos — Mr. Chingon at FaireLane on RR 12 in Dripping Springs, the little taqueria that's been quietly building a cult following for its chorizo-and-potato tacos.

🆕 Roxie's on Mercer Street is still mid-construction with no firm opening date — the Salt Lick family's second location remains one to watch, not one to plan a visit around yet.

🆕 Thursday night, Wimberley Valley Winery in Driftwood is pouring for a multi-course, family-style Farm to Table Dinner built from local farms (7 p.m.) — easily the food event of the week.

Still in the pipeline: Roxie's on Mercer Street remains under construction with no opening date — the historic-building delays that have followed this project since 2020 haven't resolved, so it stays a watch item rather than a full entry this week. El Confit Longleaf is still in transition on the Wimberley Square with no new date to report, and Tacodeli's Hwy 290 & Canyonwood lease is unchanged — still single-sourced, still no opening date.

Quiet week for brand-new doors — nothing crossed into our 60-day window this week that we haven't already told you about. We're watching Coach's Hill Country BBQ and El Confit Longleaf for the moment either one actually flips the sign, and we'll flag the next new spot the second it surfaces.

Right on the Wimberley Square with picnic tables shaded by cypress trees over Cypress Creek, Chill's on the Creek has been the kind of dog-friendly, family-friendly spot where a smoked turkey sandwich and a plate of gumbo feel equally at home, whether you're settling in after a day at Blue Hole or just passing through the Square. The menu leans comfort-food American with a Cajun streak, the patio is the real draw on a cool November afternoon, and this Sunday the restaurant's own lot turns into a Friendsgiving Market with holiday shopping, a petting zoo and a kids' art table around the Tree Net Playground. It's a low-key, creekside kind of place that locals keep coming back to for the setting as much as the food. Pro tip: open daily 10am–9pm (Fri–Sat to 10pm) — swing by this Sunday afternoon for the market and stay for an early dinner on the patio.

📖 Want the full story on Chill's on the Creek — the backstory, hours, and what to order? Read our complete write-up at LocalEats.News/austin-hillcountry

Quiet week on the trail — no new winery, brewery, distillery or tasting-room filing surfaced for Dripping Springs, Driftwood or Wimberley this week. Treaty Oak Distilling remains an open question for us — the Fitzhugh Road property's own site still shows live posted hours, but third-party listings haven't caught up, so we're holding off until it's settled either way. The moment anything new pours in, you'll read it here first.

Our weekly pick: a local favorite worth the drive.

It's a quieter food-and-drink week in the valley — the big festivals have wrapped for now — but Wimberley Valley Winery's farm-to-table dinner Thursday is worth planning around, and the Friendsgiving pop-up at Chill's on the Creek gives Sunday a reason to linger on the Square. Round it out with the two standing Sunday and Wednesday markets.

Nothing we can confirm closed around the valley this week. If you've seen a sign on a door, send it our way.

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✌️ Until next Thursday,

Nolan K.

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