"You should check out Pecan Square for the airy and light-filled space alone. Stylistically, it's casual and sophisticated at the same time (just like its zillions of sibling restaurants: Sammie’s, Perla’s, Swedish Hill, Clark’s Oyster Bar, etc.), with white tablecloths, very nice glassware, and warm mid-century lighting. But mainly we're here for the food that applies the “MCM-California-Central-Coast-seasonal-fancy-but-rustic dining” aesthetic to central Texas, with handmade pastas, wood-fired pizzas, and a super simple salad of local lettuces that's better than any salad you could make at home, unless you know the secret handshake with the farmer that supplies their greens." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion