Patrizi's

"Handmade pastas anchor the menu of this food truck at the Vortex theater and bar in Cherrywood. Have a very Austin date night on the whimsical patio or funky indoor space with chewy fettuccine in Karah’s diavolo, a lemon-olive oil-garlic-rosemary-chile mix that is topped with an egg yolk. Sides like beef and pork meatballs and roasted beets round out the menu. There’s a second location out in Austin Lake Hills that’s a counter-service restaurant with a larger menu of sandwiches and pizza. If you’re ordering to-go, you can skip the wait by ordering online." - Erin Russell

"This food trailer parked at Butterfly Bar on Manor Road has it all—great pasta, ambient lighting, and easy access to $20 bottles of wine from the bar. The pasta here is made from scratch, which becomes apparent after a few bites of textured al dente noodles. After those first few bites and a couple glasses of wine, you may forget entirely that white tablecloths don’t exist here. Since this is a no-reservation situation (it is a trailer, after all), lines can get a bit long during peak weekend hours. Get there early, or just grab some wine for the line. " - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion

"Parked outside the Vortex Theater, the food truck serves up Italian fare until 9:30 p.m. or earlier if supplies run out. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas." - Polly Anna Rocha, Darcie Duttweiler

"Sharing a yard with Butterfly Bar tucked away on Manor Road, Patrizi's is a food truck with some delizioso Italian food. Seriously, patrizis.com. Look at the pictures—words don't really do it justice—but if you get stuck on what to get you can't go wrong with any of the items with 'meatball' in them. Once you've ordered, eat in their casual yet romantic open air dining space, or the larger yard area with a stage that features some pretty eclectic live music." - lookthinkmake

"All of the pasta dishes at Patrizi’s start with a fettuccine base, which means that the cacio e pepe or carbonara you order might look a bit wider and flatter than with its more common spaghetti counterpart. And it’s all made from scratch, which becomes apparent after a few bites of textured al dente noodles. If anything, it all just adds to the rustic feel of dining at a semi-permanent trailer on a dirt patio in the back of a neighborhood bar in Cherrywood. And when you want the same pasta in a slightly more refined setting, there’s a brick-and-mortar location out in Cuernavaca, with the same pasta menu by night, plus sandwiches during the day. " - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion