So on my mini-circle of Texas trip I was in ATX. I had talked to a guy who told me about how Austin had many Food Trailers and that I could find just about anything including Indian Food. So when JP was getting Franklin Barbeque I kept my hunger pains for an Indian Trailer... which ended up being closed. I was completely bummed out and ended up NOT enjoying the pizza I had decided on. Later that night we were trying to decide what to eat and like we always do we were looking up online foods to eat in Austin that had great ratings. We couldn't decide what we wanted to eat and I was like ya know... I still want my Indian Food. The Indian Trailer I wanted to try wasn't open at all on Tuesdays and so JP found The Clay Pit. It had great ratings online and so we decided we would eat there. Upon arriving the outside of the building was nothing what we expected... although I am not sure what we really expected haha... I love the building it is in. We were sat in a back room, given water, and we looked through the menu. I hate that I can't remember our servers name but she was a doll and totally on top of things, I had many questions about the menu and she was super informative, and she had greeted us with a smile and told us that the wines were 1/2 priced up to $90. Before she told us that I don't think we would have ordered anything but water... but we love wine and so we decided to take a look. We ended up choosing a 2006 Jordan Cabernet that is regularly priced at $85 but on Mondays and Tuesdays for 1/2 price that would lower it to $42.50- which is the lowest price I have seen yet- you can't even go into Specs without paying $46.95! So it was a steal of a deal and quite delicious too! They served us with this flat bread chip like thing haha along side a green and red sauce... I also wish I had the name of that as well... for it was tasty! We ordered the crab cake appetizer which came out nicely with a delicious green sauce. The crab cake was an Indian perfection. Which I am not sure I should say. I say it is an "Indian perfection" only because when we were served I was quite ecstatic but JP was a little bummed out. He was expecting a traditional crab cake; however, I had no expectations since Indian food really isn't something I eat very often. We both agreed it tasted great.... I like to say that they took the traditional crab cake and made it their own because the seasonings and overall taste was just not something you usually get in a crab cake. LOVED them... and that sauce it was accompanied with was heavenly. As for our entrees I chose the Vindaloo which from their menu describes it as " a zesty curry sauce cooked with onions, bell peppers & potatoes, infused with paprika & tamarind chutney". I ordered this with the lamb and the temperature Hot, and I was quite impressed with it all. JP ordered the Rack of Lamb Medium which was packed with flavor and more tender than a filet! I have tried lamb before from other restaurants and never really enjoyed it but the Clay Pit knows exactly how to prepare lamb so that it melts in your mouth and has you begging for more. Def best lamb I have had and Indian food. We are def going to go back next time we are in Austin. We aren't much for desserts so we passed on that but we were so impressed with everything from the food to the wine and the service and the water lady! When we got our bill of $85 we were shocked- this great of a meal and only $85!?! We will be back again. And you all should def go there soon!
