Queso appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Queso (chile con queso) · Austin
Austin's table opener: melted white American cheese, peppers, ground beef or chorizo, served warm with house tortilla chips. The Bob Armstrong dip at Matt's adds a guacamole and taco-meat shell.
Chile con queso is a Tex-Mex tradition dating to early 20th-century San Antonio, but the Austin version was codified at Matt's El Rancho on South Lamar. The Bob Armstrong dip was invented in 1973 when Matt Martinez Jr. made a custom plate for Texas Comptroller Bob Armstrong, building queso with a center of taco meat and guacamole. The dip became a permanent menu item by 1974 and remains the city's signature queso plate. Beyond Matt's, queso runs at Kerbey Lane, Magnolia and most Tex-Mex tables.
Where to eat in Austin:
- Matt's El Rancho
- Magnolia Cafe
- Kerbey Lane Cafe
- Joann's Fine Foods
- Bouldin Creek Cafe