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12 Spoons

A Restaurant Rating Guide based on the dietary principles of the Weston A. Price Foundation

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Dai Due

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Type of Business: Restaurant
Cuisine: American
Price: price3
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Although it didn't achieve all 12 spoons, Dai Due is truly a Wise Traditions dietary experience. This butcher shop and gourmet restaurant's menu varies according to local availability, but our menu included Tallow-Fried Rattlesnake Boudin Balls with Dijonnaise, Grilled Chicken Hearts with Jalapeño Honey and Mint, Wild Boar Confit with Charred Chile-Squash Bone Broth, Fried Rabbit Livers with Cherrybomb Buffalo Sauce, and Chicken Liver Mousse with Bacon-Black Garlic Jam and Buttermilk Bread. Every dish was delicious and my date said that it was the best dining experience he has had in the 10 years he has lived in Austin! And to top it off, our waitress also works at the local Farmer's Market and turned me on to a new farm with soy-free, pastured eggs that I didn't know about. It should be noted that I could have added another optional dollar sign to the Price Rating because 16 oz Wagyu Ribeye, Aged 24 Days for $69 was also available on the menu--heard it was the best from another table!

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Rating Criteria

1. From Scratch: Serves mostly (i.e., more than half of the menu) fresh food, prepared from scratch. Does NOT rely primarily on kits or prepared/partially prepared foods from commercial food services.
Yes
Comments: Everything is made in house.
2. Local/Organic: Offers at least some locally sourced and/or organically produced food and/or wild-caught seafood.
Yes
Comments: From local farms and ranches and as much organic foods as possible. The names of the farms and ranches are posted at the butcher shop up front.
3. Pastured: Offers at least some pastured animal foods.
Yes
Comments: Dai Due is also a Butcher Shop where you can purchase local bacon and other meats, chicken pate, sauerkrauts, lard, and tallow up at the front. These all come from local farms and ranches. My girlfriend went there a month ago and they were loading a cow in the back door from a local ranch!
4. Organs: Offers some dishes made with organ meats (liver/paté, sweetbreads, heart, kidney, brains, etc.).
Yes
Comments: Menu is rich in organ meats.
5. Cooking Fats: Cooks (sautés) in natural fats such as butter, lard, tallow, duck fat, coconut oil, or olive oil; uses lard, duck fat, or tallow for frying.
Yes
Comments: They primarily use lard or tallow - no vegetable oils at all (our waitress laughed at that question!). The tallow fries were delicious
6. Bone Broth: Makes own bone broths/stocks for use in soups, stews, gravies, and sauces (does NOT use canned broth or powdered soup bases).
Yes
Comments: Broths, soups, and sauces all made in house.
7. Seasonings: Makes most of its own seasoning mixes (does NOT use flavoring packets or MSG).
Yes
Comments: No MSG here! Every dish gourmet and with fresh herbs and spices sourced locally.l
8. Salad oils: Makes most of its own salad dressings using olive oil or cold-pressed sesame oil.
Yes
Comments: Freshly made in house.
9. Breads: Offers genuine sourdough bread.
Yes
Comments: Delicious buttermilk bread and sourdough bread - made in house and perfect!
10. Beverages: Offers lacto-fermented beverages (such as kombucha or kvass).
Yes
Comments: They do have 1 drink - Rhubarb-Lavender Shrub - that has organic apple cider vinegar in it (purchased-not made in house)
They do offer kombucha and other interesting looking non-alcoholic drinks
11. Condiments: Offers lacto-fermented condiments.
Yes
Comments: Dijonnaise mustards, homemade ketchup and mayo, etc.
12. Desserts: Offers desserts made with natural sweeteners (such as raw honey, maple syrup, maple sugar, molasses, date sugar, palm sugar, coconut sugar, sorghum syrup, or malt syrup).
No
Comments: All the desserts had sugar in them. (But the butterscotch pudding was very lightly sweetened and was to die for.)
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Location & Contact

East side of town - 2406 Manor Road, Suite A
2406 Manor Road
Austin, TX
Dai Due
(512) 524-0688

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  1. June 12, 2019

    klprm12 klprm12 1 Reviews

    June 12, 2019 at 11:21 pm

     5/5

    I have followed Jessie since his beginnings at the downtown Austin Farmer’s Market where his creations are sorely missed. Jessie put a great deal of forethought into what he would serve in his brick and mortar restaurant and we had a few discussions about the types of fat that would be used…in fact, initially he was considering the use of canola oil. After supplying him with the information that Sally Fallon had researched and published on that oil he determined that it would not be used in his establishment. It has been my experience that this is one of very few restaurants where the ethics and integrity of what they serve is solid. It takes a great deal more effort to do what Jessie has done and I hope others will support him and let him know that you appreciate all that he does to maintain this level of quality and service.

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