After dinner last week, we decided to take the kids to Pink Penguin Frozen Yogurt and check out the goods: and the goods were good.

Pink Penguin rocks your socks off. Where else can you dish up all the frozen yogurt, Gummi Bears, crushed Andes mints, sprinkles, marshmallows, chocolate chips & M&M's you can eat and not be judged? I can't believe we have lasted so long without this place.




You too can create concoctions like this:
By choosing your favorite yogurt flavor here:
And then piling on the yumminess here:
And if you don't eat all your Gummi Bears because they freeze solid and you didn't know that, this nice man and sweet little girl will be there to help you (maybe):
Pink Penguin Frozen Yogurt is located at 409 West Front Street, #240 and their phone number is 846-1441 - go eat and eat and eat.*

*WhatHappensInHutto & Pink Penguin can not be held responsible for severe cases of brain freeze and/or the sudden need to eat mass quantities of licorice, maraschino cherries, and shredded coconut at any given time.

My family and I have been to dinner at Rio Grande several times and it is a family favorite - they always have great Mexican food and an exciting atmosphere. On Tuesday this week, we found ourselves with only one child *gasp* and decided to take advantage of not needing a school-bus sized booth to feed the brood.

We arrived at around 6:30pm so the dinner crowd was in full swing. The wait was short, though, and the crew at Rio Grande got us in and seated quickly; something I always appreciate (read: impatient!). The chips and salsa were waiting for us and the Chili Con Queso was quick to follow, along with our giant, lime-laced iced teas (you can always woo me with a giant lime-laced iced tea).

Now. If I have learned anything at Rio Grande it is that your best bet is to know what you want when you get there, because if you let your wait-person go after your drinks arrive, you may be waiting awhile before they come back. Much to my husbands' chagrin, I am one of those people that insist that they don't know what they want and need to read the entire menu, only to order the same thing I always get. This time, though, I was determined to order something new so I could bring you all this nifty, helpful review (so it's your fault, really).

I finally settled on Shrimp Quesadillas and the hubs went with the Beef Fajita Quesadillas. That one kid I mentioned? He's only 7 months old, so he settled for the adoring coos of the waitstaff and fellow diners.

Our waitress returned after a longer wait than we would have preferred (even after having read the entire menu) and we ordered. Another lesson I learned from Rio Grande: the portions are large and the food is goooood. No complaints here - we loved our dinners and were happily stuffed at the end.

But wait! Did I say we were happily stuffed at the end? Oh no - my husband thought this review might be painfully incomplete if we did not take this opportunity to order dessert (something we rarely do), and as your responsible and caring reviewer, I concurred.

We asked for a plate of Sopapillas and were not disappointed. I had never been treated to Sopapillas before and was pleasantly impressed.

Overall: The wait to order was a bit long, but the food was great and the waitstaff was friendly and happy. The cost was on-point and the family-oriented & fun atmosphere can't be beat.


You can find the Rio Grande at 560 Hwy 79, Suite A-100 in Hutto (in the same parking lot as Home Depot & Good Will) They can be reached at (512) 759-1449.


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