The Grey Market - Austin

I am very familiar with The Grey in Savannah so I was excited when I found out that the James Beard wining duo of Mashama Bailey and John Morisano would be opening restaurants in Austin inside The Thompson no less, I was salivating. However, the customer service or rather the lack there of was not what I was expecting. My girlfriend and I snagged seating at the counter but the delivery lacked luster. First and foremost, we were offered water, but not asked if we wanted anything else, nor were we presented with drink menus, only a food menu that served as our place mat. Second, I asked about specialty coffees to which I was told they do not have anything besides basic coffee, so then I asked for a mimosa, and was presented with 2 small glasses with one containing my grapefruit juice and the other containing my sparking wine. I have no idea why it was not presented to me already mixed, but I did not request my drink to be separated. Third, we just felt like everyone just stood around mo

Tiniest burger, especially for $18. Might be a quality control issue but also seemed like missing beef in the middle. On the other hand, servers and ambiance were really nice.

The Grey Market Austin is a great new addition to the food scene in Austin! Executive Chef and James Beard Award winner, Mashama Bailey, brings her great cuisines from her restaurant The Grey in Savannah to Austin. The Grey Market is has more of a casual diner feel and grab-n-go grocery than the sister restaurant The Diner Bar next door. I will be back here as I arrived closer to closing time. Congrats Chef Bailey on the 2022 James Beard award!! I’m going to brag a bit on Chef Bailey before I get back to The Grey Market. Mashama Bailey and her business partner Johno Morisano opened The Grey in 2014 in what was an old segregated Greyhound station. The restaurant has been extremely successful and the two owners wrote a book: Black, White, and The Grey. It is a phenomenal read about the journey of Mashama Bailey, a black chef finding her way as she explores her roots. She is also featured on the lastest episode of Chef's Table on Netflix. I’m looking forward to trying the Sunday Fried Chi