Backspin Texas Sports Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Dripping Springs

Backspin is a neighborhood sports bar in the Belterra shopping center on 290. This is a full service bar with cocktails, beer, wine, soft drinks and a pretty good menu. It's typical bar fare but they do it well with good burgers and sandwiches, soups and salads. I particularly enjoy the stuffed mushrooms and nachos which you can get pretty much any way you like them. The staff, especially the bartenders are friendly and very helpful. As I said, I like this place but I should warn you that Backspin is very kid friendly, especially after youth sporting events end and parents sporting events begin. But hey, my kids would have been frequent customers and this is not an everyday occurrence. Just call ahead and check, especially Saturdays. There are TV's everywhere and the staff tries to be accommodating if there's a certain sporting event you want to watch. Backspin also offers outdoor seating and smoking is allowed outside, so it's good news, bad news if you don't like smoke. If you're a night owl check on the closing time because I'm not sure when they close....

My wife and friend always meet here for lunch. Both have enjoyed atmosphere, food, and beverage service with zero complaints. Now... the not so good. The wife offered to bring me some food, so I asked for the Reuben. It's easy enough sandwich to perfect and just as hard to mess up. So I thought. Bread was good, as was the meat. Dressing was ok flavor wise, nothing amazing. I expected a little more wow effect from something made in-house. The big disappointment was the sauerkraut. There was maybe a spoonful on one half and 2 spoonfuls on the second. The Reuben is known for its equal parts of sauerkraut and pastrami. So it was a little disappointing to see the lacking amount of sauerkraut. Hopefully, the chef will revisit the overall recipe and come back with an improved version. As an avid foodie, I'm hopeful for an amazing Reuben next time.

The chips were...

My husband and I ate here before seeing a movie at the new theater close by in the new strip center where this is all located. The food menu consists of appetizers, burgers, sandwiches and salads. I didn't read the drink menu but it looked like it had a large selection of Texas craft beers as well as your standards. The food was very good and good size. My husband had the Steak Burger served on a brioche bun with arugula, red onions, tomato, cheese and a peppercorn horseradish sauce with garlic fries. I had the Blackened Chicken Bacon Boursin Sandwich which had a grilled chicken breast served on a brioche bun with Lettuce, tomatoes, bacon with the boursin spread with the house chips. We were there early for supper and the place had a few families there. It had a nice atmosphere, great service...