The Big Picture
Twenty-two seats and an ambition that reads like a dare. Big Slick, a 22-seat boutique steakhouse and bar, opened in late August on East 6th Street with a chef-driven, fire-cooked menu from husband-and-wife Michelin-starred chefs Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee. The owners are explicit: they are chasing Texas' first two-Michelin-star restaurant, per the restaurant's press release.
That’s the what and the why now: a tiny room packed with Michelin résumé energy landing in the middle of East 6th, where attention is a currency and scarcity is the whole business plan. The release also notes the couple already operate Pasta Bar and Sushi by Scratch Restaurants, both in Austin and both carrying Michelin stars.
What's Next
The announcement does not include an exact address on East 6th, pricing, or a reservation link, so none of those logistics are confirmed in the source. What we do know from the release is the timing: the restaurant opened in late August. Beyond that, the press release leaves how to go — when to book, how much to budget, where exactly to show up — blank.
If you want to watch a couple of Michelin-star chefs try to convert a 22-seat experiment into Texas history, you’ll have to wait for the restaurant to publish reservations, prices, and an address. Until then, the nearest thing to attendance is impatience—and the hope that a very small room with very big goals remembers to put a waitlist online.