Pan-Asian fusion restaurant 1618 has been rolling out a soft opening for the past few weeks, and this week the restaurant at 1618 E. Riverside Boulevard in East Austin made its opening official. The operation from husband-and-wife team Kevin and Lynn Tran serves a lunch and dinner menu that bounces around Asia with dishes like pad Thai, pho [fuh] and grilled lamb chops. The large restaurant seats 200 and also serves beer, wine and cocktails, including a Secretini made with vodka, lychee, and cucumber juice. If that whet’s your appetite, read more about it and check out Matthew Odam's list of the city's Top 50 restaurants, at Austin360.com.

<p>Pan-Asian fusion restaurant 1618 has been rolling out a soft opening for the past few weeks, and this week the restaurant at 1618 E. Riverside Boulevard in East Austin made its opening official. The operation from husband-and-wife team Kevin and Lynn Tran serves a lunch and dinner menu that bounces around Asia with dishes like pad Thai, pho [fuh] and grilled lamb chops. The large restaurant seats 200 and also serves beer, wine and cocktails, including a Secretini made with vodka, lychee, and cucumber juice. If that whet&rsquo;s your appetite, read more about it and check out Matthew Odam's list of the city's Top 50 restaurants, at Austin360.com.</p>

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Asian fusion restaurant 1618 now open on East Riverside Drive

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