“Restavrant are two screemin freeks – term used so respectfully from adorable Victoria, Texas, that use expired license plates for drum parts and bodily drag truly addled hillbillyism into the digital age. They engineer a sloppy collision between Hasil Adkins and DJ Assault that boils down to beat, guitar and rooster-at-sunrise screaming, and behind them the drunkest dancers fall obediently in line.”
-The Echo
“A sloppy collision between Hasil Adkins and DJ Assault that boils down to beat, guitar and rooster at dawn screaming, and behind them the drunkest dancers fall obediently in line.” – LA RECORD
“RESTAVRANT Maybe you caught ‘em at SXSW this year. It’s hard not to immediately love Restavrant when you see them live. The drummer plays a suitcase and license plates, and the singer is the best-dressed cowboy you’ve ever seen. They’re originally from Victoria, Texas, though my buddy Jon at Huffington Post now calls them the best band in Los Angeles. ” – Max Goldberg – Max Goldberg Online
“Combining deep blues and hip-hop beats better than anyone since the late, great R.L. Burnside, this is the album the Black Keys should have made with Dangermouse.” – Chester A. Arthur – IRT Magazine