Statewide, sales also increase 14 percent

Alcohol

$352,431

Blind Pig Pub, 317 E. Sixth St., $343,477

Hilton Austin Hotel, 500 E. Fourth St., $317,766

Driskill Hotel, 604 Brazos St., $316,600

Kung Fu Saloon, 510 Rio Grande St., $296,546

The Palazio, 501 E. Ben White Blvd., $291,924

Top sellers in other Central Texas communities were:

Bastrop: Cindy’s Downtown, 931 Main St., $48,508

Bee Cave: Little Woodrow’s, 12801 Shops Pkwy., $81,289

Buda: Chili’s, 420 Old San Antonio Road, $42,190

Cedar Park: Wild West, 401 E. Whitestone Blvd., $154,086

Dripping Springs: Flores Mexican Restaurant, 2440 E. U.S. 290, $96,061

Georgetown: Hardtails, 1515 N. Interstate 35, $80,632

Kyle: Casa Garcia’s, 5401 FM 1626, $46,705

Lago Vista: Deli Werks, 7500 Lohmans Ford Road, $31,498

Lakeway: Lakeway Resort, 101 Lakeway Drive, $176,369

Leander: Jardin del Rey, 703 S. U.S. 183, $32,477

Round Rock: Third Base, 3107 S. I-35, $191,940

San Marcos: Harper’s Public House, 139 E. Hopkins St., $152,237

Spicewood: Poodie’s Hilltop Roadhouse, 22308 Texas 71 W., $58,082

Sunset Valley: Doc’s Backyard, 5207 Brodie Lane, $99,594

Across the state, alcohol sales — and mixed beverage tax revenues — were also up 14 percent compared to October 2011, according to the comptroller’s office. Texas bars, restaurants and hotels poured $477.6 million worth of alcoholic drinks, netting $66.9 mil- lion in taxes for the state.

October beer, wine and mixed drink sales in Fort Worth totaled $20.4 million; San Antonio, $40.3 million; Dallas, $56.9 million; and Houston, $89.4 million.

The state’s top seller in October was the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, which was No. 2 on last month’s list, where bar receipts were an estimated $1.8 million.

Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, No. 1 in September, came in second last month.

Its registers rang up alcohol sales totaling $1.6 million.