Okay that's just silly. Barley Swine moving to a brand new space from that tiny, run down space on South Lamar had nothing to do with rent increases. I'll agree with everything else in your post.
It's my business and it's one check a month is why, just to have cash on hand. Including that check, I probably write 5 checks a month max out of my business account. I haven't had to reorder checks in 7 or 8 years.
I'm self-employed. When my kids were younger I told them I paid myself $500 a month. I would write myself a check and go to my bank drive-thru with a post-it note on it telling them how I wanted it broken out ($50s, $20s, $10s and $5s) and then take the envelope home and put in the gun safe. Anytime we go anywhere where we need tip money I just go grab a few $5s and $10s). Use the $50s and $20s at Billy's or C&A.
The lead car in a protected left who is staring at their phone when they get a green arrow gets a "thousand and one" count before I hit my horn. I'm amazed at the number of people who sit behind those idots and don't blare the horn and just wait for them to finally look up. I'm looking at your Walsh Tarlton and Bee Cave.
Even though the WB isn't open yet, the cluster fucking has begun. The stacking for Cane's is now wrapped around the inline Jack Brown Cleaners/Thunderclouds space all the way down to Summermoon. Meaning cars that are parked at Thundercloud are blocked in. Good thing there's plenty of space in front of the new St. Bernards. Morons are also trying to turn left (to go south on Walsh Tarlton) out of the center from in front of the Jack Browns.
If Dogs are included, then Sausage Wraps should be included. In particular, the Sausage Wrap served at Frank Erwin Center after downing 5 or 6 Bud Lights.
My now deceased Mom was affectionately known as Grandma Sandwich to our kids and their friends, because that's all that she would offer to make them for lunch when she watched them. When I was growing up, more often than not she made this on white bread with Miracle Whip. And gave the rind to our dacshunds. I would still kill for one today, but my wife does the shopping generally and refuses to buy it.
Anyone tried the Dart Bowl Enchiladas at El Dorado and, if so, are they comparable to the original?
Also, fwiw, the burgers at Big Lebowski at Highland Lanes are not close to the jalapeno cheeseburgers at Dart Bowl, so I'm betting that they're not (Big Lebowski uses sweet Hawaiian buns, which doesn't work for me).
My current go to in Austin is Casa Garcias on Wm Cannon, but mainly because my wife loves their soup. If I’m up for a drive I’ll go down to the original Texican on Manchaca. And there’s never a wait at Santa Rita. I don’t think either of these places are as good as joints in San Antonio or Houston (or El Paso or Santa Fe for Sw Amex) but they’re pretty damn good.