July 8, 20205 yr Had to share cuz I was thrilled to get a great Father's Day gift (though I had to wait for it to arrive). A Mad Dog & Beans tee shirt and mug. I have such great memories of that place and my daughter found it (and a bunch of other old Austin eateries) on a site called Yestercool. Anyway, looks gret and I'm having a great time telling everyone about Austin in the 80s.... Anyone else remember Mad Dog & Beans? What I wold give for one of their milkshakes..actually, ANYBODY's milk shake.
July 8, 20205 yr Nice. May order a Liberty Lunch and a Threadgills tees. Definitely need a Hoffbrau tee also. Edited July 8, 20205 yr by Shaddie
July 9, 20205 yr I've posted this before. One of my favorite parts of Mad Dogs and Beans was the small parking lot. You'd pull up and toss your keys to some random homeless looking guy who would tandem park cars and hold your keys until you were done eating lunch, while moving cars around so those that had been there the longest weren't blocked in.
July 9, 20205 yr Only got to eat there a couple of times before it closed but I remember it being really good.
July 10, 20205 yr I ate there a ton. One of my best friends and bandmates worked there, but we never made the connection until we formally met years later. I spent a shit ton of time and money consuming burgers and milkshakes at Mad Dogs, then hanging out next door at Les Amis hoping Denia (singer for Bad Mutha Goose) would take my espresso order.
July 11, 20205 yr On 7/10/2020 at 7:17 AM, Armybrat said: Pardon me, I thought this was the Old Austin thread. Just replace "Maddog and Bean's" with "The Stallion" in your mind.
July 14, 20205 yr On 7/9/2020 at 9:54 PM, jimmyjazz said: I ate there a ton. One of my best friends and bandmates worked there, but we never made the connection until we formally met years later. I spent a shit ton of time and money consuming burgers and milkshakes at Mad Dogs, then hanging out next door at Les Amis hoping Denia (singer for Bad Mutha Goose) would take my espresso order. never went to les amis. was always too intimidating (and smoky) for me. quackenbush's seemed a little more lowbrow and accessible. mad dogs had a burger with guac and sprouts. holy moley that was a tasty burger. a little char on the patty. that was a great place. blue bell shakes.
July 15, 20205 yr 15 hours ago, thrillhammer said: mad dogs had a burger with guac and sprouts. holy moley that was a tasty burger. No. 7 - “Austin’s Favorite”
July 16, 20205 yr On 7/10/2020 at 8:27 PM, Deej said: Shopping at Inner Sanctum and Pipes Plus, then grabbing food at Mad Dog's.
July 26, 20205 yr Hey @deej that was a good find, and I remember that lifestyle around Austin in the 70's and 80's. The film mentioned that David was an actor in Austin and he looks like the liquor store clerk in Dazed and confused. In my years at McCallum in the late 70's some of our lunch place rotations would include Knight a Burger, Stallion, 2J's, Dart Bowl, Ol' Hickory BBQ, Holiday House, Top Notch, Pancho's, and of course the Taco Bell and Long john Silvers on Burnet Rd. were very popular. In the early 80's the popular drinking hangouts were the Side Pocket, 183 Cue Club, Silver Dollar and the Lumber yard. Sixth Street was just beginning to become popular.
July 26, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, TPCJ007 said: Hey @deej that was a good find, and I remember that lifestyle around Austin in the 70's and 80's. The film mentioned that David was an actor in Austin and he looks like the liquor store clerk in Dazed and confused. Yep, that's him.
July 27, 20205 yr He told my expectant wife to eat something green every day. He is a wise man. Still working today, I see...from IMDB. Edited July 27, 20205 yr by Lobo
July 27, 20205 yr On 7/25/2020 at 9:23 PM, TPCJ007 said: Hey @deej that was a good find, and I remember that lifestyle around Austin in the 70's and 80's. The film mentioned that David was an actor in Austin and he looks like the liquor store clerk in Dazed and confused. David lives in my neighborhood and is always out for a walk.
July 28, 20205 yr Please tell him he kinda looks like Bob Odenkirk to me, and has since way before either of them were famous.
July 28, 20205 yr As long as we're waxing nostalgic, I very much miss Tuesday 2-for-1 chicken fried steak nights at Beans (not Mad Dog & Beans).
July 28, 20205 yr 57 minutes ago, utee94 said: And I miss Eggs Benedict served by cute coeds at the Lakeview Cafe'. I barely remember that place -- was it where Hula Hut is now or down the road from there?
July 28, 20205 yr Just now, jimmyjazz said: I barely remember that place -- was it where Hula Hut is now or down the road from there? It was across Lake Austin Blvd on the hillside, rather than directly on the water at Oyster Landing. In the early 90s they moved across to the water-side, and renamed/rethemed as "The Lodge at Lakeview" which wasn't nearly as good, aside from $1 Celis night on Thursdays. The Lodge at Lakeview only lasted a couple of years and that building is the one right next to Hula Hut that's been Jake's and a dozen other things over the past two decades. I honestly have no idea what it is now.
July 28, 20205 yr 6 hours ago, utee94 said: It was across Lake Austin Blvd on the hillside, rather than directly on the water at Oyster Landing. In the early 90s they moved across to the water-side, and renamed/rethemed as "The Lodge at Lakeview" which wasn't nearly as good, aside from $1 Celis night on Thursdays. The Lodge at Lakeview only lasted a couple of years and that building is the one right next to Hula Hut that's been Jake's and a dozen other things over the past two decades. I honestly have no idea what it is now. Abel's on the Lake. And totally forgettable.
July 28, 20205 yr 7 minutes ago, ftf82 said: Abel's on the Lake. And totally forgettable. Oh yeah I actually knew that. And forgot. Proving you 100% correct.
March 11, 20223 yr I went to UT 85-89. I’m back for the first time. Where was mad dog? I can’t find the location. And I can’t find anything but Continental club, the Driskel. Is there anything else I can look for? I wish I had a tour guide to remind me where everything was.
March 13, 20223 yr 20 hours ago, blacklab said: Mad dog was just west of the drag on 24th Next to Les Amis.
March 13, 20223 yr I can’t imagine visiting Austin for the first time since ‘89. Talk about sensory overload.
March 18, 20223 yr I still miss The Bandido at Mad Dog's. With onion rings, although the fries were solid. Walked by that place every day on the way to class.
March 18, 20223 yr There are definitely some Old Austin food places in the range of these pics! Jake's immediately comes to mind, and Beans on 6th street. https://austin.towers.net/flash-back-to-austin-1984-with-these-vintage-views-of-downtowns-gold-bank/?pro=caitlyn@towers.net Edited March 18, 20223 yr by DalTxHornFan
March 19, 20223 yr On 3/13/2022 at 9:57 AM, CooterBrown said: I can’t imagine visiting Austin for the first time since ‘89. Talk about sensory overload. That's almost as long as I've lived here. Moved here in '86 when I was 4 years old. Might as well be a different planet now.
March 20, 20223 yr On 3/18/2022 at 4:56 PM, DalTxHornFan said: There are definitely some Old Austin food places in the range of these pics! Jake's immediately comes to mind, and Beans on 6th street. Beans was my broke-ass college crowd's regular rotation on Tuesday nights for 2-1 chicken fried steaks. We typically rolled in with about 5-6 people. We all ate one CFS, except the biggest dude, who could always down two by himself.
March 20, 20223 yr No. 7 - “Austin’s Favorite”My go to order. Great burger. Never seen it’s equal anywhere else.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
March 20, 20223 yr My older sister introduced me to Mad Dog & Beans when she was at UT in the early 80s. I got two meals in me from there my freshman year in 92 before it closed for good. My go-to was Porky's Demise, Fries, Cookies & Cream Milkshake.
March 27, 20223 yr Mad dog was just west of the drag on 24thMad Dog’s food was so good for the money because they were money laundering and never had to pay attention to food cost and actually needed to bump up food cost to justify the money going through there.
March 27, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, ShaggyBevo RIP said: Mad Dog’s food was so good for the money because they were money laundering and never had to pay attention to food cost. You say that like it's a bad thing.
March 27, 20223 yr Money laundering?Austin coke money. If you had connections there you could get coke with your meal.
March 27, 20223 yr Wow, had to be mid 80s or earlier? In the early 90s, my standard Crown and Anchor lunchtime order of a jalapeno cheeseburger + FF and a coke, was $3.45. And pitchers of Shiner Bock were maybe $4.50. Pitchers at The Posse were $3.75.
March 27, 20223 yr I pitched the idea of sober ride vans to SXSW in year 2 (1988), and they responded by putting me in charge and gave me one van. I picked up and drove a ton of out-of-town folks that weekend, and I'd make small talk with many of them. A common theme was their surprise at how cheap food was in Austin. If I think backwards, it seems our prices started to catch up some 15 years ago. I might be off a bit, but I do recall going with my wife to Threadgill's when our youngest was a toddler (~ 2006) and thinking "huh, looks like every entree went up $1-$2". It continued from there.
May 11, 20223 yr Nothing like crusing tower records for a new cd or two and then walking over to mad dog and beans for a burger. The good old days .
May 11, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, HiggyBaby said: Nothing like crusing Inner Sanctum for a new lp or two and then walking over to mad dog and beans for a burger. The good old days . Fify.
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