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On 7/27/2018 at 9:15 AM, skipperj said:

How come that is everyone’s secret?

Yea it's pretty popular. 

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On 7/25/2018 at 9:18 AM, Tylerocks said:

Not Austin, But in La Grange.

 

when I was a kid riding up with my folks for games and before 71 looped around La Grange, we would always stop at Mayer's/Meyer's?  It was kind of like a Dairy Queen I guess would be the best descriptor.  They served red hot dogs.

 

Anyone else remember that place?  Am I way off on the name?

Yes, it was next to the grocery store.  We used to stop there on the way to the deer lease in Llano, or sometimes we’d stop again at The Big Wheel in Oak Hill.  

There are enough kolaches and koblasniks in West for errybody.  Even Slovacek's has some pretty good eats. 

La Reyna on S. 1st

Dario's E. 6th

Castle Hill 

Marimont Cafeteria (with Grandma)

Monterey House in front Handy Dan on Ben White ( with Dad)

Fandango's (with Mom)

Italian favorites:

Stelline

Mezzaluna

 

 

And the reference to Grandma reminds me of Mirabelle, the north Austin version of Castle Hill that was heavily favored by geriatrics.  It was a more upscale Luby's.

Placeholder for Sweetish Hill Bakery....

Apparently the Chili's on 360 is still sorely missed by salsa/hot sauce afficionados around Austin.  RIP you superlative example of Tex-Mex in the sky...

We’ll always have the confusingly located and shockingly busy 45th & Lamar version to sustain us.

 

On 8/9/2018 at 8:07 AM, VolenteHawk said:

We’ll always have the confusingly located and shockingly busy 45th & Lamar version to sustain us.

 

God I hate that place.

Opening a "sexier" Freedman's. Topless waitresses?

What a great space and patio.  Wonderful retreat from being on campus all day.  Great cocktails and the bbq was certainly well above average (not superb, but spot on).   Pain in the ass to park and pricey but always enjoyed it.  Sad to see it shuttering.  

27 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Frank and Angie’s is closing.

Honestly they should have just made it an annex of Hut's years ago. Their pizza was fine for Austin pizza. But it was just Austin pizza. They could have used the space for burgers. Like JM did with his original place on Manor and the back building.

The most unused parking lot on West Sixth is about to be opened up.  Curious how this ends up...

Popeye's in Westlake has apparently closed. They are currently de-branding it. That place has been open at least since I moved here in 89.

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On 5/31/2018 at 1:33 PM, ChickenSandwich said:

Damn the name escapes me. Maybe French door?  Was a family run sandwich shop on Lake Austin’s blvd just west of Magnolia cafe. Once a week she did a homemade meatloaf sandwich I still miss. 

I know the place you're talking about. I lived in the neighborhood and went there about once a week.

The Kitchen Door. Great sandwiches. Chicken salad to die for.

14 hours ago, Deej said:

The Kitchen Door. Great sandwiches. Chicken salad to die for.

I would say second only to the chicken salad sandwich at Upper Crust.  But yeah, it was damn good and I miss that place.

On 8/29/2018 at 3:00 PM, ftf82 said:

Popeye's in Westlake has apparently closed. They are currently de-branding it. That place has been open at least since I moved here in 89.

it's been a complete fucking dumpster fire or a long time now.  not a bit surprised.

The Kitchen Door. Great sandwiches. Chicken salad to die for.
That was a darn good place. I lived next door to it my first 3 years in town and tried damn near everything they made during that time.

When they would be close to closing time, they would make hot sandwiches with meatloaf, roast beef, and cheese to clear the inventory. Glorious. The bread was phenomenal, too.

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On 7/30/2018 at 6:38 PM, Biff Tannen said:

There are enough kolaches and koblasniks in West for errybody.  Even Slovacek's has some pretty good eats. 

I predict I'm gonna take a ration of shit for this, but Slovacek's is my favorite among it, Czeck Stop and Village Bakery.

On 8/29/2018 at 6:40 PM, Deej said:

The Kitchen Door. Great sandwiches. Chicken salad to die for.

The meatloaf sandwich as Kitchen Door was good as hell too. 

I know it's been said before - but was just thinking of this...

 

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25 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

The meatloaf sandwich as Kitchen Door was good as hell too. 

Yes, it was. 

Texas Land & Cattle closes another AUSTIN store, this time at South MoPac & 2244.  Not gonna be missed and I sure as shit hope they take that iHOP down with ‘em.  But would stop there years ago for cheap takeout, and had a half dozen Great chats with Jerry Jeff Walker who uses to do the same thing I did—-purposely delay the takeout order so he could sit and have a few drinks to decompress from the day before heading home 

that iHop is always jammed. I don't see it closing. TL&C was perfect for that place because it didn't do enough business to make parking a problem, and there's not near enough parking if some restaurant opens and does well.

Damn. I love their smoked sirloin. I was pissed when they got rid of their enchilada side, and stopped going as much.

Someone mentioned it but Texicali use to be my go to every week with my dad. Started going when it was on S. Lamar and kept going when they moved it to Oltorf. My dad and Danny (the owner) became good friends over the years and the business struggled to keep going when his wife passed of cancer. I miss that place!

4 hours ago, Jim_P said:

Someone mentioned it but Texicali use to be my go to every week with my dad. Started going when it was on S. Lamar and kept going when they moved it to Oltorf. My dad and Danny (the owner) became good friends over the years and the business struggled to keep going when his wife passed of cancer. I miss that place!

Waffle fries.

I took a class hosted by Danny and his buddy who was the minister at that Methodist church right by the state capitol building.  Danny was awesome.

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On 9/21/2018 at 3:06 PM, Hank Scorpio said:

The meatloaf sandwich as Kitchen Door was good as hell too. 

Tuesday’s I believe 

That's too bad.  That's a really good burger that doesn't get enough love.

IMO

 

Shit.  I had heard about it but never went there.

I'd start an "Austin restaurants you fear will close soon" thread but none of you assholes are likely to disclose your secrets.

I blame Live Oak moving out to the airport for my lack of recent attendance there.  It was pretty typical for me and my tailgate party co-host buddy to hit Chumikal's for lunch on a Friday afternoon, then head over to the brewery to pick up our kegs for the tailgate party.  And of course, we'd just have to linger around for most of the afternoon, shootin' the breeze and drinking free beer.

But since the move, I don't think I've been to Chumikal's even once.  That's a shame.

On 10/15/2018 at 9:18 PM, utee94 said:

That's too bad.  That's a really good burger that doesn't get enough love.

IMO

 

Lived here my entire life and never heard of it.  Sounds like my loss.

Seriously, been here 18 years and I've never heard of it either. And I've spent a decent amount of time in East Austin.

I always stopped to eat at El Azteca (RIP) before I went that far east on East 7th.

On 10/19/2018 at 5:28 PM, gsoda3 said:

Seriously, been here 18 years and I've never heard of it either. And I've spent a decent amount of time in East Austin.

Me too except 19 years.

I'd say you guys are the problem, except it sounds like they're simply retiring, not going out of business for lack of customer support... :)

 

 

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Jean Pierre's Upstairs. Loved that place. One of the guys that worked there own's El Dorados on Anderson, I believe.

Rare guilty pleasure over the past few years, but the last Taco Bueno in Austin at Slaughter and Mopac apparently closed down. 

14 hours ago, ftf82 said:

Rare guilty pleasure over the past few years, but the last Taco Bueno in Austin at Slaughter and Mopac apparently closed down. 

Millennials killed Taco Bueno.

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