January 10, 20196 yr https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-born-mr-gattis-pizza-files-for-bankruptcy/269-139ce98a-43a6-4f3d-933c-7b883d77de4a Mr. Gattis files for bankruptcy. Says it won't affect operations.
January 10, 20196 yr https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-born-mr-gattis-pizza-files-for-bankruptcy/269-139ce98a-43a6-4f3d-933c-7b883d77de4a Mr. Gattis files for bankruptcy. Says it won't affect operations.Pos rep for thread title.
January 10, 20196 yr It better not affect operations. That would be a disaster that rivals the Hindenburg to the cheap pizza community.
January 10, 20196 yr the buffet was a highlight as a kid. still go once a year for the nostalgia. and the ranch.
January 10, 20196 yr Author 11 minutes ago, 4th&Five said: the buffet was a highlight as a kid. still go once a year for the nostalgia. and the ranch. Used to park at the MLK location during finals. Would buy the lunch buffet. Would eat, then sit at a table drinking iced tea and studying for hours. Then at dinner time, grab my plate and hit the buffet again. Ate all day for like $5. Fuck, I helped drive these guys to bankruptcy. My bad.
January 10, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: Used to park at the MLK location during finals. Would buy the lunch buffet. Would eat, then sit at a table drinking iced tea and studying for hours. Then at dinner time, grab my plate and hit the buffet again. Ate all day for like $5. Fuck, I helped drive these guys to bankruptcy. My bad. I did the same. Pretty sure about 20,000 students per year did this on a regular basis,.so don't blame yourself. Being in high school in Austin in the 80s, it was THE pizza for all parties, get-togethers, happenings, goings-on, and general events. And since we had off-campus lunch at Anderson High, it was pretty common to hit the Far West or Anderson location at lunchtime, too. It's still my kids' favorite delivery option but the stores are getting fewer and further between. Edited January 10, 20196 yr by utee94
January 10, 20196 yr and I thought they were saving money using cardboard for pizza crust. must have a terrible business model.
January 10, 20196 yr Former employee @ the Lake Travis location summer of '93. There was a goat ranch next door. Every night around 9pm when the buffet got shut down we would walk out the back door with loads of cold, stale pizza and be greeted by a herd of ~25 slobbering bug-eyed goats, ready for the pizza party.
January 10, 20196 yr If 459-twenty-two twenty-two is disrupted, you can dial Four four four four fourfourfour in the interim.
January 10, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, smuggs said: Former employee @ the Lake Travis location summer of '93. There was a goat ranch next door. Every night around 9pm when the buffet got shut down we would walk out the back door with loads of cold, stale pizza and be greeted by a herd of ~25 slobbering bug-eyed goats, ready for the pizza party. that sounds like the best job in the whole world.
January 10, 20196 yr Author 34 minutes ago, futureman said: that sounds like the best job in the whole world. The job of pizza-eating goat?
January 10, 20196 yr Just now, Brisketexan said: The job of pizza-eating goat? no, hanging out at the pizza shop all day smoking dope and then feeding the leftovers to a bunch of hungry goats. I could do that every day for 60 years and retire.
January 10, 20196 yr Author Just now, futureman said: no, hanging out at the pizza shop all day smoking dope and then feeding the leftovers to a bunch of hungry goats. I could do that every day for 60 years and retire. I could indeed think of many worse jobs. But still....pizza-eating goat sounds like a decent gig.
January 11, 20196 yr no, hanging out at the pizza shop all day smoking dope and then feeding the leftovers to a bunch of hungry goats. I could do that every day for 60 years and retire. Retire? Does that gig pay 6 figs?
January 11, 20196 yr 8 minutes ago, Whatever said: Retire? Does that gig pay 6 figs? it’s a simple life.
January 12, 20196 yr Was going for a nostalgic order. Large 2 topping 8 wings and ranch. $30 before tip. Shit ain’t Homeslice Fuck off. Was better when Mr
January 12, 20196 yr I remember when they came out with that delivery number (459-2222) in '83 or '84. Me & my roommate in Jester East had the phone number 495-2222, so we'd get calls from idoits trying to order pizzas day and night, even like 3am. That shit got old real got-damn quick. After a while we gave up on telling em they had the wrong number & just started taking their orders & telling 'em the pizzas would be there in 30 minutes. Fucking drunk morons.
January 12, 20196 yr On 1/10/2019 at 2:48 PM, utee94 said: It's still my kids' favorite delivery option but the stores are getting fewer and further between. I love Gatti's but I can't get anyone else in my family to eat it.
January 12, 20196 yr 13 minutes ago, wood said: I remember when they came out with that delivery number (459-2222) in '83 or '84. Me & my roommate in Jester East had the phone number 495-2222, so we'd get calls from idoits trying to order pizzas day and night, even like 3am. That shit got old real got-damn quick. After a while we gave up on telling em they had the wrong number & just started taking their orders & telling 'em the pizzas would be there in 30 minutes. Fucking drunk morons. if this isn’t bullshit that’s pretty fuckin great
January 12, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, futureman said: if this isn’t bullshit that’s pretty fuckin great No bs... The funny thing is the calls slowed to a trickle after a few days of that tactic. So we had that goin' for us.
January 12, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, wood said: I remember when they came out with that delivery number (459-2222) in '83 or '84. Me & my roommate in Jester East had the phone number 495-2222, so we'd get calls from idoits trying to order pizzas day and night, even like 3am. That shit got old real got-damn quick. After a while we gave up on telling em they had the wrong number & just started taking their orders & telling 'em the pizzas would be there in 30 minutes. Fucking drunk morons. My roommate in college had the same name as a fairly prominent, Uber conservative state senator (this was back in the days when phone books were still a thing). We would get a few calls wanting his opinion on this or that. We had some fun with it. I had a quote printed in the Statesman.
January 12, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, conVINCEd said: My roommate in college had the same name as a fairly prominent, Uber conservative state senator (this was back in the days when phone books were still a thing). We would get a few calls wanting his opinion on this or that. We had some fun with it. I had a quote printed in the Statesman. wood’s story may have been true. this is bullshit though. nobody got quoted in the paper.
January 12, 20196 yr It wasn’t a ridiculous quote. It’s pretty much what he would’ve said. Just tossed in a couple of unique words. Chalk it up to lazy reporting.
January 12, 20196 yr I had a buddy in high school that just kept one of Mr. Gattis buffet plates in his back pack. He’d just walk in and eat for free at will.
January 12, 20196 yr I remember walking in there during college and seeing the entire offensive line destroying the buffet. I figured they would have filed for bankruptcy that afternoon.
January 12, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, wood said: I remember when they came out with that delivery number (459-2222) in '83 or '84. Me & my roommate in Jester East had the phone number 495-2222, so we'd get calls from idoits trying to order pizzas day and night, even like 3am. That shit got old real got-damn quick. After a while we gave up on telling em they had the wrong number & just started taking their orders & telling 'em the pizzas would be there in 30 minutes. Fucking drunk morons.
January 12, 20196 yr I worked at the call center in high school in the 80’s. “Thanks for calling Mr. Gatti’s, can I take your order?” Usually by 8pm I’d start getting calls from drunk people going “yeah I need a taxi.” Yellow cab in Austin had the phone number 452-9999...but because that jingle had burned that phone number in most of Austin’s head back then they ended up calling Gatti’s. Good times. Always had plenty of large Samplers around and cinnamon sticks in the break room.
January 12, 20196 yr Ghatti’s is ass, but had to rep for quality thread title. I even read it in my head to that little bitch’s commercial jingle.
January 12, 20196 yr On 1/10/2019 at 2:02 PM, Brisketexan said: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-born-mr-gattis-pizza-files-for-bankruptcy/269-139ce98a-43a6-4f3d-933c-7b883d77de4a Mr. Gattis files for bankruptcy. Says it won't affect operations. That's a 5 star title. Well done my man
January 12, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, South Austin said: Ghatti’s is ass, but had to rep for quality thread title. I even read it in my head to that little bitch’s commercial jingle. You shut your whore mouth and leave your mother out of this.
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