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Austin Java Closes Three of Four Locations
Three more restaurants fall victim to the Wuhan coronavirus: Austin Java will close three locations in Austin and Dripping Springs, including the cafe’s City Hall, Met Center and Dripping Springs locations, according to an Aug. 4 social media announcement that … Continue reading
Black Walnut Cafe Closes Both Austin Locations
Well, darn: “It is with a heavy heart that we must announce we have decided to permanently close both of our Austin locations at Four Points and Austin Commons as of today, June 22.” A shame, as they made a … Continue reading
Cafe Josie Closes
Another restaurant that used to be a contender bites the dust: After 15 years of working at Cafe Josie, the last seven of those as owner, the 38-year-old Taylor decided it was time to turn off the lights for good … Continue reading
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Tagged American, Cafe Josie, Closed, Fine Dining
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Heh. Heh. Heh.
By way of the Statesman: Luby’s, the beloved Texas cafeteria chain and home of the famous LuAnn platter, is looking to sell its restaurants and assets, the company announced Wednesday.The Houston-based company’s board decided to pursue the sale after a … Continue reading
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Add Lucy’s On the Lake To the List of Austin Restaurants Closing
Another one brought down by the beer virus: “March kept us open for November, December and January,” Holmes said. But one week of very slow takeout sales proved that a pivot would not be the answer for the restaurant on … Continue reading
Add Shady Grove To the List of Austin Restaurants Closing
The Wuhan Coronavirus claims another Austin restaurant victim: Shady Grove, the Zilker-adjacent restaurant known for live music and strong margaritas, is permanently closing after service today, after 28 years in Austin, as confirmed in a call to the restaurant. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Burgers, Chicken-Fried Steak, Shady Grove, South Austin
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Threadgill’s Closing
Threadgill’s restaurant will be closing: Threadgill’s, the Southern-fried eatery that’s long existed as a paragon of old Austin culture, will not reopen. Founder Eddie Wilson confirmed the news to the Chronicle on Sunday. By then, he’d already begun working with … Continue reading
Red’s Porch…
…closed both their location at the Quarry (off of Braker Lane in North Austin) and their Round Rock location, according to the Statesman. We’ve eaten at the original Red’s a few times, and we actually ate at the Quarry location … Continue reading
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Open Table’s 2018 Best Restaurants in Austin List
Open Table came out with their 10 Best Restaurants in Austin list. Here are the ten: Truluck’s Seafood, Steak and Crab House (Downtown) Eddie V’s (5th Street) Garbo’s La Volpe Uchi Jeffrey’s Uchiko Eddie V’s (Arboretum) Cafe Josie Lonesome Dove … Continue reading
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Tagged Fine Dining, Italian, Open Table, seafood, Steak, sushi
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Threadgill’s World Headquarters To Close
Threagill’s World Headquarters, the south Austin location that opened in 1996, will close after Thanksgiving: The veteran businessman that helped catalyze Austin’s vaunted music culture as owner of the Armadillo World Headquarters (1970-1980) confirms that Threadgill’s Riverside location will close … Continue reading