Young man, there’s no need to feel down…

The Vince Young Steakhouse in downtown Austin is closing January 24th.

Restaurant website.

…the decision reflects a thoughtful assessment of the changing environment facing independent, single-location restaurants, alongside rising costs across the restaurant industry.

I’ve felt for a while now that Austin is oversaturated with high-end steak houses: two locations of Flemming’s, two locations of Perry’s, a Ruth’s Chris, and I believe one or two new ones opened in 2025 (though I’m blanking on specifics right now).

We had a birthday dinner at Vince Young’s once. I don’t remember there being anything particularly bad or wrong about it. But I also don’t remember there being anything particularly memorable about it, and at those prices, I kind of want “memorable”.

Also, it was downtowm, and we generally try to avoid downtown Austin these days.