Category Archives: Closed

March 1, 1997: Thai Garden.

Posted on March 1, 1997 by dwightbrown

5517 Manchaca 326-5205 Pepper grinder rating: 0. Men’s room rating: 2. Dwight’s comments: Okay, but not exceptional, Thai food. I wasn’t as blown away by the appetizers as my fellow diners, and the phat thai, while still very edible, tasted … Continue reading →

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April 20, 1996: PooThai Restaurant.

Posted on April 20, 1996 by dwightbrown

200 Buttercup Creek Blvd 331-3810 Pepper grinder rating: 0. Men’s room rating: 3. Dwight’s comments: PooThai is a pleasant enough place, with friendly waitstaff (although the guy who waited on when we first came in looked suspiciously sleepy and suspiciously … Continue reading →

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April 6, 1996: T.G.I. Friday’s.

Posted on April 6, 1996 by dwightbrown

10000 Research 345-6410 Pepper grinder rating: 0. Men’s room rating: 3. (When did they stop putting ice in the urinals? Wasn’t that a T.G.I. Friday’s trademark?) Dwight’s comments: A large menu of mostly undistinguished food, with decor by the BMTCRSC. … Continue reading →

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March 30, 1996: Shields Restaurant.

Posted on March 30, 1996 by dwightbrown

5122 Bee Caves Road 328-9770 Pepper grinder rating: 0. Men’s room rating: 3. (Average and large enough. The old cigarette ads on the wall are amusing for a few seconds, and I like places that put sections of the daily … Continue reading →

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March 23, 1996: Gumbo’s.

Posted on March 23, 1996 by dwightbrown

14735 Bratton Lane 251-1606 Pepper grinder rating: 0. Men’s room rating: 2. (Very nice, but loses a point for being undersized relative to the resteraunt’s seating capacity.) Dwight’s comments: If you look at my “Not a Top Ten List”, you’ll … Continue reading →

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February 17, 1996: Pao’s Mandarin House (downtown) (Location Closed)

Posted on February 17, 1996 by dwightbrown

800 Brazos St. 482-8100 Pepper grinder rating: 0. Dwight’s comments: The Chinese food here is as good as any I’ve had in Austin, and the prices were surprisingly reasonable. I had been led to believe (from the location, and word … Continue reading →

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February 10, 1996: Alpenhof Steak Haus (Closed)

Posted on February 10, 1996 by dwightbrown

16018 Hamilton Pool Rd. 263-9875 Pepper grinder rating: 0. Dwight’s comments: This isn’t a bad steak place, and the prices are reasonable. I like the atmosphere much better than the Outback’s: it feels very…European hunting lodge. (Whatever you do, don’t … Continue reading →

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February 3, 1996: Mesa Hills Cafe (Closed)

Posted on February 3, 1996 by dwightbrown

435 Greystone 345-7423 Pepper grinder rating: 1. Dwight’s comments: As Lawrence put it, “Now I know why we go there every couple of years: so we can remind ourselves why we don’t go there more often.” The Mesa Hills Cafe … Continue reading →

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