The Screaming Goat Closes
July 1, 2011One of our favorite little taquerias, the Screaming Goat at 900 W. 10th, has closed. The details are foggy, but if we learn more we’ll post it on this page. Since the closing of long-time favorite Basil’s, the other restaurants that have occupied Continue Reading »
Bee Caves Road Strikes Again: ZuZu, Bella Serra and Zoot All Close
June 7, 2011There is something positively weird about Bee Caves Road in Westlake and on toward the town of Bee Caves when it comes to restaurants. With the exception of The Country Line, Chinatown and the Grove, I can’t think of any owner-operated spots that have Continue Reading »
Dominick’s Italian American Restaurant in Lakeway (formerly Ciola’s) Closes
May 10, 2011Got a brief email from owner Dave Staab that he is closing Dominick’s Italian-American Restaurant in Lakeway. Many will remember this spot as the long-time site of Ciola’s. Staab bought the restaurant from Dan and Tony Ciola last year. But Staab has Continue Reading »
Spaghetti Warehouse Closes
May 10, 2011One of the longest running restaurant concepts in town, the Spaghetti Warehouse on 4th St. has finally closed its doors. I took my kids there many times and we always enjoyed it. It definitely filled a niche and a lot of families and college students Continue Reading »
Café Mangu in Pflugerville Closes
May 4, 2011This one really is disturbing. Café Mangu had the BEST lechon asado in the area. And their blend of Cuban, Dominican, and Puerto Rican fare was fantastic. Yet, they are gone. They probably should have never opened in Pflugerville. I will really miss Continue Reading »
Silver and Stone in Georgetown Closes
May 4, 2011It is not often that a restaurant in our Top 20 closes, but Silver and Stone, helmed by James Ramsey, continues the unfortunate trend of fine dining restaurant closings in Georgetown. I thought Ramsey’s restaurant was marvelous, even if it was hidden Continue Reading »
Dimassi’s Lebanese Buffet on Research Closes
May 2, 2011You know, I really liked this place. It was healthy, very tasty, and reasonably priced. It was the only store in this chain of Lebanese buffets from Houston that was independently owned (one would think that would be a good thing). And yet, we bid adieu Continue Reading »
Romanian Restaurant Drakula Closes
April 25, 2011Just when I was boasting to a friend that Austin was beginning to have quite a variety of ethnic restaurants (and I don’t include Mexican in that category) it appears that we have lost one. Drakula, the neat little Romanian restaurant just off 183 Continue Reading »
Austin Restaurant Community Mourns Passing of Yoli and Michael Amr
February 23, 2011Stunning and devastating news from Round Rock this morning. Two of my favorite people in the Austin restaurant community, Yoli and Michael Amr, the founders of the original Gumbo’s and current owners of Mama Roux on Parmer Lane were found dead in their Continue Reading »
Ciola’s Transitions into Dominick’s Italian-American Restaurant
February 15, 2011Longtime favorite Ciola’s came under the new ownership of Dave Staab in July 2010, and has now transitioned into “Dominick’s.” Their new website touts, “Our name has since changed, but our high standard of service, quality Continue Reading »
