Dot's Place. Anything?
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Texas Horn
250+ Posts
no, but this post makes me happy that it is even a possibility. i hadn't heard they were reopening.
TheTresLeches
250+ Posts
I miss this place, but you can still buy her food. This is from January:
"If there's a Queen Mother of Austin comfort food, it would have to be Dot Hewitt, the indefatigable owner of Dot's Place (13805 Orchid Ln.), the beloved cafeteria-style eatery that burned to the ground in October of 2004. Though the restaurant was not insured, Hewitt bounced back quickly. She located kitchen space nearby and began serving a scaled-back version of her popular down-home menu from a mobile cart on the restaurant property. With the support of her church and many loyal customers, she began raising funds to rebuild. For a time, it appeared that many of the contractors, carpenters, electricians, and plumbers who had frequented Dot's for so many years would pitch in and help with the rebuilding. City permits were secured, but local response to Katrina seems to have set back Hewitt's fundraising efforts as well as depleted the available labor pool for the time being. She's still serving lunch weekdays from 11am to 2pm and looking for donations and/or investment backing."
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"If there's a Queen Mother of Austin comfort food, it would have to be Dot Hewitt, the indefatigable owner of Dot's Place (13805 Orchid Ln.), the beloved cafeteria-style eatery that burned to the ground in October of 2004. Though the restaurant was not insured, Hewitt bounced back quickly. She located kitchen space nearby and began serving a scaled-back version of her popular down-home menu from a mobile cart on the restaurant property. With the support of her church and many loyal customers, she began raising funds to rebuild. For a time, it appeared that many of the contractors, carpenters, electricians, and plumbers who had frequented Dot's for so many years would pitch in and help with the rebuilding. City permits were secured, but local response to Katrina seems to have set back Hewitt's fundraising efforts as well as depleted the available labor pool for the time being. She's still serving lunch weekdays from 11am to 2pm and looking for donations and/or investment backing."
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Slomo Play
25+ Posts
I've gone by there a couple of times and while it is still good and more than a person should eat for lunch, it's just not the same eating out of a styrafoam container back at the house.
No construction activity going on at all, and it looks to me like no one is in a hurry to get it going.
No construction activity going on at all, and it looks to me like no one is in a hurry to get it going.
TheTresLeches
250+ Posts
I think the situation is like what happened to the old Liberty Lunch. After it was demolished, the city and others made a big deal about trying to find a new location for the club. Lots of enthusiasm at first, but it just peters out as people move on with their own lives.
It's too bad. I loved Dot's.
It's too bad. I loved Dot's.
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