Rollingwood, I stand corrected, thanks. A former employee of the Chuy's outfit gave me misinformation. Anyway, given the problems with that location, I would have thought the Chuy's guys would have stayed away? I guess they think their **** doesn't stink. Although, the food isn't half bad.
Kiss of Death restaurant locations
- Thread starter El_Guapo
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RollingwoodHorn
500+ Posts
I think they just figured that the association with Chuy's would give them more cred than any other restaurant that had been in that location. Plus they probably figured they could get good business from people who don't feel like waiting an hour at Hula Hut.
Durkee's NW Austin thread made me think of a couple more.
I think it's called Galleria Oaks shopping center, where Reale's is at 183 and Anderson Mill. At the south end is a restaurant that went through a bunch of incarnations, including an ill-fated attempt by Austin Java Company to suburbanize itself. Right now it's a Vietnamese place called the Tea House, which has been there for maybe 2 or 3 years, I guess. Maybe the curse is broken.
Same center, one of those island restaurants in the parking lot that orginally was a Shoney's. If memory serves, I think it was a Ray's Steakhouse (?) for a while, then the north Hole in the Wall (round peg, meet square hole, no pun intended) and maybe one or two other things in between - a cheesesteak place or something? I may be getting my islands confused because there was also a Shipley's Donuts and a Golden Fried Chicken in there somewhere. Anyway, it's a Hoover's Cooking now; hopefully that will stick.
I think it's called Galleria Oaks shopping center, where Reale's is at 183 and Anderson Mill. At the south end is a restaurant that went through a bunch of incarnations, including an ill-fated attempt by Austin Java Company to suburbanize itself. Right now it's a Vietnamese place called the Tea House, which has been there for maybe 2 or 3 years, I guess. Maybe the curse is broken.
Same center, one of those island restaurants in the parking lot that orginally was a Shoney's. If memory serves, I think it was a Ray's Steakhouse (?) for a while, then the north Hole in the Wall (round peg, meet square hole, no pun intended) and maybe one or two other things in between - a cheesesteak place or something? I may be getting my islands confused because there was also a Shipley's Donuts and a Golden Fried Chicken in there somewhere. Anyway, it's a Hoover's Cooking now; hopefully that will stick.
capnamerca
500+ Posts
El Guapo - you're confusing two buildings in that shopping center. Hoover's is now in the old Shoney's building, which laid dormant for several years. The place that used to be Shipleys was then a coffee house, then a sandwhich shop, then H-I-T-W-N, now a mexican place, I believe. It's pretty much the north austin bellweather for kiss-of-death locations
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sua sponte
100+ Posts
it appears that Lucy's Boatyard has bit the dust as well..... Chuy's couldn't overcome the ghosts
capnamerca
500+ Posts
daHorns - it's nothing right now
. Wanna invest in a restaurant? I've got a GREAt highway location all picked out.
MaximumBarnes
100+ Posts
Yep, Galleria Oaks is the king of this. The best one is the one behind Taco Cabana. That has been a half-dozen restaurants over the past 20 years including Chez Fred, Hudson's Bar and Grill, Austin Java Co., Mama Mia's, and now the Tea House. The last one has been there for several years so maybe someone has finally gotten the formula right.
Slomo Play
25+ Posts
That Mexican restaurant at Parmer/Mopac is Don Luis Tacos. Stopped in yesterday morning for a couple of breakfast tacos and they were pretty damned good . Homemade tortillas! There is a huge bar that takes up about a quarterof the restaurant(didn't look ready to go yet) so I guess they plan on slinging some drinks. I highly recommend the tacos.
NCAAFBALLROX
1,000+ Posts
Parmer / MoPac was also called "Tut's" & had a lot of gaudy purple & gold (well, gaudy if you aren't an LSU fan).
The kiss of death for a lot of these places is more in line with entrance & exit issues. Parmer & MoPac can ONLY be entered via the MoPac access road & if you pass it up, you are screwed. Plus, you have to go all the way down to the Uturn for the hospital just to go back the other direction. If you live around Parmer & Metric, you have a long out of the way to go.
Also a spot on 35 South in Round Rock N of 79 & S of 1431...
The kiss of death for a lot of these places is more in line with entrance & exit issues. Parmer & MoPac can ONLY be entered via the MoPac access road & if you pass it up, you are screwed. Plus, you have to go all the way down to the Uturn for the hospital just to go back the other direction. If you live around Parmer & Metric, you have a long out of the way to go.
Also a spot on 35 South in Round Rock N of 79 & S of 1431...
mishatx
1,000+ Posts
I nominate the location on Ben White just east of Manchaca (south side).
It looked this morning like the Taqueria Jaliscences was closed.
It took over for the very short lived Alboarado Mexican Buffet.
Which replaced Ted's BBQ after a few months of vacancy
Which was preceded by Ted and Garry's Down Home BBQ
Which had taken over when Roy Henry's Famous Chicken and Waffles abandoned the place.
Another possibilty is the location on Manchaca across from the Mancahaca Rd Library. Always a Thai restaurant, it seems to close for a few months after about a year of being open and re-open under a new name. It has an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, and with ACC and Crockett High right there, you'd think it would do better.
It looked this morning like the Taqueria Jaliscences was closed.
It took over for the very short lived Alboarado Mexican Buffet.
Which replaced Ted's BBQ after a few months of vacancy
Which was preceded by Ted and Garry's Down Home BBQ
Which had taken over when Roy Henry's Famous Chicken and Waffles abandoned the place.
Another possibilty is the location on Manchaca across from the Mancahaca Rd Library. Always a Thai restaurant, it seems to close for a few months after about a year of being open and re-open under a new name. It has an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, and with ACC and Crockett High right there, you'd think it would do better.
Pepper Brooks
250+ Posts
Lucy's Boatyard is going to reopen on Lake Austin later this year. They are building a new building.
What about the location on Steck & Mesa across the street from Mirabelle's?
I used to live in a duplex like 300 yards from there and in the 2-3 years I was there it went from some chinese place to Kathy's Steakhouse to Mesa Ranch or something. i don't live there anymore but what is there now?
And of course someone mentioned it on another thread but the west bound feeder road of Ben White off the Brodie exit before where Academy was (and the HOliday Inn Express) is the future winner. I saw a sign about 1.5 years ago that said "Coming soon EZ's Diner". Not as EZs based in SA but something else. But before they even opened, they had changed their name to Texas Diner. But I don't even remember seeing it open up but now there is a sign for some Brazilian steakhouse. I drive by it every day on my way home and I have never seen it open. And yet it is working on name #3 in 1.5 years.
I used to live in a duplex like 300 yards from there and in the 2-3 years I was there it went from some chinese place to Kathy's Steakhouse to Mesa Ranch or something. i don't live there anymore but what is there now?
And of course someone mentioned it on another thread but the west bound feeder road of Ben White off the Brodie exit before where Academy was (and the HOliday Inn Express) is the future winner. I saw a sign about 1.5 years ago that said "Coming soon EZ's Diner". Not as EZs based in SA but something else. But before they even opened, they had changed their name to Texas Diner. But I don't even remember seeing it open up but now there is a sign for some Brazilian steakhouse. I drive by it every day on my way home and I have never seen it open. And yet it is working on name #3 in 1.5 years.
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