Might as well necro-bump this because it has been a while.
Haven’t seen my best friend in 2 years. He‘s flying into Austin 5/12 for 3 nights of random fuckery. I’m already gonna be in town on 5/10 for the Pain Of Salvation show and will just stay in town and make a vacation out of it.
We have a friend’s condo somewhere around 4th & San Jac (if I remember correctly) that we’ve used before.
We’re both 51. No budgetary constraints (no paycheck pics). He looks like the dude that Best Buy sends to fix your desktop (he tucks in his tshirts for fuckssake). I look like a middle-aged rocker (tats, black attire, etc.). We enjoy swilling upscale Beers, sipping Bourbon and banging whores (why not all 3 at once?). I’m the foodie, he’s pretty basic.
So…other than the Surly-approved trifecta of: 1) pegging each other, 2) hosting bum fights, and 3) snorting the Cascade pods in the cabinet, what are the don’t-miss places for a couple of middle-aged drunks looking for that perfect mix of debauchery and relaxation?
A burger at Casino El Camino seems obligatory. Probably catch a set at The Continental Club. Maybe a res at Midnight Cowboy. I’m also thinking La Barbecue for a lunch. Possibly some afternoon stupid shit like shooting pool and catching up. Maybe help some naked college girls pay their tuition in a fine, recommended establishment that allows that sort of thing. He’s obsessed with Voodoo Doughnut, so I’m gonna need a solid coffee rec if I gotta put up with that shit.
Places I’ve scouted online (thanks to other threads):
Fixe for Saturday Brunch, Seven Grand, Dumont’s Down Low.
With a few exceptions, I’m planning on boots-on-the-ground terrorizing downtown, but a short Uber won’t irk me. I ain‘t driving no more once we’re there. Fuck that.
Is Rainey Street still a thing? We used to go to Banger’s on previous trips and (I think) Clive across from that. Good times…
But…enough about me. What say YOU, Surly?