Thread of local businesses that don't survive the coronavirus

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

Per official news, Alice's Tall Texan, the realest beer joint in the Heights area of Houston still existing, is slated to close forever at the end of August.

A reliable source who wishes to remain anonymous says that will not be the case; it could be a change of ownership will keep it alive. (The dude is not a douchebag to it won't change much if at all.) 

[XYZ 2154]

Is the name of the reliable source who wishes to remain anonymous and who is not a douchebag MaybeACoordinator?

[Gardner Barnes 1562]

I heard There’s one on slaughter

There is also one at the Houston Rodeo

[Leeroy Jenkins 2397]

Is the rodeo still on?

[Gardner Barnes 1562]

Austin Java permanently closed a bunch of locations. Including the city hall one. I think they are down to one location now.

[Guest Lobo]

I believe the one on Manchaca is still open.

I see Ski Shores finally opened in their old Barton Springs spot.  As did Austin Eastciders in Uncle Billy's old spot.  

One business I cannot see lasting through Covid-19 is the cider bar/adult arcade on Riverside (old Joe's Crab Shack spot).  I don't know how much cider you have to sell (with no hard liquor license) to make the nut on that huge space, but I'm guessing it's a lot.  And nobody wants to go touching arcade handles right now so half the allure of the bar just went bye-bye.  With the improvements to the waterfront down that way, that's a great space for somebody to do something cool with when this pandemic is over.  

[3adays 454]

Ginny’s Little Longhorn is in trouble. Link to their Gofund Me https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-little-longhorn-alive

 

 

 

[troph 24781]

This thread is hella depressing. New Austin is about to be dead too not just old Austin. I imagine we will wake up when Covid passes to a bunch of shuttered store fronts. Gonna be post apocalyptic. Time to find a new old town to watch it grow and die as well.

[utee94 15805]

I like Fredericksburg, in some ways it reminds me of Austin 30-40 year ago.  

[hornian 5210]

1 hour ago, utee94 said:

I like Fredericksburg, in some ways it reminds me of Austin 30-40 year ago.  

F the billy goats. 

[Hank Scorpio 17729]

I remember Austin in the 90s, nothing but antique shops and wine bars, just like Fredericksburg. 

[Guest Lobo]

and who could forget the giant rock and naval war museum in the middle of Austin?  Plus all the German restaurants and white people/utter lack of diversity?  Oh wait...

[JimmyJames 12271]

2 hours ago, Hank Scorpio said:

I remember Austin in the 90s, nothing but antique shops and wine bars, just like Fredericksburg. 

Yep. Spent nearly every day and night on 6th street buying antiques by day and tasting wine at night. Good times. 

[Deej 76752]

4 hours ago, utee94 said:

I like Fredericksburg, in some ways it reminds me of Austin 30-40 year ago.  

Fredericksburg is nothing like Austin in 1990.

[utee94 15805]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

Fredericksburg is nothing like Austin in 1990.

I've live in Austin since 1971.  I see some similarities to Austin 30-40 years ago.  If you don't, that's cool, too. Peace, brother.

[Deej 76752]

Lived here since '69. Nothing similar.

Population of Fredericksburg, today? Just north of 25k.

Population of Austin in 1990? Just south of 500k. 

Fredericksburg wouldn't have tolerated the folks that made up Austin in the 80's and early 90's. 

Edited August 9, 2020 by Deej

[utee94 15805]

2 minutes ago, Deej said:

Lived her since '69. Nothing similar.

Population of Fredericksburg, today? Just north of 25k.

Population of Austin in 1990? Just south of 500k. 

Wow, you've really got your panties in a wad.  There are many decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.

Anyway, feel free to disagree. It doesn't affect me at all.

Edited August 9, 2020 by utee94

[Deej 76752]

So disagreeing with you is panties in a wad?

Lulz. 

[utee94 15805]

3 minutes ago, Deej said:

So disagreeing with you is panties in a wad?

Lulz. 

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[bolverk 29652]

Before this whole pandemic fiasco, I was kind of the opinion that San Marcos was the new Old Austin.

[Deej 76752]

Probably a closer approximation. Fredericksburg lacks college girls. 

[utee94 15805]

Don't Austin my San Marcos

[Hank Scorpio 17729]

 

[Jack Straw 2954]

On 7/14/2020 at 7:33 PM, Deej said:

Yep. Parents would set us in there and then bowl and get drunk. 

And then put us in the car and drive home shitfaced. 

that was back when smoking was still good for you, too

[tx 3 putt 76868]

1 hour ago, Jack Straw said:

that was back when smoking was still good for you, too

and smoking + drinking while pregnant was A ok !

[Deej 76752]

3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

and smoking + drinking while pregnant was A ok !

Just make sure you eat something green every day.

[safe sex 11696]

On 6/20/2020 at 11:05 AM, DalTxHornFan said:

Posted last night on their FB page:

Hello Friends,

Many of you have been inquiring about when will we reopen. As much as we would like to say tomorrow, we have decided to prolong the reopening until the beginning of August. Bottom line is we need to be able to operate profitable to be able to stay in business.

With that said, we are shooting for Saturday, August 1st for the official reopening of Dirty Martin’s. We cannot wait for early August to fire up the grill again and welcome y’all back, our staff certainly missed seeing all of our beloved customers. So until then, hope y’all are having an enjoyable summer and don’t forget to “kum-bak” to Dirty’s in August!
🤘🍔🤘🍔🤘🍔🤘🍔🤘🍔🤘🍔🤘🍔🤘🍔

Team Dirty’

Did they open? Anyone know? Google is still saying temporarily closed.

[Grade of D as in David 13253]

Anyone know if y mas is open yet?

[DalTxHornFan 3097]

17 minutes ago, trauma babe said:

Did they open? Anyone know? Google is still saying temporarily closed.

Dirty Martin's Place

July 31 · 

Happy Friday Friends,

After serious consideration we have decided to prolong the reopening of the restaurant once again, reopen date still undecided. Bottom line, it would be extremely difficult to be profitable under these current conditions and we want to survive another 94 years if possible! 👊👍🤘✌️

We appreciate everyone’s patience during this process. Our staff wants nothing more to get back to work and see our friends, but we want to make sure we can deliver that same old Dirty’s experience that you’re accustomed to.

We will be sending regular updates through Facebook and Instagram on our future plans or feel free to reach out to Daniel Young at daniel@dirtymartins.com with any other questions or if you just feel like sharing some memories.

Much love ✌️
Team Dirty’s

 

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19100]

There is an estimate that approximately 1/3 of NYC small businesses have already closed permanently.  It isn’t pretty.

[Brisketexan 105057]

3 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

There is an estimate that approximately 1/3 of NYC small businesses have already closed permanently.  It isn’t pretty.

And it won't be getting prettier.  Even in a best-case world where we get a vaccine by early 2021, and largely re-open things without major restrictions.....the landscape is going to be apocalyptic.  Seriously.  I don't think that 95% of people grasp how fucking horrific it's going to get.  We are in an epic state of denial.

[wildcat09 29342]

4 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

And it won't be getting prettier.  Even in a best-case world where we get a vaccine by early 2021, and largely re-open things without major restrictions.....the landscape is going to be apocalyptic.  Seriously.  I don't think that 95% of people grasp how fucking horrific it's going to get.  We are in an epic state of denial.

Good time to be involved in acquisition of distressed assets if you’ve got the capital. I’m sure that has absolutely nothing to do with the complete lack of urgency about our shitty response from larger political donors. 

[Brisketexan 105057]

1 minute ago, wildcat09 said:

Good time to be involved in acquisition of distressed assets if you’ve got the capital. I’m sure that has absolutely nothing to do with the complete lack of urgency about our shitty response from larger political donors. 

Not lost on many of us.

Also.....I have some cash on hand, and am definitely looking at opportunities in the coming year.   But damn, I feel slimy even thinking about it.  The only comfort I can come up with is 'if not me, someone else will."

This is going to be really, really bad.

[wildcat09 29342]

2 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Not lost on many of us.

Also.....I have some cash on hand, and am definitely looking at opportunities in the coming year.   But damn, I feel slimy even thinking about it.  The only comfort I can come up with is 'if not me, someone else will."

This is going to be really, really bad.

Well hey, if you’re looking to put that money to a good cause, I know a guy who still has student loans and would like to not have to pay them off.

[troph 24781]

I still think it’s a have and have not divide there are going to be distressed assets but and there are going to be more poor and more rich but this isn’t a recession it’s a public health crisis that tripped us into a recession. What comes out of this economically won’t look the same as any other recession. It’s going to be bizarre, as some will be wholly unaffected and then huge swaths of folks in despair. Some of that health driven but a lot of it what segments of the economy are you tied to for work or whatever. I could be wrong but as a corporate lawyer I see two different worlds among my clients, and then there’s the public at large. It’s really bizarre.

[Wally Fairway 5539]

B1G TEN football is done, and it isn't coming back in the Spring.......50/50 chance for 2021, but not all the schools; so look for realignment coming soon to conferences near you.

[usmc0331horn 953]

5 minutes ago, Wally Fairway said:

B1G TEN football is done, and it isn't coming back in the Spring.......50/50 chance for 2021, but not all the schools; so look for realignment coming soon to conferences near you.

But is the Hole in the Wall still open tho????

[Chet Steadman 940]

21 hours ago, Grade of D as in David said:

Anyone know if y mas is open yet?

Couple more weeks my friend.  

[Deej 76752]

[David Dennison 18845]

16 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

And it won't be getting prettier.  Even in a best-case world where we get a vaccine by early 2021, and largely re-open things without major restrictions.....the landscape is going to be apocalyptic.  Seriously.  I don't think that 95% of people grasp how fucking horrific it's going to get.  We are in an epic state of denial.

I'm not sure if it's redevelopment, a shitty economy, COVID, protests, or a combination of all of those things, but I drove past the drag last week and it is looking rougher than usual. Every single unoccupied space is covered in graffiti. More objects than usual seem to be tagged. I know these things go in cycles and I usually don't mind local "art." It's got to be pretty marked up to grab my attention. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed.

Cops were hassling a drag worm so things weren't completely out of the ordinary.

Edited August 11, 2020 by David Dennison

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

43 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I'm not sure if it's redevelopment, a shitty economy, COVID, protests, or a combination of all of those things, but I drove past the drag last week and it is looking rougher than usual. Every single unoccupied space is covered in graffiti. More objects than usual seem to be tagged. I know these things go in cycles and I usually don't mind local "art." It's got to be pretty marked up to grab my attention. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed.

Cops were hassling a drag worm so things weren't completely out of the ordinary.

It was pretty rough in spots when I went to college.  Before the "chain store revolution" hit it.  It will survive.

[mchookem 16321]

EyM opening tomorrow at 11am!! 😄

[Message Board User 12395]

 

[Updawg 2266]

 

That’s brutal

I’ve been avoiding amazon a lot the past year and shopping local as much as possible. Lowe’s,hd and heb are the biggest I go to

[GhostOfTomJoad 9323]

Briggo Coffee Haus (robotic barrista with locations at AUS and several other austin tech companies) effectively shut down in April & was recently purchased by Coca-Cola. Austin based enterprise. Gotta figure their product will be wildly popular in our new norm. Their coffee was good, app was great, and being able to order your drink from your car in the parking lot & pick it up a couple minutes later when you walked in the building was great. Even better at the airport for those crack of dawn flights before the store fronts were open.

[Deej 76752]

One-2-One Bar done. Got $500 in relief money from COA. Apparently not enough to pay the bills. 

[Guest Lobo]

Not really a local business, but they have numerous properties around Austin which in turn house the offices of many, many Austin companies/firms/SBO (of course, they can relocate thankfully and get to break what I'm guessing was a shitty lease to begin with)...but RGN Holdings/Regus Office has spun off a huge chunk of their properties/office spaces around the nation (and a lot in Austin) and put them into bankruptcy.  

Anybody know anything more about this Save our Stages relief fund/program with City of Austin?  

[Mappable 37]

Maudie's at the Triangle on Guadalupe has been locked out by their landlord:

https://www.austin360.com/entertainment/20200824/maudiersquos-tex-mex-at-triangle-likely-closed-permanently

A sign on the door of one Maudie’s Tex-Mex location is also a sign of the times. A lock-out notice posted on the popular restaurant’s door states that Maudie’s landlord at 4600 Guadalupe St. has changed the locks, though the “lease remains in full force and effect.”

That likely means those looking for Strait Plates from the location that opened in 2014 are going to have to visit one of the other six Maudie’s locations around town.

“The closure of Maudie’s Triangle location is likely permanent, although the door is still open if the landlord decides to re-enter negotiations,” a representative for the 25-year-old restaurant said.

The remaining Maudie’s dining rooms and patios are open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and the restaurants are also offering curbside service and online ordering.

 

 

 

[South Austin 52446]

I'm not going to cry over the Maudie's closure, but man do I have some great memories of my kids playing on that playground while I drank beer on the patio.

[yoladu 4090]

On 8/24/2020 at 12:13 PM, Mappable said:

Maudie's at the Triangle on Guadalupe has been locked out by their landlord:

https://www.austin360.com/entertainment/20200824/maudiersquos-tex-mex-at-triangle-likely-closed-permanently

A sign on the door of one Maudie’s Tex-Mex location is also a sign of the times. A lock-out notice posted on the popular restaurant’s door states that Maudie’s landlord at 4600 Guadalupe St. has changed the locks, though the “lease remains in full force and effect.”

That likely means those looking for Strait Plates from the location that opened in 2014 are going to have to visit one of the other six Maudie’s locations around town.

“The closure of Maudie’s Triangle location is likely permanent, although the door is still open if the landlord decides to re-enter negotiations,” a representative for the 25-year-old restaurant said.

The remaining Maudie’s dining rooms and patios are open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and the restaurants are also offering curbside service and online ordering.

 

 

 

ah, man.. loved the outdoor patio there. The kids could come and go at the playground and the green whilst Dad could reintroduce himself to his wife of 10 years over Tex-Mex and margaritas.