Gus Vayas - Owner of GM Steakhouse dies

[AustinMT 952]

Fond memories of the guys on the speaker abusing people on the Drag.  Do you have to pay extra for no abuse in Heaven?

https://www.austin360.com/news/20200522/austinrsquos-gus-vayas-gm-steakhouse-owner-and-lsquoslackerrsquo-cook-dies-at-86

[TwiceHorn 31,685]

Actually, I think Mr. Vayas' G/Ms were all actual diners.  The one on the drag somehow became separated from the rest of the "chain."

I'm not sure he had much of anything to do with the burger joint.

[AustinMT 952]

5 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Actually, I think Mr. Vayas' G/Ms were all actual diners.  The one on the drag somehow became separated from the rest of the "chain."

I'm not sure he had much of anything to do with the burger joint.

From what I read elsewhere, he owned the location on the Drag until 1978, then sold it and opened the Lamar location 

[TwiceHorn 31,685]

RIP nevertheless.  I understand the diners had a good bit of character themselves.

[pyrohornIII 4,839]

Guy needs to be interred in the state cemetery, IMO.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,276]

[zork 629]

Spiro, IIRC, was the owner of the Guadalupe location near the Woo in the early 80's.  He was a large Greek dude.  Was sad to see it go away but he sold it and then the lease became a difficult thing was the rumor.

Never made it to the locations described in the OP.  RIP nevertheless.

[Kennythetiger 9,497]

Hell, I thought we lost it in the lawsuit. 

[LongestHorn 759]

17 hours ago, AustinMT said:

From what I read elsewhere, he owned the location on the Drag until 1978, then sold it and opened the Lamar location 

He sold it to the owner of Dobie Malls Magic Mushroom head shop, Joel Sidelnik, who adopted the speaker on the drag abusing passers by, tossing tomatoes on the window, and the motto “Searing Steers for 30 years”.  

[TwiceHorn 31,685]

27 minutes ago, LongestHorn said:

He sold it to the owner of Dobie Malls Magic Mushroom head shop, Joel Sidelnik, who adopted the speaker on the drag abusing passers by, tossing tomatoes on the window, and the motto “Searing Steers for 30 years”.  

Seems accurate: https://www.statesman.com/article/20150829/NEWS/308299706