Bye bye Luby's

[gsoda3 3283]

i've been in austin 22 years but have never gone to the luby's on 290/35.  is the food actually good there?

[Deej 76972]

2 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

i've been in austin 22 years but have never gone to the luby's on 290/35.  is the food actually good there?

If you don't mind having to dodge gunfire regularly, it's ok. 

[torre 1286]

9 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

I think it closed a couple of weeks ago. The one off 290, east of 35, is the only one left that I know of.

 

9 hours ago, Native Horn said:

Could be wrong, but I believe the one on Slaughter near S 1st is still around.

East Anderson and Slaughter if this is current.   Pretty sure it is.

 

AUSTIN: 1410 EAST ANDERSON LN, AUSTIN, TX 78752 – PH: (512) 835-9454AUSTIN:

 415 W SLAUGHTER LN, AUSTIN, TX 78748 – PH: (512) 590-7540

https://www.lubys.com/all-locations

 

[BigDHornfan 6553]

Tonight’s dinner slammed.

[dcbc 14540]

2 minutes ago, BigDHornfan said:

Tonight’s dinner slammed.

Liver and onions?

[bschoolprof 6273]

The luby's on slaughter is attached to a fuddruckers.  Took my oldest there (fudd's) before a baseball game for nostalgia.  It was ok.

[Deej 76972]

You didn't eat at both? Slacker.

Edited September 8, 2022 by Deej

[Underdog 28805]

1 hour ago, BigDHornfan said:

Tonight’s dinner slammed.

Dear God, it’s beautiful. 

[BigDHornfan 6553]

Liver and onions?

Yes

[Texzilla58 4745]

Tonight’s dinner slammed.

You can have my portion.

I don’t eat innards. That would be the liver, heart, lungs, kidneys, bladder, poop chute, eyes, dick, nuts, uterus, pancreas, or any other part with a job.

[DalTxHornFan 3119]

3 hours ago, BigDHornfan said:

Tonight’s dinner slammed.

My only quibble would be with the potatoes, but the liver and onions with a jap (no racist) and the greens (still no racist) is perfection!  [And it looks like your fellow diners also chose well!]

[Underdog 28805]

7 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

You can have my portion.

I don’t eat innards. That would be the liver, heart, lungs, kidneys, bladder, poop chute, eyes, dick, nuts, uterus, pancreas, or any other part with a job.

Why do you hate hotdogs?

[conVINCEd 21473]

5 hours ago, Underdog said:

Why do you hate hotdogs?

I didn’t eat a hotdog for a couple of years after reading The Jungle in high school.  Got over it eventually, and am now back on team hotdog.

[tokamak 6443]

We took our kids to Luby’s for the first time ever earlier this week. They fucking loved being able to go through the line and pick out their own food. They were hating (along with my wife) beforehand but I think I converted them. My oldest didn’t even want to try the chess pie until I made her. Wife said she wished they served wine. Our entire meal was 26 fucking dollars lol. 

[CooterBrown 18034]

Our entire meal was 26 fucking dollars lol. 

How is that possible. Luby’s is great but it ain’t cheap. Did y’all split one plate, one slice of pie and get 4 drinks? That would probably be over $26.

[tokamak 6443]

34 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

How is that possible. Luby’s is great but it ain’t cheap. Did y’all split one plate, one slice of pie and get 4 drinks? That would probably be over $26.

Evidently Wednesdays are kids eat free. We had no idea until we paid the check. One dessert, water for drinks.

[strangulation! 1716]

16 minutes ago, tokamak said:

Evidently Wednesdays are kids eat free. We had no idea until we paid the check. One dessert, water for drinks.

it used to be saturdays, but maybe it varies by location.

[Deej 76972]

4 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

am now back on team hotdog.

NTTAWWT

[elfenix 34341]

Tonight’s dinner slammed.

Guessing you slept in the guest bedroom

[Updawg 2286]

Evidently Wednesdays are kids eat free. We had no idea until we paid the check. One dessert, water for drinks.

Good to know. Will have to try that one on slaughter. Been meaning to

[conVINCEd 21473]

5 minutes ago, Updawg said:

Good to know. Will have to try that one on slaughter. Been meaning to

Also good to know that I should avoid Luby’s on Wednesdays.  We have a little Italian place that does kids free on Thursdays, and I would rather pay double someplace else than deal with the absolute shitshow that is kids eat free night.  It draws out the worst parents, and the kids behave accordingly.

[BigDHornfan 6553]

The boy got braces today and needs to eat soft food for a day or so, he wanted Luby’s max and cheese. Didn’t feel like driving there so I found the recipe online.
Pretty damn spot on.


https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/side/pasta-side/lubys-macaroni-and-cheese.html

[dcbc 14540]

1 hour ago, BigDHornfan said:

The boy got braces today and needs to eat soft food for a day or so, he wanted Luby’s max and cheese. Didn’t feel like driving there so I found the recipe online.
Pretty damn spot on.


https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/side/pasta-side/lubys-macaroni-and-cheese.html

I'm impressed that you had shredded American cheese on hand, unless you just didn't want to drive to Luby's and HEB was open.

[Hate 20149]

HEB has Luby’s Mac & Cheese in the frozen section…the fish too.

[dcbc 14540]

1 minute ago, Hate said:

HEB has Luby’s Mac & Cheese in the frozen section…the fish too.

Can they add a Luby's yeast roll to that?  If so, that's my go to Luby's meal.  Unfortunately, no HEB here.

[BigDHornfan 6553]

I'm impressed that you had shredded American cheese on hand, unless you just didn't want to drive to Luby's and HEB was open.

Used Kraft singles. Lol

[Underdog 28805]

Wife uses a similar rcp but adds onion to MnC. 

[tx 3 putt 77587]

picked up a liver combo plate last week, it slammed and went hard !

[Steamboat1874 4088]

13 hours ago, BigDHornfan said:

The boy got braces today and needs to eat soft food for a day or so, he wanted Luby’s max and cheese. Didn’t feel like driving there so I found the recipe online.
Pretty damn spot on.


https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/side/pasta-side/lubys-macaroni-and-cheese.html

Did you use powdered milk?

That is what the Luby's recipe calls for.

[BigDHornfan 6553]

2 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

Did you use powdered milk?

That is what the Luby's recipe calls for.

yes.  

 

[Rip76 4969]

[WBT 20675]

The local small town paper had a front page story that our Luby's is finally closing down within the next 30 days.  It didn't make the cut on the list awhile back of the ones that were bought out so I figured this was coming but it still sucks.

[Texzilla58 4745]

Some sadness in that pic. Salad in a clamshell like a 7-11. At least it’s still a real plate.

[HenryJames 66191]

*salet

[billfromlaketravis 11544]

Pretty piss poor showing this year. Luby's on Westheimer had ham and turkey slices in water. Couldn't be bothered to roll out a turkey breast. 

So instead I got murdered at Cleburne's, King Ranch, and Kenny and Ziggy's. I should have just cooked. 

[HRSchenker 2275]

Found myself on Midway Rd in Dallas so I thought I'd give it a shot. Haven't been to this location in years and wow let me tell ya, I think Luby's really is on its final leg. This particular location used to be pretty upscale and bright on the inside. Not anymore. Very dark dining area with almost no lighting minus the afternoon sun. They replaced the golden walls with a dark blue and brown theme. It didn't feel like the Luby's I grew up with.

Food was still good.

 

[elfenix 34341]

i could have had double mac all these years?

[tx 3 putt 77587]

I don’t know, that looks pretty good 

[Anastasis 23486]

On 9/9/2022 at 10:43 AM, tokamak said:

Wife said she wished they served wine.

Everyone serves wine if she is brave enough. 

[Nueces River Rat 5554]

For a late lunch today, we took my in laws to the last Lubys that is still open in Corpus.    This was about 1:30 and I’m going to guess I was one of youngest in the dining area and I’m 51.  I guess this one has stayed open because it’s next to a hospital and medical complex and several retirement and assisted living facilities are near by and the walkers and wheel chairs were a dime a dozen there today.      The food was meh for sure and it wasn’t even close to the Luby’s during their better days. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21968]

My son goes to Lone Star in CyFair, and the on-campus cafeteria had been closed due to covid, they reopened it this year as a mini Luby's

[billfromlaketravis 11544]

I’m all for people making a living, but I wonder if waiters had a chilling effect on Luby’s regulars? Probably a small thing in the grand scheme, but people probably don’t want/need a waiter at a cafeteria. 

[royiv 9388]

4 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I’m all for people making a living, but I wonder if waiters had a chilling effect on Luby’s regulars? Probably a small thing in the grand scheme, but people probably don’t want/need a waiter at a cafeteria. 

I clearly haven't been to a Luby's in a very long time because this is news to me. What the hell does a waiter at a cafeteria do? I get the utility of the tea lady, but a waiter?

[billfromlaketravis 11544]

7 minutes ago, royiv said:

I clearly haven't been to a Luby's in a very long time because this is news to me. What the hell does a waiter at a cafeteria do? I get the utility of the tea lady, but a waiter?

I guess it varies by location. The Westheimer and Kingwood locations have “waiters”. They’ll bring you more tea, water, butter, pepper sauce, package leftovers, etc… When you tip with credit card at the register, they hand you the tip in cash, and you leave it on the table. It’s an odd system. 

I hope it’s not some hierarchical bullshit and they all share the tips. Working the line is hot, hard work. Filling up tea is not.

[dcbc 14540]

7 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I guess it varies by location. The Westheimer and Kingwood locations have “waiters”. They’ll bring you more tea, water, butter, pepper sauce, package leftovers, etc… When you tip with credit card at the register, they hand you the tip in cash, and you leave it on the table. It’s an odd system. 

I hope it’s not some hierarchical bullshit and they all share the tips. Working the line is hot, hard work. Filling up tea is not.

If you roll through the line with a kid that's just got to have french fries, you're handed a number and a waiter brings out the fries when they're done.  So tea, water, and fries.

[deadshank 24653]

Luby’s jalapeño cheddar bizznoskets are not too shabby.   They get what the Yankee-led Whataburger doesn’t. 
 

[Deej 76972]

13 minutes ago, deadshank said:

They get what the Yankee-led Whataburger doesn’t. 

Shut down?

[Brisketexan 105460]

39 minutes ago, deadshank said:

Luby’s jalapeño cheddar bizznoskets are not too shabby.   They get what the Yankee-led Whataburger doesn’t. 
 

That there.....is a STRONG plate of food.

[deadshank 24653]

30 minutes ago, Deej said:

Shut down?

Still open in the hood at 43rd & 290, home chicken. 

[SimonBolivar 10961]

On 6/1/2023 at 12:43 PM, deadshank said:

Luby’s jalapeño cheddar bizznoskets are not too shabby.   They get what the Yankee-led Whataburger doesn’t. 
 

Sorry just had to bump up this glory (though you should have added a side of Mac & Cheese like a real man).