Red Ash Austin got my mix tape

[Deej 76860]

They take wood-fired seriously.

[ztejas 43524]

Name checked out.

Heard it was a great place - had never been.

[Armybrat 40857]

What building is that?

[Deej 76860]

Colorado Tower. 303 Colorado..

[Armybrat 40857]

Thanks, never heard of the building nor the restaurant.

Looked it up and noticed they price their variety of steaks by the ounce.

[Deej 76860]

Yeah.

[Stringer 1439]

That place was great but impossible to get a seat the last couple of years.

[Tailgate 3022]

Yeah…needed reservations at least a month out. Was pretty solid. Steaks are good but you have to order for two. They don’t have a single portion steak…only ones to split…like WTH.

[PvilleStang 2917]

Been twice.  Place was legit.  Hope they recover, and maybe double the space so you can get a reservation less than 2 months out.

[stc 1462]

food was good but did not enjoy sitting 4 inches from the next table.

[Ghost of LL 15539]

I happened once on a lark on a Wednesday and managed to get a table.  It was really good, but I haven't been back because I don't plan two months in advance.

[atomheartbevo 89759]

No damage to the tower

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/video-restaurant-fire-fills-downtown-austin-with-smoke/

[4th&Five 41571]

Our favorite place in town.  I have a reservation for our anniversary on 10/3.  Backup suggestions?

[PvilleStang 2917]

You could burn down all the In n Out Burgers instead?

[YGIFS 19452]

 

In all fairness to the server, he did warn them the plate was 'super-hot'

[Brisketexan 105180]

Be careful, hot plate, hot plate!

[Ollie Slatt 289]

1 hour ago, 4th&Five said:

Our favorite place in town.  I have a reservation for our anniversary on 10/3.  Backup suggestions?

I have always found Vespaio to be a bit more charming than Red Ash. 

[InkaUtexas 26021]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Be careful, hot plate, hot plate!

Fuck it, going to go get Enchiladas for lunch. 

[texasdago 7575]

Never been.  I am not going to claw my way to a 4:30 reservation.  I'm sure its great... as I'm sure Franklin BBQ is great but, yeah, not going to work that hard for it.

[Grade of D as in David 13253]

17 minutes ago, texasdago said:

Never been.  I am not going to claw my way to a 4:30 reservation.  I'm sure its great... as I'm sure Franklin BBQ is great but, yeah, not going to work that hard for it.

Found out who's keeping Olive Garden and Bill Miller's in business.

[Biff Tannen 45695]

Damn. Love this place. I was able to grab a couple spots at the bar during happy hour without reservations recently.  Usually have had reservations a month or two out though. Hope they recover. 

[Deej 76860]

[animaltobacco11 107]

I rue the streaming/soundcloud generation killed the mixtape, because the mixtape in the eponymous thread title was one of the funniest memes/jokes that didn't have a long window.

[South Austin 52523]

2 hours ago, Ollie Slatt said:

I have always found Vespaio to be a bit more charming than Red Ash. 

I agree with this, and in dining at Vespaio over the last 20 years, it's always solid if not excellent.  But comparing my last two meals at each place, Red Ash was better than Vespaio. 

And I've always found Vespaio to be loud, but Red Ash was considerably louder.  #getoffmylawn

[utee94 15835]

47 minutes ago, animaltobacco11 said:

I rue the streaming/soundcloud generation killed the mixtape, because the mixtape in the eponymous thread title was one of the funniest memes/jokes that didn't have a long window.

I still make mixtapes all the time.  They're just called playlists, now. I'm the master at them, it's kind of my special power.

Anyway, sorry to see this happen to Red Ash, I'm glad no one was hurt and I hope they can recover quickly. I also hope that the other spaces in the building didn't sustain too much damage from smoke or fire.

[Armybrat 40857]

4 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

Fuck it, going to go get Enchiladas for lunch. 

Not me, I’m having an angiogram for breakfast.

[ztejas 43524]

4 hours ago, Ollie Slatt said:

I have always found Vespaio to be a bit more charming than Red Ash. 

Vespaio is good. Olive and June is good. 

[YGIFS 19452]

Is Olive & June still open?  Granted, I usually only drive  by there midday and I don't think they ever did weekday lunch.  but it looks closed down, in the terminal way.

[ztejas 43524]

2 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Is Olive & June still open?  Granted, I usually only drive  by there midday and I don't think they ever did weekday lunch.  but it looks closed down, in the terminal way.

Looks like they have limited hours. 5-9 Tue-Sat.

[YGIFS 19452]

Sounds like Caddie pool hours at Bushwood.  Used to really dig that place before we had kids.  Don't have the time or money for it anymore.  But I imagine the patio still has a lovely view of that abandoned Burger King across the street.  So many real estate oddities in Austin.  

[ztejas 43524]

Shit - the food across the street at The Restaraunt Formerly Known as Brick Oven has always been good. Obviously not really an anniversary type spot.

And that BK spot is bizarre. What does that lot even look like right now? I don't drive by it much. 

[Sawbonz 27580]

15 hours ago, Tailgate said:

They don’t have a single portion steak

They only have 72 oz and up?

[Deej 76860]

54 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Shit - the food across the street at The Restaraunt Formerly Known as Brick Oven has always been good. Obviously not really an anniversary type spot.

And that BK spot is bizarre. What does that lot even look like right now? I don't drive by it much. 

It looks like an abandoned Burger King with a chain link fence around it. 

[YGIFS 19452]

But what if there's nothing on the plate left but gristle and fat?  

[Trey3216 15350]

15 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

But what if there's nothing on the plate left but gristle and fat?  

That you wife??

[texasdago 7575]

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

Found out who's keeping Olive Garden and Bill Miller's in business.

Ha!  Could not be further from the truth... although I've always been morbidly curious about Bill Miller's.  

[RDCanecutter 26458]

On 9/11/2023 at 6:56 PM, ztejas said:

Name checked out.

Heard it was a great place - had never been.

EXACTLY what the arsonist would say.

[Grade of D as in David 13253]

1 hour ago, YGIFS said:

But what if there's nothing on the plate left but gristle and fat?  

Tell you what, if you can knock back a couple of desserts I'll throw in some hats and shirts for the kids.

[Brisketexan 105180]

Ha!  Could not be further from the truth... although I've always been morbidly curious about Bill Miller's.  

Go for the fried chicken, the fries cooked in beef fat, and iced tea. Don’t touch the barbecue.

[YGIFS 19452]

1 minute ago, Grade of D as in David said:

Tell you what, if you can knock back a couple of desserts I'll throw in some hats and shirts for the kids.

Wait, I thought he said if Candy can finish the rest, that he wants the cook to throw in some hats for the kids.  I can't remember but thanks for sending me down the youtube rabbit hole tonight.  sUCk MY WAKE! 

[texasdago 7575]

12 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Go for the fried chicken, the fries cooked in beef fat, and iced tea. Don’t touch the barbecue.

That's what I heard... fried chicken.  

Plus... I don't know why... I've always found the Bill Miller's signs nostalgic with the cartoon livestock.

As for Red Ash, get ready for reservations to be worse.

[PvilleStang 2917]

15 hours ago, ztejas said:

Shit - the food across the street at The Restaraunt Formerly Known as Brick Oven has always been good. Obviously not really an anniversary type spot.

And that BK spot is bizarre. What does that lot even look like right now? I don't drive by it much. 

Man, I moved jobs early 2019, and used to be close to the downtown Brick Oven.  Used to go there all the time with my old man.  Sucks finding out they closed this way, but not surprised they didn't survive Covid.

[ztejas 43524]

7 minutes ago, PvilleStang said:

Man, I moved jobs early 2019, and used to be close to the downtown Brick Oven.  Used to go there all the time with my old man.  Sucks finding out they closed this way, but not surprised they didn't survive Covid.

They didn't close they just renamed it. And it was never the same owners as the brick oven on red river. 

[PvilleStang 2917]

Just now, ztejas said:

They didn't close they just renamed it. And it was never the same owners as the brick oven on red river. 

That's the one I meant, RR Brick Oven.  I lost count how many times I went to the RR one.  Went to the one in NW Austin maybe 3 or 4 times.

[Smax 3800]

23 hours ago, PvilleStang said:

You could burn down all the In n Out Burgers instead?

 

In n Out is better then Whataburger

[ztejas 43524]

27 minutes ago, PvilleStang said:

That's the one I meant, RR Brick Oven.  I lost count how many times I went to the RR one.  Went to the one in NW Austin maybe 3 or 4 times.

Yeah - I knew what you meant. They were both called brick oven and served similar food despite being different restaraunts. Then the one on 35th changed it's name to... Brick Oven on 35th. Then a couple years back maybe they renamed to Cucina on 35th. Not sure if that also came with an ownership and menu change - but it still looks similar. 

For awhile I thought they had the best pizza in Austin. 

[Brisketexan 105180]

Just now, Smax said:

 

In n Out is better then Whataburger

These days.....I wish I could argue with you.

The JCB breakfast sandwich at WB is the last bastion of superiority.

[Smax 3800]

1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

These days.....I wish I could argue with you.

The JCB breakfast sandwich at WB is the last bastion of superiority.

 

 

More then lately IMO, Whataburger is just not consistent, never has been

 

As for Red Ash, went a few times, walk up at 830 sit at the bar

[PvilleStang 2917]

36 minutes ago, Smax said:

 

In n Out is better then Whataburger

[milkman 428]

Our favorite place in town.  I have a reservation for our anniversary on 10/3.  Backup suggestions?

J Carver's