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Casita Jorge's

Submitted by clex on Mon, 02/27/2006 - 11:30pm. Restaurants

Ahhh... Jorge's off of Pleasant Valley. Loved the Margaritas. Loved the enchiladas. Loved the whole bohemian Tex-Mex experience.

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Older Jorge's

Submitted by Captain Ozone on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 9:21am.

I used to eate there before they becam gentrified at the Pleasant Valley Roat location. They were originally located at the end of East 5th Street, where 1st, 5th and 7th street converged just before the Montopolis Bridge. We used to watch the roaches scurry off the table when we sat down. Great food, however. (The encheladas, not the roaches.)

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Jorges

Submitted by dano on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 9:27pm.

we still have the casita jorges annual christmas party, it's just not at jorges, I hear his daughter opened a new retaraunt in round rock, we went to try it, its on the square, food close to the same but the margs are not.

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Places

Submitted by Patricia aka PO on Thu, 03/16/2006 - 2:10am.

We got The Skyline...out North Lamar. In the late 70's it turned into SoapCreek Saloon for awhile.
We got your ol' Split Rail...'member Ol' Blind Ray?
We got your Chief Drive-In, Burnet Drive-In, LONGHORN Drive-In (they played the "risque" movies) What about The Shorthorn? It was next to The Stallion.
The Toddle House? Kircshner's on Burnet Road?
The original El Matador on Burnet?
The original (and best) Hill's Cafe
And the names of our streets...
It's BURnet Rd....not BurNETT
Manor ("May-nor") Rd...not "Manner" Rd.
Koenig ("Ko-nig") Lane...not "Keenig"
Guadalupe Street ("Gwaddaloop")...not Guada"loopay"
and who can forget Manchaca Rd.("MANSHACK")...not "Monchacka"

We got The Terrace Motor Hotel on S. Congress...the Villa Capri, the Commadore Perry Hotel-downtown, the Chariot Inn on IH35
Not a "place", but what about The Uncle Jay Show with "Packer Jack" (who cussed like a wildman!!)Remember who/what "Wentworth" was???
The Silver Dollar Saloon or The Lumber Yard?

As soon as I post this I'll think of a hundred more...
OH..Mother Earth on Lamar (Just south of The Tavern)
Nero's Nook...The Jade Room...Deep Eddy Cabaret (still there, I THINK!)
The original Paramount Theater..the State Theater next to it...Woolworth's, Kress's, The Picadilly Cafeteria, The Rainbow Grill...Scarborough's Downtown...Mehl's Motel on N. Lamar...The YWCA off of the Drag (on 18th street)...Big Gil's Dancehall...
OLD AUSTIN....COME BACK!!!!

The Stallion's PO

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Silver Dollar & Lumber Yard

Submitted by KaylaRussell88 on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 8:11pm.

Do you happen to have any pictures of these places?

My grandfather owned both of them and we are looking for pictures from those places for a scrapbook to make him.

Thanks!!

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Yes Maam indeed

Submitted by BadBuzz on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 1:10pm.

Not too many of us left Patricia. Each and everyone I remember and went to. 'Cept SoapCreek, we called it DopeCreek...ha! The oysters at Ranbow Grill at the 4 seater bar. Ya did leave out Poodle dog and Dodge City Steakhouse out Lamar (Hippies be warned) And I remember what I think is the County Line on Hill used to be a place called Its Your Thang" or "Our Place". Maybe Dessau Dance hall, Vulcan, Cactus Club by the old "Digger"
Are you hip to an old place called Kings Village Rock Grounds out N35, I think down Howard lane? Anyway, to mention Big G's tells me you knew Austin.
Mother Earth, we started a war there one night. Basicly real Bouncers against pussbutt bouncers there. Don't forget the Pier, Hilltop, Lake Austin Inn and Carousel, Brooks cafe on 6th. Thanks for remembering all these places.

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Submitted by kobossy on Tue, 04/01/2008 - 5:08pm.

Flapjack Canyon...Threadgills...etc.

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restaurants

Submitted by markrr on Mon, 12/03/2007 - 8:33pm.

remember beans on 5th street with the bean can menus

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Write up your memories

Submitted by clex on Thu, 03/16/2006 - 5:26am.

I added the ability for site visitors to create their own stories under the "Tell Your Story" menu link. These would all be excellent individual stories so... go for it.

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