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Virginia's Cafe

Submitted by Tom Millhollon on Mon, 03/17/2008 - 1:05am. Restaurants

I used to love to go to Virginia's Cafe down on S. 1st about half way btwn Barton Springs and Ben White. Around about 74-75 used to eat some of the best chicken fried steak, pork chops etc. with the usual vegetables; Virginia, whom was very old, would cook it, serve it and run the cash register. You could get along just fine as long as you didn't try to strike up a conversation with her. She was damned busy and did not mind telling you so. So just eat your damned food or talk to someone else.

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Shut up and Eat

Submitted by Brad McGrew on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 2:29pm.

It was the best plate lunch in town, but you would have to wait. Her veggies where traditional southern. We would drive down from North Austin (Hyde Park) to eat there and we always allowed at least two hours. She prepared every order as it came in. She would throw you out if you complained about how long it took.

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Sweet Virginia

Submitted by BadBuzz on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 12:44pm.

Yep, ate there frequently. You did not mess with her. We was there oneday and you always tried to grab a counter seat and just order the lunch to make it easier on her. Some cat in a wheel chair at one of the few tables started bitchin about gettin his banana puddin. Well the fur startied flying. She marched back around the counter to kitchen, stormed back out and threw the dish across the table on him. We died laughing and fallin off stool. Bless that woman.

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