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Monday, January 4, 2010
Eat, drink and bleed orange
On Thursday, every bar, restaurant and outhouse with a TV will be showing the UT-Alabama BCS Championship Game, which airs at 7 on ABC. Here’s a cross-section of places we like.
• Aussie’s Grill and Beachbar (306 Barton Springs Road. 480-0952, www.aussiesbar.com)
• Black Sheep Lodge (2108 S. Lamar Blvd. 707-2744, www.blacksheeplodge.com)
• Boulevard Sports Bar & Grill (3616 Far West Blvd. 345-3103, www.blvd-grill.com)
• Buffalo Billiards (201 E. Sixth St. 479-7665, www.buffalobilliards.com)
• Cain & Abel’s Bar & Grill (pictured above, at 2313 Rio Grande St. 476-3201, www.cainandabels.com)
• Champions Sports Bar (300 E. Fourth St. 473-0450, www.championsaustin.com)
• Cool River Cafe (4001 W. Parmer Lane. 835-0010, www.coolrivercafe.com)
• Cover 3 (2700 W. Anderson Lane, Suite 202. 374-1121, www.cover-3.com)
• Cuatro’s (1004 W. 24th St. 234-6361, www.cuatrosaustin.com)
• Doc’s (multiple locations)
— Backyard (5207 Brodie Lane, Suite 100. 892-5200.
— Drafthouse (15821 Central Commerce Drive, Pflugerville. 512-251-3620.
— Motorworks (1123 S. Congress Ave. 448-9181.
— www.docsaustin.com
• 1st Down & Stassney Sports Bar & Grill (730 W. Stassney Lane. 215-0600, www.1stdownandstassneysportsbar.com)
• Little Woodrow’s (multiple locations)
— 2610 Guadalupe St. 478-2337.
— 6301 Parmer Lane. 918-2337.
— W. Sixth St. 477-2337.
— 9500 S. Interstate 35 at Southpark Meadows. 282-2336.
— 12801 Shops Parkway, Suite 100, Bee Cave. 263-8374.
— www.littlewoodrows.com
• Marker 10 at the Hyatt Regency Austin (208 Barton Springs Road. 477-1234)
• Pluckers Wing Bar (multiple locations)
— 2222 Rio Grande St. 469-9464.
— 9070 Research Blvd., Suite 201-C. 533-9464.
— 300 Mays Crossing, Suite 300, Round Rock. 671-9464.
— 3909 S. Lamar Blvd. 443-9464.
— 11066 Pecan Park Blvd., Cedar Park. 258-9464.
— www.pluckers.com
• Posse East (2900 Duval St. 477-2111, www.posse-east.com)
• Red’s Porch (3508 S Lamar Blvd. 440-7337, www.redsporch.com)
• Shoal Creek Saloon (909 N. Lamar Blvd. 474-0805, www.shoalcreeksaloon.com)
• Shooters Billiard & Sports Bar (11416 RM 620 N. 401-2060, www.shootersbilliards.net)
• The Tavern (922 W. 12th St. 320-8377, www.austintavern.com)
• Third Base (multiple locations)
— 1717 W. Sixth St., Building 2, Suite 210R. 476-2273.
— 3107 S. Interstate 35, Suite 810, Round Rock, 512-388-2273.
— 9600 S. Interstate 35, Building B, Suite 500 in the Grove at Southpark Meadows, 381-2273.
— www.thirdbaseaustin.com
• The Warehouse Saloon & Billiards (509 E. Ben White Blvd. 443-8799, www.warehousesaloon.com)
(American-Statesman photo by Mike Sutter)
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‘Yes We’re Open’ Report #10
• Closed: Texas French Bread (above), 1722 S. Congress Ave. The location at 2900 Rio Grande St. is still open.
• Closed: Primizie, the Italian restaurant run by Mark and Lisa Spedale at 1000 E. 11th St. The Spedales will continue to offer catering services. www.primizieaustin.com.
• Still open: In this column Dec. 23, we incorrectly reported that La Perla, a bar at 1512 E. Sixth St., had closed. As manager Eddie Costilla will tell you, La Perla is still open, serving beer 3 p.m. to midnight Mondays and Tuesdays, then noon to midnight Wednesdays through Sundays (and until 1 a.m. on Saturdays). The bar’s new phone number is 401-3310.
• Reopening: The downtown location of the Cuban restaurant Habana, calling itself the Habana Cuban Underground and sharing space with the Texas Embassy at 709 E. Sixth St. www.habana.com.
(American-Statesman photo by Kelly West)
