Harry Aikin was probably one of the best mayors Austin, Texas has ever had. At least he is the ONLY onei n recent memory who ever had to WORK for a living!
Mr. Aikin had a chain of TERRIFIC, AFFORDABLE restaurants called the Nighhawk Steakhouses where great Texas-style food was sold at reasonable prices and the food was ALWAYS delicious!
Those restaurants were all over Austin and my family and I ate there often! The food was so good that it was available in many area grocery stores in frozen dinners! Thinking about those delicious salads, ground beef and desserts even now brings back some terrific memories.
After he passed away, most of his restaurants went with him, sad to say.
Only the Frisco Shop restaurant at the corner of Koenig and Burnet Road still remained.
I wanted to check it out because I was nostalgic for the Old Nighthawk Steakhouse fare and remembering what a warm, congenial and considerate host Mr. Aiken and his staff had been at the Nighthawks, I went here expecting the best!
When I went inside, all that was available was booths and a "Seat your self, Screw you attitude!"
The staff ignored me and some pretended not to speak English.
I was NOT ABLE TO FIT INTO ANY OF THE BOOTHS EVEN THOUGH I ONLY WEIGH only 120 lbs. I don't see how any adult fits there and I looked for alternative seating but was unable to find it.
There is a rather hefty radio talk show host from Austin who touts this palce regularly and he is at leawt 250 and I wondered how he cna eat in here if he can't fit in one of the too small booths.
I was outraged but this is something that I have come to expect of Austin restaurants. The Good oens are really great and the lousy ones and the one that are ON THE SKIDS AND ON THE WAY OUT are like THIS one!
So I walked out.
I am told that a Walgreen's will be replacing that restaurant and that they will open down the street in another restaurant where OVERPRICED LOUSY FOOD AND EVEN LOUSIER, RUDE SERVICE put it out of business.
I don['t wish Mr. Aiken's heirs and family ill BUT they NEED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR RESTAURANT!
Assuming they NEED to work for a living, that is...
My experience there was pure hell!!!
Didn't get to try the celebrated chicken and dumplings that old eddie c the radio talk show host raved about...
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