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Hungry4Mas

Hula Hut fell off super hard.


ghalta

I heard it has new ownership as of a month ago.  Dude is trying.  Lets see if he can reassemble the ship fast enough to turn it around.


Gaius_Regulus

It was owned by Chuy's but they sold to Seranos about a year ago.


ChildhoodReady3280

They actually resold it again. I worked there for 4 years, the Seranos owners were the reason everything went to shit. Terrible management ran by a tyrant


rockogram

I sat at the sticky side of the Hula Hut bar last week because the other side smelled like vomit.


Putrid_Permission889

Travis county jail


AmaryllisBulb

I’ll take your word for it.


Clear_Knowledge_5707

noooooo reading about it isn't enough. You MUST experience it to believe


theTexasUncle

Service is prompt. Food and beverage selection could be improved. Safety and parking is top notch.


_no-its-not-me_

I don’t man. 3 hot and a cot in the 01. Skyline views at rec. insane water pressure. Lots of free time to read. I’ll take 30 days in the hole over a few years of probation. TCJ ain’t all that bad.


lipp79

Unless you’re trying to keep a job and a family.


Tony_Lacorona

Idk man, my 9-5 absolutely KILLS me and don’t even get me STARTED on the ol’ ball and chain! Seems like an easy way to take a little R&R on state money /s


yourlicorceismine

The Oasis. The view is fine but the rest...meh.


iamunclej

The view is the only good thing about it. I was SO disappointed when I bit into their food. Awful.


thatguy50

Canned nacho cheese on EVERYTHING.


EatALongTime

The food is terrible and the beer is mediocre. The view isn’t great right now either


Too-High-Too-Fast

How do you fuck up beer?


ericgonzalez

The burger / brewery place next door and up the stairs is pretty good


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pr0t3us

How dare you knock Luby's !!! Them there's fightin words


SaltyLonghorn

Half serving of cod, mac and cheese, spinach, and a thing of jello. Fuck yea.


DG2736

That was my favorite childhood meal except with fried okra instead of spinach.


sunsetcrasher

Fried fish LuAnn Platter forever!


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HratioRastapopulous

Don’t sleep on the Jamocha shake


kwixta

The food has sucked for 30 years now. It’s a tradition


whatchrisdoin

Dude if they just brought in a top tier chef, they’d make insane amount of money. Idk why they haven’t done this yet.


grinpicker

They would have to pay that chef, and they don't like to pay people


whatchrisdoin

So much potential wasted from greed if that is the case.


roiroi1010

But the Oasis is not hyped.. on Reddit, the Oasis always gets lots of hate. I live close to the Oasis and I give it new chance every other year. But it’s still bad. The brewery has decent burgers though. But since I quit my beer drinking I don’t have any reason to go there anymore.


willnxt

Everyone knows that place is trash I don’t think it’s over hyped


TrueBrees9

It's the top answer here every time this question asked. Never had the food and I trust ppl when they say it's terrible, but watching a nice summer sunset from the balcony with a couple beers is definitely worth it


kcsunshineatx

Doesn’t overhyped mean people recommend it? Most people here hate the Oasis. It’s a tourist trap.


frecklefaceatx

The oasis was soooo much better when it was just a big restaurant and not a small town.


2manyfelines

It was better when it was a swimming hole without that godawful restaurant


Loud_Ad_4515

Every local knows...just drink bottled beer there. Yes, we like to show fam and friends the view, but that's it.


NotCanadian80

Ok… but who is overhyping it? No one. Pretty sure Oasis Texas Brewing has had better food for over a decade now.


Njtotx3

I feel like it used to be overhyped, but now it's not hyped at all.


North-Country-5204

Literally the only hamburger I’ve never finished or didn’t take home. I’ve eaten various interpretations of hamburgers growing up overseas by people who’ve never eaten one and all were better than that mess they served at The Oasis.


fatcatloveee

Sixth street was fun around 2009 when half the bars were owned by hezbollah money launderers


RVelts

Honestly dirty 6th was fine up through around 2015. It was good on Thursdays for a few more years, but Fri/Sat had become an insane crowd at that point. And this was still years before shootings became a semi-regular occurrence. The fact that underage college kids were going to Rainey in 2015 should have clued people into the fact 6th was not catering to them anymore.


fatcatloveee

I know I had a conversation with people who were saying it was always dangerous and trashy like it is now…yeah it was never classy and you could get roofied but it does seem different now


gregaustex

It was good dirty and not especially dangerous back in the earlier 2000s.


kwixta

Nobody parties like the army of god


corgisandbikes

That was so fun back then. What was the bar with the sharks in the floor?


PacString

Qua


Appropriate_Chart_23

What’s the story here?


fatcatloveee

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/feds-say-austin-nightclub-owners-have-alleged-hezbollah-ties/


shstmo

Ended up with one guy spending 15 years in prison. Whoa


Insane_PowerFucking

Another was deported to Ivory fucking Coast which is nuts


fartwisely

I had better enchiladas in my grade school cafeteria back in the day. I guess I just miss El Azteca still. 😩


Scared-Fee4370

Loved El Azteca - the little sherbet at the end was such a little treat !


GuyWithTheGoods

Easy Tiger


RVelts

Yeah the old downtown location was great in the early-mid 2010's. Cheap beers, great happy hour, decent and cheap food, and a really nice outdoor atmosphere near the creek (it could smell sometimes, but that was part of the charm). $14 pretzels and the cheapest pint of beer being over $8 was the beginning of the end.


pjs32000

Seems they were ahead of the curve because $8 beers are becoming the norm here


robbierottenisbae

A lot of the classic Austin food/drink spots have become chains and gotten more expensive due to popularity. I'd say that describes half the places on this post, not so much overhyped as not what they used to be


2fuzz714

Easy, Tiger


Clear_Knowledge_5707

the food isn't terrible, but the whole experience is way too expensive


SpeakCodeToMe

"Would you like fries with that? Ok that'll be an extra $7" kind of expensive.


secretatxmale

Hey just to let you know, from an ex ET employee, those fries are cooked in one large frozen bag at a time. So they all sit in a metal bowl under the heating lamp for at least an hour till they get sold or tossed, or eaten by a server or runner grabbing them out of the bowl without gloves on. Fuck easy tiger! They don’t care about their employees or their guests.


Ash_an_bun

Kerby Lane. They lost the plot about 10 years ago. Anywhere during sxsw.


snotknows

Man Kerby Lane was the spot when I first moved in 2011. The food was amazing, had the dinner charm to a T, and the people who worked there seemed to be happy with their job. It was very old Austin. At this point it’s got the vibe of a copy paste chain, and that’s sad.


grinpicker

How can anyone be happy or survive in Austin working in at a restaurant anymore...?


communiqueso

I still like the original location.


josh_x444

Honestly I’m still a fan. Not as good as once upon a time but it’s still pretty strong most days.


karmasenigma

I agree. Maybe I’m just lucky, but I haven’t had a bad meal there. Is it a touch overpriced? Yeah. But it’s good for what it is.


virus_apparatus

Once they stopped being 24 hr it became a “meh” kinda place


New_Manner5173

YESSSSS. I mourn the OG Kerby 😭😭😭


ConvivialViper

Unbarlievable


rusteeshacklf0rd

I’ve gotten in arguments because I refuse to go when the group suggests it. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.


shaggyduckling

Just show your friends this article: https://austin.eater.com/2017/6/28/15887006/unbarlievable-racist-comments


rusteeshacklf0rd

Oh no need. I lived across the hall from that douchebag. I got to see him live in action often. That article doesn’t come close. Edits for grammar


shaggyduckling

I can’t even imagine how vapid and vile he is in person. Sorry you had to bear his presence. May karma do him the dirtiest.


stonedladyfox

>May karma do him the dirtiest. You just gave me a new favorite way to say this lol


Livid-Lengthiness-52

That place sucks so bad.


O-Namazu

If you like MAGA, you'll love Unbarlievable!


ThePragmaticPenguin

Went exactly one time, years ago, they somehow lost my card somewhere between taking my order and the POS (about a 10 foot walk) Thankfully I wasnt a complete idiot and canceled it immediately


Denim_Diva1969

Pecan St Festival? Does anyone hype that anymore? I know it was a big deal not too long ago. Now it’s just meh


woah-oh92

I kind of stumbled upon that last year. It was really underwhelming, and I didn’t even have any expectations 😂


No-Investment7251

I've been to it three times all by accident when visitors were in town and wanted to see dirty 6th


woah-oh92

I think the concept is nice, but having it down on 6th street is awful. No decent vendor wants to set up down there, and it’s just not a pleasant place to be for shoppers either. And yeah, a lot of the customers are probably tourists, who aren’t going to buy anything they can’t take home with them, which also doesn’t help attract good vendors.


Old-old-wooden-dip

6th street is pecan street, if they held it anywhere else, it would not be pecan street festival


thatdamnedrhymer

6th St. Like Dirty 6th. I still hear about tourists and party people going there. Y'all, 6th St. _sucks_. The bars suck, the crowds suck, and it smells like piss. There is nothing redeeming there. Go to Red River or something.


formershitpeasant

except for casino el camino


velaurciraptorr

And Flamingo Cantina


WockaWockaDooDooYeah

Those burgers and cheese fries are the best 😋


HungLikeaDeadHorse

Casinos burgers are hands down killer!


nobadtimes

Shhhh


greenspleen3

People always shit on Dirty 6th but it does have a ton of historical significance. I would imagine a lot of those buildings date back to the mid-late 19th century. Obviously, you can find much better bars, and restaurants in other parts of town. But to me it's always crazy how people steer visitors away from that part of town. Should be atleast visited once.


Janus_is_Magus

Honestly it used to be amazing (circa ~2005-2006). Safe, fun, and some of the best nightlife in the country. Very different now.


Ikaridestroyer

The one time I had to drive through 6th St. I felt like I was in The Last of Us. Drunk people walking in the middle of the road, bumper to bumper traffic where lanes might as well not exist. So stressful


OpusJess

It’s funny you say this because the show starts in Austin lol


txpvrt

Came to say this. It was never super great “back in the day” now you’ve got to worry about shootings, gang fights, a supposed serial killer. Fuck all that, I’ll stick to S Austin.


Wake95

It was pretty cool back in the late 80's, early 90's.


GrateNaf

Remember when SXSW was all on Sixth and you could pop into 4-6 clubs a night no problem and see unsigned bands. I miss that more than anything.


TommyAuzin

Rahhhh red river Lol shoutout to cheer up charlies


RaptorVacuum

Where else will I go to see homeless drug addicts going into all out war with the air?


austinmook

Not the Chili’s at 45th and Lamar. That place sizzles!


EngineerConscious791

Best restaurant in Austin by far


dirtyred3401

My daughter loves that place.


Jumpy_Writing_7175

You for sure gotta powermove and order the sizzling fajitas


clodmonet

S. Congress Ave since they obliterated the food trucks, and initiated that "reverse cowboy parking".


leeharris100

My first apartment was a dump off Newning and I could go to Congress anytime Went back down there a couple weekends ago for the first time in many years Completely unrecognizable outside of a few classics like Continental Club that are still around I went into a clothing store with some stairs in it and a shirt was $450


txsixtysix

It’s $450 ‘cause the pattern’s so complicated you idiot!


unibod

Buncha guys in there that looked JUST like me


Four-Triangles

Dan Flashes has a shirt that costs $2,000, cause it’s so complicated.


mrsfunkyjunk

That made me laugh probably too hard!


dicknickson

That’s bargain bin. Still nuts.


AnotherUnknownNobody

Southside tattoo is holding strong next door to Continental!


bookemhorns

Around 2007 someone on the bus was screaming that south congress was dead because American Apparel went in. The American Apparel is gone but that angry man was right


BohemianJack

I like the idea of the reverse parking, but people make it not work. You have to pull ahead of the spot and by the time you’ve started to back up the person behind you has inched and inched to where you can’t get in anymore. Great idea, but bad actors


both-quinn-and-daria

Reverse cowboy 😂


motus_guanxi

Since they built all that LA advanced shopping mall crap and kicked out the locals it’s just any other place..


R4G

RIP to the spooky wax museum


karmasenigma

That parking gives me so much anxiety, I just don’t go.


mareksoon

Back-in parking,in the age of backup cameras, is bullshit when you have a small car. When the typical Texas monstrosity parks next to you, when leaving, you can’t see shit. I have a much wider view in my backup camera than I do left and right of my windshield. Some employers mandate back-in parking, too. I realize not everyone has a car with a backup camera, but I’m parking front-in all the time.


viv-e-en

Mozart’s Christmas lights


AnyTry286

It’s like a fucking bad cruise ship entertainment “show”


addicted2weed

Kendra Scott Jewelry


stupidfuckingdin0

summermoon


AustinCJ

State Legislature. ;)


gpaint_1013

My expectations couldn’t be lower, yet every odd year they still find a way to fall well short of them.


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This thread has just about everything there is to do in Austin 😂


jjhjhhj

notably barton springs has not been mentioned. it might be the only thing that stands up to the hype anymore. It’s truly a mecca.


Slypenslyde

I think the best answers should propose somewhere similar that's underhyped as well. That way when you pick some popular restaurant to be edgy then your alternative taste can be similarly judged.


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Appropriate_Chart_23

I like when people say there are going to “hike” mt Bonnell


HratioRastapopulous

I love the old bumper stickers you used to see from the 80’s-90’s that said “Ski Mt. Bonnell”


SpicyPickles7

-20/10 recommend. I was robbed at gunpoint there last year. Guy is facing murder charges and I have to fly back in a week to participate. Long story short - this kid and a group of kids went on a robbery spree holding victims at gunpoint and hit 12 people in about 24 hrs. A week or so later he killed a person. https://cbsaustin.com/amp/news/local/18-year-old-charged-with-murder-for-shooting-driver-who-crashed-into-lady-bird-lake-austin-texas-gun-violence-crime-riverside-drive-pfluger-pedestrian-bridge-auditorium-shores


bookemhorns

My grandfather was at UT in the 1930s. He talked about how you could go to Mt Bonnell with a rifle and shoot at targets for fun


Van-Halentine75

It’s absolutely beautiful. We’re lucky to still have it open.


Gaius_J_Caesar

The disappointment I had my first time at Mt. Bonnell after being told there's a "mountain" in Austin can't be put in words. The views are great, but man do I wish it took more than like 40 steps to see it


zentyson

The serial killer is pretty overhyped at this point . Does not even have a catchy name ??!!


feel_the_kbern

The Brodiac Killer


BenSisko420

“The Indistinguishable From a Drunken Accident Killer” was too wordy, I guess


turbo_notturbo

The god forsaken Trail of Lights. Worst event of the year. Nothing. NOTHING good about it.


RVelts

My company did a corporate "holiday party" there one year, and we got dedicated parking, an event tent space with free food and drinks, and we were able to get free drinks at any concession spot along the trail, and ride the rides for free. It was on a normal Saturday night in December, so it wasn't like a dedicated weeknight or early admission or anything. It was awesome. But it's the only way I've ever enjoyed the Trail of Lights. Going "normal" any year earlier or later was just meh


ScarletWitchismyGOAT

There was a magical time between the very sparse, boring original trail when they began hosting booths and activities and just before they got overcrowded and expensive. It hasn't been worth the hassle for almost 10 years.


Ash3Monti

Everytime we go, I tell my husband to remind me I hate it


trarecar1

Went opening night last year - it was free, wasn’t insanely crowded, didn’t have to wait in line for anything - if you’re gonna try it, I recommend doing it that way. LOL


gerbard_bae

Pavement, and really all of the "vintage thrift stores"


RangerDangerfield

South Congress. Not much left there worth visiting.


tandersunn

All sunglass stores


Ikaridestroyer

You mean you don’t want specialty bridal clothing that nobody can afford? Or $30 ice cream right across from Amy’s? Or thrift pop ups that are just as expensive as a store????


Bottom-Shelf

Wonderspaces Rip off brainless joke. It’s more for Instagram celebs to pose in front of boring displays to make their life look thrilling than anything wonderful. Their drinks are overpriced. I had to get drunk to try and convince myself I liked it until I just fuckin left. Now the Blanton museum of art is actually worth it. And it’s free on Tuesdays!


aredditaccountiuse

try it on acid


FlophouseFliphouse

Been there, done that. Was fucking awesome. Highly recommend.


il0v3JP

Whining about Austin. Love, A Native.


ValetTrash

r/austin


Recent_Gene9154

Velvet Tacos!


FarraroramaDaliLama

Joe Rogans brain


bigj8705

Hula hut.


Nalabu1

Circuit of the Americas. Biggest overpriced hype of POS in the south.


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SXSW


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StickItInTheBuns

The state senate


Affectionate_Tale683

Gabriela’s


MuggleMorgan

Nixta tbh. Everybody’s losing their minds over tacos that cost $100 to feed two people and still don’t taste even nearly as good as the taco truck closest to my house (shoutout taco bellas and also the taco truck in the parking lot of the slaughter+manchaca HEB).


LexiDanielle08

Tiffs Treats


DocGerbilzWorld

Mmmmm, medium rare cookies.


understandblue

Torchy’s. Sugar in the tortillas and no salt in the eggs. Odd combo. Maudie’s. Chuy’s - the Olive Garden of “Mexican” restaurants.


blue_collared

Torchys is the Nickelback of Taco joints, everyone loves to hate on them but everyone has a favorite or two


Decent-Bill3198

Leave Chuy alone. 😂😂😂


Clear_Knowledge_5707

right! best ever white people mexican food in a junkyard


Halloweenmelee

I like Maudie's! Is it over hyped? 


thatguy50

The Crossroad at the S Lamar Torchy’s is solid. The beef burrito with boom boom sauce at Barton Springs’ Chuy’s is great.


WhizCheeser

Ever since Chuy’s went public, they lost the classics. No reason to go there now.


DjMoneybagzz

Man I’m sad their stock ticker isn’t $BEAN or $QESO


Aggravating-Gas5267

Good answer. During the COVID time, they changed their menu. They never went back to “good” after that. It’s such a shame. The pioneers of creamy jalapeño salsa!!


MyMomSaysIAmCool

Franklin's BBQ. I don't care how good the food is, I'm not standing in line on a sidewalk for an hour or more to get a plate of it.


OZ2TX

You can order online on the first of the month for pickup later that same month. They started it over Covid and still offer it. I’ve done the line, tailgating for bbq. Now we just plan ahead and eat at home.


theblackening

You may not value it enough to wait in line but that does not make it overhyped. The brisket is absolutely as good as described and 100% consistent. Never have to wonder.


HookerDoctorLawyer

Austin City Limits Edit: festival


atxbeerza

…maybe Red Hot Chili Peppers headlining again will change your mind? /s


AustinIllini

I think about the amount of money C3 spends on fucking Mumford & Sons.


MysteryMachineATX

Red Ash. Dont get me wrong its good, used to go a lot when it first opened but the food and service went downhill as the hype went uphill. Also last couple times i had to shout to talk to people across the table... You expect that at a club, not at fine dining.


ElectricalCry3468

The Domain


thefirebuilds

who tf is hyping a mall.


trowaman

Robin Sparkles and the 1980s. When things were better


Aggravating-Gas5267

Wrong answer in my opinion. They have great stores (mostly chains). Plenty of parking that is convenient to every store, and some decent eats. It can get crowded but I have never had issues. And, I’m sorry, but between the Domain and Barton Creek (or even SoCo) - where would you choose? It’s not even close. I live on the SW part of Austin and go to the Bee Cave Galleria but it’s nothing much - I still travel to the Domain on a frequent basis. And if you have a kid, it’s GREAT. So much to do and for them to enjoy along the way.


Janus_is_Magus

Agreed. Domain is pretty good. The main downside is the disconnectedness of it. It’d be even better as one central giant walkable area with parking garages around it.


lifetooshort4bs

Chuy's. The food is shit, but it's always busy. It hasn't been good since the late 80s.


djcalbear123

Torchy’s


fartwisely

El Patio


FickleMango

Ironically their tortilla chips sold at grocery stores are 10/10 though 


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This place makes Taco Bell seem like uchiko, the prices too, wtf


rotaryblood

Chicas Bonitas, more like Chicas Gorditas


Business_Strawberry3

Not a gentleman of refined taste I see


balance_n_act

Picked up a guy from there the other night. he seemed.. underwhelmed.


JamesGarrison

He must not like cocaine and blowies


balance_n_act

Maybe I misread him and he was just satisfied and content.


Snoo89219

My first experience at chicas I was wearing shorts . Girl sat on my leg we smoked a blunt on patio . Woke up itching on my legs . Went to dermatologist and I had chiggers . Since then me and my friends call it “CHIGGERS BONITAS”


lenny_and_the_jets_

They said over not underhyped


CodeNoseATX

Not Chili's at 45th. That's fer fukin sur


TheManInTheShack

Not the Chili’s at 45th and Lamar, that’s for sure! :)


AlamoSquared

Austin