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Originally Posted by lzppjb
I will say this about a vibrant downtown: I hope it brings a lot more 24-hr diners. I work evenings and get off at 1:30am. I wouldn't mind going down there to eat with a little smaller crowds.
I don't like Kerbey Lane at all. Magnolia is ok, but a their food is a little too hippie for my taste buds.
OH...and I'd LOVE a real Jewish deli to come to town. We almost had Mastman's downtown, but it seems to have fallen through the cracks.
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Downtown may be short on 24 hour food, but Austin does have more options than many cities. Things have probably changed, but when I lived in DC in the late 80s and early 90s there was hardly any place to eat after the bars closed. There was Au Pied de Cochon always open in Georgetown, and there used to be a couple of Chinese places that stayed open downtown. The crack/crime/shootout epidemic took a toll on those Chinese places as they started closing earlier and earlier. I lived in SF prior to living in DC. It was short on late night options too. although there were two or three places serving greasy breakfasts scattered around the close in neighborhoods like the Castro and Polk St. LA and NY, not surprisingly, have the most 24 hour options. Here in Austin there's 24 almost downtown on Lamar. It is not bad at all. Jewish delis are a disappearing breed even in cities with much larger Jewish populations. Katz's was just terrible, but it had a good run. Hey, wait a minute! This thread is about the Fairmont. My bad. Kevin might want to move this to the new favorite food thread.