TyHolden said:

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edit: never mind. not risking this close to football season.

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I am assuming I missed a joke about an ESPN employee...?

TyHolden said:

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🍜 Kyuramen is now open at Tarrow and University Drive right behind Five Guys 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/G1EAaLDg8p

— 🚨 Rusty Surette (@KBTXRusty) August 28, 2024

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Nice looking space.

I hope Anchor Bar does well. I worry about that location for them.

Went to Pluckers last night to play their Wednesday night trivia only to find they are not doing it for another 3-4 weeks. Just FYI.

I tried out Wild Pita today, and it was really good and reasonably priced for the portion.
The serving style is like chipotle, and the food is similar to cava but better. They have bowls, salads, pitas, or wraps (like a burrito).

Would recommend

I tried Pluckers yesterday. I was deciding between Pluckers and Anchor Bar and thought Pluckers would be less busy at 6pm since it had been open longer. When we arrived at 5:45 pm, a wait had just begun. But it was only about 5 minutes until a table was cleared and ready.

The space is big. Finally a new restaurant that understands that we need room. I love the patio. Two Jenga sets, cornhole, outdoor bar, cooling misters, lots of TVs, and a pickleball court that will be very popular when the weather cools down.

But inside is crowded and loud. Very loud. Very crowded. There is a tiny vestibule with 2 benches just inside the front door. But no other inside space to wait. The patio is large and not full service yet, so many were waiting there. When the patio fully opens, those waiting for a table will be stuck waiting in the parking lot when the patio is open for full service.

Service was fine. But we could hardly hear each other it was so loud. We had to constantly repeat ourselves when chatting with her.

We were also disappointed that the server was unable to describe a couple of the proprietary wing sauces (Hallelujah and Baker's Gold). The menu is no help in this. She had no idea what they were but said we are allowed 2 free samples at our table. I believe that a server should have either sampled or knows how to describe their sauces. FYI Bakers Gold was a spicy and more peppery BBQ sauce; Hallelujah was more spicy than its listed 2 flames spicy. Maybe even worthy of 4 flames. Almost BBQ-like but less of a typical vinegar bite and more heat. To be fair, it is hard to describe.

When the food arrived , my tots and boneless bites were not hot. Just tepid. It's like my order was ready first and then sat until the other two were ready. My table mates said their bone-in wings were overcooked and not sauced enough. The server apologized and brought out a side of sauce for my daughter and said she wouldn't charge us for the extra sauce.

It seemed that many things were extra/ up charge. Ranch or blue cheese with those wings? Extra. 'Wet' wings? Extra. Want to sample more than 2 sauces? Extra. Substitute your side? Extra.

Even their advertised loyalty program seemed to be costly. Looks like you need a paid subscription to access rewards. I don't mind initially signing up for Landrys or Gringos for $25 and immediately receive a $25 reward. But this program looks like a subscription that's paid every 6 months? But maybe I may have not correctly understood the info cards at the table. But it seemed more complicated that most of the restaurant rewards programs I have joined.

We will give it another go as there are other non-wing items we want to try, and recognize the first few weeks are not indicative of future performance.

Pluckers is a sports bar. It's supposed to be loud.

Also, I have literally never asked anyone to describe Bakers Gold. I've had them 100 times and I couldn't describe it other than delicious. My go tos are spicy lemon pepper and spicy garlic Parmesan. Also, if you get their homemade chips, it comes with blue cheese. So if you get that for your side, you can order ranch with your wings.

Their salads are amazing. So is their Mac and Cheese.

You're Welcome!
A Pluckers fan from Austin who ate there all the time. Trouble and I would meet up wearing our Aggie gear in the heart of Austin

For those that didn't read that entire thing they said -

"I didn't enjoy my experience but I'll be back".

KidDoc said:

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You can get one sauce per 5 wings. We usually just split 5 per person and each pick a flavor.

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Sounds unsanitary.

I'm gonna assume he and his family know how to wash their hands.