Wow--didn't see that one coming. I'm betting it's a combination of not wanting to run the restaurant anymore and how valuable that piece of land is.

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FUUUUDDDGGGEEE!

Shady Grove
https://www.austin360.com/photogallery/TX/20200511/FOODANDDINING/511009997/PH/1

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Came here to see if already posted. I'm shocked!

Yea, that land is high dollar. They were starting to look a little like the Broken Spoke as more prooerties were being developed around it. It wasn't a culinary star but was a nice venue. It was one of the places I would recommend when out-of-towners wanted an "Austin" restaurant. Probably be some more surprising closings coming.

Damn. So many Thursday nights listening to music at the Grove. I'm sure some with connections will put up a swell condo tower there.

Shady Grove

hadn't been to SG in a long time (a 21 month old will do that to you), but always enjoyed sitting outside with a drink and some music. That said, I'm not terribly shocked on this one. I'm probably making this up, but I thought I'd heard some shutdown rumors long before covid.

Reading another article sounds like the owners decided the property was worth more than trying to keep the restaurant going, which very well could have been in the works before this all hit. It was a nice spot though.

That strip hasn't been great for restaurants recently, the spot behind there keeps rotating owners and Uncle Billy's shut down to move to Dripping Springs last year.

I heard they got a valuation of $5,000,000 for the property. After all the hard work of running a restaurant for decades, it would be hard for me to turn down an offer like that.

Although I rarely went to Shady Grove, it was always the spot we'd hang out for traffic to die down from ACL.

No insider info here at all but I'd expect Aussies to be part of this list.

Pitchfork Pretty

https://www.statesman.com/entertainment/20200608/one-of-cityrsquos-top-restaurants-pitchfork-pretty-closes-indefinitely

Down goes Black Walnut over in Four Points and Austin Commons, last day is June 22

Some great news, Monger's is moving to the old Vino, Vino location so we don't have to go across town. Just wish there was an outdoor option.

Aust Ag said:

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Down goes Black Walnut over in Four Points and Austin Commons, last day is June 22

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Damn. A good friend of mine was the GM there. They always had a good crowd for breakfast on the weekends. I have no idea what the rest of the week was like. I'd imagine they weren't too busy for lunch and dinner either prior to covid.

Napa Flats just went down out here in 4 Points.

Aust Ag said:

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Napa Flats just went down out here in 4 Points.

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Yep. So far the casualties I am aware of in the area are Napa Flats, Black Walnut, Galaxy Cafe (Steiner), Coffee Bean (Steiner), Black Walnut, Zoes, and Schlotzsky's.