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Dot’s Place: Soul Food Cafeteria Rearises in Pflugerville [CLOSED]

Dorothy “Dot” Hewitt operated her north Austin soul food cafeteria for 24 years until 2004, when a devastating fire burned the structure to the ground. Dot was uninsured, and she suffered a massive financial...
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Mexican Restaurant Austin

Fonda San Miguel: Foraging for Interior Mexican Cuisine in Austin

After eating five consecutive barbecue meals for lunch, my father, brother and I couldn’t stand the thought of any more smoked meat for dinner. When we finally decided to forage again, which took hours,...
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Barbecue Austin

The Iron Works Barbecue: Big City ‘Cue in Downtown Austin

Our father was due to land any minute. And he expected barbecue. Thankfully, the well-regarded Iron Works Barbecue was just blocks from our hotel. My brother and I were dispatched to secure several pounds...
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Restaurant Austin

Tony’s Southern Comfort: Standout East Austin Soul Food [CLOSED]

My cell phone rang as the LAX shuttle spit me out at my terminal. It was my father calling to say he’d be late. He instructed me to meet my brother in Austin and...
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