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Posted
22 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Man, I hope this cultural landmark survives.  Got a few blown out o-rings and messy Shiner shits from there.

Fify

“Can I get a Lone Star?”

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Posted
1 minute ago, hookemATL said:

Fify

“Can I get a Lone Star?”

Go Away GIF

Showed up one day, and they didn't have....Chili.

Sat at that bar drinking cheap beer with a buddy....till his wife came busting in the door and yelled "GODDAMMIT STEVE GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE RIGHT NOW!" and he scooted right quick.

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Posted

Man, was just saying I needed to get over there as it's been probably 20yrs since I've had a bowl of chili there.

Dude loved to party.  Spent several late nights there in the mid '00s.

Posted
43 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Showed up one day, and they didn't have....Chili.

Sat at that bar drinking cheap beer with a buddy....till his wife came busting in the door and yelled "GODDAMMIT STEVE GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE RIGHT NOW!" and he scooted right quick.

Saw a comedian the other day- 

" had to get a divorce.  My wife kept going to a bunch of bars late every night."

His buddy " ah that sucks "

"Yeah she was looking for me"

Posted

Yeah I’m not sure what happened but it seems pretty confirmed. RIP Zoob. I’m mad I missed it on my most recent trip back to Austin - I hope it’s still there same as it ever was next time I’m in town.

Posted
36 minutes ago, stc said:

is there a story about why they don't have lone star? have always found that strange. 

No. And they don't have French Fries either. You gonna order something or what?

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, stc said:

is there a story about why they don't have lone star? have always found that strange. 

The Lone Star distributor pissed them off way back in the beginnings of the joint, so I guess they told them to fuck off.

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Posted
45 minutes ago, stc said:

is there a story about why they don't have lone star? have always found that strange. 

I think something about the distributor trying to fuck them over, so they vowed not to use Lonestar. 

 

9 minutes ago, ftf82 said:

And they don't have French Fries either

That's because they don't have a fryer.

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Posted

I'm pretty sure he didn't own it anymore. There was a bartender there earlier this year when I went there before a show at Moody that said he owned it now or something unless I totally misunderstood what was going on. 

Posted
10 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Man, I hope this cultural landmark survives.  Got a few great memories from there.

There are probably 5-6 former employees of Chili Parlor that I still talk to or text occasionally today.

Posted
1 hour ago, immamac said:

I'm pretty sure he didn't own it anymore. There was a bartender there earlier this year when I went there before a show at Moody that said he owned it now or something unless I totally misunderstood what was going on. 

Their website says he still owns it, but it also says he was the founder which is a bit of a stretch since I thought he bought in the early 2000's  after the previous owner fucked up the taxes. And its also certainly possible they haven't looked at the  website in 2 years. 

https://texas-chili-parlor.weeblyte.com/about

 

Posted
1 hour ago, Blotto said:

Their website says he still owns it, but it also says he was the founder which is a bit of a stretch since I thought he bought in the early 2000's  after the previous owner fucked up the taxes. And its also certainly possible they haven't looked at the  website in 2 years. 

https://texas-chili-parlor.weeblyte.com/about

 

At the bottom of the page it says, "This is not the official website."  Content updated by the public.

Posted
4 minutes ago, dcbc said:

At the bottom of the page it says, "This is not the official website."  Content updated by the public.

Congratulations...... I was testing, and you sir passed with flying colors. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Blotto said:

Their website says he still owns it, but it also says he was the founder which is a bit of a stretch since I thought he bought in the early 2000's  after the previous owner fucked up the taxes. And its also certainly possible they haven't looked at the  website in 2 years. 

https://texas-chili-parlor.weeblyte.com/about

 

I think the tax delinquent guy was the second owner that bought it from original owner Mike Wilhite.

Posted

Re Lonstar:  - Yeah, it was a rule for a previous owner about Lone Star. Some kinda riff. It was posted on the rules board, just before “No talking to imaginary people.”

from a prior employee /patron. 

Posted

I feel like Brendan would be a worthy successor to the Chili throne.

 

no idea what was going on with him, I no longer live in the state, i saw some pictures and it looks like he was maybe sick. Perhaps he had time to get his affairs in order.

Posted
3 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

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If that’s the chili Surly Chili Parlor is serving, it won’t even take a month to fold. It’ll get shut down after a day 

Posted
23 minutes ago, Js1 said:

If that’s the chili Surly Chili Parlor is serving, it won’t even take a month to fold. It’ll get shut down after a day 

Abbott would have to call out the National Guard to quell actual, real riots.

Posted
2 minutes ago, immamac said:

I am actually fine with this. 

The big question is, does he/the restaurant own the building? If it's a long term lease, what's the story there? If not, are you trying to buy a piece of property in downtown Austin? You're probably talking millions of dollars.

The second thing would be rules around a bunch of these twatwaffles who three down tree fiddy coming in every day saying "I'm an owner my shit is free."

Posted
2 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

The big question is, does he/the restaurant own the building? If it's a long term lease, what's the story there? If not, are you trying to buy a piece of property in downtown Austin? You're probably talking millions of dollars.

The second thing would be rules around a bunch of these twatwaffles who three down tree fiddy coming in every day saying "I'm an owner my shit is free."

Obviously it would be specials only not free shit. 

Posted
1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

The second thing would be rules around a bunch of these twatwaffles who three down tree fiddy coming in every day saying "I'm an owner my shit is free."

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Posted
1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

The big question is, does he/the restaurant own the building? If it's a long term lease, what's the story there? If not, are you trying to buy a piece of property in downtown Austin? You're probably talking millions of dollars.
 

Looks like the property is owned by an entity called Block 174 Partners that owns a couple of adjacent parcels totaling a quarter of the block.

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I’m ashamed to admit I’ve only eaten there a few times, and it was back when I worked at the Capitol. My patronage leaves something to be desired.
 

I love that Tarantino filmed on location there. 

I had a professor that held court there every Thursday. He always invited the whole class. Never took him up on it because well I had better shit to do, and I didn’t want to leave my car on a meter overnight. I hope some students did join him, and they had a good time swapping stories. 

Posted
On 6/10/2025 at 10:05 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

Cheese enchiladas still good? 

Had lunch there today, just in case it was going away w/ his passing.  Cheese enchiladas weren't bad at all - although I did think I got gypped on my chili topping...so I ordered a bowl as a chaser.

Server told me Zoob's brother currently owns it, and the current manager (Scott?) may be taking it over.

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