Have to be honest here...

[capcat]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

I've not, but now I will. Thanks for the recommendation. Have you tried the burgers in Schwertner? (Hint: do NOT order the double - if my college-aged son and husband couldn't finish theirs, they'll likely be too much for anyone else to finish!)

What's the name of the place (although it shouldn't be hard to find )? My parents live out that way, but I'm a little out of touch with Schwertner.

I've been to Lois and Jerry's in Bartlett and they have a good burger. I've read (Kelso) and heard that the waitress there can be a bit "gruff" to customers, so if anyone goes, don't take it personally. However, when I took my class there after a field trip she was absolutely wonderful to us.

[capcat]

Originally Posted by eichlerfan

Will the people of Austin be more welcoming to us then some of the people here on this board? I always hear how friendly Texans are, and I have found that when we have visited Austin before.

Go with that. Welcome...it's cool that you're doing this.

[TexasHorseLady]

Originally Posted by capcat

What's the name of the place (although it shouldn't be hard to find )? My parents live out that way, but I'm a little out of touch with Schwertner

I believe it's the Crossroads Cafe, but it's the one at the intersection in Schwertner. (My daughter laughed at me once when, at a horse show, I was giving someone directions. I said, "head east on 487, and when you get to Schwertner, turn right. Those were GOOD directions!)

I've eaten at Lois & Jerry's once in the last 12 years, right after we moved here, enjoyed it, but every time I've gone back by since they've been closed. I thought they were out of business!

[ATXIronHorse]

Originally Posted by seyareno

I lived in California in the 80's during the big migration, since then the state was never the same. Left to Nevada work related loved it for a while till those people from California started relocating to Nevada, trying to change Nevada to California and are now succeeding with there backward politics. My wife and I will be relocating to the Austin area in April and will put the Calif,Nevada years behind us and become Texans.

A lot of Texans feel that Californians are waging a war on their state.

[capcat]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

I believe it's the Crossroads Cafe, but it's the one at the intersection in Schwertner. (My daughter laughed at me once when, at a horse show, I was giving someone directions. I said, "head east on 487, and when you get to Schwertner, turn right. Those were GOOD directions!)

I've eaten at Lois & Jerry's once in the last 12 years, right after we moved here, enjoyed it, but every time I've gone back by since they've been closed. I thought they were out of business!

Pretty telling when you can say it's at the intersection in Schwertner, and I know exactly where you mean. We should tell newcomers it's pronounced sweat*ner, I suppose.
I'll have to ask about Lois and Jerry's. I haven't heard that it closed, I hope it hasn't. I wish Bartlett would undergo a revival. Some neat buildings there.