80 Year Old Austin Hamburger Joint Closing Down (locations, today)

[austinnerd]

I for one am going to miss their burgers and fries (and not miss their ridiculously small guys bathroom). I'll have to make sure I stop by a time or two before they close.

[Ivory Lee Spurlock]

Hut's has been my all-time favorite hamburger joint anywhere, for a long time. I liked their checker-board floor. It looked just like my grandmother's kitchen floor. Hut's was the first hamburger joint that I was ever in that had so many topping choices. Most burger places I remember didn't get much more daring with topping choices than cheese, pickles, onions, lettuce, tomatato, catsup, mustard, and mayonaise. I don't remember ever even thinking about putting avocado/ guacamole, mushrooms, bacon, cole slaw, until I went to Hut's.

I hate to hear they are closing. At least they are keeping the airport location open for business, leaving hope that Hut's will open a new restaraunt in or near 78745 in South Austin in the not too distant future. The taxes will be alot cheaper than downtown.

[Oh Oh It's Magic]

Loved that Wednesday special. We would go all the time before everyone moved here.

[A-Tex]

Originally Posted by m1a1mg

They still have a booming location at the airport and probably got a really big check for the downtown location.

The family doesn't own the airport location. Their concept is licensed out to a food service type company.

They also don't own the original restaurant location. They lease it.

[cBach]

When the other Hut's closed I said it was an institution closing and they bashed me for it.

In reality the burgers would be considered great in a small town but in a big city there are better burgers to be had. As much as I hate to go for snobby food, hopdoddy is pretty darn good.

[ScoPro]

So are several other chains.... 5 Guys, Smashburger, Mooyah’s, to name a few. Can be kinda pricey though.

[10scoachrick]

Originally Posted by ScoPro

So are several other chains.... 5 Guys, Smashburger, Mooyah’s, to name a few. Can be kinda pricey though.

But then WhatABurger flies the coop:

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...dzVUtNUGN1MCJ9

[A-Tex]

Originally Posted by cBach

When the other Hut's closed I said it was an institution closing and they bashed me for it.

In reality the burgers would be considered great in a small town but in a big city there are better burgers to be had. As much as I hate to go for snobby food, hopdoddy is pretty darn good.

What other Hut's?

[ScoPro]

Originally Posted by 10scoachrick

But then WhatABurger flies the coop:

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...dzVUtNUGN1MCJ9

A national tragedy for Texas!
P-Terry’s better step up.

[ATX Wahine]

Originally Posted by A-Tex

What other Hut's?

Yea, I never heard of a second Hut’s (except for the pseudo airport location).