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Re: Austinite Missing Houston Restaurants

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From: Bill Finch
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 00:00
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Ixalot wrote:
> 
> Austinites, get over it, our fair town does not even begin to rank with
> either the large american cities nor those few smaller cities known for
> exceptional restaurants.
> 
> Lots of yummy tex-mex and bbq, but hardly fine dining.
> 
> The chains hit austin big time -- and austin is easy game -- just look at
> how Sullivan's took the austin middle market by storm, yes folks, Sullivans
> is a chain concept from a bigger chain restaurant group (they put their
> first 2 Sullivans in Austin and Indianapolis -- maybe that tells you
> something)
> 
> Houston is the number 4 or 6 market in the US, austin maybe or maybe not
> even in the top 50, so it should come as no suprise that austin lags and
> lacks behind other cities -- Houston most definitely included.
> 
> Enjoy the many many good attributes of Austin, including some of our fun
> restaurants, but don't let pride delude you into thinking that Austin
> restaurants compare with the big markets.


Inxalot Sir (or Madam) IMHO your judgement is flawed. You will grow up
someday. Perhaps.
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