Austin Fuddrucker’s Closings
Was not aware, but Fuddrucker’s has gone into bankruptcy. As a result, they are closing several restaurants nationwide. Details available at a special site they set up for bankruptcy info. They are closing the one on Anderson Lane and one near Highland Mall. The one on South Lamar remains open. And “no franchisee-owneed or operated restaurants are affected,” which I assume includes the location in Cedar Park.
I recall when Fuddrucker’s first opened here, there used to be sides of beef hanging at the entry of the restaurant, visible through a large window that looked into the cooler. We used to call it “Bloodrucker’s“. Last time I went (which was to the Cedar Park location), I thought the burger was good–fresh tasting–but the price was too high for burger + fries + drink. And the fries are weak–soggy and limp. Good bun though (made onsite).
Hopefully they can recover.
I work for red robin…
Local burger spot Gabbi’s Burgers and Dogs has closed. I 
Burger House on Spicewood Springs, near Mesa, has apparently closed. The phone is disconnected and the corporate website does not list an Austin location. They only lasted about two years here. I tried them shortly after they opened and was not enticed to return. Their entire reputation seems to hang on some seasoning salt.
Hamburglar 3:19 pm on April 26, 2010 Permalink |
We used to go there pretty often, but the quality just seemed to deteriorate with each visit. The veggies seemed less fresh, the fries not as good, &c. And as mentioned it was a bit too pricey. Plus with the recent springing up of several local burger joints that surpassed Fudd’s in both quality and price there just wasn’t much reason to go there any longer. Unless of course you had a hankering to eat at an Irish bed.