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Ski Shores Cafe is re-opening the week of April 12, 2010
Posted: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:25 PM - 8,365 Readers
By: Food and Flame - Blog
A waterfront Austin dining institution is back, and
better than ever.Ski Shores Café, owned by the Fowler family
since 1954, announced it will reopen April 12, 2010 under new management —
serving the same great fare and now much more, in a vastly expanded,
open-air facility now approximately double the previous capacity. New
Ski Shores Café amenities — spacious, indoor-outdoor dining and a full
bar, table service and a full wait staff, an expansive deck, additional
boat slips and even call-in, dockside delivery — abound in the longtime
local favorite, which will now open seven days a week and operate
year-round. Long noted for classic American food in a lakeside
setting, the café has added new menu offerings to the mix. However, Ski
Shores’ loyal following will be pleased to learn that all of the iconic
Austin eatery’s longtime, signature menu items remain, including the
legendary Border and Scooter burgers, the popular pizzas, catfish
sandwiches, famous fries, fried okra, and much more. Led by Restaurant Freedom
co-founders Rick Engel and Mark Turner, the Ski Shores Café management
team brings years of entrepreneurial expertise and restaurant industry
experience to this local waterfront icon. “We are delighted to
revive and update an Austin institution, keeping the great feel of Ski
Shores intact, as a great place for families, boaters and our Lake
Austin neighbors,” says Rick Engel, Restaurant Freedom CEO and
co-founder. “This has always been a special place, and now it adds
faster service and expanded attractions.” “Ski Shores has always
been about spending a day with friends on the water and stopping here —
It’s one of the things that ‘makes Austin Austin,’” said Turner. “For
fifty-plus years, people have come here to enjoy the unique waterfront
setting. There’s something for everyone here and we have painstakingly
preserved that legacy, while improving the experience.” SKI
SHORES - The SequelFor more than 50 years, boaters (and jet skiers) have
pulled right up to the dock to grab some refreshment and take in the
relaxing views at Ski Shores Café, located just a short boat ride west
of the 360 bridge (and by car, off 2222 near the end of long and winding
City Park Road). With the new additions and amenities of Ski
Shores Café, today a visitor can: - Boat in, “tying down” at one of
several new cleated boat slips
- Disembark and walk across the
expansive deck or hang outside at the new palapa bar.
- Be seated by
wait staff – no more standing in line, or long waits
- Order any
original Ski Shores menu item, or choose from a variety of all-new menu
offerings
- Relax and enjoy scenic views, live music several days a
week, or catch the game on several flatscreen TVs
- Bring a laptop and
jump online using the venue’s free wireless wifi
- Grab basic boating
amenities, such as ice, or sunblock
- Order dockside delivery direct to
your boat
- Bring your dog!
Kids (and parents) can enjoy a
gated playscape area, and everyone can go in the game room, or play
washers or shuffleboard. Visitors also may order carry out, or if
located in designated nearby neighborhoods, may take advantage of
in-area, full-menu delivery. ABOUT SKI SHORES CAFÉ PARTNERSLocal
business partners Rick Engel and Mark Turner have reinvigorated the
eatery. The pair have a successful, long history of developing,
operating, reviving and restoring Austin institutions. Engel and Turner
are owners in, and operators of Austin restaurant concepts Little
Woodrow’s, Austin Java, Uncle Billy’s Brew & Que and the Austin-area
Texadelphia restaurants. All of these, including Ski Shores, are
supported by Restaurant Freedom, which offers a complete array of
professional management services — including operations management,
strategic marketing (including complete campaigns and social media),
accounting, payroll, human resources, IT/POS support and more, for
restaurateurs. Ski
Shores Cafe 2905 Pearce Road Austin,
TX 78730
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