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Jan 6th, 2010 at 8:25am
 
Sad news.    Ski Shores, a popular iconic cafe (est. 1954) closed.  The rent went up and the operator threw in the towel.   Let's hope someone else steps in and takes over the lease.   I would hate to see it shuttered like The Pier was five - six years ago.

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Reply #1 - Jan 6th, 2010 at 11:06am
 
I have never been there. I read on Google reviews that there's a lot of mixed feelings about the place. Always sad to see a great lake front venue shut down.
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Reply #2 - Jan 6th, 2010 at 5:04pm
 
I haven't been there either since I don't usually hit Lake Austin. However, that's always too bad when a great spot right on the lake like that shuts down. I really enjoy pulling up to the Pier for a bloody mary and a burger. The more places like that on the lake the better!
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Reply #3 - Jan 13th, 2010 at 10:57am
 
http://www.austin360.com/food-drink/food-matters-east-side-king-food-trailer-bad...

Another eatery planned for Ski Shores site

When news broke in late December that Ski Shores Waterfront Cafe on Lake Austin was closing, groans of disappointment could be heard on Internet food forums: "Major bummer. Another unique Austin place bites the dust," one Yelp commenter said.

The good news for fans of dockside dining is that another restaurant will open at the Ski Shores site at 2905 Pearce Road, reports Austinite Brad Fowler, whose family owns the property.

The restaurant building is closed for repairs and maintenance until a new tenant takes over, likely in the early spring, said Fowler, whose father, Marion Fowler, first built a restaurant at Ski Shores in 1954.

We reported the closing of Ski Shores Waterfront Cafe in Food Matters after an e-mail from George and Dianne Levy, who leased the Ski Shores building from the Fowlers. "After a 13-year presence on Lake Austin, the Levy family has decided to close its doors," the e-mail said. "It was a wonderful run."


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Reply #4 - Jan 14th, 2010 at 8:26am
 
excellent. Any rumors on what it might be? C'mon a dollar beers kind of place! Smiley
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Reply #5 - Jan 18th, 2010 at 9:23am
 
Awww, what a bummer. That was a great little burger place.
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