Restaurants

Six Austin restaurants made it to the semifinalist round in January, but Birdie's was the only one to make it to the final round. Winners will be announced June 16.

After more than 40 years in business, the chain announced the closure of its North Star location on Monday. Long-time customers were met with shuttered doors and had to rearrange their dinner plans.

The number of 24-hour restaurants in Austin has dropped about 38% over the past five years, according to data from Yelp. Bennu Coffee is one of the few that remain — offering a look at this increasingly rare slice of city life.

So long Oat Willie's, Giddy Ups and Irene's. We won't forget you.

Austin-based autonomous vehicle startup Avride deployed its robots between Cesar Chavez and 15th streets and I-35 and West Avenue this week.

"Katz's Never Kloses" may once again be an accurate phrase in Austin after the 24-hour restaurant announced plans to reopen in its original Sixth Street location.

The East Austin Tex-Mex establishment received the money from a program benefitting historic businesses. The owner plans to use the money for building upkeep.

The first shop is set to open in Round Rock as early as the end of the year with construction beginning in June.

Tamale House has been an Austin institution since 1958, when Vasquez-Valera's parents opened the restaurant's first location on Congress Avenue.

The restaurant closed Aug. 16 after the city shut off most of its electricity. Now the city is requiring Nixta to go through the permitting process from the beginning before reopening, which could take months.