One less reason to go west: California-based burger chain In-N-Out Burger is coming to Central Texas. Better yet: Central Austin.
A Round Rock storefront was already in the works, but Community Impact reports that In-N-Out “applied April 17 for permits to build a new restaurant at 4508 N. I-35, which is near the intersection of Airport Boulevard and I-35.”
The proposed location would mark the first Austin outpost of In-N-Out, a chain that inspires dreamy, drooly devotion from thrifty carnivores and hangover sufferers alike. The location is especially central for Austin Chroniclers: The site is – oh dear – five blocks from Chron HQ. Commence belt loosening now.
This article appears in April 26 • 2013.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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