Monument Cafe

Georgetown's Monument Cafe is a living testament to the classic roadside diner cooking of a bygone era

"...Monument Cafe500 S. Austin Ave., Georgetown; 512/930-9586 Sunday-Thursday, 7am-9pm; Friday-Saturday,..."

April 23, 2010 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

"...The Monument Cafe in Georgetown lives up to its name. This..."

July 11, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Food-o-File

IACP conference smorgasbord pleases

"...Monument Market (500 S. Austin Ave., Georgetown) is the new..."

June 10, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Sweets and Meals for the Holidays

Stuff your piehole … with pie, obviously

"...Ate. Cafe (2127 Lohmans Crossing, Lakeway, 512/263-4933, www.atecafe.com) Preorder pies, tarts,..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

"...Best dessert: The Chocolate Pecan Pie at the Capitol Cafe in Austin won the readers' poll for best dessert..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Cooking Tent Demos

"...of Georgetown, Harrington has been a part of the Monument family since 1992. As the catering director, she is..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Food-o-File

Central Texas Beer Festival cancels; Poteet Strawberry Festival celebrates 65 years

"...weeks, and we hear the folks at George­town's renowned Monument Cafe are about to debut a Mexican concept called..."

April 13, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu

Foodie events for April 8-13

"...Farm in Cameron followed by a luncheon at the Monument Cafe in Georgetown. Bring a cooler if you plan..."

April 8, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

VBW's Best Sweet Bites of 2010

"...Blackberry fried pie with vanilla custard ice cream at Monument Cafe These summer treats made from scratch are truly..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

For Those About to Rock: Um, Can I See Your ID?

Celebrating all-ages music venues

"...an eye on listings for the Moody Theatre, Cactus Cafe, and Threadgill's," says Chronicle Music Editor, Raoul Hernandez, "you..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Features Feature by Anne Harris

Pies for the Holidays

Area bakeries, restaurants, and market bakers are gearing up to create delicious sweets to grace the holiday table

"...Annies Cafe & Bar (319 Congress, 472-1884, www.anniescafebar.com): pies, signature rum..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Wanna Be Thankful for Not Cooking This Year?

Check out our list of pros who will bake and cook so you don't have to

"...Monument Cafe (500 S. Austin Ave. in Georgetown; www.themonumentcafe.com) Check..."

Nov. 19, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Pies and Other Holiday Meal Enhancements

It's still not too late to get someone else to bake it for you

"...Ate. Café(2127 Lohman’s Crossing Rd, 263-4933; www.atecafe.com) Pre-order pies, tarts, bread pudding, and sweet breads by..."

Nov. 15, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Small-Town Surprises

Dining around Central Texas: part II

July 27, 2007 Food Feature

Dining Beyond the Chains

Good food moves to the 'burbs

"...weird little office building across the street from the Monument Cafe, take the elevator to the top floor, and..."

July 18, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Food-o-File

Television's appetite for Austin eateries is unslakable, plus a Hickory Street revival in this week's food news

"...and took off for Georgetown to check out the Monument Cafe. No word yet on when the newest Diners,..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu

Delicious ways to help you bite into the week of Nov. 18-23

"...Creek Farm followed by a farm-to-table luncheon at the Monument Cafe (500 S. Austin Ave., George­town) featuring produce, beef,..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

DeWitty Center Helpful

"...P.S. -- The "Monument" cafe was named after a tombstone builder that had..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: October Travel Updates

A true beer cave softens the blow of pandemic cancellations

"...At the western end of FM 337, Camp Wood Cafe offers a mixture of German and Italian food, sandwiches..."

Oct. 1, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...morning from an Austin attorney trying to get a monument honoring the Ten Commandments removed from the grounds of..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Looking for a Fight

Ruth Margraff Recasts Texas History as Barroom Brawl

"...battles of the world," reads the plaque on the monument to the battle. "The freedom of Texas from Mexico..."

March 14, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Day Trips

"...Joe's Jefferson Street Cafe in Kerrville began as a fresh lemonade stand at..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Mrs. Santa's Last-Minute Foodie Stocking Stuffers

What to get for the foodie who noms everything?

"...Recipe Card Box from Royer's Round Top Cafe By popular demand, many of the beloved cafe's most..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Letters at 3AM

Are the Panhandle's many roadside monuments to Christ testaments of faith or unadmitted doubt, or some of both?

"...One may wonder whether something so large is a monument to faith or to unadmitted doubt, or some of..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Have Whipped Cream, Will Travel

No distance is too great for pie

"...but sometimes we like to take a day trip. Cafes and pie shops all over Central Texas are justifiably..."

Nov. 18, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

Huntsville ... it's more than just a prison town!

"...middle of the freeway. At the base of the monument, the city of Huntsville operates a visitor center and..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Top Notch Is Quality

Don't go changin'

"...institution deeply beloved by generations, in many ways a monument to the Stanish family values. There was no good..."

May 18, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Day Trips

Shamrock, Texas, is worth exploring if you're ever near the intersection ofI-40 and U.S. 83

"...the Tower Conoco Station and U-Drop Inn and Tower Cafe. For more than 50 years the art deco service..."

June 10, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Off the Record

From Cactusgate to Casual Victim Pile, the year in local music ends with the tragic death of drummer Bill Maddox

"...Friday, Jan. 29, announcing the closure of the Cactus Cafe due to financial concerns. The seven-month-long absurdist saga that..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Day Trips

The Tower of the Americas shoots 750 feet into the air and has helped to establish San Antone as a desired tourist destination

"...At the base of the tower is a new cafe similar to a Starbucks with coffee, sandwiches, beer, and..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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