Night Hawk Alumni

"...time in the city of Austin when having a Night Hawk job on your résumé commanded respect and insured..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Recipe: The Night Hawk / Frisco’s Smothered Pork Chops

One of Harry Akin's signature dishes gets resurrected

"...of flair. For Harry Akin, the founder of the Night Hawk and the Frisco, it was a way of..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Joel Fried

The Flight of the Night Bird

Harry Akin opened for business on Christmas Eve, 1932, selling hamburgers for 15 cents apiece. Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood reveals how Akin turned his hamburger stand into Austin's former restaurant empire.

"...the story of how he'd founded the very successful Night Hawk restaurant chain had passed into local legend. In..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Kerlin Prioritizes Kerlaches, Farmhouse Offers Intoxicants, Sawyer & Co. Cajuns Into the Night, SBK’s Downtown Again, and WTF Is Andy Baraghani Doing on SoCo?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...authentic New Orleans diner experience: They’re now open until midnight, Thu.-Sat., serving up Swamp Fries (topped with homemade crawfish..."

Sept. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dearly Departed Dishes, Part Deux: Re-Creating Iconic Austin Meals

Resurrecting faves from Basil’s, Mars, and the Night Hawk chain

"...past. This year's entries are Basil's, Mars, and the Night Hawk (last year's list: Threadgill's, Holiday House, Las Manitas,..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Down-Home for His Hometown

"...local restaurants, and his long, positive association with the Night Hawk family of restaurants. These days, Alexander presides over..."

April 16, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

To C-Boy, With Love

Continental Club maverick Steve Wertheimer pays tribute to his mentor – with a nightclub

"...frames, Wertheimer was more guide than host on opening night, returning again and again to old pictures on the..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

The Frisco Shop: Last of the Legend

"...Lawrence Baker joined the Night Hawk organization in 1958 as a busboy/dishwasher at the..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Bubba Likes It

Barton Springs and Riverside: A Separate Place

"...streets, semi-consistent period architecture, decades of overlapping day and night use -- Barton Springs and Riverside have become "corridors,"..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Chain Gangs

Torchy's Tacos and Verts Kebap: two case studies in culinary expansion

"...Former mayor Harry Akin started his long-running chain of Night Hawk restaurants and steakhouses in the Thirties, spawning a..."

March 28, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have good reason to squeak: Girl chipmunks enter the picture.

"...investing heavily in d-CON and working feverishly through the night to build a better rodent trap, preferably something spring-loaded..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Landmarks on the Menu

"...merely one pearl on his string of wildly successful Night Hawk restaurants. Located on (what was then) the northern..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Airheads

"...unfortunately, no exception. Lehmann's newest (following, heh heh, Hudson Hawk) chronicles the misadventures of a trio of metalheads as..."

Aug. 12, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Cold Light of Day

A young businessman on vacation in Spain with his family becomes caught in a tangled web of espionage and intrigue in this lackluster follow-up by the director of JCVD.

"...though it were penned in the cold dark of night, blindfolded, with crayons, on soggy cocktail napkins. Fans of..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Salon of the West

They may not notice us every time we go to Barton Springs -- after all, they are thinking, passionate men, deep in conversation. But we sure notice them: the men at Philosophers' Rock. Who are they? And why does Austin owe them such a debt of gratitude?

"...it takes him more than eight minutes door-to-door, the night has been hot enough to move through slowly or..."

July 4, 2003 Books Feature by Steve Moore

Lost and Delirious

"...off like a fetishist's fantasy or the stuff of late-night scrambled porn. That at least would have been more..."

July 20, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Cast About

When Austin thespians go out to drink, here's where they go

"...is somebody’s house, especially when Tim Mateer and John Hawkes (née Perkins) had the Flop Haus at 45th and..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Biscuit Breakfasts in Austin

The best places to grab a biscuit breakfast in Austin

"...Night Hawk Frisco Shop 6801 Burnet Rd., 459-6279 www.frisconighthawk.com Breakfast,..."

March 20, 2009 Food Feature by MM Pack

Foodie Is an Ethnocentric Word

Searching for diversity in culinary Austin

"...Austin. His stepfather worked as a cook at the Night Hawk diner...."

April 17, 2015 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Food-O-File

"...many years the site was home to the campus-area Night Hawk restaurant. That particular Night Hawk location saw many..."

July 11, 1997 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

As the Years Go Passing By

Inner Sanctum Records and the Armadillo – rock & roll, Austin-historical-style

"...When the night has come and the land is dark..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Expanding on neighborhood expansion, taking C. Robison to task, and much more.

"...when people still knew that the Armadillo and the Night Hawk are not endangered species and that Cactus Pryor..."

July 13, 2001 Column

Witness This Weekend's Recommended Arts and Culture Events

Sarah Silverman, 80s Night, sustainable sculpting, and more

"...lessons, where you and a cutie can boot-scoot the night away. For the low, low price of $10 cash,..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Stories Behind Austin’s Iconic Signs

How both classic neon and changing design continue to draw patrons to local restaurants and theatres

"...even today, Magnolia's sign is a lighthouse for tasty late-night – and anytime – food...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

SXSW Music Review: Bully, Wye Oak, Superchunk

Nineties grit sandwiches a quieter reprieve

"...Mohawk’s outdoor stage – sponsored by The Onion/The A.V. Club..."

March 13, 2018 Music Post by Libby Webster

Eight Classic Austin Burgers That Rival Whataburger

These local institutions have been around since at least 1968

"...Originally opened in 1953 as Night Hawk’s, this burger shop – currently known as Frisco’s..."

Feb. 21, 2018 Food Post by Acacia Coronado

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Sharon Watkins

Chez Zee maven looks forward to another 25 years

"...food and beverage folks, places like Shadows, Tortuga's, the Night Hawk on S. Congress before it burned, Lock, Stock..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The New Look of Fine Dining

Austin's emerging restaurant empires

"...Akin built a small kingdom with a string of Night Hawk diners. Food chains have always and will always..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Koock/Faulk Family Hospitality Lives On

The foundation of Green Pastures – good food, and Texas hospitality – stands strong

"...50th anniversary." And the weddings, graduation parties, ladies' lunches, date-night dinners, and Sunday brunch traditions continue...."

May 18, 2012 Food Feature by MM Pack

Food-o-File

No Reservations, Mindy Kucan's Hot Summer Night, and more

"...Monday evenings, now that the restaurant serves dinner seven nights a week... NeWorlDeli (4101 Guadalupe, 451-7170) is justifiably famous..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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