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- Magnolia Cafe Thursday Dinner Specials 1/2/12 Crab Cakes with rice gardenia and steamed broccoli 12.00 Chipotle Pork Chops served with Gril
- 2-1 Diablo Chop: Grilled 9oz pork chop with a spicy chipolte glaze. Topped with a warm pineapple compote and served with gorgonzola mashed p
- 2-1 Ahi Tuna with Pasta Fritta: Fresh Ahi tuna steak grilled medium-rare and served on a bed of panfried linguini. Topped with ginger-soy ma
- TUESDAY DINNER:ERIC'S MEATLOAF-Spicy meatloaf with a chipotle glaze.broccoli and 4 cheese macaroni on side.AMBERJACK-Panko crusted Amberjack
- 1/30; Chimichanga: A tortilla stuffed with pork, peppers, onions, and tomatoes, then covered in guacamole, sour cream, and a corn and black
- Sunday Night Specials: Santa Fe Tacos: Slow Roasted Shredded Beef with Peppers and Onions topped with lettuce and tomatoes with guacamole, s
- 1/28 The Fish Special- Pan seared Amber jack on a bed of white rice topped with citrus marinated veggies, served with a spicy roasted pepper
- 1/28May Day Roast- slow braised beef pot roast with carrots, onions & taters in a rich broth. served with garlic bread.
- Friday Night Specials: Meatloaf stuffed with macaroni and topped with bacon jam. Served with garlic mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts. 11.
- 1-25 Pork enchiladas: Three enchiladas stuffed with roasted pork and jack cheese. Topped with a tomatillo sourcream sauce and served with bl
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- John B. (4/5) on Yelp
  Really decent food + nice folks + 24 hrs = four Yelp stars. Some days are better than others, but the good far outweigh the bad. I'm a big fan of all the breakfast stuff they have, and you ( Yeah!… […]
- Samantha C. (5/5) on Yelp
  So, so good. Especially at 2 am, when everyone bands together after a good night out to celebrate their drunkeness with gingerbread chocolate chip pancakes and love migas. I always think I'll branch… […]
- Kacie M. (5/5) on Yelp
  I had to pick ONE restaurant to stop at as we drove through Austin, and Magnolia Cafe was it. I was a little worried since their specialty is breakfast and we were were for dinner, but when we drove… […]
- Troy H. (4/5) on Yelp
  Good food whenever you want. I have to say that as a person who knows Cajun food; they know how to make it blackened, creole, or the Acadian way. I have not found another Austin restaurant that… […]
- Robert H. (5/5) on Yelp
  What can I say that hasn't already been said? The best food in Austin after 2am. The BBQ chicken tacos are delicious! […]
- John B. (4/5) on Yelp
  I've been coming here on-and-off for 15 years. They have good food at a decent price. I love the breakfast tacos, the burgers are tasty and as you can read in other reviews they have an abundance of… […]
- Robin G. (5.0/5) on Yelp
  We get to Austin about every 6 weeks or so.....we always go to Magnolia Cafe for breakfast, but this past trip went for lunch on Friday and breakfast on Saturday. YUMMO! They do everything right and… […]
- Nancy C. (5.0/5) on Yelp.com
  Definitely a quaint place with great food and service. […]
- Just saw The RZA at Magnolia Cafe. Also, mighty delicious blueberry pancakes. I love Austin.
  Just saw The RZA at Magnolia Cafe. Also, mighty delicious blueberry pancakes. I love Austin. […]
- Deborah C. (5.0/5) on Yelp.com
  awesome awesome awesome. Will be back next time I am in Austin! […]

Our friends on Flickr enjoy the Sorry sign

Published: March 4, 2008

sorry (reposted)
Originally uploaded by mofo

It’s amazing how this marketing message got started. Let me be clear to say that I wasn’t there, but I saw the original sign in the window at the Omelettry West (which later became the Magnolia Cafe under the new ownership by the former sweat equity manager, who later became my husband, Kent Cole).

If you can imagine the intensity of starting your own restaurant AND having to be one of the cooks in the kitchen from opening to closing — well, this sign is a result of post-traumatic-cook-syndrome.

The sign was prophetic: only years later did we become a 24 hour eatery. Maybe because, when you turned the sign over, it said Come In, We’re Closed.

I’ll be blogging a bit about our creative marketing choices from 1980-1995 or so. You might enjoy staying in touch with us and seeing the eccentric charm of Kent Cole in print advertising. Thanks for your generous time and curiosity about the Magnola Cafe.

d.p.

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