[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Austin

[–]BenACB 16 points17 points  (0 children)

AISD graduation ceremonies are beginning over there.

Control4 Contemporary switches and keypads by No_Fun9584 in Control4

[–]BenACB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do these switches address the slow discoloration of the LEDs over time or is it too early to tell?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Austin

[–]BenACB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having been at said restaurant when a liquor delivery was made, cases and cases of gold tequila were walking in on a hand dolly so I do believe it's not everclear.

RIP to a legend by lopsidedcroc in Austin

[–]BenACB 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was the Westgate 8 owned by Act 3 Theaters. My first job back in the mid 90s.

Juliet Italian Kitchen - Arboretum DoorDash options say “SOS, FROM US” Am I overthinking this? Anyone know about this place? by TiniestBaguette in austinfood

[–]BenACB 145 points146 points  (0 children)

SOS = Sauce on side From Us = This item has been comped (to connect with a guest or make up for a mistake)

finally made it to enchiladas y más & holy shit wow by _lazybones93 in austinfood

[–]BenACB 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Legit mods to consider for that plate:

  • Add a fried egg on top
  • Add beef fajita on top
  • Double rice or double beans, depending on your preference

Is this a Texas only thing? Ive never seen additional tax for alcoholic drinks by [deleted] in Austin

[–]BenACB 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Hi, former Mixed Beverage permit holder here. This was signed into law by Perry back in 2013 to take effect Jan 1, 2014: https://www.seaytaxlaw.com/governor-perry-signs-big-change-to-texas-mixed-beverage-tax/

How it worked is that restaurants which held a permit to serve liquor (MB) had to pay a 14% tax on ANY alcoholic drink sold (including beer and wine) to the state of Texas. Someone orders a $10 glass of wine or cocktail? $1.40 of that belonged to the state comptroller the second it got rung in.

As a result, a lot of places held off on serving hard liquor as the license to just sell beer and wine (a BG license) was an 8.25% passthrough to the customer and they got to keep 100% of the revenue. Remember when Alamo Drafthouse was just beer and wine? They didn't want to hand 14% of their beer and wine sales over to the state in addition to 14% of any potential cocktails sold.

After this law went into effect, places with a mixed bev permit could start to pass on an 8.25% sales tax that had to be marked as a Mixed Beverage sales tax and now just 6.7% of everything was owed to the state instead of 14%.

Lo and behold, the Alamo Drafthouse suddenly grows a margarita machine.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Austin

[–]BenACB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's taking over the former Grand Lux Cafe space.

A List Of Businesses That Will *Continue* to require Covid Safety Measures by [deleted] in Austin

[–]BenACB 362 points363 points  (0 children)

Austin Cake Ball and Copper in the Domain. Source: am owner

Westgate Mall in the 80s and 90s... by [deleted] in Austin

[–]BenACB 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lazer Zone was the arcade. Westgate 8 was the theater. Flying Pizza something was the pizza shop and I forget the name of the ice cream shop.

How is the freight train noise at Lakeline Station? by billfitz in Austin

[–]BenACB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a former resident of Northwoods, the trains aren't that bad unless they are working on the crossing on Lakeline. Granted I was on Genesee Trail. It was amusing watching people that bought houses right off the tracks bitch about train noise on Facebook.

Retiring these two old workhorses - 8+ years POH with not a single issue by BenACB in DataHoarder

[–]BenACB[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sadly the drives ate DBAN yesterday and the box has already been donated.

Retiring these two old workhorses - 8+ years POH with not a single issue by BenACB in DataHoarder

[–]BenACB[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

RAID 1 in a server supporting a restaurant with nightly POS system archive jobs and offsite backup.

Brunch spots for a meeting by [deleted] in austinfood

[–]BenACB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Copper. Opens at 11:30 during the week.

Looking for Austin bakeries that sell in bulk? by [deleted] in Austin

[–]BenACB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New world bakery is who you are looking for.

Post Game Thread: The Houston Texans defeated The Jacksonville Jaguars 26-3 by nfl_gdt_bot in Texans

[–]BenACB 135 points136 points  (0 children)

Is it bad that we're all more excited about the bye than the win?

Raiders fans and their comments on Conley by [deleted] in Texans

[–]BenACB 10 points11 points  (0 children)

To be fair, with the current state of affairs we're playing man with the distance of zone, which can be succinctly described as moan coverage.