Title: The Legend of Pirate Pants
Description: Ruth Ellsworth Carter's design business
Description: Ruth Ellsworth Carter's design business
Karen - January 5, 2008 11:30 PM (GMT)
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Legend of the pirate pants
With push from friend Johnny Depp, Austin songwriter and chef turned hobby into a business
By By Michael Corcoran
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Friday, January 04, 2008
Ruth Ellsworth Carter, right, with her husband Bill Carter modeling a pair of Ruth's 'Pirate Pants.'
Ruth Ellsworth is best known for helping create a classic Stevie Ray Vaughan song. But she's also a culinary expert — and lately, she's making clothes for Johnny Depp.
One day, she'll write a song in her head while shopping for produce. The next day she might be found working up soup and recipes in the kitchen of the Eastside Cafe. Nighttime usually finds her painting or messing with fabrics and looking at old sewing patterns for fashion ideas.
Songs, soups and sewing have long been passions for Ruth Ellsworth, 53. The straight-shooting Oak Hill resident is best known as the co-writer of Stevie Ray Vaughan's signature tune "Crossfire," but she has also written five cookbooks and is planning a new clothing business based on pants she made for famed actor Johnny Depp, who is a close friend of Ellsworth and her husband, songwriter Bill Carter.
"I've never known anyone less content with doing nothing," Eastside Cafe owner Elaine Martin said. "Ruth is always doing something with her hands."
True to her calling as an expressive, independent Austin artist, she usually does it her own way.
"There are things that I've learned in the music business that I've been able to apply (to fashion)," Ellsworth said. "We used to watch the industry try to change Stevie (Ray Vaughan). You know, 'You need to play more rock and less blues, and your solos are too long,' that kind of stuff. But Stevie wasn't malleable. He wasn't going to change his style for anybody."
Before her songwriting career took off in the 1980s, Ellsworth helped pay the bills by doing alterations for musician associates. Her seamstress gift has come to the forefront since she made a few pairs of baggy, three-quarter-length trousers of Irish linen for Depp while he was on the set of the latest "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie. . The actor started giving the "pirate pants" to people in his inner circle, including Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richards.
Carter said he ran into Richards' manager recently, and she jokingly gave him grief about the pants.
"She said 'the only thing Keith ever wears is those blasted pirate pants,' " Carter said.
As word spread, folks were clamoring for more of the clam diggers than Ellsworth's modest Singer sewing machine could handle, and she decided to start the clothing and accessory line, called SWAG, which stands for "sea wear and gear." Production on the pants, which will retail for $165 a pair online (Web site is pending) and at select boutiques, will take place at a union shop in Los Angeles. "I'm not going to make some 9-year-old Chinese girl go blind just to increase the profit margin," Ellsworth said.
The clothing enterprise began accidentally when Depp, who has been tight with the couple since 1993, gave Ellsworth $1,000 to buy fabric from International Silks and Woolens, a shop in Los Angeles owned by the father of Depp's business manager. She spent it all on Irish linen and designed the one-size-fits-all pants with big pockets that Depp and Carter, who've trained together for several years, could wear at the beach. Depp owns a small island in the Bahamas, as well as homes in Los Angeles and southern France.
A guitar player who was in bands before stardom struck with TV's "21 Jump Street" in 1987, Depp met the couple at Antone's when he was in town filming "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" After the movie shoot, Depp moved in with them for a few months to avoid the glare of Hollywood.
"Whenever Johnny tried to leave, his 1950 Mercury would break down, so he ended up staying longer than expected," said Carter, who subsequently formed the short-lived experimental blues-rock band P with Depp and Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers. Depp, Ellsworth and Carter later collaborated on the song "Sands Theme" for the soundtrack of the movie "Once Upon a Time In Mexico," but mainly they just hang out together.
Ellsworth and Carter, who have no children but do have a couple of rambunctious dogs, have watched their friend's popularity surge ridiculously since the first "Pirates" movie five years ago. "Johnny can't go anywhere in public anymore — he'll be mobbed," Carter said.
Ellsworth said one of the main reasons they've remained such such good friends is because the she and her husband don't treat Depp any different than anyone else. "He's just a great friend with an amazing job," said Ellsworth, who, with her husband, is godparent to Depp's two children with French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis.
Ellsworth and Carter met in 1976 at Inner Sanctum Records, where Carter, who had just moved down from Washington state, was playing an in-store set with local songwriter Jubal Clark. A native of Bethany, Okla., Ellsworth had moved here to study English literature at the University of Texas, but her true goal was to become part of Austin's singer-songwriter scene.
She'd been cooking and sewing long before that. She learned to sew from a family friend who lived to be 99. "Gertie was a master of needlework," Ellsworth says of the woman who raised her mother.
A natural inclination as a hostess fueled Ellsworth's desire to be a great cook. She started throwing dinner parties for her friends in high school.
She didn't cook for a living until the early 1980s, when she was waiting tables at the Dorsett 221 truckstop in Buda one day and the cook didn't show up. "I loved working in the kitchen," she said. "You can listen to your own music and wear what you want to wear, plus you didn't have to kiss anyone's ass."
Ellsworth and Carter, who married in 1984, were working at Xalepeno Charlie's on South First Street two years later— Ellsworth in the kitchen and Carter busing tables — when the Fabulous Thunderbirds recorded their song "Why Get Up" on the double-platinum album "Tuff Enuff." Good fortune hit even before the record took off when the Carters were contacted by representatives of General Mills, who made a deal to pay the couple $25,000 to put a hold on the tune, while they decided if it was right for an upcoming cereal commercial.
"We were living in a dump in Manchaca and we were more than a month behind on the rent," Carter said, setting up one of the greatest "mailbox money" stories ever. "I kept telling the landlord that we had money coming in any day now, but he was losing his patience. One day the check for $25,000 arrives and we're just besides ourselves. So we get back inside and right then the phone rings. It's the landlord and he's screaming 'I want you outta there today!' and I said, 'No problem, man.' Ruth and I went and rented a big house in Tarrytown."
The song was never used for the commercial, but Ellsworth and Carter were finally making a living a songwriters.
Ellsworth retired from cooking, but the break was shortlived when Elaine Martin, who used to work with Ellsworth at Moveable Feast catering, bought Carla's on Manor Road in 1988 and renamed it the Eastside Cafe. She needed a soup chef, Ellsworth's specialty. "I missed the camaraderie of the kitchen, plus you get a lot of ideas for songs when you're cooking," said Ellsworth. "Nothing frees the mind like a cutting board."
Or guiding fabric under the throbbing tattoo of a sewing machine needle. Keeping busy has always been easy for this former Girl Scout, whose badges of merit now come from all sorts of creations of her own design. Gertie taught her to pay close attention to detail, that anything worth doing was worth doing right. "Gertie was so meticulous in her garden; everything had to be perfect," Ellsworth said. "But then as she got older, she couldn't work on it as much and the garden grew out a bit. But it was still quite lovely. Gertie said, 'if I had only known that the wild garden was more beautiful. ...'"
It's a philosophy Ellsworth says guides her creative pursuits. "I don't try to impose my will on what I'm working on," she said. "A simple word may inspire a song, just as something from the garden leads to a recipe or a piece of fabric inspires a clothing design. I let it speak to me and as I work I see what unfolds."
Go here to see more pics!
Legend of the pirate pants
With push from friend Johnny Depp, Austin songwriter and chef turned hobby into a business
By By Michael Corcoran
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Friday, January 04, 2008
Ruth Ellsworth Carter, right, with her husband Bill Carter modeling a pair of Ruth's 'Pirate Pants.'
Ruth Ellsworth is best known for helping create a classic Stevie Ray Vaughan song. But she's also a culinary expert — and lately, she's making clothes for Johnny Depp.
One day, she'll write a song in her head while shopping for produce. The next day she might be found working up soup and recipes in the kitchen of the Eastside Cafe. Nighttime usually finds her painting or messing with fabrics and looking at old sewing patterns for fashion ideas.
Songs, soups and sewing have long been passions for Ruth Ellsworth, 53. The straight-shooting Oak Hill resident is best known as the co-writer of Stevie Ray Vaughan's signature tune "Crossfire," but she has also written five cookbooks and is planning a new clothing business based on pants she made for famed actor Johnny Depp, who is a close friend of Ellsworth and her husband, songwriter Bill Carter.
"I've never known anyone less content with doing nothing," Eastside Cafe owner Elaine Martin said. "Ruth is always doing something with her hands."
True to her calling as an expressive, independent Austin artist, she usually does it her own way.
"There are things that I've learned in the music business that I've been able to apply (to fashion)," Ellsworth said. "We used to watch the industry try to change Stevie (Ray Vaughan). You know, 'You need to play more rock and less blues, and your solos are too long,' that kind of stuff. But Stevie wasn't malleable. He wasn't going to change his style for anybody."
Before her songwriting career took off in the 1980s, Ellsworth helped pay the bills by doing alterations for musician associates. Her seamstress gift has come to the forefront since she made a few pairs of baggy, three-quarter-length trousers of Irish linen for Depp while he was on the set of the latest "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie. . The actor started giving the "pirate pants" to people in his inner circle, including Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richards.
Carter said he ran into Richards' manager recently, and she jokingly gave him grief about the pants.
"She said 'the only thing Keith ever wears is those blasted pirate pants,' " Carter said.
As word spread, folks were clamoring for more of the clam diggers than Ellsworth's modest Singer sewing machine could handle, and she decided to start the clothing and accessory line, called SWAG, which stands for "sea wear and gear." Production on the pants, which will retail for $165 a pair online (Web site is pending) and at select boutiques, will take place at a union shop in Los Angeles. "I'm not going to make some 9-year-old Chinese girl go blind just to increase the profit margin," Ellsworth said.
The clothing enterprise began accidentally when Depp, who has been tight with the couple since 1993, gave Ellsworth $1,000 to buy fabric from International Silks and Woolens, a shop in Los Angeles owned by the father of Depp's business manager. She spent it all on Irish linen and designed the one-size-fits-all pants with big pockets that Depp and Carter, who've trained together for several years, could wear at the beach. Depp owns a small island in the Bahamas, as well as homes in Los Angeles and southern France.
A guitar player who was in bands before stardom struck with TV's "21 Jump Street" in 1987, Depp met the couple at Antone's when he was in town filming "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" After the movie shoot, Depp moved in with them for a few months to avoid the glare of Hollywood.
"Whenever Johnny tried to leave, his 1950 Mercury would break down, so he ended up staying longer than expected," said Carter, who subsequently formed the short-lived experimental blues-rock band P with Depp and Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers. Depp, Ellsworth and Carter later collaborated on the song "Sands Theme" for the soundtrack of the movie "Once Upon a Time In Mexico," but mainly they just hang out together.
Ellsworth and Carter, who have no children but do have a couple of rambunctious dogs, have watched their friend's popularity surge ridiculously since the first "Pirates" movie five years ago. "Johnny can't go anywhere in public anymore — he'll be mobbed," Carter said.
Ellsworth said one of the main reasons they've remained such such good friends is because the she and her husband don't treat Depp any different than anyone else. "He's just a great friend with an amazing job," said Ellsworth, who, with her husband, is godparent to Depp's two children with French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis.
Ellsworth and Carter met in 1976 at Inner Sanctum Records, where Carter, who had just moved down from Washington state, was playing an in-store set with local songwriter Jubal Clark. A native of Bethany, Okla., Ellsworth had moved here to study English literature at the University of Texas, but her true goal was to become part of Austin's singer-songwriter scene.
She'd been cooking and sewing long before that. She learned to sew from a family friend who lived to be 99. "Gertie was a master of needlework," Ellsworth says of the woman who raised her mother.
A natural inclination as a hostess fueled Ellsworth's desire to be a great cook. She started throwing dinner parties for her friends in high school.
She didn't cook for a living until the early 1980s, when she was waiting tables at the Dorsett 221 truckstop in Buda one day and the cook didn't show up. "I loved working in the kitchen," she said. "You can listen to your own music and wear what you want to wear, plus you didn't have to kiss anyone's ass."
Ellsworth and Carter, who married in 1984, were working at Xalepeno Charlie's on South First Street two years later— Ellsworth in the kitchen and Carter busing tables — when the Fabulous Thunderbirds recorded their song "Why Get Up" on the double-platinum album "Tuff Enuff." Good fortune hit even before the record took off when the Carters were contacted by representatives of General Mills, who made a deal to pay the couple $25,000 to put a hold on the tune, while they decided if it was right for an upcoming cereal commercial.
"We were living in a dump in Manchaca and we were more than a month behind on the rent," Carter said, setting up one of the greatest "mailbox money" stories ever. "I kept telling the landlord that we had money coming in any day now, but he was losing his patience. One day the check for $25,000 arrives and we're just besides ourselves. So we get back inside and right then the phone rings. It's the landlord and he's screaming 'I want you outta there today!' and I said, 'No problem, man.' Ruth and I went and rented a big house in Tarrytown."
The song was never used for the commercial, but Ellsworth and Carter were finally making a living a songwriters.
Ellsworth retired from cooking, but the break was shortlived when Elaine Martin, who used to work with Ellsworth at Moveable Feast catering, bought Carla's on Manor Road in 1988 and renamed it the Eastside Cafe. She needed a soup chef, Ellsworth's specialty. "I missed the camaraderie of the kitchen, plus you get a lot of ideas for songs when you're cooking," said Ellsworth. "Nothing frees the mind like a cutting board."
Or guiding fabric under the throbbing tattoo of a sewing machine needle. Keeping busy has always been easy for this former Girl Scout, whose badges of merit now come from all sorts of creations of her own design. Gertie taught her to pay close attention to detail, that anything worth doing was worth doing right. "Gertie was so meticulous in her garden; everything had to be perfect," Ellsworth said. "But then as she got older, she couldn't work on it as much and the garden grew out a bit. But it was still quite lovely. Gertie said, 'if I had only known that the wild garden was more beautiful. ...'"
It's a philosophy Ellsworth says guides her creative pursuits. "I don't try to impose my will on what I'm working on," she said. "A simple word may inspire a song, just as something from the garden leads to a recipe or a piece of fabric inspires a clothing design. I let it speak to me and as I work I see what unfolds."
deppaholic - January 6, 2008 01:05 AM (GMT)
What an interesting couple. Can you imagine giving Johnny shelter for a few months? The stories they could probably tell....and, hopefully, won't....it boggles the mind.
Thanks for finding that, Karen!
I'm thinking, since I'm about $150 short, maybe I'll dust off my old Singer and stitch up some "pirate pants" for my DH! (Of course, I'm the one who'd end up wearing them!)
Rose
Thanks for finding that, Karen!
I'm thinking, since I'm about $150 short, maybe I'll dust off my old Singer and stitch up some "pirate pants" for my DH! (Of course, I'm the one who'd end up wearing them!)
Rose
herestoyou - January 6, 2008 01:19 AM (GMT)
Great article Karen---maybe that's what Johnny was wearing last summer in those yacht pics--------I agree, Rose, what an interesting couple---
-Donna
-Donna
carpediem - January 6, 2008 02:24 AM (GMT)
Interesting article! Staying close to good friends is a great way to stay grounded when you are a person who "can't go out in public without being mobbed."
I was having lunch with a friend recently at the enjoyable Kate Mantilini restaurant in Beverly Hills when Tom Arnold came in to have lunch. Even though it was apparent that pretty much everyone in the restaurant noticed him arrive, not one person got up to bother him. I thought it was classy that he could eat there without anyone interrupting him. I also wondered if he sometimes half wanted people to approach him, as validation of his continuing "star" appeal. Hmmm.
I was having lunch with a friend recently at the enjoyable Kate Mantilini restaurant in Beverly Hills when Tom Arnold came in to have lunch. Even though it was apparent that pretty much everyone in the restaurant noticed him arrive, not one person got up to bother him. I thought it was classy that he could eat there without anyone interrupting him. I also wondered if he sometimes half wanted people to approach him, as validation of his continuing "star" appeal. Hmmm.
herestoyou - January 6, 2008 02:48 AM (GMT)
Yes carpediem--I think many other celebs, a couple of young girls come to mind, just love getting the attention around town. Plus, in BHills, you do come across celebs more, so I think many try to respect their privacy. However, I think you're probably right about TArnold though----
-Donna
-Donna
TxJDfan - January 6, 2008 05:57 PM (GMT)
It was a delight to open my local Austin paper this morning and have this article jump right out at me. Ruth (and Bill) is a typical Austin original. What talents she has. I'll have to see if any of her "pirate pants" make it to any of Austin's unique fashion shops.
Parlez - January 6, 2008 08:33 PM (GMT)
That's an interesting thought about Mr. Arnold, carpediem. Celebrities walk a fine line between wanting to be noticed and wanting to be left alone. If you're at the top of your game, me thinks the scales probably tip in favor of privacy, but if your fame has slipped a bit, it's probably gratifying to still be recognized. As an almost innocent bystander, it can be a little complicated to know which way to go - it's such a unique game, innit?!
However, what would no doubt benefit Mr. Arnold at this point in his career is a pair of PIRATE PANTS ! :P
I think the Carters are completely and thoroughly groovy! If I had an extra $165 I'd buy their pants for sure. As it is, if you decide to sew, Rose, let me know...
:captainjack
However, what would no doubt benefit Mr. Arnold at this point in his career is a pair of PIRATE PANTS ! :P
I think the Carters are completely and thoroughly groovy! If I had an extra $165 I'd buy their pants for sure. As it is, if you decide to sew, Rose, let me know...
:captainjack
Billiroo - January 7, 2008 01:56 AM (GMT)
What wonderful interesting people Johnny's friends are. And it seems once his friend always his friend ...it seems he is always thinking of ways to include his friends in his life. Wow loved reading this thanks for posting.
carpediem - January 7, 2008 02:07 AM (GMT)
Pirate pants would definitely be a good look for Mr. Arnold, and why not Governor Arnold too (California governor Schwarzenegger)?
ItDeppends - January 7, 2008 04:14 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE |
| You know, 'You need to play more rock and less blues, and your solos are too long,' that kind of stuff. But Stevie wasn't malleable. He wasn't going to change his style for anybody |
Man I miss that guy.
This was a wonderful article. It made me so homesick I cried. Antones, Inner Sanctum Records, Waterloo, the enchiladas at Dart Bowling Alley. I lived in Austin for many years and met my husband there. It has some of the most original people on the planet.
It sounds like the perfectly balanced friendship. I envy JD having such loyal and gifted friends.
Deppends
Parlez - January 7, 2008 05:07 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (carpediem @ Jan 6 2008, 08:07 PM) |
| Pirate pants would definitely be a good look for Mr. Arnold, and why not Governor Arnold too (California governor Schwarzenegger)? |
Oh good one, carpediem! :lol: The Governator would look dashing in a pair of pirate pants!
Depputante - January 7, 2008 07:12 PM (GMT)
What a great find, Karen! A little extra 'down home Johnny' information is nice to see!
Hmmmm....I woudn't look good in Pirate Pants! LOL...
They sure look good on the men though!
I bet those were the pants Johnny was wearing on the yacht.
Hmmmm....I woudn't look good in Pirate Pants! LOL...
They sure look good on the men though!
I bet those were the pants Johnny was wearing on the yacht.
gilbertgrapes - January 21, 2008 06:25 PM (GMT)
I want pirate pants that I wear to the Dart Bowl while I drink bowling pin shaped Bud Lights and eat tex mex enchiladas. But only if Keith Richards is wearing his clamdiggers and bowling in the lane next to me.
There is a video about the Dart Bowl that will make you want to move back:
Order Up at the Dart Bowl
There is a video about the Dart Bowl that will make you want to move back:
Order Up at the Dart Bowl
Karen - January 21, 2008 07:54 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (gilbertgrapes @ Jan 21 2008, 12:25 PM) |
| I want pirate pants that I wear to the Dart Bowl while I drink bowling pin shaped Bud Lights and eat tex mex enchiladas. But only if Keith Richards is wearing his clamdiggers and bowling in the lane next to me. There is a video about the Dart Bowl that will make you want to move back: Order Up at the Dart Bowl |
That's a great video! :lol: Thanks for sharing that with us!
:welcome to Johnnydeppreads!
captainjacksparrow - January 22, 2008 03:28 AM (GMT)
Thanks for finding and sharing the video. Adding this to our list of places to eat this week.
Karen - January 22, 2008 03:31 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (captainjacksparrow @ Jan 21 2008, 09:28 PM) |
| Thanks for finding and sharing the video. Adding this to our list of places to eat this week. |
Think maybe we could get a report??? B)
captainjacksparrow - January 22, 2008 03:43 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Karen @ Jan 21 2008, 10:31 PM) | ||
Think maybe we could get a report??? B) |
I think that could be arranged. It is supposed to rain all week here and this is across town. I may have to wait till next week to check it out.
Karen - January 22, 2008 04:57 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (captainjacksparrow @ Jan 21 2008, 09:43 PM) | ||||
I think that could be arranged. It is supposed to rain all week here and this is across town. I may have to wait till next week to check it out. |
We'll be right here............. :ph43r:
ItDeppends - January 22, 2008 04:02 PM (GMT)
Oh...Oh...Oh GG I LOVE YOU!!! then again I hate you! :lol: cuz I'm sitting here in PA with a kid that has chicken pox and running the segment about the enchiladas back and forth so I can stare at them. It was great to see Peggy too.
DeppendsofftolistentoalittleLyleLovett
DeppendsofftolistentoalittleLyleLovett
captainjacksparrow - March 16, 2008 05:27 PM (GMT)
I was finally able to make it across town to try out the Dart Bowl and the Dart Bowl Cafe. Several friends and I decided that it was time to make the drive across town. We were trying to come up with something that we all could enjoy during Spring Break week with our kids, and what better place when it is 90 degrees outside than a nice air-conditioned bowling alley.
The outside of the bowling alley.
Once inside, heading to the Dart Bowl Cafe.
The bowling lanes.
We let the kids bowl for about an hour, while we looked over the now 2 page menu. We had so many choices, but we already knew what we had come there for.
The manager Peggy Zamarripa was there. She is such a joy to get to talk to. And of course the owner Butch was there. He and I had a lovely chat about the olden days in Austin. We got to talk about several old things we miss. We both miss the days of the Austin Aqua Festival and how friendly everyone used to be. He told me about some other "hidden treasures" in Austin to go check out. They are even further away from me, but maybe one day I will make it further across town to check them out. Butch told me that he had lost a bet yesterday, as Ethan Hawke had been in town filming something and someone asked if Ethan had signed his wall, Butch said no. Well come to find out, yes, Ethan had in fact signed the wall.
There are so many signatures....Governor of Texas Rick Perry, the quarterback of the Texas Longhorns, musicians, actors............
And of course the famous signed wall that they moved from the old location to this one.
We spent a great deal of time reading the wall.
Now for the best part of the day, the food!!!!!
Quesadillas
Cheeseburger
French fries
Beef and bean burrito
Cheese enchiladas
and....the ultimate in Chicken Fried Steaks
We also tried the Nachos, the Bacon Cheeseburger, and the enchiladas with egg on top. I can honestly say that we did not have one bad thing. It was all delicious. We are all planning on a return trip very soon with the spouses.
I highly recommend that anytime you come to visit Austin, that a visit to the Dart Bowl Cafe make your list of things to do.
The outside of the bowling alley.
Once inside, heading to the Dart Bowl Cafe.
The bowling lanes.
We let the kids bowl for about an hour, while we looked over the now 2 page menu. We had so many choices, but we already knew what we had come there for.
The manager Peggy Zamarripa was there. She is such a joy to get to talk to. And of course the owner Butch was there. He and I had a lovely chat about the olden days in Austin. We got to talk about several old things we miss. We both miss the days of the Austin Aqua Festival and how friendly everyone used to be. He told me about some other "hidden treasures" in Austin to go check out. They are even further away from me, but maybe one day I will make it further across town to check them out. Butch told me that he had lost a bet yesterday, as Ethan Hawke had been in town filming something and someone asked if Ethan had signed his wall, Butch said no. Well come to find out, yes, Ethan had in fact signed the wall.
There are so many signatures....Governor of Texas Rick Perry, the quarterback of the Texas Longhorns, musicians, actors............
And of course the famous signed wall that they moved from the old location to this one.
We spent a great deal of time reading the wall.
Now for the best part of the day, the food!!!!!
Quesadillas
Cheeseburger
French fries
Beef and bean burrito
Cheese enchiladas
and....the ultimate in Chicken Fried Steaks
We also tried the Nachos, the Bacon Cheeseburger, and the enchiladas with egg on top. I can honestly say that we did not have one bad thing. It was all delicious. We are all planning on a return trip very soon with the spouses.
I highly recommend that anytime you come to visit Austin, that a visit to the Dart Bowl Cafe make your list of things to do.
herestoyou - March 16, 2008 06:14 PM (GMT)
Holly thank you for all that great info. and wonderful pics! Wow-sounds like a great trip. If I ever make it to Austin----definitely would love to eat there.
-Donna
-Donna
Karen - March 17, 2008 12:58 AM (GMT)
Thanks so much Holly for all of your hard work! ;)
ItDeppends - March 17, 2008 01:24 PM (GMT)
Mucho thanks for all the pictures. I will make the lovely enchiladas my background for my computer. :lol: Also thanks for reminding me about Aquafest.
It truly is a fun family place.
Deppends
It truly is a fun family place.
Deppends
captainjacksparrow - March 17, 2008 11:44 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (ItDeppends @ Mar 17 2008, 07:24 AM) |
| Also thanks for reminding me about Aquafest. |
:captain Butch and I were both laughing that we still have our skipper pins. :lol:
Those were the good ole' days.
jeppody - March 18, 2008 09:41 AM (GMT)
WOW!! Thanks Holly, it sounds like you had a wonderful time. The food looks fabulous :D
Anne x
Anne x
Depputante - March 22, 2008 08:59 AM (GMT)
Wow, Holly. Thanks for following up on that.
Sounds like you had a great time! :) :thumbsup
Sounds like you had a great time! :) :thumbsup