Today, both locations are owned by Wilson and serve Southern-style dishes such as chicken fried steak, meatloaf, roast pork, fried oysters, and catfish. Many Austinites require regular shots of the vegetable and side dishes. The tiny Eastside restaurant is, in fact, very much alive and serving authentic down-home cuisine to Austinites of every color. Patrons order at the counter from a menu offering luscious fried chicken, tender fried pork chops, meatloaf, or smothered pork chops. The meats served here are the real deal, though the vegetable sides are nothing special.
All meals come with vegetables and cornbread.
Cafe 290 runs a popular buffet stocked with old-time favorites such as baked ham, chicken and dumplings, chicken pot pie, smothered pork chops, meatloaf, stuffed peppers, fried catfish, and more. Three or four selections are offered each day. Daily breakfasts feature biscuits and gravy, steak and eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, and other homestyle favorites. They provide the food, you provide the grandma at this cute, homestyle kitchen located near Lake Travis. Daily specials include chicken with dumplings, pork roast, meatloaf, and sirloin steak.