Texan Cafe & Pie Shop

About the Business

Specialties

TEXAN CAFE & Pie Shop is just a cozy little cafe with a growing reputation for "home cooking" and an amazing selection of pies. We seek to recreate a friendly Route 66 style cafe - and we are proud to have no TVs. We like making real food - right here - using lots of Grandma's recipes. We serve unique things like Fried Pickles, Fried Green Tomatoes, Daily specials include Roast Beef and Chicken & Dumplings. Our Chicken Fired Steak, Liver & Onions, and Ham with root beer glaze are popular chioces, For desert chose fromt 20+ treats in Pie Shop. All this served on retro Oil Cloth tablecloths.... It's a bit like Sunday Dinner at Grandma's

History

Established in 1996.

The restaurant opened in 1996 in a small building along Highway 79 a few miles east of Hutto at the train stop of Frameswitch. Out front, along the road stood "Ferdinand," a larger than life Hereford statue. As traffic increased and the road needed to be widened, the cafe was moved to Hutto. Part of Ferdinand, his head, was mounted on the top front of the building. In October of 2006 the cafe was purchased by the current owners Roger Joughin. and Ron Yaudes. Hippos Everywhere In 1915, a circus train stopped in Hutto and a hippopotamus escaped off the train to wallow in the cooling waters of nearby cottonwood creek. The engineer telegraphed ahead to "Hold the train. There's a hippo loose in Hutto." Thus began our claim to fame. In the 1920's the local school chose the Hippo as their mascot. Just down the block is "Henrietta," a hippo statue that's great for family pictures.

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Warren S.

Business Owner

In March 2018 Warren & Jenny Smith purchased the Cafe. They still make all the old time favorites and have added a few new items to the menu. It remains a bit like Sunday dinner at Grandmas.