P. Terry's Burger Stand

http://www.pterrys.com                                                    Austin, TX
https://www.facebook.com/pages/P-Terrys/49039729644

Without going into detail, we nearly doubled the cost of our trip to Austin trying to get off the plane in Dallas to go to In-N-Out, and then driving on to Austin!  DARN that airline!

THEN we found out that In-N-Out had THREE locations in Austin!!!
THEN we discovered that NONE of them were open, yet!!!
The heartache!  The sadness!  The disappointment!!

With our heads hung low, we heard that P. Terry's is a pretty good burger chain  in Texas.  We expected very little from it (lets face it... It is not In-N-Out), but thought we would give it a shot.  We set aside time in our eating schedule.  While on my far flung Goodwill adventures I found a P. Terry's on a ridge overlooking Austin in the Hill Country, and figured the view would be nice in the evening.
Steve was super tired, but he was game for an adventure.  This location had a fun and fabulous over-the-top mid-century modern (almost Jetson's) design.  The city lights were just coming up and the view is SPEC-tacular.
So much of what they do is replicated from In-N-Out.  Even the way the cooks dress!  Some menu variations, but we were just looking for burgers and fries.  P. Terry's far exceeded our expectations.  If we closed our eyes, we imagined that we could have been eating at In-N-Out.  We sat on the patio, and even though it was chilly, we totally enjoyed the lights of Austin below.
 
I have to say, we love Raleigh, but we sure miss the long-distance views, let alone city views.  

We were so happy to quietly eat our burgers and fries while enjoying the playfulness of the architecture, and the twinkle of the lights below us.
Happy and sated we headed to the car.  We sat as the car warmed up and looked directly out the front window.
  "What is THAT?"
  "I have NO idea."
  "What the...?"
After a few minutes, we realized we were watching a HUGE Texas moon rise. HUGE!  (We were in Texas, after all...).  Within about ten minutes, the moon was up and we continued to sit and watch in disbelief.  If Steve hadn't been so cold and tired we would have stayed longer ... Lingering in the post-burger and city lights beauty of the evening.

Five noms out of five, even though it is not In-N-Out.

We will go back to P. Terry's next time, but only to this location with the AMAZING view!
(We'll save In-N-Out for California trips!)