New Ping-Pong Bar Smash ATX Opens in Downtown Austin - Eater Austin

"Though Austin’s downtown ping-pong bar Spin closed in March 2020, it has now been revamped and reopened as Smash ATX. Smash opens at 213 West Fifth Street on Wednesday, October 6. Smash’s menu has a comfort food bent, with items like deviled eggs, crispy chicken sandwiches, flatbreads, salads, and a California burrito stuffed with french fries. On Sundays, the restaurant will offer brunch as well as a special fried chicken meal for service industry workers. Chef Kersten Knight previously worked at EastSide Tavern and Austin’s powerhouse hospitality company McGuire Moorman Lambert. Drinks-wise, Smash has local beer beers along with a full bar, including cocktails like the Verde with tequila, elderflower liqueur, poblano liqueur, cucumber, and lime juice. The interiors remain largely the same from its Spin days: 10 ping-pong tables, big-screen TVs, dine-in seating, and large, colorful wall murals." - Erin Russell