Mean Eyed Cat
Bar · Old West Austin
1621 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78703
Highlights
Johnny Cash-themed bar with BBQ, patio, and vintage vibe
Johnny Cash-themed bar with BBQ, patio, and vintage vibe
"Mean Eyed Cat is massive. It’s Johnny Cash-themed, and because there are a few areas where you can order a drink, you’ll never go more than a few seconds without a very cold beer in hand. It also opens at 11am—and has a great patio—making it especially convenient if you just grabbed brunch down the street and want to keep the day going. To sit on the patio and watch the street traffic" - nicolai mccrary
"Mean Eyed Cat is massive. It’s Johnny Cash-themed, and because there are a few areas where you can order a drink, you’ll never go more than a few seconds without a very cold beer in hand. It also opens at 11am—and has a great patio—making it especially convenient if you just grabbed brunch down the street and want to keep the day going. photo credit: Taylor Hannan photo credit: Taylor Hannan photo credit: Taylor Hannan Pause Unmute" - Nicolai McCrary
"A longstanding West Austin dive bar opened in 2004 and renovated in 2013 under new management; its physical storefront was used as the hardware store in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986). The venue has hosted on-site restaurant spaces that have shifted identities over the years (including incarnations of established barbecue concepts that later changed names or closed), has plans to expand into Kyle, Texas, and will host the new sausage-focused truck at its 1621 West Fifth Street location." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Managed by FBR, Mean Eyed Cat is one of several Austin bars overseen by the group and will soon be home to Distant Relatives’ new sausage truck, Linx." - Nadia Chaudhury
"I noted that FBR Management’s Austin footprint began taking over longtime local bars starting with the dive bar Mean-Eyed Cat." - Nadia Chaudhury
