Placeholder TIKI BAR

"Downtown Austin tiki bar Placeholder is closing this weekend. Its last day will be on Saturday, November 4 at 96 Rainey Street. It’s hosting a final party, dubbed Last Call Luau, from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. with drinks and a DJ. This is part of the bar ownership team’s plan to demolish the physical building and construct something new, pending whether or not the Historic Landmark Commission allows it. The future plans for the address appear to be a new bar with two-stories called Palace Laundry." - Nadia Chaudhury

"The tiki bar closed in early November because the owners plan on opening a new bar in the space pending demolition approval." - Nadia Chaudhury

"On a street where bars and restaurants swap out almost as often as we get oil changes, Placeholder Tiki Bar feels like an appropriately named spot. The drinks are pre-batched and served on draft—a ding for hardcore tiki enthusiasts, but probably best-suited for Rainey Street volumes—but they’re boozy, refreshing, and best-enjoyed on a picnic table under a grass hut on their back patio. photo credit: David Douglass" - Nicolai McCrary

"Downtown Austin bar Alibi on 96 Rainey Street closed up shop on September 11. The address is now home to a new tiki bar called Placeholder, which quickly opened as of September 24. The cocktail focuses on classic drinks such as Mai Tais and Zombies, as well as two frozen options. Detroit-style pizza truck Via 313 remains parked at the bar." - Nadia Chaudhury

"The owner of Alibi, Jason Steward, wants to knock down the current 96 Rainey Street bungalow. He’s looking to replace the building with a two-story bar, as well as add updated landscaping and streetscape, as indicated by permitting currently in review by the city and according to Austin Business Journal." - Nadia Chaudhury