Sign Bar
Bar · Walter e Long Lake
9909 FM 969 Bldg 3, Austin, TX 78724
Highlights
Bar with 75+ iconic Austin signs, maze, yard games, food trucks
Bar with 75+ iconic Austin signs, maze, yard games, food trucks
"A crawfish boil takes place on Saturday, May 17 from 2 p.m. until it sells out, featuring crawfish plus shrimp and crab and the standard fixings like potatoes and corn. Pricing is tiered to reward quantity: one pound for $11, three pounds for $30, and four pounds for $45, so the more you eat the more you save." - Courtney E. Smith
"I noted that Sign Bar is one of FBR’s newer additions." - Nadia Chaudhury
"A new opening framed as a monument to local nostalgia, designed to evoke familiar memories and offer a comforting, retro-leaning experience for patrons yearning for the recognizable touchstones of campus life." - Eric Webb
"We’re not entirely sure if it serves as a tribute to old Austin, or a stark reminder of how quickly the city continues to grow, but Sign Bar in far East Austin, near Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park, is a bar with dozens of signs from closed, iconic Austin businesses. Use it as an opportunity to revisit some old memories, or just as a mini history lesson. There’s a full bar with a small menu of pretty classic, simple cocktails, plus the usual options for beer and wine. There are rotating food trucks on-site most nights of the week. photo credit: Sign Bar" - Nicolai McCrary
"Located in far east Austin, I visited Sign Bar, which opened June 16 at 9909 FM Road 969, Building 3. The space — a converted, shuttered automobile service station with indoor seating and a large outdoor area — features a full bar, rotating food trucks (currently a taco truck), and a decade-long collection of over 75 retired Austin signs assembled by FBR Management’s Matt Luckie and Max Moreland. The signs, a mix of originals and reproductions by fabricators and artists, include pieces from legacy restaurants like Night Hawk, the Frisco (the last of which closed in 2018), and Cafe Josie (which closed in 2020), as well as from Maria’s Taxo Xpress and Winebelly, still-open classics like the Omelettry and Mrs. Johnson’s Bakery, and other landmarks such as Dallas Nightclub, Dry Creek Cafe, Hut’s Hamburgers, Katz’s Deli, Kenichi, Nau’s Enfield Drug, Red Fez, Shady Grove, and Threadgill’s; the collection also contains signs from FBR venues including Gibson Street Bar, Lavaca Street Bar, Midnight Cowboy (purchased in 2021), and the closed Graceland Grocery and Metcalf BBQ. The official cocktail menu launched June 21 with drinks like blackberry mules, spicy margaritas, and Old Fashioneds, plus weekend brunch cocktails including the bloody mary called This Is a Sign (with tequila or vodka, a Tajin rim, bleu cheese olives, a pickle spear, and pickled okra), a variety of mimosas, and an East Side Bellini. Sign Bar’s hours are Monday–Thursday 4 p.m.–2 a.m., Friday–Sunday 11 a.m.–2 a.m., with brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.–3 p.m." - Erin Russell
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Carlos Hernandez
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