"Austin’s iconic 24/7 diner Stars Cafe — formerly known as Star Seeds — is closing after 58 years because of the forthcoming I-35 highway expansion. Its last day of service at 3101 I-35 North Frontage Road in the Cherrywood neighborhood will be on Sunday, November 10. The diner is known for its all-hours services and affordable diner food menu. It was originally opened in 1966 as Star Seeds and has gone through several ownership changes, with the current owners, Deitrich Armstrong and AJ Johnson, taking over in 2022 and reinstating the 24/7 service." - Nadia Chaudhury
"While Stars probably won’t be winning any awards for its food anytime soon, it does take the coveted niche spot for “Best 24/7 Restaurant Near Campus” by default. This diner in a Days Inn parking lot has been feeding students pulling all-nighters and post-bar goers since the 1960s, previously as Star Seeds, before a change of ownership in late 2019. Expect to find classic diner dishes like breakfast plates, chicken fried steak, burgers, and quesadillas, plus a menu of sweet cocktails that you can order in 60 oz fishbowls. Open 24/7 " - nicolai mccrary
"The all-hours, no-frills Cherrywood diner with a slightly revamped name from the beginning claims to be there for all those "legendary Austin late nights," especially if it involves breakfast. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online or in person; there are indoor dine-in services." - Nadia Chaudhury
"And just as Project Connect threatened the existence of Dirty Martin’s and other businesses on the Drag, the I-35 plan could result in the removal of shops, bars, and restaurants along the I-35 frontage road, like the Stars Cafe diner and the Glass Coffin in Cherrywood." - Taylor Tobin
"Formerly Star Seeds, now Stars Cafe, the truly 24/7 Cherrywood diner is attached to a shabby Days Inn and caters to the kind of folks who don’t wait until the weekend to cut loose. Order the A-Baum, an unapologetic pile of English muffins, queso, sausage and scrambled eggs. There are indoor dine-in services." - Erin Russell