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It was August when a bat signal shaped like a fried fish square appeared in Austin’s sky. Luby’s Cafeteria, once at risk of shuttering for good, had opened a mini location near the Texas Capitol, offering a pared down menu and limited seating.

A Texan knows many things from birth – don’t pick bluebonnets, never put beans in your chili, and a LuAnn Platter from Luby’s Cafeteria is the best meal you can have. How does one explain an entire state’s devotion and love for a cafeteria restaurant? Let me try.

The mini Luby’s, called Luby’s Café - Granger, is located at 314 W. 11th St. near the Travis County Courthouse, the restaurant is small enough to be easily missed. But we would never do that.

Inside, it’s business as usual. Customers can line up for a LuAnn Platter, which comes with an entrée and two sides of your choosing for $9.49. Plastic containers of salad, fruit, and pies are available to grab and drink options range from soda to iced tea. Don’t forget a roll!

The seating area does not have your usual Luby’s carpet floors, but that’s OK and perhaps even a welcome change! Red chairs line plain tables in a dining room that can seat about two dozen or so. The decor and the atmosphere are mundane, but no one is visiting for either.

Once I arrived at the little Luby’s on a gray afternoon, it felt like I had entered an amusement park. No, there were no rides or cotton candy to speak of, but oh my goodness I was at Luby’s! This was the best idea I’d ever had!

I got my half slice of fried fish, macaroni and cheese, green beans, roll, and a Dr. Pepper and felt like I was floating on air. I am so not joking. It helps that I had brought along Austin’s foremost Luby’s expert and City Cast Austin contributor Eric Webb.

Two minutes into our lunch, I realized I had set up an actual reporting outing, not just lunch with my friend under the guise of doing work, because Webb really does know everything about the cafeteria restaurant.