When the Earth becomes uninhabitable in late 2010, restaurants will be forced to adapt to space cooking conditions. Until then, today’s Groupon gets you $30 worth of fresh, fast gourmet fare and drinks on Earth at Galaxy Cafe for $15. This Groupon is valid for dine-in at all three locations for dinner, lunch, and breakfast.
Galaxy Cafe's food is served in a future-feeling, mod atmosphere that maintains a kitschy and casual feel with its counter service. The locally owned cafe's friendly staff prides itself on efficiency when doling out food made from fresh ingredients, 100% certified Angus beef, and Boar’s Head meats and cheeses. The dinner menu is served until 10 p.m. and includes burgers, wraps, salads, sandwiches, soups, desserts, and an ample beer and wine list. The carb-conscientious will enjoy a chimichurri steak wrap ($8.79), hot veggie wrap ($7.99), or Asian seared-tuna salad ($10.49). For breadier delights, the grilled chicken sandwich with mozzarella and bacon ($8.99) is capable of filling any food chamber, while the Galaxy hamburger ($7.99) teaches your tongue a taste lesson. A sweet treat, such as the chocolate torte ($4.49) or the crème brûlée ($4.49), silences any voice inside your head that yells at you to add sugar to your toothpaste.
Breakfast (served until 4 p.m. on weekends) includes meals “from around the Galaxy” such as the Mediterranean ($6.99), made up of eggs scrambled with fresh roma tomatoes, feta cheese, and fresh basil. Build-your-own breakfast wraps (starting at $5.99), traditional breakfasts, and a la carte items are also available alongside plentiful liquids to get your sluggish cells moving through their respective channels. Outdoor patio dining is available along with a pet-friendly atmosphere.
Reviews
The Austin Chronicle named Galaxy Cafe to its Readers Favorites list in 2009, and the Austin American-Statesman left impressed:
- French-press coffee and jazz on Saturday nights up the cool factor, while bargain prices and delicious food keep you coming back. – Austin Chronicle
- Power dining has come to far South Austin. – Dale Rice, Austin American-Statesman
Citysearchers give the Galaxy Cafe on Brodie Lane an average of 4.5 stars and a Best of Citysearch award for Best Austin Lunch Spot. Seven Yahoo Local! users also give it an average of 4.5, and nine TripAdvisors give it 3.5. Five Citysearchers give the W. Lynn St. location a perfect five stars, and 89% of 111 Urbanspooners like it. Yelpers give the West Guadalupe location 3.5 stars:
- THIS IS IT! The food was excellent, the staff was so friendly, and the atmosphere was great. Retro dining - meets both sophisticated and low key yummy dishes. – flindner, Citysearch
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Imperative Sentences
The Galaxy Cafe is great because of its creative approach to dining. There are some venues, however, where creativity yields unpleasant results, such as in court:
Irving, Texas: Last June, Dave Travelli, caught vandalizing private property, was sentenced to 18 months without use of the letter R.
Atlanta, Georgia: Julius "Clip" Russel, recently convicted of aggravated assault, was sentenced to 27 to 35 months wherein marshmallows must be the main course of his every meal. Mr. Russel has since become a youth outreach minister and says he rarely contemplates time traveling to before his birth to commit patricide.
La Foote, South Dakota: Lyle Brightman, arrested for a DUI, was forced to ghost-write an auto-biography for Tom Clancy.
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