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Austin has become a very large city, and has become an attraction for culinary enthusiasts. Just like the city, many Austin born restaurants became a large food chain and expanded very much. Some restaurants that did this would be Pluckers, Chuys, and Tacodeli. Pluckers was founded in 1991, when a couple UT students(Greenberg and Paul) were hungry for wings, but there weren’t many wing bars in Austin. Paul used totp work at an Atlanta wing restaurant, so he knew what makes good sauce. When the two opened up their restaurant in Austin, it was an instant hit as there were very few other places to go for wings in Austin. “We are known for our bone-in chicken wings” stated Josh, a pluckers manager. The bonein chicken wings became the restaurant’s most popular dish. The restaurant also has a very different atmosphere than other restaurants in austin.” Pluckers is a place to come hang out, watch sports and have a great time while dining in.” The friendly atmosphere of Pluckers makes it so that many sports fans can enjoy watching their favorite sports while eating the American food that they desire. Something new that Pluckers brought to Austin would be Wings. Austin hadn’t seen any large wings restaurants until Pluckers. Pluckers stayed afloat during covid due to their loyal customers and new techniques of serving food. Pluckers started serving curbside where cars could park to get their food delivered to their window. Since Pluckers was the first restaurant that many would think of when they thought of wings, many chose pluckers as their go to restaurant. “So in 1982, our owners, John Zapp and Mike Young opened up Chuy’s with the idea that it was going to be very similar to what they grew up with, with food in the valley.” said Ethan, Chuy’s manager. The idea that the pair had was to make a restaurant that served food that their family used to make. One owner came from New
