The service at Katz's can vary from overwhelming to nonexistent. On my last trip, we waited almost 10 minutes just to have our drink order taken, only to have the server rush off before I could place an order for appetizers. When I did finally get to order, the appetizers where brought out with the other food and were cold. The server never bussed the table and we sat there with a pile of dirty dishes for most of our visit. I could understand if they were really busy, but this was in the middle of the day during the week and at the time there were only 3 other tables seated in our section. Previous visits have been better, or worse depending on when we went in. Other than the service issues, the increasing prices and shrinking portion sizes were my other major complaint.\r
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The good side is that it's open 24/7 so after a long night of bar hopping, it's a great place to either stop in between bars or a great place to wrap up the night and just hang out. Some of the late night customers are the most interesting people in Austin making for great people watching, and with lots dedicated just to Katz's customers around the area, there's always parking available.
Pros: Always open, people watching, parking
Cons: Poor service, high prices/shrinking portions
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