In Texas, an ice house is a place hunters went to get their game “dressed.” In the Texas Hill Country (http://www.tourtexas.com/page.cfm?p=regions&RID=3) many ice houses have been converted to open-air bars. Ranch 616, located on 616 Nueces St. in Austin Texas (http://www.theranch616.com/) might be the Best Little Icehouse in Texas – except it never was an icehouse -- it’s just designed to look like one.
Step inside and on the walls you’ll see not one but two Longhorn Steer, a bison head, rattlesnake skin, wild boar, beaver, and a huge stuffed fish – not to mention photos from the early 1940s of carhops and rodeos. But no Texas cowboy shot these animals. Ms. Arkansas did – that’s right, Jackie Williamson, who wielded a mean crossbow. Every stuffed animal, snake, and fish was shot by the fearless beauty queen.
Jackie’s son, Kevin W. Wiliamson, owns Ranch 616, and serves up some of the finest Ranch Style Cusine in Austin such as Crawfish & Cream Cheese Flautas or Mesquite Smoked Ribeye and Mango Firecracker prawns or Ranch 616 Lamb Three Ways (Australian Lamp Chops: Chicken Fried, Rosemary Garlic Grilled, and Tamarind Grilled on Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes with Sauteed Green Beans. Try an exotic drink, wine, or choose from endless varieties of beer. And because this is Austin, the capitol of live music, you can tap your foot to bands on Tuesday and Thursday starting at 8pm; best, there’s no cover. Head on over, chow down on plus, and check out the local musicians.
Look up above the bar, where three paper mache dolls in brightly painted colors known as “Mexican Whore Dolls” hug the light fixtures. They call them Mexican whore dolls" and when I ask why, am told they mark a young man's first experience with "border sex." Some old school cowboy types who fancy themselves a "man's man" might consider that a badge of honor, but as for me, I hope it's just another tall Texan tale that I've learned flows
as freely as the tequila in a border town
Step inside and on the walls you’ll see not one but two Longhorn Steer, a bison head, rattlesnake skin, wild boar, beaver, and a huge stuffed fish – not to mention photos from the early 1940s of carhops and rodeos. But no Texas cowboy shot these animals. Ms. Arkansas did – that’s right, Jackie Williamson, who wielded a mean crossbow. Every stuffed animal, snake, and fish was shot by the fearless beauty queen.
Jackie’s son, Kevin W. Wiliamson, owns Ranch 616, and serves up some of the finest Ranch Style Cusine in Austin such as Crawfish & Cream Cheese Flautas or Mesquite Smoked Ribeye and Mango Firecracker prawns or Ranch 616 Lamb Three Ways (Australian Lamp Chops: Chicken Fried, Rosemary Garlic Grilled, and Tamarind Grilled on Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes with Sauteed Green Beans. Try an exotic drink, wine, or choose from endless varieties of beer. And because this is Austin, the capitol of live music, you can tap your foot to bands on Tuesday and Thursday starting at 8pm; best, there’s no cover. Head on over, chow down on plus, and check out the local musicians.
Look up above the bar, where three paper mache dolls in brightly painted colors known as “Mexican Whore Dolls” hug the light fixtures. They call them Mexican whore dolls" and when I ask why, am told they mark a young man's first experience with "border sex." Some old school cowboy types who fancy themselves a "man's man" might consider that a badge of honor, but as for me, I hope it's just another tall Texan tale that I've learned flows
as freely as the tequila in a border town
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