Magnolia Cafe

I had a great morning in Austin. I walked almost 2 miles to Magnolia Cafe, which four people told me I had to go to over the last week! It was packed so I sat at the counter. Eventually a man sat next to me and we struck up a conversation. He's the owner of the restaurant (40 years!). He had the server give me a small dish of their famous queso to have with my omelette, and also offered me a free T-shirt! So sweet! BTW: their gingerbread pancakes are amazing!