Busy Austinites focused on their destinations amid I-35 traffic might tend to miss the unassuming brick building on the northbound access road between the Crazy Lady and Dreamers

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Reviewed by Virginia B. Wood, Fri., April 29, 2005

3505 N. I-35, 542-9860

Monday-Saturday, 10am-7pm

Busy Austinites focused on their destinations amid I-35 traffic might tend to miss the unassuming brick building on the northbound access road between the Crazy Lady and Dreamers. But overlooking this new East Central food shop would be a mistake. Inside, owners Tristan Callaway and Craig Long are busy whipping up an ever-changing selection of soups, salads, sandwiches, entrées, and side dishes for their customers to eat in or take out. The two gentlemen honed their cooking skills at a variety of eateries around town and discovered they had common culinary goals while they were both working at Central Market. They've created a small dining room with a few tables and booths and a cool jukebox for customers who choose to linger, and they offer quick counter service for those who need to shop and hurry on up the road. Neighbors all over French Place, Maplewood, and Cherrywood are finding their way into Go Go. A Chronicle

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colleague who lunches there several times a week recently shared the secret with me.

I've been working my way through the prepared foods in the Go Go deli case for a couple of weeks now, choosing several different entrées and pairing them with equally inviting side dishes. I enjoyed a slice of Meatloaf ($4) with Roasted Asparagus ($1) one evening and had Chicken Pot Pie ($4) in a rich, flaky crust with some crunchy Green Beans Almondine ($1) for lunch the next day. On another lunch visit, cool weather inspired the selection of the Avery's Grinder Sandwich ($5) with Italian meats and cheeses and a comforting bowl of steaming French Onion Soup ($3). Though I'm not a vegetarian, the various vegetable dishes in the Go Go case would make it easy for someone to assemble a very satisfying vegetarian meal. What about a Stuffed Portobello Mushroom ($3) and a side of Bulghur Pilaf ($2), or a couple of Roasted Tomatoes Stuffed With Gorgonzola and Fresh Herbs ($4) with Asparagus ($1) and Carrots ($1)? Being a meat eater, I opted for the Chicken Saltimboca ($4) to go with my stuffed tomato and paired a rye bread crumb-encrusted Rubenesque Chicken Breast ($4) with the wheat pilaf.

After several meals from the Go Go menu, I can report that the food is well-seasoned, flavorful, and the vegetables are prepared with special care. There are always plenty of choices in the case that pique my interest. That being said, I will admit that for my particular appetite, the entrée servings could be bigger. For example, I'd have liked a thicker slice of meatloaf that might not have dried out quite so much upon reheating at home, and the Italian meat and cheese in the small saltimboca serving was barely discernible. With prices so reasonable, I'd gladly pay a little more for a thicker slab of meatloaf or a bigger chicken thigh packed with stouter filling. I hope those things may come in time. Considering that Callaway and Long are still working to find their culinary groove, I expect Go Go to be a fixture in our neighborhood for quite a while.

Craig Long announces the closing of his campus-area restaurant

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By Tinu Thomas, 5:55PM, Mon. Apr. 16, 2018

After six years operating just north of UT campus, owner Craig Long announced the closing of Go Go Gourmet in a Facebook post today. The reasoning for the restaurant's sudden closing was briefly addressed in the post which said, “Craig is tired and old and will miss you guys every day, but you won't starve, so he will not look back.”

Part of Go Go Gourmet’s charm was the fact that it was rarely packed. The dwindling patronage is likely one of the reasons for its closing as many campus-area businesses can’t afford to simply get by without significant turnover in the high-rent area. Still, Long never seemed to mind cooking up a daily menu of hearty meals for his regulars.

A typical dining experience at Go Go Gourmet felt like eating a Thanksgiving meal at the kids' table. Service wasn’t polished and neither was the cutlery. In fact, all the meals were served on paper plates with disposable forks and knives. But what Go Go Gourmet lacked in posh, it made up for in homestyle cooking and nostalgic charm. Long ran his restaurant like a kitchen table, sliding ketchup bottles across the counter to customers and refilling sweet tea before you had a chance to ask.

His daily fresh menu of unique scratch meals was delicious and affordable, especially compared to the many chains and trendy food trucks of West Campus. My favorite part of Go Go Gourmet was the throwback to a Southern childhood I never had. With counters and walls jam-packed with nostalgic childhood toys, and a curated selection of vintage decorations, being seated and served quickly was so disappointing – until I realized I could actually play with all the toys during the meal.

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The restaurant will have a rolling clean-out sale until April 30, during which time you can stop by the “GoGoMobile” for souvenirs from the restaurant including records, toys, and souvenir ladles.