By way of Eater Austin: House is closed.
But seriously, this was the place formerly known as “Russian House” downtown. They changed their name to “House” earlier this year because Ukraine.
We never had an SDC there, but FotB Rich, my mother, and I had a very good Easter brunch there one year. I still have photos from that, but I need to clear them with Rich before I post them…
Based on what I can tell from the article, it sounds like there were problems with the building (and possibly with the management). They are supposedly looking for a new location, but they’ve also dumped a lot of decor and equipment…
Edited to add: Well, Rich gave me his blessing, so…
I wonder what happened to the bear. I also wonder what happened to this: