Best of Austin®

Best Immortalized Waitstaff

Red River Cafe

Red River Cafe may be best known for those obscene sunny side up eggs on its outside wall, but on the inside it holds a more respectable art. Oil Portraits of the Red River wait and kitchen staff cover the walls, and I'm no art critic but they're pretty good likenesses. Painted by Charlie Poston, an artist and resident cook, the portraits alleviate cafe boredom. I enjoy trying to match each waitperson to their picture - right down to the owner, and the breakfast tacos he holds in his hands.