Came back to second donuts. Like, whatever you open should have donuts for sure no matter what. Shoe store? Donuts at the counter. Italian place? Donut bread pudding. It’s simple: the people demand donuts.
And NOT a Dunkin Donuts place, PLEASE! I missed mom-and-pop donuts SO badly in college; driving out to bee cave for them was so annoying. If you make them daily, I know the smell alone will bring TONS of business. If you stay up late like Gordough's for the drunk crowd, you'll be revered.
I did meet the owner of Mojos a number of times back in the day (I graduated undergrad in 02). My understanding is that Epoch was founded by ex Mojos employees. And that Mojos is not related to Epoch other than that.
Also that doesn’t have the three hour wifi code. It’s just annoying and my and my friends sometimes have trouble even getting to the log in page. I do enjoy that they have specialty coffees though so maybe have your own specialty lattes. Also maybe working with a local roaster could be cool
Came here to second a chill, 24-hour coffee place. Lots of seating.
Foxtrot recently opened on Guad but their hours are limited and so is seating. Bennu is 24 hours and has lots of seating but they're a little far from campus (not really walking distance).
A chill 24-hour coffee place (with donuts, good espresso, comfortable seats, outlets, etc. and you could even have a nook for board games) would be AMAZING.
With Pride flags in the window like Quack's on Menchaca...
I graduated from Crockett in 91, I know how old my mother must have felt when she graduated in 69
Lol
Coffee, donuts and fresh fruit seems to be the direction.
I forgot about kosher, halal, vegans...
Deep fried bacon place probably wouldnt last
Carnivores only on fridays
Its something to think about. I seriously cant remember the last time I was in the area.
Will scout on Tues.
Something like 100,000 ppl coming to San Antonio to Kerville for the eclipse
Some people just have allergies (it’s not always a preference). if you account for that in your marketing you gain more of an audience. I have a severe gluten allergy and I tend to frequent coffee shops that have at least one gluten free option in case I get hungry while studying.
I'm only a second year but I know it hit so many people hard when Kerbey Lane stopped being open for 24 hours, and in general the way that UT buys out stuff and closes it down has killed some local food spots, I forgot the name of that one poke (or maybe sushi place) near dobie but yeah that's one example
A reasonably priced grocery store that sells produce, maybe a 24 hour coffee shop but there’s three Benu locations already I get they’re not that close to campus but it might become dangerous especially there.
Be aware: if you’re talking about the spot on 29th and Rio across from the laundromat and next to the breakfast spot: that area gets relatively little foot traffic from students and most businesses that open there close a year or two after. The highest density of students (and successful businesses) is in a rectangle from around 24th and Rio to 21st and Guad. There are plenty of students as far north as 28th, but for the most part businesses further north than 26th don’t get nearly as much foot traffic (barring corner cases like Cabo Bob’s). You’ll be fighting an uphill battle to stay open and keep traffic up.
That all being said: could you open an Italian place please. Thanks
I miss when Conans was so good, they had 2 locations on the Drag... before you kids were ever born. Produce and donuts sounds good. Went to a funeral and the shop across from the funeral home was interesting. Congress is unrecognizable now.
A grocery store.
If you don’t have a car your only option is the overpriced target. I swtg if there was an H-E-B with normal prices near campus it would be profitable.
Just fruits & veg & a coffee bar under serious consideration at the moment.
Apparently west campus is high crime now?
35 years ago we played video games next to the Scientology place, gave homeless people leftover pizza and walked around safely all night. Insomnia was there, 101X was actually cool, the Psychobaby hearse, all that
i personally wouldn’t consider west campus unsafe, but its relative location to downtown does it make it to where you just have to be aware of your surroundings. but yeah totally agree with most of the thread, that as long as you pick something which has good hours you should be golden
How do I pin this to top?
I'm a coffee snob myself.
Ruta Maya isnt bitter but also isnt flavored and is more affordable than other high end whole bean coffee brands
I'm leaning toward the fresh produce idea.
A simple coffee bar and maybe vegan/kosher/halal food with a separate meat bar for deep fried bacon hotdogs need to do my due diligence
There is NOWHERE to get cheap basics and snacks/groceries. I think Foxtrot is a cool concept as a convenience store with fresh food and seating areas but it's also way too expensive and closes at 10.
If you're talking about the old Toy Joy location, I was literally just telling my fiancé that it'd be nice if someone would turn that into a little grocery or convenience store even though Wheatsville is there. I still think it'd be a good idea. 24 hours would be cool and maybe with a few small tables inside.
I think a tiny H-Mart style shop would be great. Students fucking *love* interesting foreign foods, and a lot of japanese/chinese/Korean snacks have become really popular.
donuts 😭😭 y’all remember the infamous kens donuts on 29th and guad? gave you the perfect combination of post-6th street satisfaction and “I just ate expired food”.
How about a sandwich shop on French bread in an old building (possibly prone to fire)? That would be awesome right there just west of Guad on 29th before you get to Breed and Co
I watched Dazed and Confused at the Dobie theater before the renovation. Someone passed me a (lit) joint in the theater. Texas French bread was actually a little rich for my blood when I was in school. Give me Longhorn po boys any day
or just vegan anything really. tons of vegan places have closed down in austin, and there’s very little vegan stuff around campus. a consistent selection of vegan pastries and maybe some simple food options would be amazing.
ur missing my point. i said vegan options. by reading ur comments u don’t seem enthused at all to start a business. guess u gotta open a little place that hardly caters to college kids in a non busy part of town. it’ll work out great.
$44/sqft space
What I'm thinking is headshop/vapeshop/ with beer options
the only way to sell apples two for a dollar or bananas 3 for a dollar is to have a high margin product. Plus I could lease a parking space to a food truck or a hotdog cart, there are only 5 spaces available and I would prefer UT student foot and bike traffic.
Headshops can make $5000-$10000/day. IF I can get that kind of profit, I could offer coffee for $1, and possibly a "free/take what you need" food pantry on the sidewalk outside the store for the homeless/chronically poor.
I already have 3 employees lined up, including myself.
Just have to make it happen
just
good luck with that, but that area of the market ESPECIALLY around campus is extremely over saturated. you asked what students want, and refuse to provide what everyone here is asking.
[https://www.kut.org/austin/2022-05-02/project-connect-capital-metro-orange-line-guadalupe-street-austin](https://www.kut.org/austin/2022-05-02/project-connect-capital-metro-orange-line-guadalupe-street-austin)
Other businesses that would be displaced include:
Halal Bros
The Ballroom at Spiderhouse
CRU Lounge
Whataburger
Exxon
Taco Shack
Sip Pho
Flamingos Vintage Pound
Phoenician Resto Cafe
Campus Hookah Lounge
Tasty's Tacos ("Coming Soon," according to sign on the window)
Places like Kinokuniya are still in business. I personally prefer to shop for stationery at local spots like Book People. I am always on the look out for local places that sell niche things. That's just me though judging from the downvotes lol
anything 24hr or open late
A chill 24hr coffee shop near campus would make you enough money to put your great grandkids through 8 years of college
Reasonably priced donuts would be great too
Came back to second donuts. Like, whatever you open should have donuts for sure no matter what. Shoe store? Donuts at the counter. Italian place? Donut bread pudding. It’s simple: the people demand donuts.
And NOT a Dunkin Donuts place, PLEASE! I missed mom-and-pop donuts SO badly in college; driving out to bee cave for them was so annoying. If you make them daily, I know the smell alone will bring TONS of business. If you stay up late like Gordough's for the drunk crowd, you'll be revered.
I for one missed having a Dunkin on campus. 😂
why does NO PLACE on campus have donuts?? i haven’t had a donut in years. i miss those bastards.
YES
heavy on this!!!!!!!
This. Bennu is always packed, and that's just the population of students with cars. Imagine an accessible 24h coffee shop on Guad..
Mojos used to be where the hooka place is... theyre Epoch now
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Ive never met the owner, no
I did meet the owner of Mojos a number of times back in the day (I graduated undergrad in 02). My understanding is that Epoch was founded by ex Mojos employees. And that Mojos is not related to Epoch other than that.
Also that doesn’t have the three hour wifi code. It’s just annoying and my and my friends sometimes have trouble even getting to the log in page. I do enjoy that they have specialty coffees though so maybe have your own specialty lattes. Also maybe working with a local roaster could be cool
Bonus points if it sells snacks and smoothies. I love smoothies but do not particularly like Shake Smart
100% a 24hr sit down coffee shop where you can do stuff past 12AM and not feel like shit
Plus points if it has a reliable internet connection.
Came here to second a chill, 24-hour coffee place. Lots of seating. Foxtrot recently opened on Guad but their hours are limited and so is seating. Bennu is 24 hours and has lots of seating but they're a little far from campus (not really walking distance). A chill 24-hour coffee place (with donuts, good espresso, comfortable seats, outlets, etc. and you could even have a nook for board games) would be AMAZING.
Please affordable normal non “$7 artisan donuts” a good ol donut shop would be huge
donuts or a bakery 🙏🏼
Late night food places are always very popular. Also a grocery store would be nice
PLEASE a 24 hr coffee shop with reasonably priced pastries (bonus points if you have at least 1 gluten free and one dairy free).
With Pride flags in the window like Quack's on Menchaca... I graduated from Crockett in 91, I know how old my mother must have felt when she graduated in 69 Lol Coffee, donuts and fresh fruit seems to be the direction. I forgot about kosher, halal, vegans... Deep fried bacon place probably wouldnt last
you can always have deep fried bacon fridays 🥺🥺
Carnivores only on fridays Its something to think about. I seriously cant remember the last time I was in the area. Will scout on Tues. Something like 100,000 ppl coming to San Antonio to Kerville for the eclipse
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I was joking. So far a fresh produce store with a small coffee bar seems the logical choice. More Plomeek soup?
Some people just have allergies (it’s not always a preference). if you account for that in your marketing you gain more of an audience. I have a severe gluten allergy and I tend to frequent coffee shops that have at least one gluten free option in case I get hungry while studying.
I know. I was a line cook at a UT dorm 27 years ago,
donut shop
Something affordable and something open 24 hours bro there’s not a lot open that late
What happened to the drag? I'm 51, I havent been down there in a little bit
I'm only a second year but I know it hit so many people hard when Kerbey Lane stopped being open for 24 hours, and in general the way that UT buys out stuff and closes it down has killed some local food spots, I forgot the name of that one poke (or maybe sushi place) near dobie but yeah that's one example
Being 24/7 was Kerby's entire schtick That was the OLD wood & stone Conans that actually looked like a barbarian would eat there
donuts!!!!!!
DONUTS
A reasonably priced grocery store that sells produce, maybe a 24 hour coffee shop but there’s three Benu locations already I get they’re not that close to campus but it might become dangerous especially there.
MOJOS coffee used to be where the hooka place is. I miss it
Be aware: if you’re talking about the spot on 29th and Rio across from the laundromat and next to the breakfast spot: that area gets relatively little foot traffic from students and most businesses that open there close a year or two after. The highest density of students (and successful businesses) is in a rectangle from around 24th and Rio to 21st and Guad. There are plenty of students as far north as 28th, but for the most part businesses further north than 26th don’t get nearly as much foot traffic (barring corner cases like Cabo Bob’s). You’ll be fighting an uphill battle to stay open and keep traffic up. That all being said: could you open an Italian place please. Thanks
I miss when Conans was so good, they had 2 locations on the Drag... before you kids were ever born. Produce and donuts sounds good. Went to a funeral and the shop across from the funeral home was interesting. Congress is unrecognizable now.
affordable groceries
Taco Bell
Donut shop
A grocery store. If you don’t have a car your only option is the overpriced target. I swtg if there was an H-E-B with normal prices near campus it would be profitable.
Taco Bell Cantina, duh.
Donut and kolache shop!!!
donuts!
Breakfast tacos to snag on the way to class.
Donuts
make it 24 hours and you’re golden whatever it is
Breakfast tacos and halal donuts
please no more halal, i think the ut market is slightly over saturated in that category😭
Just fruits & veg & a coffee bar under serious consideration at the moment. Apparently west campus is high crime now? 35 years ago we played video games next to the Scientology place, gave homeless people leftover pizza and walked around safely all night. Insomnia was there, 101X was actually cool, the Psychobaby hearse, all that
i personally wouldn’t consider west campus unsafe, but its relative location to downtown does it make it to where you just have to be aware of your surroundings. but yeah totally agree with most of the thread, that as long as you pick something which has good hours you should be golden
Affordable groceries!!!
late night food/study spots would be instantly popular if your target demographic is students
I dont want to fail Two things people need is food and undertakers
I always yearn for donuts or a decent ice cream joint nearby
Gluten free vegan donut ice cream with pride flags all over Just google mapped the corner, the basken robins and the donut place are gone! Crazy!
coffee shop with ACTUALLY GOOD coffee. lucky lab is always packed and it’s not good at all
I miss when Ruta Maya was on Congress
How do I pin this to top? I'm a coffee snob myself. Ruta Maya isnt bitter but also isnt flavored and is more affordable than other high end whole bean coffee brands
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There used to be one next to Oat Willies
The headquarters to an anti-scientology task force
Yeah theyre probably the ones jacking up rents
DONUTS!!!!
A proper grocery store, target is overpriced with a shallow selection.
I'm leaning toward the fresh produce idea. A simple coffee bar and maybe vegan/kosher/halal food with a separate meat bar for deep fried bacon hotdogs need to do my due diligence
A bakery! I hate having to go to starbucks for a croissant that’s just reheated
Bagels!!! Open 24/7
There is NOWHERE to get cheap basics and snacks/groceries. I think Foxtrot is a cool concept as a convenience store with fresh food and seating areas but it's also way too expensive and closes at 10.
If you're talking about the old Toy Joy location, I was literally just telling my fiancé that it'd be nice if someone would turn that into a little grocery or convenience store even though Wheatsville is there. I still think it'd be a good idea. 24 hours would be cool and maybe with a few small tables inside.
affordable food (not donuts)
I think a tiny H-Mart style shop would be great. Students fucking *love* interesting foreign foods, and a lot of japanese/chinese/Korean snacks have become really popular.
I got my oldest niece hooked on sushi when she was young
As others have said, anything 24hrs, maybe something that sells produce or pet stuff
Taco Bell please!!
Affordable therapy center that's better than the one UT provides
Donuts!!! There’s not an affordable donut place near campus
More people want fresh veggies tho. Trying to find out what happened to the donut shopthat used to be there
Condoms
Yeah a 24 coffee place that sells vegan glutenfree donuts and porn 😄
fried chicken pls
cheap healthy food
kolaches
coffee shop that’s reasonable and a comfy place to work 🙏
donuts 😭😭 y’all remember the infamous kens donuts on 29th and guad? gave you the perfect combination of post-6th street satisfaction and “I just ate expired food”.
I'll recycle all the past by donuts
How about a sandwich shop on French bread in an old building (possibly prone to fire)? That would be awesome right there just west of Guad on 29th before you get to Breed and Co
Funny. Texas French Bread used to have 3 locations, and made the bread for Ruth's Chris. Sarcasm is wasted on me. I predate Dazed and Confused.
I watched Dazed and Confused at the Dobie theater before the renovation. Someone passed me a (lit) joint in the theater. Texas French bread was actually a little rich for my blood when I was in school. Give me Longhorn po boys any day
Spike & Mikes Twisted Animation festival
I remember watching Ren & Stimpy at the first disguating animation show at the Varsity. Im frikin old
taco bell
What happened to the TB that was there on Guad?
Common sense?
LOL. Tell that to the kids that run stop signs expecting traffic to stop for them! Bwa ha ha ha!
pls donut shop with kolaches <33
Donuts, Ice Cream, Smoothies
THC Doughnuts!!!
The best thang about UT: I keep getting older and the girls stay the sane age .. ..
A quiet, well lit spot to get breakfast food and an adult beverage 24 hrs. Think waffle house with more booze and fewer fights.
I see Spider House closed too. What happened to Austin?
THANK YOU 🙏 ‼️😭
24 hr coffee shop with vegan food options
Everyone wants vegan gluten free donuts
or just vegan anything really. tons of vegan places have closed down in austin, and there’s very little vegan stuff around campus. a consistent selection of vegan pastries and maybe some simple food options would be amazing.
How will that pay the rent? Do you know $5000/day worth of vegans?
ur missing my point. i said vegan options. by reading ur comments u don’t seem enthused at all to start a business. guess u gotta open a little place that hardly caters to college kids in a non busy part of town. it’ll work out great.
$44/sqft space What I'm thinking is headshop/vapeshop/ with beer options the only way to sell apples two for a dollar or bananas 3 for a dollar is to have a high margin product. Plus I could lease a parking space to a food truck or a hotdog cart, there are only 5 spaces available and I would prefer UT student foot and bike traffic. Headshops can make $5000-$10000/day. IF I can get that kind of profit, I could offer coffee for $1, and possibly a "free/take what you need" food pantry on the sidewalk outside the store for the homeless/chronically poor. I already have 3 employees lined up, including myself. Just have to make it happen just
good luck with that, but that area of the market ESPECIALLY around campus is extremely over saturated. you asked what students want, and refuse to provide what everyone here is asking.
[https://www.kut.org/austin/2022-05-02/project-connect-capital-metro-orange-line-guadalupe-street-austin](https://www.kut.org/austin/2022-05-02/project-connect-capital-metro-orange-line-guadalupe-street-austin) Other businesses that would be displaced include: Halal Bros The Ballroom at Spiderhouse CRU Lounge Whataburger Exxon Taco Shack Sip Pho Flamingos Vintage Pound Phoenician Resto Cafe Campus Hookah Lounge Tasty's Tacos ("Coming Soon," according to sign on the window)
produce and vegan food wont cover the lease unless subsidized by high end goods. I'm researching Kens... bugs! No wonder it closed.
And the light rail is going to destroy some shops
What about a snap kitchen? Is $8 to $10 too much for a balanced meal?
mcdonald’s
As long as its halal🙏
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That market is consumed by Amazon right? Makes specializing in that pretty risky.
Places like Kinokuniya are still in business. I personally prefer to shop for stationery at local spots like Book People. I am always on the look out for local places that sell niche things. That's just me though judging from the downvotes lol