The server commended me on my selection saying it’s her favorite of the menu items. The shrimp and grits came out with a moat of melted butter surrounding the grits and piles of shrimp. Paul was immediately sold on their special, a shrimp etouffee on a crawfish cheesecake after hearing another diner sing its praises.
And no, there is no bbq anywhere on the menu. Dinner is served daily with brunches available on Sunday. Their specialties include all-you-can-eat-fried chicken on Tuesdays, fried okra, catfish, prime rib specials on Fridays and other southern specialties. So it was a bit of surprise that we briefly spotted someone wearing a Leatherface mask in the first floor window while taking exterior shots of the house. There’s one thing to know about this place: the Junction House prides itself on its food first, historical film significance second. A sign outside indicates it’s a Queen Anne-style cottage built in 1909 but it’s only at the very bottom does it mention that it was used in the filming of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The Junction House is located a few yards off the main highway. But along the way, saw a dead armadillo and enjoyed the Texas scenery while building an appetite. What normally would have taken us less than 40 minutes in San Diego took us well over an hour via a two-lanes highway heading out of the city, hitting gridlock and traffic lights. Here’s one thing I wish I had known about Austin before heading out: the traffic.
#Texas chain saw massacre house movie#
Once we landed in Austin, we sought out Whataburger for a fish sandwich post and headed out to Kingsland for some movie history and grub. (He saw the original movie while I could barely sit through the 2003 grisly remake.) So it was set. While I have no affinity for anything horror-related, I knew that Paul, a huge horror movie fan, would get a kick out of it. When we were planning our recent trip to Austin for Staple!, an independent small press expo, I almost forgot about a little gem I read about over at the AV Club - The house which served as the setting for Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) was moved board-by-board to a town outside of Austin and transformed into a restaurant.
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