The Mother Plucker’s Ramblings

It’s always been our dream to one day be able to enjoy Pluckers while watching UT football.  Finally, that day has come.  On Saturday, October 18th, for the first time, fans of Pluckers were able to enjoy our food at DKR Memorial Stadium.  We will be at the UT games for every home game the rest of the year and in the foreseeable future.  We are selling our Boneless Wings, Fried Pickles, Hamburgers and Waffle Fries on the menu.   Why no wings you ask?  Well, we figured they were a little too messy for the fans, but we may include them next year.  So now you can get your fill at Pluckers before the game, at the game and after the game (with those nifty 5 Free Wing Cards)!

Yes, it’s true.  After 4 years of searching for a great site for Pluckers in San Marcos, we have finally found one at the old Red Robin on I-35.  We have always thought that San Marcos would be a great community for Pluckers as Texas State has been one of the fastest growing college campuses around.  The store will of course feature all of our great food and drinks, but we are also unveiling our first outdoor music facility.  We will be building a 30-foot stage so we can bring in local Texas and national recording artists to play for the San Marcos crowd at Pluckers.  In addition, the outdoor area will become a great place to hang out and have seating for over 150 people so we can cater events, tailgates, toga parties or whatever else you want to use Pluckers for.If you are interested in a job, please fill out an application on our website at http://www.pluckers.com/employment.aspx.  We are hiring coaches (what we call managers), cooks, servers, bartenders and bussers.  We are looking to build a staff of about 100 for our opening in January or February of 2009 and we can even provide you training and a job until that time here in Austin. 

San Marcos…here we come!

It’s official…. Pluckers in Killeen has already become a huge success!  Since the day we have opened the restaurant, the Central Texas community has shown nothing but love for the biggest Pluckers store yet.  For those who don’t know, Killeen is home to Fort Hood which is one of the largest army bases in the world.  To help support our troops, we have organized a fundraiser for the Wounded Warriors on August 25th at the Killeen store.  This group helps support soldiers injured in battle in Afghanistan, Iraq and other areas of the world where are our troops are serving.  On this day 20% of all sales from anyone mentioning the Wounded Warriors will be donated.  So if you have been to Pluckers before, stop on by.  If you haven’t….here’s a chance to help support a great cause AND get Killeen’s best wings at the same time!

We usually try and plan something fun for you every month or so, but on Saturday April 26th, we’ve got two great events planned for you.  At the Research store, we are hosting our 5th annual NFL Draft party.  Throughout the entire first round, every time an NFL team is on the clock, we offer a great Pluckers special.  When the team makes its pick, a new team goes on the clock and a new Pluckers special will be available.  So that means you can take advantage of the special as long as the team is on the clock, but after that, its gone!  Specials include things like 40-cent wings, $1.00 beers, cheap Pluckers Club memberships and more.  So join us from 11am until whenever the first round ends for a fun and cheap day.

At South Lamar, we are hosting our first ever Crawfishpalooza!  Now I am sure you are saying…what the hell is Crawfishpalooza?  Well, we are throwing an all day party in our parking lot featuring a crawfish boil, live music all day and plenty of cold beer.  Mark and Sean grew up in Louisiana cooking up mudbugs and it will be their recipe we’ll  be enjoying all day long.  So come on out and enjoy what hopefully will be a beautiful Spring Day at South Lamar (who are we kidding, it rains at every Pluckers event)!

If you have ever visited Killeen, Texas then you probably can figure out a few things about it pretty quickly.  First, the people who live there are just honest, down-home people that for the most part are either working on or with Fort Hood.  These are the kind of people who protect our country every day and probably don’t get thanked near often enough.  Another thing you will notice is that there isn’t nearly enough entertainment for the 50,000 soldiers living there.  Sure there are a few fun bars to hang out at, but there isn’t a legitimate sports bar in town to watch the games at.  So as patriotic Americans, we thought someone needed to do something about it.  So Killeen, here we come!

The newest Pluckers should be opening sometime in May and will be our largest store to date.  We’ve taken over the old Asian Coast space on Hwy 190 and are turning it into our baddest store yet.  Not only do we have 9,000 square feet inside to play with, we’re adding an outdoor deck and washer pit to go with it.  Inside you’ll find a huge bar that will be able to seat 50 or more people, pool tables, foosball, darts, pop-a-shot machines and our first permanent stage so we can host bands, open mic night, karaoke, Rock Band tournaments and anything else you can do on a stage.  Oh yeah, we have a few plasmas also….I think the count is at 60 right now along with a few HD big screens to boot.  So Killeen, I don’t know if you are ready for us, but we can’t wait to see you in May!