I've just gotten off the phone with the charming and helpful manager of Maudie's Hacienda on Brodie Lane in Austin. Our reservation is for 2 p.m. on Friday Sept. 11.
http://forms.maudies.com/c/47/47893/5552869_47893.htm
They won't be closing up for us, but we'll have a long, long table down the center of the restaurant by ourselves, and they don't have much of a crowd on mid-afternoon on Fridays anyway. They're excited to hear people are coming from everywhere to taste their yummy Tex-Mex.
(Giggle)