Sad sight to see these days peering inside the old Gene’s Po Boy’s shop J. Kelly the now former owner did a remarkable job of running a long term East Austin institution straight into the ground.

Then he went himself one better and managed to take over and shutter Ben’s Longbranch as well.

A new restaurant called Hillside Pharmacy is coming into the Gene’s building and everybody in town knows that Aaron Franklin is opening his barbecue up in Ben’s old building.