Diane Nyhus answers a take-out order at Alamo Annie’s in the heart of Brownsdale. The homestyle eatery has seen plenty of success since opening late last year.
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significant charm to the establishment as soon as you walk in. You feel like you’re home and that’s exactly how husband and wife team Christ and Diane Nyhus want you to feel when you sit down for one of Diane’s homestyle meals. “We wanted to have that old time feeling,” Diane said as both she and Christ sat down at the end of a busy day. “Like you’re going to your grandma’s or your mom’s.” Just eight weeks into the business’ life and Alamo Annie’s was already at home in Brownsdale, but maybe that’s because, in a way, it’s a kind of homecoming of sorts for Nyhus, though there are some in the community who might say she never left. Diane has been working in small towns and small town cafes for around 35 years. After some time in Austin and then another few years in Wisconsin, where her family is from, Diane moved back to the area and began working at the Langtry Cafe in Brownsdale. That was across the street on Highway 56 from where Alamo Annie’s is now. While liv-
omestyle at Home New eatery in Brownsdale offering food from the heart
By Eric Johnson
Something strikes a chord when you walk into Alamo Annie’s Homestyle Eatery in Brownsdale. The friendly atmosphere with a sense that you are visiting grandma’s house lends a 80 | Austin Daily Herald | Progress 2022
