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Favorite Pizza NEW YORK METS-THEMED PIZ Z A JOINT OPENS IN FORMER WEST SIX TH LIQUOR STORE LOCATION By Karen O. Spezia Photos by Holly Cowart
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MHO, THERE ARE FEW THINGS SADDER THAN A LIQUOR STORE shuttering. But what if it reopened as a pizzeria? Would that remove the sting? You betcha. And that’s exactly what happened on Sixth Street, where a historic package shop recently reemerged as a terrific new pizza joint. Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, Favorite Pizza recently opened in the same historic building that housed Favorite Liquor & Wine for the past 80 years. Family-owned and operated since 1939, Favorite Liquors sprang up during an Austin post-prohibition boom that spawned over 25 liquor stores in a two-mile radius. Sadly, it closed in 2019. If you never patronized — or even noticed — Favorite Liquors during its eight-decade run, it’s understandable. Although located on a bustling corner of West Sixth and West Avenue, its diminutive size made it easy to overlook while driving to nearby Whole Foods or barhopping among its neighboring nightclubs. But with its tantalizing new tenant, the tiny building will undoubtedly start to command the attention of passers-by, not only with the delicious aromas wafting from its pizza ovens, but also with its whimsical, eye-catching renovation.
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