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BY KAMERYN GRIESSER
The Poodie Burger ($12.75) is topped with green chiles.
Patrons can huddle around the pool table with ice cold beers and enjoy the numerous sweepstakes machines.
PHOTOS BY KAMERYN GRIESSERCOMMUNITY IMPACT
Why Poodies Roadhouse remains a Spicewood staple Along Hwy. 71, among the rolling hills west of Austin, the legendary music venue and bar Poodies Roadhouse remains a Spicewood staple for residents new and old. The gist Poodies was originally owned by Willie Nelson’s Since then, Burke has given the bar a makeover, complete with a new sound system, bar top, ooring, kitchen and more. Still, Burke has been careful to preserve the bar’s nostalgic charm. The walls of the bar are adorned
Sharon Burke took over at Poodies in 2009.
with old photos of Willie Nelson and Poodie together, alongside other famous country and blues artists who have played at Poodies. What’s special about it? Even on a rainy Tuesday night, the bar can ll with crowds waiting for The Troubadillos, a band that’s played at Poodies weekly for over 30 years, Burke said. “We have such a community here, and it’s because we’re consistent,” Burke said.
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stage manager of 34 years, Randall “Poodie” Locke, who purchased the property in 1998. The bar is known for its down-home atmo- sphere, sunset views and nightly live music con- certs, where local artists get a chance to perform. The past When Poodie died in 2009, Sharon Burke, with a history in working at music venues, took over.
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