According to recent reporting in Eater, Armadillo Den will soon be expanding with two new concepts this year. The projects will be spearheaded by co-owners Brett Berry, Skylar Reeves, Josh ‘Biggie’ Hazzard, and Cade Archer.
“First is the spin-off bar and restaurant — Dainty Dillo — in the Govalle neighborhood at 3201 East Cesar Chavez Street. And then, just over a mile away, there’s a new bar and restaurant with the team behind Italian restaurants Juniper and Uncle Nicky’s — Chalmers — in the East Cesar Chavez neighborhood at 1700 East Cesar Chavez Street,” the report states.
“The reason we call it Armadillo Den is the nature side of it,” Berry told Eater. “Our space in Armadillo Den, you walk in and you’re immersed in nature. This has a very similar feel to me. When you walk through those doors, you’re drawn to the river, you’re immediately drawn away from the road. That’s what we want to be known for: Texas.”
Similar to Armadillo, Dainty will serve up “cocktails, draft non-alcoholic drinks with options to booze ‘em up, beers, and food” and “Southern/Texan items like biscuits, nachos, loaded fries, patty melts, smash burgers, chicken sandwiches, chips and dips, etc.” via far south Austin food truck Biggie’s Yardbird, run by Jonathan Haralson.
The name is meant to recall what Berry describes as a “smaller Armadillo Den.” He continues: “Being [near] downtown, being a little bit smaller. This reminds me more of my mom’s place she’d want to hang out. My mom, she’s a Southern dainty woman.”
