Our Summer 2019 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our 8 Austin-area location to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The Featured Pancake changes every 2 weeks on Tuesday at 10am

Our May, 2019 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our 8 Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

the Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10am

Our April 2019 Featured Pancake Lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free options!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our either Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The featured pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10am

The Central Texas community has supported us since our very first day. Giving back to the community, in ways both big and small, is a top priority.

We are proud to partner with local nonprofits throughout the year for Team Member volunteer activities, internal giving campaigns and charitable contributions.

Our Team Members are also empowered to brighten any guest’s day. We budget over a quarter-million dollars per year to give...

From one small house to a community of restaurants across Austin, our team helps us grow and improve every single day. We are just as committed to our team as we are to our guests.

We believe we are a stronger company when our team fully understands our operations. That’s why we’re an open-book company and share financial information with all of our Team Members. We also offer financial and business literacy training and a company-wide...

We believe that great food starts with great partners and great ingredients. In fact, Kerbey Lane Cafe pioneered farm-to-table sourcing in Austin in the 1980s before the concept was popular (learn more from this article in the Austin Chronicle).

In the early days, our founders, David and...

One of the most frequent questions we get here at Kerbey Lane Cafe is, “Where is the original location?” Most are surprised to learn it’s a quaint little house in Central Austin on a street named–you guessed it–Kerbey Lane.

We first opened our doors to the Austin community on May 5, 1980, serving made-from-scratch comfort food out of a small 1930s bungalow in Central Austin.

For the first few months of business, the original...

It recently occurred to me that perhaps our guests don’t know all the care that has gone into making Kerbey Lane Cafe what it is today. You see, I quite literally grew up in this restaurant and it's easy to forget not everyone shares my unique vantage point. As a child earning pocket change scraping gum off the bottom of tables at our original location, I sometimes dreamed of the future for my family's restaurant, but never guessed that...

Our March 2019 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our 8 Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The Featured Pancake changed weekly on Tuesday at 10AM

Our February 2019 Featured Pancake Lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one gluten free and one vegan option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our eight Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

Our January 2019 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our either Austin-based location to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The featured pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Our December, 2018 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by if any of our 8 Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The Features Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday 10 AM

Our November, 2018 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Make your calendars and stop by any of our eight Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

It's officially Fall - which means the return of Pumpkin everything here at Kerbey Lane Cafe...as well as some of your other seasonal favorites and some fresh new items prepared by Executive Chef Joe Anguiano. Check out photos of our menu below (click here to see our full menu including descriptions...

Our October, 2018 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and in honor of this special cause, we partner with our friends at the Breast Cancer Resource Center for Cakes for a Cure. All month long, you can enjoy our special PINK pancakes (colored with beet juice, instead of dye) and we'll donate proceeds to...

Our September, 2018 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday 10 AM

Our August, 2018 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday 10 AM

Our team at Kerbey Lane Cafe is pleased to introduce new bar offerings at our Northwest Austin location. The new bar menu, featuring 11 brand new craft cocktails and a more robust wine menu will be available at most Kerbey Lane Cafe locations (excluding our UT store) beginning July 26, 2018.

Here’s a look at the cocktails you can find on our new drink menu:

Our July, 2018 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday 10 AM

If you've visited the Kerbey Lane on Guadalupe St. near the University of Texas campus recently, you may have noticed a new mural proclaiming Austinites' love for the melted cheese dip known as queso. Back in April we commissioned local artist, Mike Johnston ("TRUTH"), to add a pop of color to the side of our building to give patrons the opportunity to snap a photo in order to publicly display their affection for our famous...

Our June, 2018 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday 10 AM

Our May, 2018 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday 10 AM

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Our April, 2018 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday 10 AM

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Meet Featured Artist, Dimitri Gudgenov!

Gudgenov's artwork is on display now until March 5 at our Westlake location, 701 S Capital of Texas Hwy.

Gudgenov was raised in Montreal, Canada by his Brazilian mother and Bulgarian father and is a proud Canadian American. In the 1990s, his family moved to North Carolina. Gudgenov attended architecture school at North Carolina State...

Our March, 2018 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday 10 AM

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

2017 was a busy year for our team here at Kerbey Lane Cafe. In addition to serving up loads of pancakes (about 1.4 million) and more than 253 thousand bowls of our famous queso, we also made time to give back to our Austin community through organizations like United Way of Greater Austin, Urban Roots, Central Texas Food Bank, and the Breast Cancer Resource Center. Here's a review of what 2017 looked like for our team:

Our February, 2018 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday*10 AM

Meet Featured Artist, Brianna Auguste!

Auguste's artwork is on display now until March 5 at our University location, 2606 Guadalupe St.

Auguste was born in Houston, but she considers herself a native Austinite. At the age of 18, she very well may be the youngest individual Featured Artist to grace the walls of Kerbey Lane!

The eldest of three sisters, Auguste and her...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Our January, 2018 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Meet Featured Artist, Heidi Gutierrez!

Gutierrez's artwork is on display now until December 27 at our University location, 2606 Guadalupe St.

The daughter of a single mother growing up in Juarez, Mexico, Gutierrez was raised in a traditional household, where art was considered more of a hobby than a viable career choice.

Gutierrez obtained a Master's degree in math from the...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

How an iconic Austin Restaurant utilizes a big heart and open book to scale

Restaurants have a notoriously high failure rate and the ones that survive often have razor thin margins. 60 percent of restaurants close or change ownership in the first year of business, 80 percent fail within five years.

The fact that Kerbey Lane Cafe in Austin, Texas serves food is almost where the similarities end between Kerbey Lane...

Meet Featured Artist, Julie Ahmad!

Ahmad's artwork is on display now until January 6 at our S Lamar location, 3003 S Lamar Blvd.

An East Coast native, Ahmad grew up in Connecticut and then moved to New York City in her mid-20's to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). She remained in NYC for seven years, going on to work in a denim design house on 7th Avenue after...

Our Decemver, 2017 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Our November, 2017 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Meet Featured Artist, Jane Fier!

Fier's artwork is on display now until November 6 at our Southwest location, 4301 W William Cannon Drive.

Fier is originally from Iowa, but her husband's career in the military and then later on as a pilot required that their family move around the country a lot. She and her husband ultimately decided to settle in Austin because of the fact that both of their sons,...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

If you're attending this year's ACL Festival, you're in for long days (and even longer nights). Luckily, with several Austin area locations open 24/7 (and serving a full menu), Kerbey Lane Cafe has got you covered!

Here are __ dishes that are sure to provide fuel for your festival experience!

Our Fall 2017 Menu debuts September 28 and we've spent some time in the kitchen crafting new dishes you're going to love (not to mention all of the returning favorites you've been waiting for). Here's a look at 7 brand new additions to our seasonal Fall Menu!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Kerbey Lane Cafe supports those affected by Breast Cancer with our annual Cakes for a Cure campaign. During the month of October, we donate proceeds from our special "pink pancakes" to Breast Cancer Resource Center (along with proceeds from our limited edition "Cakes for a Cure" t-shirts - which got a new look in 2017).

This year, Kerbey Lane Cafe is kicking things up a notch by turning all...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Meet Featured Artists, Sue Zola & Evād!

Zola & Evād's artwork is on display now until September 5 at our South Lamar location and again November 6-January 8 at our Round Rock location.

Zola is originally from New Haven, CT where she became a prominent local musician. As she grew progressively more tired of the cold weather in the Northeast, Zola packed up her pick up truck and her two cats...

In the summer of 2013, a group of more than 100 Mueller residents staged an “eat-in” at the original Kerbey Lane Cafe to show just how much they were hoping for a Kerbey to open in their burgeoning neighborhood.

Check out the exclusive Austin American Statesman Article here!

Four years later, the...

Our September, 2017 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Meet Featured Artist, Emily Morris!

Morris' artwork will be on display until September 5 at the University Kerbey Lane location at 2606 Guadalupe St.

Morris is originally from Houston, but she has called Austin home ever since graduating from Texas State University in 2007, where she obtained a degree in Mass Communication and Art & Design.

Since Morris can remember she has been drawing...

Our August, 2017 Featured Pancake lineup is here! We offer three specialty pancakes each week - including one vegan and one gluten-free option!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Join us July 16 - 29 for "Hotcakes for Hunger," benefiting Central Texas Food Bank. Each year, Kerbey Lane Cafe partners with CTFB to host a fundraiser to help fight hunger in Central Texas.

During this two week event, guests can purchase our special pancakes in any quantity and proceeds will go directly to CTFB (you can...

Check out our July, 2017 Featured Pancake lineup (we offer three weekly specialty pancakes - including one vegan and one gluten-free option)!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Meet featured artist, Justine Beech!

Beech's artwork will be on display at the following Kerbey Lane locations:

• Now through July 4 at Southwest (4301 W. William Cannon Dr.)
• July 5-September 4 at Westlake (701 S. Capital of Texas Hwy)
• September 5-November 5 at South (3003 S. Lamar Blvd.)

An East Coast native, Beech grew up in Long Island, NY, and Glastonbury, CT....

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Our Summer 2017 Menu debuts May 25th and we've spent some time in the kitchen crafting new dishes you're going to love (not to mention all of the returning favorites you've been waiting for). Here's a look at 7 brand new additions to our Summer seasonal menu:

Check out our June, 2017 Featured Pancake lineup (we offer three specialty pancakes - including one vegan and one gluten-free option)!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Meet featured artist, Lawrence (Larry) Jolly!

Jolly's artwork is on display now through the end of June at our Northwest location, 13435 Hwy 183 Ste 415, Austin, TX.

Lawrence Jolly grew up in San Antonio and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he obtained his BFA in Graphic Design. After working in both agency and corporate environments as a designer he founded Jolly Design, an award-winning graphic...

Check out our May, 2017 Featured Pancake lineup (we offer three specialty pancakes - including one vegan and one gluten-free option)!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Check out our April, 2017 Featured Pancake lineup (we offer three specialty pancakes - including one vegan and one gluten-free option)!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Meet featured artist, Kelley Ramirez!

Ramirez's artwork is on display now at our Round Rock location through the end of April.

Originally from Miami, Kelley Ramirez has been an artist from the time she was in high school and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design from the University of Miami. After working for a year as a graphic designer, Ramirez came to the conclusion that she...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

In a SXSW interview this week, actor Jon Hamm (of Mad Men fame) reveled his favorite Austin breakfast taco is an old favorite from Kerbey Lane Cafe. Though we no longer offer the chorizo and egg taco Hamm describes, we do have several classic options to keep you going during a busy SXSW season. Here are our...

Meet featured artist, Angela Navarro!

Navarro's artwork is on display now at our S. Lamar location until March 6. See more of her artwork at our Central location March 6 through the end of April.

Navarro grew up in Valencia, on the southeastern coast of Spain. In 1994 she enrolled in Fine Arts School there with the intention of becoming an artist. However, she hadn't been able to pursue a career as an artist until...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

2016 was a great year for our team here at Kerbey Lane Cafe - we flipped a lot of pancakes (almost 1.5 million) and dished out over 265,000 bowls of queso (not to mention all the queso you took home from our new retail line at Whole Foods Market)! Here's a look at what 2016 looked like for us:

Check out our March, 2017 Featured Pancake lineup (we offer three specialty pancakes - including one vegan and one gluten-free option)!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Kerbey Lane Cafe has always been known as a haven for our friends with various dietary needs and lifestyles including those who are gluten-free, vegan or vegetarian.

In addition to the items on our 24-hour menu and our weekly featured vegan and gluten-free pancakes, we occasionally add a vegan item to our seasonal menu lineup. As we developed our Spring, 2017 seasonal menu, we noted a trend in folks modifying menu items to fit their...

Meet featured artist, Ernie Gammage!

Gammage's artwork will be on display through the end of February at our Central location, 3704 Kerbey Ln.

Gammage is originally from Houston, Texas, but has lived in Austin since 1963 with the exception of a year-and-a-half-long stint in England from 1970 to 1972. It was during that brief hiatus in England that Gammage became inspired to create the body of work now on display...

Check out our February, 2017 Featured Pancake lineup (we offer three specialty pancakes - including one vegan and one gluten-free option)!

Mark your calendars and stop by any of our seven Austin-area locations to savor these gourmet pancake flavors each week.

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Our Seasonal Menus (we have three: Spring, Summer and Fall) have always been comprised of new items and guest favorites that showcase the flavors of the season in innovative ways. Spring, 2017 is no different. In addition to several returning classics and re-imagined favorites, we’re bringing you five brand new dishes to enjoy while the Spring Menu is here:

Spring is the season for rebirth. So what better season to bring back Kerbey Lane seasonal favorites with a new spin on them? We allow you to enjoy our most memorable dishes, even as the seasons change!

Here are six dishes that have previously been featured on seasonal menus and are now being reimagined for Spring 2017.

Although we at Kerbey Lane are famous for our pancakes and queso, there is no shortage of less decadent (but still satisfying) healthy menu items available, including vegan and gluten-free options. Here are a few we recommend in the interest of achieving your health goals, while still keeping your tastebuds happy.

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Mark your calendars with our January, 2017 Featured Pancake lineup (we offer three specialty pancakes - including one vegan and one gluten-free option)!

Swing by one of our seven Austin-area locations to give them a try before they’re gone!

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

If you thought our Pumpkin Pancakes couldn't get any better, think again. Check out these three simple upgrades that will take the Pumpkin Pancakes you know and love to the next level.

Keep reading, we're about to change your life.

We're finishing off our 2016 Featured Pancake schedule strong! Check out our December Featured Pancake Lineup below and be sure you swing by one of our seven Austin-area locations to give them a try before they’re gone!

*The Featured Pancake changes weekly on Tuesday at 10 AM

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Meet featured artist, Charles Smith! Smith's artwork will be on display until January 4, 2017 at our Central location, 3704 Kerbey Ln.

Charles Smith is a native Austinite, born and raised in the Capitol City for nearly 20 years. Currently he attends Schreiner University, a small, private liberal arts college located 100 miles west of Austin in Kerrville, TX. There he is pursuing a degree in...

Years ago, we boxed up the goodness of Kerbey Lane Cafe pancake mix so you could enjoy your favorite pancakes in the comfort of your own home. You can purchase the mixes online, at Kerbey Lane stores and at some Texas retailers like HEB & Whole Foods Market...

Years ago, we boxed up the goodness of Kerbey Lane Cafe pancake mix so you could enjoy your favorite pancakes in the comfort of your own home. You can purchase the mixes online, at Kerbey Lane stores and at some Texas retailers like HEB & Whole Foods Market...

Years ago, we boxed up the goodness of Kerbey Lane Cafe pancake mix so you could enjoy your favorite pancakes in the comfort of your own home. You can purchase the mixes online, at Kerbey Lane stores and at some Texas retailers like HEB & Whole Foods Market...

Add some flair to your breakfast (or lunch, or dinner) routine with our weekly Featured Pancake (we offer three specialty pancakes - including one vegan and one gluten-free option).

Check out the Featured Pancake Lineup for November, 2016 and be sure you swing by one of our seven Austin-area locations to give them a try before they’re gone!

...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Joe Lozano was never really that passionate about coffee. Sure, he liked to drink it. But he didn’t know much about the stuff other than it helped him work long shifts as a restaurant chef, which he did for 20 years. But then a group of friends in the business approached him about joining them in a new venture in Austin that would roast coffee. Lozano was curious and he figured the skills he had acquired over the years might come in handy....

Meet featured artist, Lena Petrova!

Petrova's artwork will be on display until November 1, 2016 at our Central location, 3704 Kerbey Ln.

Originally from the Ukraine, Lena Petrova has been in Austin for almost two years, but she is no stranger to Texas. As a high school exchange student Petrova lived in San Antonio. After finishing her undergraduate degree in the Ukraine, Petrova was called back to the Lone Star...

Years ago, we boxed up the goodness of Kerbey Lane Cafe pancake mix so you could enjoy your favorite pancakes in the comfort of your own home. You can purchase the mixes online, at Kerbey Lane stores and at some Texas retailers like HEB & Whole Foods Market...

Years ago, we boxed up the goodness of Kerbey Lane Cafe pancake mix so you could enjoy your favorite pancakes in the comfort of your own home. You can purchase the mixes online, at Kerbey Lane stores and at some Texas retailers like HEB & Whole Foods Market...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness and Kerbey Lane Cafe supports those affected by Breast Cancer with our annual Cakes for a Cure campaign. During the month of October, we donate proceeds from our special "pink pancakes" to Breast Cancer Resource Center (along with proceeds from our limited edition "Cakes for a Cure" t-shirts).

This year, Kerbey Lane Cafe is kicking things up a notch by turning all of our Featured Pancakes during the...

Congratulations to our CEO, Mason Ayer, who was honored as one of Central Texas' top chief executive officers in the Austin Business Journal's 2026 Best CEO awards last week.

Kerbey Lane Cafe was founded in 1980 by Mason's parents, David Ayer and Patricia Atkinson; he took over as CEO in 2010. Ayer said he owes his success to the values he learned from them, in making sure his team members are treated as people first, and employees...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Years ago, we boxed up the goodness of Kerbey Lane Cafe pancake mix so you could enjoy your favorite pancakes in the comfort of your own home. You can purchase the mixes online, at Kerbey Lane stores and at some Texas retailers like HEB & Whole Foods Market...

Meet Featured Artist, Stephanie Conrad!

Conrad's artwork is on display now through October 31st at our Round Rock location.

All of her paintings and photos displayed at Kerbey Lane are of animals from the Williamson Country Regional Animal Shelter, many of whom are adoptable!

...

“The Akaushi experience will change your life,” boasts Jordan Beeman, President of HeartBrand Beef, “Once you get used to eating Akaushi, you’ll wonder how you’ve ate beef before.”

Akaushi (pronounced Aka-ooshie) is a Japanese red Wagyu breed of beef cattle. Originated in Kumamoto, Japan, the breed was developed to provide the remarkable marbling traits Wagyu-type cattle are known for in an animal that can handle a warm environment and...

Though the temps are still sweltering, fall weather is on the way and Kerbey Lane Cafe is bringing you all your favorite flavors of the season. In addition to our classic pumpkin dishes (like Pumpkin Pancakes* and Pumpkin French Toast* made with homemade Pumpkin Bread), we’re rolling out several new menu items to keep your belly full all season; here are nine of our favorites to add to your "must try" list:

Add some flair to your breakfast (or lunch, or dinner) routine with our weekly Featured Pancake (we offer three specialty pancakes - including one vegan and one gluten-free option).

Check out the Featured Pancake Lineup for September, 2016 and be sure you swing by one of our seven Austin-area locations to give them a try before they’re gone!

...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Meet Featured Artist, Polly Byers!

Polly's photos are on display now through September 4th at our Northwest location.

Polly is a native Texan, originally from Dallas/Ft. Worth. She moved to Austin after graduating from Texas Christian University, and for the last 12 years she has called the Capital City home.

Six years ago, Polly invested in a...

In an era of growing food awareness – and carb avoidance – white bread has become enemy number one, especially among foodies and health conscious diners. But not all white bread is created equally, says Reinhard Haltermann, the master baker behind The New World Bakery in Kyle, Texas.

“It’s not that white bread is unhealthy, it’s what’s in the bread that isn’t good for you,” he says. “You don’t need sugar, or glucose, or preservatives. A...

Add some flair to your breakfast (or lunch, or dinner) routine with our weekly Featured Pancake (we offer three specialty pancakes - including one vegan and one gluten-free option).

Kerbey Lane Cafe's featured pancake can be ordered alone or added to most dishes as a side item (for a small fee). Check out the Featured Pancake Lineup for August, 2016 and be sure you swing by one of our...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Meet Featured Artist, Jeff Kovalcik!

Jeff's drawings are on display now through September 5th at our South Lamar location.

A Central Texas native, Jeff Kovalcik grew up in New Braunfels, just 50 miles south of Austin. In 2002, he began his undergraduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin, where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree....

Kerbey Lane Cafe will host a “Cakes & Cash Drive” at all seven of our locations July 18-30, with all proceeds from our specialty pancakes benefiting Central Texas Food Bank.

If you've been around Austin for long, it's likely that you've been offered a refreshing glass of Hibiscus Mint Iced Tea (a staple for Kerbey Lane Cafe guests). What you probably don't know is the rich history behind Nile Valley Herbs, the company who produces this Austin-famous beverage.

Add some flair to your breakfast (or lunch, or dinner) routine with our weekly Featured Pancake (we offer three specialty pancakes - including one vegan and one gluten-free option).

Kerbey Lane Cafe's featured pancake can be ordered alone or added to most dishes as a side item (for a small fee). Check out the Featured Pancake Lineup for July, 2016 and be sure you swing by one of our...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Micah Judd has been working at Kerbey Lane Cafe for almost three years, and currently holds the position of Associate Team Leader at our South Lamar location. Although his background is in retail, Micah hopes to have his own restaurant one day. After 13 years in clothing retail management, he decided join our team in order to learn as much as he could about what it takes to run a...

Every week, Kerbey Lane Cafe serves up three specialty pancakes – including one vegan and one gluten free option – to help add some flair to your breakfast (or lunch, or dinner) routine.

Our featured pancake can be ordered alone or added to most dishes as a side item (for a small fee). Check out the Featured Pancake Lineup for June, 2016 and be sure you swing by one of our...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Meet Featured Artist, Linda Calvert Jacobson!

Linda’s paintings are on display now through July 4th at our UT location.

Linda is originally from Floresville, TX (which translates to “City of Flowers”). Each spring, wildflowers blanket this small town in South Texas, creating an explosion of color. This became Linda’s inspiration for her...

We're in a summer state of mind at Kerbey Lane Cafe; and we're rolling out our Summer Menu to celebrate the flavors of the season! The new Summer Menu will have several returning seasonal favorites, plus several brand-new and re-imagined items. Here are nine must-try items that will be on our new menu:

When you’re raised in the town of Comanche, Texas, it’s easy to dream of becoming a cowboy some day. That was true of best friends Cody Lane and Neil Dudley, who grew up farming, ranching and working cattle together. And when you meet the two of them today, with their Wrangler jeans, pearl-snap-button shirts and wide-brimmed hats, they sure look the part. But while Lane and Dudley retain their riding and roping skills, they’re better known...

Did you know that each week, Kerbey Lane Cafe serves up three specialty pancakes – including one vegan and one gluten free option – to help add some flair to your breakfast (or lunch, or dinner) routine?

Our featured pancake can be ordered as a single, short stack (2 pancakes) or a full stack (3 pancakes – if you’re really adventurous) or added to most dishes as a side item (for a small fee). Check out the Featured Pancake Lineup for...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Kerbey Lane Cafe releases three seasonal menus (Summer, Fall & Spring) each year to celebrate the flavors of the season and provide fresh, fun dishes for our guests to enjoy. Our Spring 2016 Menu will only be available until May 9th (our new Summer Menu debuts May 12th at 9 AM). While anticipation is high for the new Summer Menu, we wanted to let you know that several crowd-favorites from our Spring Menu will be making a repeat appearance...

Gino's photography will be on display through the end of April at our Northwest location, and again in May-June at our Central location.

In August 2015 we interviewed Gino to get the story behind his photography, and yesterday we caught up with him to find out what he’s been up to for the past 8 months.

Gino told...

Mark and Matthew Seiler first experimented with the art of brewing beverages back in their high school days growing up in New Hampshire. Since they were far too young to buy beer, they got creative and decided to brew up their own using old lobster pots and discarded bottles. “We learned a lot by doing it ourselves,” says Mark Seiler, who is three years older than Matthew.

But after high school, Mark left for college and eventually...

Did you know that each week, Kerbey Lane Cafe serves up three specialty pancakes – including one vegan and one gluten free option – to help add some flair to your breakfast (or lunch, or dinner) routine?

Our featured pancake can be ordered as a single, short stack (2 pancakes) or a full stack (3 pancakes – if you’re really adventurous) or added to most dishes as a side item (for a small fee). Check out the Featured Pancake Lineup for...

Her artwork will be on display until May 2, 2016 at our Round Rock location and again in July & August at our Westlake location.

Yvonne was born in Mexico City, where she lived until the age of 26. She obtained a B.A. in Graphic Design from the Universidad Latinoamericana, and upon moving to Texas she landed a job as a graphic designer in Houston. Yvonne’s desire to be a graphic designer spawned from her love of...

Whether you’re attending SXSW festivities this week or trying your best to avoid the crowds, you can count on Kerbey Lane Cafe to serve-up hearty dishes ranging from classic to creative that will keep you fueled up. Here are a few Kerbey Lane dishes we recommend to keep you going throughout this busy week!

Every summer, millions of Americans flock to their local minor league baseball stadiums to enjoy some wholesome family fun. It’s a chance to sit back and enjoy some baseball while splurging on classic snacks like hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn, and maybe even some Crackerjack.

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Meet featured artist, Tori Jane (Victoria Coronado)!

Her artwork will be on display through February 29, 2016 at our Round Rock location and from March 1 through May 1, 2016 at our S. Lamar location.

Tori is originally from New Jersey, but has lived in Austin since 1993 and affectionately refers to herself as an "Austinite". She has always been a creative person with artistic expression and is a...

Did you know that each week, Kerbey Lane Cafe serves up three specialty pancakes – including one vegan and one gluten free option – to help add some flair to your breakfast (or lunch, or dinner) routine?

Our featured pancake can be ordered as a single, short stack (2 pancakes) or a full stack (3 pancakes – if you’re really adventurous) or added to most dishes as a side item (for a small fee). Check out the Featured Pancake Lineup for...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

For years, Austinites have long-awaited the release of Kerbey Lane’s various seasonal menus which feature innovative new recipes, twists on old classics and – of course – our seasonal pancake selection. You’ll be glad to hear that Kerbey’s 2016 Seasonal Menu Calendar contains three seasonal menu plans: Spring, Summer & Fall. Our Spring Menu will debut February 11th and run through early May. Here are 11 new dishes that are sure to make...

Her artwork will be on display through the January 3, 2016 at our Central location. Eli (pronounced Ellie, short for Elizabeth) Halpin is originally from the Kenai Peninsula near Anchorage, Alaska. Five years ago she and her husband decided to make Austin their home after living in Portland and Baltimore. Eli favors Austin because it has the best balance of city life, culture, and natural...

2015 was a great year for Kerbey Lane Cafe – we are very proud of all the work our Kerbey Team Members put into serving our fantastic guests and the Austin community. Below is a snapshot of what our team members accomplished in 2015.

Her artwork will be on display through the March 3, 2016 at our Central location, 3704 Kerbey Lane Austin, TX 78731.

Neena is originally from Brownsville, TX, but has lived in Austin ever since she attended UT as an undergraduate, nearly 20 years ago. She chose to stay in Austin because the open-mindedness of the people here, which she feels allows her the freedom to be able to experiment with her art.

Much like her artwork,...

Did you know that each week, Kerbey Lane Cafe serves up three specialty pancakes – including one vegan and one gluten free option – to help add some flair to your breakfast (or lunch, or dinner) routine?

Our featured pancake can be ordered as a single, short stack (2 pancakes) or a full stack (3 pancakes – if you’re really adventurous) or added to most dishes as a side item (for a small fee). Check out the Featured Pancake Lineup for...

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Every week, Kerbey Lane Cafe serves up three specialty pancakes – including one vegan and one gluten free option – to help add some flair to your breakfast (or lunch, or dinner) routine. Our featured pancake can be ordered as a single, short stack (2 pancakes) or a full stack (3 pancakes) or added to most dishes as a side item (for a nominal fee). Check out the Featured Pancake Lineup for December, 2015 and be sure you swing by one of our...

Whether you’re living the gluten free life, need a quick and yummy gluten free dish for a gathering or just want to try a new, healthy recipe; you can modify our Kerbey Lane Pancake Mix to make tasty gluten free treats at home! Take a look at these four gluten free dishes that can be made using Kerbey Lane’s Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon & Gluten Free Gingerbread Pancake Mixes.

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Recently we made a switch from producing our own vegan “sausage patty” (lovingly known as “soysage”) to hemp patties that are both vegan and gluten free, courtesy of our friends over at Good Seed. We know this change may have left some of you longing for our classic soysage. Well, you’re in luck! Now you can have Kerbey Lane Cafe’s soysage anytime by using the recipe below. Enjoy!

Meet featured artists, UWATX‘s Middle School Matters Students!

Their artwork is on display now through January 4, 2016 at our Southwest location, 4301 W William Cannon Dr., Austin, TX 78749.

In support of and collaboration with United Way for Greater Austin’s...

In May 1980, Kerbey Lane Cafe opened their original location at 3704 Kerbey Lane in Austin, TX. Before that, it was a French bistro named Café Camille known for their tea, quiche, and crepes. But who were the last people to live at this address when it was strictly a residence? We found out when a customer mentioned to her server that she and her husband lived in the home in the 1970's. Obviously, we couldn't wait to hear her story!

Each year, the team at Kerbey Lane Cafe gets together to bring you exciting seasonal menus featuring innovative new recipes, twists on old classics and returning seasonal favorites that aren’t available during other times of the year. Our Great Pumpkin Menu is available October 28, 2015 through early 2016. Here are 8 dishes - brand new to Kerbey’s Great Pumpkin menu – that are sure to keep you coming back all season long.

Each month Kerbey Lane Cafe honors two Service Stars. These are team members who exemplify the KLC core values, who lend an extra helping hand, and who are all ‘round awesome people. They are certainly worthy of a spot on our blog. Check them out!

Meet featured artist, Teresa Tinney-Purcell!

Her illustrations are on display now through the end of October at our Central location, 3704 Kerbey Lane Austin, TX 78731.