Comments on: Food That Time Forgot: Night Hawk Steak ‘n Taters

By: Steve Hanna

Steve Hanna — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:57:37 +0000

They used to have an entree called the Texas Sirloin which was excellent. But they discontinued it. What a shame.

By: Robert Hembrook

Robert Hembrook — Sun, 15 May 2011 17:53:52 +0000

Boy, I ate a LOT of late night meals at Nighthawk! During College they were a favorite hang out. Eventually they closed and I had to get my chicken-fry fix at Jims or Threadgills. But the TV Dinners are great. My dad lives off of them. He is retired and not all that interested in cooking from scratch anymore, even though he is a good cook. Its easier t pop a Nighthawk in the micro and call it good with a glass of $3/bottle wine from Wal-Mart. Keeps him going!

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By: Craigers1946

Craigers1946 — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:04:52 +0000

Hi!
I am a former Night Hawk restaurant manager, Night Hawk # 2 on Guadalupe @ 20th St. and the Frisco Shop on Burnet Rd., both in Austin, Texas. One correction: Harry Akin opened Night Hawk # 1 on Christmas Eve 1932. Also, the Night Hawk Steak Butter is a slight variation of Maitre ‘d Hotel Sauce, leaving the fresh chopped parsley out and instead putting a parsley sprig on the steak.
I had realized as early as 1975 that Night Hawk was going to fail. They were so proud of being a Texas tradition since 1932 that no one was paying attention to the fact that the base clientel was dying off and nothing was being done to replace that clientel base with one that was younger. Also, when the profit wasn’t sufficent, Night Hawk’s solution was to raise prices rather than attempt to reduce expenses, further detering a younger clientel.
It is possible that Night Hawk might still be in operation had the management progressed with the times.

By: G. Willakers

G. Willakers — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:19:36 +0000

Check out Arnold’s Hamburgers in Amarillo, TX and the Health Camp in Waco, TX. Both have been around for years. Also, Diamonds in Waco, TX.

By: J Jenkins

J Jenkins — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:11:29 +0000

As a native Austinite now living in Memphis, I too grew up eating both the frozen dinners and an occasional meal at one of their restaurants. Unfortunately, the Walmarts around here also stopped carrying the Night Hawk dinnrers some time ago, even though, as Craig posted, they seemed to sell very well.

They were kind of small, but for the low price I would normally eat two of them. I’d put a “Steak and Taters” and a “Steak and Corn” in the oven along with a couple of slices of frozen Texas-style garlic toast. Three or four green onions on the side and VOILA! A big tasty dinner with two sides and bread for around five bucks.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:06:13 +0000

Craig, it was probably because the Night Hawk is a “Texas” thing. The
Night Hawk Steak House in Austin Texas years ago were fantastic. The
steaks and chopped steaks were the best. But they’re all gone now.
Ahhhhhhhhh just the memory remains.

Like Sam said, I dearly love the sauce although it is very simple.
But the sauce with the classic flavor of the Night Hawk restaurant
quality chopped steak is fantastic. If anyone finds out how to duplicate
it I would really like the recipe.

By: Craig

Craig — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:45:33 +0000

I really enjoyed the Nighthawk Dinners but our Walmarts in York, PA stopped carrying them. None of our other stores carry them either. The Walmart had only carried them for a few months with them tedning to sell out quickly. Tried asking why they were dropped but got no answer.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:02:47 +0000

I went to my local Wal-Mart yesterday, and unfortunately, that Supercenter no longer carries the Night Hawk dinners. Which was really disappointing. I loved those dinners, especially, the “Steak ‘n Taters”, and would shop at Wal-Mart specifically for them.

I really loved the flavor of the steaks. They tasted better than most restaurant steaks I have had. Just really loved the steak sauce.

I also really loved the Michael Angelo’s Chicken Piccata, which my local area Wal-Marts stopped carrying several months ago. As it is, all they carry now are the family size Michael Angelo dinners.

By: jimmy

jimmy — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:35:07 +0000

Ken, according to the their website FAQ, Night Hawk dinners should be available at “most Wal-Mart Supercenters nationwide.” Thanks for reading and good luck!

jimmy