{"id":353543,"date":"2026-06-28T15:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/353543\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:29:09","slug":"last-chance-p-terrys-austin-i-35-location-closes-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/353543\/","title":{"rendered":"Last chance: P. Terry’s Austin I-35 location closes today"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Central Texas burger chain is being forced to close its 10-year-old location due to an ongoing Interstate 35 expansion project. However,\u00a0P. Terry’s<\/a> Capital Plaza burger stand in Austin isn’t going out without a bang.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Austin-born burger spot said goodbye to its Cap Plaza location with a special farewell celebration on Friday, June 26. Attendees were given complimentary T-shirts and goodies to the first 500 guests and entered into a drawing for a chance to win an original P. Terry’s sign.<\/p>\n

Why is\u00a0P. Terry’s closing Cap Plaza location?<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, P. Terry’s announced it would be shuttering the restaurant<\/a>\u00a0at 5701\u00a0N. IH-35, because it’s in the path of the Texas Department of Transportation’s I-35 Capital Express Central Project. TxDOT is currently in the midst of the project, which is a nearly decade-long initiative aimed to widen and expand roughly eight miles of I-35 between U.S. Highway 290 East and State Highway 71 and Ben White Boulevard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis stand has been an important part of our story in Austin,\u201d said Patrick Terry, P. Terry’s Co-Founder and CEO, in a release. \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly grateful to the team members who have worked there over the years and to the guests who have supported us since day one. While it\u2019s difficult to say goodbye, we understand the importance of the I-35 Capital Express Central Project and the role it will play in the future of our city.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company added\u00a0that it is “working to relocate team members from the Capital Plaza location to other nearby stands, with the goal of keeping employees within the P. Terry\u2019s family.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

When is P. Terry’s closing Cap Plaza location?<\/p>\n

P. Terry’s Capital Plaza location will close its doors for good\u00a0on Sunday, June 28, making\u00a0this its last weekend in operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This weekend, we say goodbye to our beloved Cap Plaza location,” the chain wrote in an\u00a0Instagram post<\/a>. “Help us give Cap Plaza a proper sendoff!\u00a0Thank you, Austin, for 10 incredible years at Cap Plaza.”<\/p>\n

When did P. Terry’s\u00a0Cap Plaza location open?<\/p>\n

P. Terry’s Cap Plaza restaurant opened on August 24, 2016, and its architecture has since become a flagship model for\u00a0what most of the chain’s locations look like today. The retro-modern building, surrounded by glass walls and a sharp, white triangle-shaped roof, was designed by Austin-based Michael\u00a0Hsu Office of Architecture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ironically, it was created to catch the attention of Austin drivers along I-35, one of the busiest highways in Texas. The company now operates 38 locations across Texas with a similar design structure, five of which are in San Antonio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Find it (until June 28): 5701 N. IH 35, Austin, TX 78723<\/p>\n