Mark Owens was the architect of the work.Īlamo Annie's held a soft opening the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving, putting no more word out other than a sign that said "Open." However, the following Tuesday after Thanksgiving the restaurant was fully open. The couple set to work, bringing in Ken Davis Construction for most of the construction work, MJ O'Connor who did all the plumbing, Matyas Electric handled the electrical work and Superior Mechanical took care of the HVAC needs while Jason Culbert and Pat Campbell did the tiling and linoleum work respectively. "The people here are wonderful."Ī meal at Alamo Annie's Homestyle Eatery is like going home to mom's house. "I have a great love, and Christ has also acquired a great love, for the community," Diane said. It certainly wasn't easy, but the couple held true because they knew they were supported by a community eager to have a place to dine and come together. I know, in the middle of a pandemic is kind of strange, but I've always wanted to do it." "We just decided we're going to do it," Diane added. "They came in, threw a furnace in for us and then Diane and I just started gutting." It took a furnace going out to finally push them in the direction they are in today. The antique store eventually closed and was used for storage, but after marrying Christ in 2015, the couple began putting work into the building once again, including the apartment.īut talk eventually kept turning to the idea of an eatery. "Sometimes I had somebody watch the store, but if I didn't I would just say come to the restaurant and pay." Eric Johnson/ would leave the doors open and people would run across the street and pay," Diane remembered. The homestyle eatery has seen plenty of success since opening late last year. She started renting the apartment and eventually purchased the entire building, running Alamo Annie's Sweet Salvage underneath the apartment.ĭiane Nyhus answers a take-out order at Alamo Annie's in the heart of Brownsdale.
While living in Austin again, the building Alamo Annie's calls home, had an apartment come open. That was across the street on Highway 56 from where Alamo Annie's is now. After some time in Austin and then another few years in Wisconsin, where her family is from, Diane moved back to the area and began working at the Langtry Cafe in Brownsdale. Just eight weeks into the business' life and Alamo Annie's was already at home in Brownsdale, but maybe that's because, in a way, it's a kind of homecoming of sorts for Nyhus, though there are some in the community who might say she never left.ĭiane has been working in small towns and small town cafes for around 35 years.
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