The Oasis on Lake Travis is a restaurant on the western edge of
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
. The restaurant promotes itself as the "Sunset Capital of Texas" with its terraced views looking West over
Lake Travis
Lake Travis is a reservoir on the Colorado River in central Texas in the United States.
Serving principally as a flood-control reservoir, Lake Travis' historical minimum to maximum water height change is nearly 100 feet. In 2018 alone, it saw ...
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The thirty thousand square foot restaurant sits on a bluff 450 feet above the lake and is the largest outdoor restaurant in Texas.
The restaurant was first built in 1982 by
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...
entrepreneur Beau Theriot, who purchased a ranch overlooking the lake and converted it into the current multi-use venue.
On the morning of June 1, 2005, a lightning strike ignited a fire which consumed much of the property.
[ Parts of the facility that were not damaged were reopened within weeks, while other parts were rebuilt.]
See also
* List of companies based in Austin, Texas
This is a list of notable companies based in the Austin metropolitan area.
Fortune 500
(rankings as of 2021)
* Dell Technologies (28)
*Oracle (80)
*Tesla Inc. (100)
Advertising
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External links
Official website
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Buildings and structures in Austin, Texas
Restaurants established in 1982
Companies based in Austin, Texas
Restaurants in Texas
1982 establishments in Texas