Workers dismantling Austin Cantina

My Ballard reader Padraic sent us an email this morning explaining that workers are disassembling the interior of Austin Cantina on 24th Ave.

Sure enough, we stopped by, and it looks like the Tex Mex restaurant has closed for good. A worker told us that other businesses are looking at the space.

The tables are gone, and workers are cleaning the interior. Chef and owner Jefe Birkner warned last month that the restaurant may not make it beyond the holidays after business declined sharply with the economy.