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They aren't related at all. Katz's Deli in Austin was opened decades ago by Marc Katz, who was a New Yorker, perennial candidate for Austin mayor, and overall sleazeball who was also on TV a lot. He expanded to a second location in Houston in like 2000, and his son, who seems saner, took that one over. Marc Katz declared bankruptcy and closed the Austin location awhile back, but his son's business has been doing great.
This Katz's is perfectly fine. No, of course it's not the world famous Katz's Deli in NY, but it's way better than shitty chain restaurants like Applebee's in literally every way. Their sandwiches are fine. The fried pickles and shakes are great. They're open at 3am when you need them to be.
So is Marc the one re-opening it?
No, his son is. The Katz's property was bought by Nate Paul/World Class Holdings in 2011 after the Austin location closed, and well we all know what's happening with Nate Paul, and his son Barry Katz was able to buy the building back in a foreclosure auction.
It had Momo's upstairs, a badass blues club. I hope they bring back an iteration of that too