AUSTIN, Texas — After three decades of serving up soul food and Southern hospitality in East Austin, Hoover’s Cooking is closing its doors for good at the end of the month.
On Thursday, owner Hoover Alexander announced his decision to shut down the restaurant at 2002 Manor Road on Monday, May 31, coinciding with his retirement.
“After praying and pondering, meditating, I really felt like this is really the time,” the chef and restaurateur said. “We’re not getting the sales that we used to; we don’t have the staffing that we used to.”…