AUSTIN Bar Sales & Revenue Data
THE COUNTER CAFE
$2,759 in mixed-beverage sales, June 2026 (-29.1% vs. May 2026)
603 W 29TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 78705Travis County
📊About THE COUNTER CAFE
THE COUNTER CAFE holds a Texas mixed-beverage permit at 603 W 29TH ST, AUSTIN, Texas 78705 in Travis County, and files monthly gross-receipt returns with the Texas Comptroller. Its most recent month with reported receipts is June 2026, at $2,759, the month before July 2026, the newest month published for the Austin metro.
Across its filing history this location reported $247,547 over 80 monthly returns, November 2019 through June 2026 (2019 – 2026). That is a lifetime sum, not a monthly figure — the two are separated everywhere on this page. Its strongest single month on record was April 2023, at $4,884.
As a mixed-beverage permit holder (TABC Permit #MB1072545), THE COUNTER CAFE reports gross receipts from alcoholic beverage sales to the Texas Comptroller every month, as Texas law requires. Food sales are not part of this dataset, and neither are hours, menus or ownership.
📉How THE COUNTER CAFE Is Trending
Each comparison names both windows. Where a comparison is not valid for this venue it is left out rather than filled with a zero.
THE COUNTER CAFE filed 80 consecutive monthly returns through June 2026.
Comparisons we cannot make for this venue (1)
- Trailing three months: Only 2 of the 3 months ending July 2026 were reported.
📈Monthly Receipts, November 2019 – June 2026
80 monthly returns filed by THE COUNTER CAFE. Months with no filing are absent from the series rather than plotted as zero — a missing month means the venue did not file, which is not the same as reporting nothing. A month that was filed with no receipts is a real filing and is plotted, on the baseline and marked, because that too is a different fact from either of the other two.
Monthly Revenue by Category
80 months of data • Hover or tap to explore1 of these 80 months was filed as a return reporting no receipts — plotted on the baseline and ringed, because a filed $0 return is a real filing, not revenue. Months with no return filed at all are not in this series: the line skips them rather than dropping to the baseline, so a gap in filing never reads as a month of zero sales.
Annual Comparison
Calendar-year totals as filed. A year with fewer than 12 filed months is marked — a part-year total is not comparable to a full one.
📅Year by Year
Calendar-year totals as filed. A year-over-year change is shown only where both years are effectively complete — comparing a full year against a four-month stub would be a fabricated collapse.
| Year | Months filed | Receipts reported | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 of 12 (partial) | $260 | |
| 2020 | 12 of 12 | $20,148 | |
| 2021 | 12 of 12 | $40,395 | +100.5% |
| 2022 | 12 of 12 | $44,135 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 12 of 12 | $45,061 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 12 of 12 | $41,555 | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 12 of 12 | $37,487 | -9.8% |
| 2026 | 6 of 12 (partial) | $18,506 |
🥃What Sells: Revenue Mix
Share of reported receipts by category over July 2025 – June 2026 (the last 12 reported months). Only alcoholic beverage sales and cover charges are reported to the Comptroller; food is not in this dataset.
🗓️Seasonal Pattern
How THE COUNTER CAFE distributes its year, averaged over 2020 – 2025. 100 equals this venue's own average reported month — the index compares the venue to itself, never to another bar. Its strongest month is October (111), its weakest is June (88).
Across every Austin-metro venue with enough history to measure (2017 – 2025), the strongest month overall is October, around ACL Fest and the weakest is January. THE COUNTER CAFE follows that same regional pattern — its own strongest month matches the metro's.
🏥Health & Safety Inspection History
Health inspection records correlated with this address by name and location. Scores are from Austin Public Health routine inspections; higher scores indicate better food safety compliance. These come from a separate city dataset and are matched, not authoritative.
THE COUNTER CAFE — Address on File
The address the Comptroller has on the current filing (June 2026).
Where It Ranks
By June 2026 receipts alone — a single month, not a lifetime total.
Filing Record
❓Frequently Asked Questions
- Is THE COUNTER CAFE still open?
- THE COUNTER CAFE filed a mixed-beverage return for June 2026, reporting $2,759 — that is the month before July 2026, the newest month the Texas Comptroller has published for the Austin metro. Receipts publish three to four weeks after a month closes and filing cadence varies, so a one-month lag is normal and the filing record is current. A current filing is strong evidence the business is operating, but the Comptroller publishes tax returns, not hours: check with THE COUNTER CAFE directly before you go.
- How much does THE COUNTER CAFE make? (June 2026)
- THE COUNTER CAFE reported $2,759 in mixed-beverage gross receipts for June 2026, -29.1% against May 2026 and -12.1% against June 2025. That is a single month, not an average: over its whole reported history the venue has filed $247,547 across 80 months. This is mixed-beverage (alcohol) receipts only, not total business revenue.
- What were THE COUNTER CAFE's sales over the last twelve months?
- THE COUNTER CAFE reported $34,478 in mixed-beverage receipts over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (11 of 12 months filed), -6.9% against Aug 2024 – Jul 2025 ($37,015; the year-over-year comparison is measured over the 11 months both years filed, and $34,478 is this year's total over those same months).
- Where is THE COUNTER CAFE located in AUSTIN?
- THE COUNTER CAFE files mixed-beverage returns for 603 W 29TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 78705, in Travis County. The Texas Comptroller lists the address on each monthly return; it reflects the permitted location, not necessarily a public entrance or current hours.
- What does THE COUNTER CAFE sell?
- Over July 2025 – June 2026 (the last 12 reported months), THE COUNTER CAFE reported 39% liquor, 50% wine, 11% beer and 0% cover charges. The largest share is wine. Only alcoholic beverage sales and cover charges are reported to the Comptroller — food sales are not in this dataset.
- Is THE COUNTER CAFE busy? How does it rank among Austin bars?
- This dataset tracks mixed-beverage receipts, not foot traffic, so there is no direct measure of how busy THE COUNTER CAFE is. The closest proxy: by receipts reported for June 2026, THE COUNTER CAFE ranked #1819 of 2007 Austin-metro venues that filed for that month, and #29 of 31 venues in ZIP 78705. A higher-ranked venue sells more alcohol in a month; it is not a measure of how crowded it is at any given time, and that is a single month's rank, not a lifetime one.
- What time period does the THE COUNTER CAFE data cover?
- 80 reported months, November 2019 through June 2026. Mixed-beverage receipts publish about three to four weeks after a month closes; the newest month currently published for the Austin metro is July 2026. Every figure on this page names the exact window it covers, because a single month, a trailing-twelve-month total and a lifetime sum are three different quantities.
- Where does THE COUNTER CAFE's revenue data come from?
- The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts publishes Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts, a monthly record every Texas mixed-beverage permit holder is required by law to file. This page reads that dataset directly and adds no estimates, no modelled figures and no user reviews.
ℹ️How to Read This Page
What mixed-beverage gross receipts are
Every bar, restaurant and venue in Texas holding a mixed-beverage permit must report its monthly alcoholic-beverage sales to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Those returns cover liquor, wine, beer and cover charges. They do not cover food, retail or non-alcoholic sales, so these figures are a slice of a venue's business, not its revenue.
Why every number here names a window
A single month, a trailing-twelve-month total and a lifetime sum are three different quantities, and averaging a venue's whole history produces a number that has never been true of any actual month. Each figure on this page therefore carries the exact period it covers. Where a comparison needs history this venue does not have — a full prior year, two complete twelve-month windows, three complete calendar years for a seasonal index — the comparison is omitted and the reason is stated, rather than shown as a zero.
How current is this?
Receipts publish about three to four weeks after a month closes. The newest month currently published for the Austin metro is July 2026, and every recency judgement on this page is measured against that month rather than against today's date — so a late publication by the Comptroller never changes a venue's status. THE COUNTER CAFE last filed for June 2026, 1 month behind it.
What a stopped filing does and does not mean
A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open. A gap can also be a remodel, a seasonal close, a permit transfer or a slow filer. This page never states that a business is closed; it states when it last filed.
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