| When you hear the word oasis, you think of a lush | | | | Lake, and condos and homes are currently in |
| pool of water appearing seemingly out of nowhere in | | | | development. Right now, The Oasis is the up and |
| a vast desert. You think of relief in an otherwise | | | | coming place to be, but that didn’t always seem |
| harsh world. You think of something desperately | | | | like that would be true. |
| needed because your immediate surroundings are so | | | | In June 2005, a fire took 80 percent of the |
| unbearable. Now while Austin is far from unbearable | | | | Oasis’ decks after lightning struck. While most |
| (the opposite, to be honest) and not even close to a | | | | business owners would be destroyed by that, Beau |
| harsh, dry desert, you still may need an oasis - a | | | | was not. He immediately began rebuilding, adding |
| getaway from the stressors of everyday life, such | | | | more than there had been. The Oasis is now three |
| as work, the kids, mortgage payments, credit card | | | | stories high with more deck space, a live music |
| bills, in-laws, needy puppies, needy husbands, etc. | | | | venue and seating for up to 2,000 people. It is truly |
| Fortunately, there is one nearby. The aptly named | | | | the best dining establishment within miles of Lake |
| Oasis is just moments from Austin on Lake Travis, | | | | Travis. |
| waiting for you to stop in. | | | | And if Beau’s plans continue, the area will be a |
| The Oasis first began in 1973 when Beau Theriot, | | | | retail Mecca in a matter of years. The entrepreneur |
| then 26, opened his first restaurant. While this | | | | has already lined up several popular stores to join |
| restaurant (The Brownstone Restaurant) was in | | | | The Oasis on the shores of the lake. He is planning |
| Houston rather than Austin or even Lake Travis, it | | | | more homes and condos for residents who want to |
| was the success of the Brownstone, which displayed | | | | live near but not in Austin, and is constantly looking |
| furniture and antiques from around the world, which | | | | for more things to add to the area. There’s no |
| enabled Beau to further his business and open a | | | | telling what will result when Beau’s ideas come to |
| second restaurant in 1979 on a hilltop on Lake Travis. | | | | fruition. |
| Living just across the lake allowed Beau not only to | | | | So if you need a break from everyday life, from the |
| grow his dining establishment, The Oasis, but also to | | | | headaches that come with your day-to-day, duties, |
| develop the acres around it. Since 1982, he has been | | | | hop in your car and drive the few minutes to The |
| diligently working to turn the surrounding 500 acres | | | | Oasis. Have some great food, listen to some music |
| into the place all Austinites want to be. A furniture | | | | and, maybe not now but soon, go shopping. Enjoy |
| gallery, which doubles as Beau’s primary office, | | | | yourself. You may find you needed it more than you |
| sits across the street from The Oasis and is rightly | | | | imagined; you may find that it was exactly what you |
| called the Treasury. Villa Montana, a gated | | | | deserved. |
| community, is located on the north shore of the | | | | |