Two new restaurants—a Luby's and a Fuddruckers—are planning to open at 415 W. Slaughter Lane in 2013, Luby's Inc. Chief Operating Officer Peter Tropoli said.

"It's going to be our first new unit in Austin in a number of years," Tropoli said. "We're based in Houston but we love Austin and we want to invest there."

The cafeteria chain has begun construction at the Southwest Austin site, which is slated to open sometime in November. Details about a grand opening event will be released later this year, Tropoli said.

Luby's also recently began remodeling two of its existing Austin locations at 1410 E. Anderson Lane and 8176 North MoPac.

The company operates 93 Luby's cafeterias and 65 Fuddruckers restaurants in North America.