Texas Old-Time Restaurants and Cafes

by Smith-Rodgers, Sheryl

• ISBN13: 9781556227332
• ISBN10: 1556227337
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Pub

Summary

There are hundreds of restaurants in our state that have been around for more than twenty years. Some boast lots of atmosphere and a few gimmicks, like the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo. Others are more refined and elegant, like the Green Pastures Restaurant in Austin. Many double as a community watering hole, where locals gather to drink coffee and discuss what's happening around town. The Blue Bonnet in Marble Falls fits that bill. Large or small, fancy or plain, these restaurants share three things in common: long histories, established reputations, and loyal customers. Author Sheryl Smith-Rodgers scoured the state to find the best of these old-time restaurants and cafes, and then collected some of their tried-and-true Texas recipes, making this an excellent gift book, recipe source, and weekend travel guide. Sheryl Smith-Rodgers of Blanco, Texas, is a freelance journalist, writer, and photographer. She has written for Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Highways, and other publications.

Author Biography

Sheryl Smith-Rodgers of Blanco, Texas, is a freelance journalist, writer, and photographer. She has written for Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Highways, and other publications

Table of Contents

Foreword	x
Introduction	xi
To the north
Amarillo
Big Texan Steak Ranch	3	(3)
Golden Light Cafe	6	(3)
Arlington
Al's Hamburgers	9	(2)
Arlington Steak House	11	(1)
Candlelite Inn	12	(1)
Dallas
Celebration Restaurant	13	(2)
El Fenix Mexican Restaurant	15	(1)
Kuby's Sausage House	16	(2)
Mecca Restaurant	18	(1)
Denton
Texas Pickup Cafe	19	(3)
Fort Worth
Angelo's	22	(1)
Cattlemen's Fort Worth Steak House	23	(3)
Joe T. Garcia's	26	(2)
Paris Coffee Shop	28	(3)
Irving
Big State Drug's Fountain and Grill	31	(2)
Jacksboro
Green Frog Restaurant	33	(2)
Lubbock
Doll House Cafe	35	(2)
Muenster
Rohmer's Restaurant	37	(2)
Plano
Poor Richard's Cafe	39	(1)
Ponder
Ranchman's Cafe	40	(3)
Salado
Stagecoach Inn	43	(4)
Sherman
Juicy Pig Cafe	47	(2)
Temple
Bluebonnet Cafe	49	(3)
Doyle Phillips Steak House	52	(7)
Way down south
Aransas Pass
Bakery Cafe	59	(1)
Blessing
Blessing Hotel Coffee Shop	60	(3)
Corpus Christi
Frank's Spaghetti House	63	(2)
Whataburger	65	(1)
Falls City
Shorty's Place	66	(1)
Helotes
Grey Moss Inn	67	(5)
Hondo
Hermann Sons Steak House	72	(1)
Kenedy
Barth's Restaurant	73	(2)
La Grange
Bon Ton Restaurant	75	(4)
Lake Jackson
Harnden's Dairy Bar	79	(1)
Laredo
La Mexicana Restaurant	80	(2)
Rio Grande City
Caro's Restaurant	82	(2)
Riviera
King's Inn	84	(1)
Rockport
Duck Inn Restaurant	85	(1)
Round Top
Royers' Round Top Cafe	86	(6)
San Antonio
Casa Rio	92	(3)
Earl Abel's	95	(2)
Jim's Restaurants	97	(1)
Tower Restaurant	97	(1)
Magic Time Machine Restaurant	97	(4)
Mi Tierra Cafe and Bakery	101	(2)
Schilo's	103	(3)
Schulenburg
Frank's Restaurant	106	(2)
Victoria
Fossati's Delicatessen	108	(2)
Weesatche
Weesatche Cafe	110	(7)
Over in the east
Beaumont
Don's Seafood & Steak House	117	(3)
Pig Stand	120	(3)
Quality Cafe	123	(5)
Burton
Burton Cafe	128	(2)
Centerville
Town Cafe	130	(2)
Galveston
Gaido's Seafood Restaurant	132	(4)
Sonny's Place	136	(2)
Houston
Christie's Seafood & Steaks Restaurant	138	(3)
Felix Mexican Restaurant	141	(1)
James Coney Island	142	(2)
Massa's Restaurant	144	(4)
Pino's Italian Restaurant	148	(2)
Huntsville
Cafe Texan	150	(1)
Jefferson
Club Cafe	151	(3)
Longview
Johnny Cace's Seafood & Steak House	154	(2)
Paris
South Main Depot Restaurant	156	(2)
Spring
Wunsche Bros. Cafe & Saloon	158	(6)
Tomball
Goodson's Cafe	164	(1)
Waskom
New Waskom Cafe	165	(8)
Westward, ho
Big Spring
Herman's Restaurant	173	(1)
Fabens
Cattleman's Steakhouse	174	(3)
Fort Davis
Black Bear Restaurant	177	(3)
Fort Stockton
Sarah's Cafe	180	(2)
San Angelo
Zentner's Daughter Steak House	182	(2)
Sterling City
City Cafe	184	(3)
Sweetwater
Allen's Family Style Meals	187	(6)
In the heart of Texas
Austin
Dairy Queen	193	(1)
Green Pastures Restaurant	194	(4)
Hut's Hamburgers	198	(2)
The Hoffbrau	200	(3)
Matt's El Rancho	203	(5)
Bandera
O.S.T. Restaurant	208	(2)
Blanco
Blanco Bowling Club and Cafe	210	(4)
Brady
Club Cafe	214	(2)
Brownwood
Underwood's Cafeteria	216	(2)
Comfort
Cypress Creek Inn	218	(2)
Fredericksburg
Andy's Diner	220	(3)
Hunt
Hunt Store and Cafe	223	(1)
Lampasas
Martin's Restaurant	224	(3)
Marble Falls
Blue Bonnet Cafe	227	(5)
Michel's Drug Store	232	(2)
New Braunfels
Krause's Cafe	234	(2)
New Braunfels Smokehouse Restaurant	236	(3)
Waco
Elite Cafe	239	(4)
Welfare
Po-Po Family Restaurant	243	(4)
Wimberley
Burger Barn	247	(8)
And one you've never heard of...
Somewhere in Texas, USA
Rodgers' Restaurant	255	(5)
Sherly's Top 10 Favorite Old-Time Restaurants	260	(1)
Historical Markers	261	(1)
National Register of Historic Places	261	(1)
Restaurant Cookbooks	261	(1)
Sheryl's Hall of Fame	262	(3)
Recipe Index	265	(4)
Restaurant Index (Alphabetical Listing)	269