Penny’s Diner 1005 Hwy. 285 Vaughn, NM (575) 584-8733 Penny’s Diner is the restaurant side of the Oak Tree Inn, a mini-chain of hotels that seem to be concentrated in “towns less than 2,000,” as they say on Prairie Home … Continue reading
Category Archives: Restaurants
Sanborn’s–Ciudad Juarez, Chih.
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Sanborn’s Paseo Triunfo de la Republica #3809 Ciudad Juarez, Chih. Sanborn’s is a northern outpost of a restaurant chain located mostly in cities surrounding Mexico City. I always thought of it mostly as a coffee house– sort of a Mexican … Continue reading
Johnnie’s Grill–El Reno, OK
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Johnnie’s Grill 301 S. Rock Island Ave. El Reno, OK (405) 262-4721 Having grown up with hamburgers as one of the staples of my diet, there were two ways of preparing them that made for an extra special treat: onion … Continue reading
Zam Zam–Warr Acres, OK
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Zam Zam Restaurant Dining & Houka 3913 N. MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK (405) 789-8008 It seems that even though numerous Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurants have opened in Oklahoma City, each is unique enough to offer reasons to go … Continue reading
Pho Lien Hoa–Oklahoma City, OK
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Phő Liên Hòa 901 N.W. 23rd St. Oklahoma City, OK (405) 521-8087 At first glance Vietnamese noodle soup seems to be pretty much the same everywhere you go. The beef broth, noodles, and side dishes with mint and bean sprouts … Continue reading
Little Thailand–Del Valle, TX
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Little Thailand 4315 Caldwell Ln. Del Valle, TX (512) 551-9930 Little Thailand is located on Hwy 71 about 7 miles east of the Austin airport in the little town of Del Valle. It was rather hard to find, even … Continue reading
Irma’s–Deming, NM
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Irma’s 123 S. Silver Ave. Deming, NM (575) 544-4580 One amazing thing about New Mexico is that you can go to just about any town in the state and get good New Mexican food. These are traditional dishes from northern … Continue reading
Shogun–Clovis, NM
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Shogun Japanese Steak House 600 Pile St. Clovis, NM (575) 762-8577 Shogun offers a respite from the ubiquitous steak houses found on the high plains by at least adding some flavor to the meat. Actually the most popular item here … Continue reading