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Billy Crews Fine Dining 1200 Country Club Rd. Santa Teresa, NM (575) 589-2071 Billy Crews is what I call an El Paso institution, as defined by any of the following characteristics: (1) it has been here as long as I … Continue reading
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Thai Delight 2184 Avenida de Mesilla Mesilla, NM (575) 525-1900 The Land of Enchantment, with roughly 2 million people and 121,000 square miles, is a diverse area where people tout their native New Mexican cuisine as well as boast about … Continue reading
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Halo Halo Filipino Food 12135 Montwood Dr. El Paso, TX (915) 304-6603 In many cities Filipino food is the great unknown within the world of Asian cuisine, and this is because this type of restaurant is largely lacking among the plethora … Continue reading
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Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant 1605 George Dieter Dr. El Paso, TX (915) 629-9898 Las Palmas is located in a strip mall in east El Paso, and it seemed to be an unlikely candidate for being one of the best Mexican restaurants … Continue reading
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Mi Piaci Restaurant 5411 N. Mesa St. El Paso, TX (915) 875-0034 Mi Piaci got its start in a humble building at 5222 Doniphan Dr., but from the beginning it was obvious that the food was a step up from … Continue reading
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Casita Linda 5315 Hondo Pass Dr. El Paso, TX (915) 757-9025 Casita Linda is one of the many neighborhood Mexican restaurants in El Paso that tourists rarely find, but has the type of food I think out of town visitors … Continue reading
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Ardovino’s Desert Crossing 1 Ardovinos Dr. Sunland Park, NM (575) 589-0653 Ardovino’s Desert Crossing is an El Paso institution which I took far too long to visit for the first time, given its reputation for excellent food. Actually, this was … Continue reading
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Tasty Kabob 6110 N. Mesa St. El Paso, TX (915) 234-2255 Tasty Kabob is not the first Persian restaurant to open during the time I have been in El Paso, but its quality is certainly reflective of the fact that the … Continue reading
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Pelican’s Steak & Seafood 130 Shadow Mountain Dr. El Paso, TX (915) 581-1392 Pelican’s has been around for so long that it is somewhat of a stereotype for an old school steak and seafood restaurant (actually their web site says it … Continue reading
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Charcoaler Drive-In 5837 N. Mesa St. El Paso, TX (915) 581-0660 Charcoaler Drive-In has a long history in El Paso, and originally had locations on Montana as well as the present location on Mesa. It was definitely one of my favorite … Continue reading