Wild West Texas - Our Favorite Restaurants Saturday, July 11, 2009

Cattleman's Steakhouse ... in Fabens, Texas, view of interesting Indian Cliffs in the background, zoo with rattlesnake cage in the foreground, delicious steak! Highly recommended - not to be missed. The drive out East was worth it alone. As soon as you get away from the mountains around El Paso, the land takes on an interesting, flat but high plateau feel -- excellent.

Couldn't miss our Texas BBQ fix, so we went to the State Line ... the BBQ pepper turkey is so good. If I had to eat alot of meat, that would be my first choice.

Other favorites of note: the ol' "pink place" stand-by Taco Cabana (in 1978, opened its first restaurant at the corner of San Pedro and Hildebrand Avenues in San Antonio, Texas).

A chain new to us -- El Taco Tote, an "along the border restaurant" started in Juarez, Mexico. Felt like we were in Mexico when we were inside the restaurant (I mean that in a good way - as we love Mexico!)

You have to go to a drive-in when you're in the desert ... and my favorite in El Paso is Sonic, America's Drive-In. I love the cherry limeade and french toast sticks; we hit the 1/2 price happy hour every day!