Ripe Eatery 910 E. Redd Rd. El Paso, TX (915) 584-7473 The genre of “New American” restaurants has become very popular in El Paso, but Ripe was one of the original ones in the city and I think it helped to … Continue reading →

Sofi’s Mexican Restaurant 4709 Crossroads Dr. El Paso, TX (915) 219-7706 For many years I have thought that while the Mexican food in El Paso is very good, it tends to be only certain dishes at certain restaurants that are … Continue reading →

Whataburger 870 N. Resler Dr. El Paso, TX (915) 833-7789 Whataburger is a place that I pretty much took for granted until my cousin and his friends came from Utah and wanted to go there as their first order of … Continue reading →

Shan Dong 3125 Lee Trevino Dr. El Paso, TX (915) 590-2999 The story of Shan Dong is the same as at several other Chinese restaurants in El Paso. It was started by an experienced Chinese chef who brought some flavorful, … Continue reading →

Mac’s Downtown 315 E. Mills Ave. El Paso, TX (915) 533-8100 There are certain things that do not seem to compute. Traditionally for me this has included good Mexican food in Oklahoma and barbecue, chicken fried steak or hamburgers in … Continue reading →

India Hut 4410 N. Mesa St. El Paso, TX (915) 260-9900 Update Mar. 2021: I got a delivery order and have not visited the restaurant in person this year. Some reviewers on Yelp seem to indicate that there is still a … Continue reading →

Crawdaddy’s Bar and Grill 212 Cincinnati Ave. El Paso, TX (915) 533-9332 Crawdaddy’s web site says they have the best Cajun food in El Paso, and I believe this may be true. I am fairly certain that they have the … Continue reading →

Como’s Italian Restaurant 4030 N. Mesa St. El Paso, TX (915) 533-0287 Como’s is one of the city’s longest running Italian restaurants that is still around, and this has several implications. One is that it serves the traditional red Italian … Continue reading →