Saigon Taste 6940 N. Mesa St. El Paso, TX (915) 760-6026 When Pho Tre Bien in east El Paso introduced the Sun City to Vietnamese cuisine, it seemed to be a perfect arrangement–the owners received a large amount of business … Continue reading →

Great American Steakburger 701 S. Mesa Hills Dr. El Paso, TX (915) 585-7873 Great American Land & Cattle Company opened in 1977 on Alabama Street, and serves steaks that may be comparable to the ones at the more well-known Cattleman’s Steakhouse … Continue reading →

India Palace 5380 N. Mesa St. El Paso, TX (915) 833-2245 India Palace is an outgrowth of a former restaurant, Delhi Palace, that was located on Airway Boulevard in the 1990’s. Delhi Palace was part of a successful chain of … Continue reading →

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 →