Missouri Hick Bar-B-Q in Cuba, Mo., was named the best barbecue restaurant in southwest southeast Missouri by Rural Missouri magazine, according to the Viva Cuba blog. From the blog: The restaurant at 913 East Washington, which is also Route 66, offers BBQ, smoked meats, a 5-6 pound loaded baked potato, five homemade BBQ sauces, and … Continue reading Barbecue restaurant honored by magazine
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A burger place to watch (and taste)
This part of a profile from the Arizona Daily Sun about the Mama Burger restaurant on Route 66 in Flagstaff, Ariz., got my attention: "I think it reminds them of a burger either they would make at home for themselves or someone dear to them would make for them," said Bernadette Chavez, who owns Mama … Continue reading A burger place to watch (and taste)
Notes from the road
The neon sign of the historic Tower Theater in Oklahoma City will be relighted during a ceremony Friday evening. The theater, at 425 NW 23rd St. in Oklahoma City, will see its restored neon blazing away again at 6:30 p.m. that day after decades in the dark. Here's more about the theater, according to records … Continue reading Notes from the road
A tasty development
The original railroad Harvey House in Barstow, Calif., which is the home of Barstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum, will also play host to a farmers market starting this weekend, reported the Desert Dispatch. Barstow has been without a farmers’ market for some time, and the Barstow Area Chamber of Commerce aims to bring farmers … Continue reading A tasty development
1 millionth bottle of soda sold at POPS
POPS on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla., sold its 1 millionth bottle of soda on Saturday afternoon, reported KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City. Marilyn McIntosh bought the landmark bottle -- Round Barn Root Beer, named after the historic Round Barn down the road -- as part of a birthday present for her grandson. She won 66 … Continue reading 1 millionth bottle of soda sold at POPS
Bono’s Orange may reopen
In a lengthy story about Southern California's fast-disappearing orange stands, the Los Angeles Times reports that the long-closed Bono's Historic Orange on Route 66 in Fontana, Calif., may be reopened to sell orange juice again. Joe Bono, who is in his 70s, can remember citrus groves stretching as far as he could see during his … Continue reading Bono’s Orange may reopen
Best of the burgers in St. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch writers Joe "Life Sherpa" Holleman and Evan S. "Beer Guy" Benn picked the four best hamburgers in the St. Louis area, and two of them are on Route 66. One burger shack with a Mother Road connection is Carl's Drive-In at 9033 Manchester Road in Brentwood, Mo.: Beer Guy says: This stripped-down … Continue reading Best of the burgers in St. Louis
POPS closes in on 1 million bottles sold
POPS, the restaurant/convenience store on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla., is fast approaching its 1 millionth bottle of soda sold since opening in 2007, reported The Oklahoman's BAM's Blog. Whoever buys the fateful bottle will earn prizes of 66 scoops of ice cream, free soda for a year, 66 free burgers and fries, and 2,400 … Continue reading POPS closes in on 1 million bottles sold
BBQ in Tucumcari
On a recent visit to Tucumcari, N.M., we noticed a battered pickup parked at the corner of Route 66 and Lake Street, with a sandwich-board sign on its bed advertising Watson's Bar-B-Que two blocks north. Tucumcari had long boasted good dining options, but barbecue was not one of them in the dozens of times in … Continue reading BBQ in Tucumcari
Mr. Food heads southwest
Mr. Food takes a brief culinary cruise down the Mother Road in New Mexico, and gives out the ingredients for the Southwestern Breakfast Bake. This link takes you to a video, along with the text.