Fred & Red's Chili restaurant in Joplin, Mo., is slated to close for good in mid-April after 88 years in business, reported the Joplin Globe. Owner Larry Wilcoxson, 69, has worked at the restaurant for over 50 years. It's such an institution, it has its own Wikipedia article. The newspaper said: His daughter, Amber Wilcoxson … Continue reading Joplin chili parlor will close in April after 88 years
Category: Restaurants
Midpoint Cafe is sold
The Midpoint Cafe, located on the midpoint of Route 66 in Adrian, Texas, has been sold, a little less than a year after longtime owner Fran Houser announced she was putting it on the market. I wasn't able to contact Houser on Monday night, but I received an email from a longtime Route 66er who … Continue reading Midpoint Cafe is sold
Food offerings at Cars Land revealed
The Disney Parks Blog on Friday released some of the food offerings that are coming to the Cars Land amusement park inside Disney California Adventure Park. Cars Land is inspired by the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, as shown in the Disney-Pixar films "Cars" and "Cars 2." Here are the real-life inspirations to Radiator Springs. Flo's … Continue reading Food offerings at Cars Land revealed
Albuquerque restaurant bottling the world’s hottest salsa
El Pinto Restaurant in Albuquerque now is making the hottest salsa in the world, reported the Albuquerque Journal. The salsa is called Scorpion Salsa. The newspaper reported: The Trinidad Scorpion pepper was certified by the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University as one of the top three hottest peppers in the world. El … Continue reading Albuquerque restaurant bottling the world’s hottest salsa
Old Tulsa service station may become a coffee shop
The George Tune auto shop complex at 2446 E. 11th St. (aka Route 66) in Tulsa, which includes a 1928 cottage-style service station building, was recently purchased by a Tulsa physician who plans to convert it into a coffee shop. The new owner is Dr. Morad El-Raheb, a general-practice physician who was born in Egypt … Continue reading Old Tulsa service station may become a coffee shop
Missouri Hick BBQ comes through the fire
The Missouri Hick Bar-B-Que in Cuba, Mo., suffered a fire that closed it for weeks last summer. The Cuba Free Press today detailed about how the Route 66 restaurant came through its misfortune better than ever. Owner Dennis Meiser said the blaze caused his restaurant to be closed longer than he anticipated, but it persuaded … Continue reading Missouri Hick BBQ comes through the fire
The neon sign at Lou Mitchell’s
Here's a close-up of a beauty -- the neon sign at the historic Lou Mitchell's Restaurant, near the eastern end of Route 66 in Chicago: https://youtu.be/Zu22lXGT8Do This is one of many neon-sign videos by Mike at MindsIMedia.com. The neon sign clips are grouped here.
Missouri eatery named best British restaurant
Here's something I bet you never thought you'd see -- a restaurant in Springfield, Mo., has been named the best British eatery outside United Kingdom. The Telegraph, a major newspaper in England, bestowed that honor to Farmers Gastropub. Here's what The Telegraph said about the restaurant, just south of downtown Springfield: Described by its nominator … Continue reading Missouri eatery named best British restaurant
Persian food at an Okie barbecue restaurant
This Land Press a few months ago produced this video about the Golden Saddle restaurant, which is on Tulsa's Admiral Place alignment of Route 66. Not only does the Golden Saddle serve such typical Oklahoma delights as steak and barbecue, but also Persian dishes. That's because the restaurant is owned by an Iranian immigrant: https://youtu.be/0M1gC60BqUc … Continue reading Persian food at an Okie barbecue restaurant
Historic L.A. restaurant displays its original facade
Clifton's Cafeteria, a historic restaurant in downtown Los Angeles near the original western terminus of Route 66, on Wednesday removed the aluminum that hid the building's original 1904 facade for nearly 50 years, reported the Los Angeles Times. The new view was a little unsightly. But the facade will be restored as part of an … Continue reading Historic L.A. restaurant displays its original facade