Restaurant Review Articles Southernmost Winter-Texans and The Locals Love This Long Lasting Eatery
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Where is it? Willies is located in the town of Alamo, between McAllen and Weslaco in the River Grande Valley, Texas. Its address is 320 South Alamo Road, which is about two blocks south of the old Business-83 highway. Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-9pm; Sun 11am-5pm. Decor & Style Willies has a typical western upward extended storefront with a tin roof and side parking lot. Patrons enter its screened-in front porch both from the side or front. Ten three-seat metal tables sit along its walls. At the main inside entrance, a daily special is posted. Upon entering the cafe itself, we noticed the wood plank floors. A beverage/condiment section is seen straight ahead, which also holds two large cylindrical coolers of ice water. The fairly short but deep cafeteria-serving bar on the left side of the entrance has a large wooden menu posted above it. Printed takeout menus are also stacked there. The open kitchen is directly behind it. The main eating room is on the right side. It consists of plastic-cloth-covered six-to-eight-seat picnic tables with chairs. It holds 90 people or so. From its wooden walls hang old western paintings, paraphernalia, and photographs: e.g., photos of early American Indian chiefs, two Arikara (Sahnish) Indian portraits, a 1952 rope-pull ferry across the Rio Grande River, John Wayne, and the owner apparent dressed in knee-high leather boots, vest, and straw hat, and sporting a six-gun and well-kept moustache. Partial menu (all prices/contents subject to change) This combined cafeteria-kitchen café is patronized heavily both by locals and visiting Winter Texans. Both like its straight-forward menu and large food servings at reasonable prices. It is well-known for its barbeque platters and giant stuffed potatoes.
Weekday specials
Sides orders
Special plates/platters
New dishes
Desserts $2.75 (pecan, apple, coconut, lemon pie; carrot, chocolate cake; apple cobbler; w/ice cream $0.65 more) Dogs, Burgers, related side orders
Beverages: soft drinks $1.99; 32-oz iced tea or lemonade $2.50; coffee $1.25 Our lunch My wife had the stuffed baked potato while I took the Friday catfish plate. Her potato was massive. She could eat only 1/4 of it. I sampled 1/6 of it, which left me stuffed to the gills with my two fillets. My potato salad was fresh and tasty, and my slaw had bits of apple and raisins mixed in it with the usual ingredients. All of the sides at the serving bar looked appetizing. Aluminum foil is provided for leftover carry-outs. It took us a couple of days to finish off that potato. We finally fried the last bit of it with eggs for a hearty breakfast. Apparently, those who patronize this historically well-dug-in eatery have strong affinities for big helpings of well-prepared food. To learn more about the different styles of Texas barbeque and its sauces, see this website. Authors: Food-and-Drink:Restaurant-Reviews Articles from EzineArticles.com Read more http://ezinearticles.com/6864205 Related articles
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