I pedaled through here 12JUN2011 beginning my magnificent 1300mile/2100kilometer Trans-Texas Bicycle Odyssey  [fully documented in my 4th book, "Dry'd, Fry'd, and Sky'd by Headwinds and Heat"], and then again as part of my Irene's Pedal [so named for a dear departed colleague who passed to breast cancer, and wife of best friend at home campus] 19NOV2012. In fact, everytime I pedal through (or camp here, as I did on the 19th, adjacent to the Camp Rice memorial; I was shocked that the Border Patrol DIDN'T investigate me, but, then, I might have a bit of a rep around here...!), and again in the morning, 20NOV2012. What a fantastic eatery, highly recommended. Not only is the food highly delicious & nutritious, to get inside, out of the elements (extreme heat during the Summer) was an added benefit. The only downside is that it is "cash only" no credit cards, although it is possible to go next door fo use the ATM if you need cash. This is a GREAT restaurant, especially if going East, since it's a long way to the next eatery in Sierra Blanca!
Review Source:OMG, this place is amaaaaazing. Randomly landed in Fort Hancock and wandered in here since it was the only place open, and enjoyed it so much that evening, that we returned the next morning for breakfast!
It's a cinderblock box with a dingy peeling, diner interior. No big deal, it's on a border town and totally authentic mexican food as far as I can tell. What's amusing is that they don't serve beer, however they are cool with BYOB! lol.
For dinner I had chili which was delish! Now I get what my local chili place in VA has listed on their menu as "Texas Chili". Lots of ground meat...hold on, we need more emphasis there. CHOCKED FULL of ground meat, just enough spice, some oil floating on the top, and just a party in your mouth and thankfully it's dinner for one since I didn't want to share.
Breakfast was a loco burrito which was scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese, refried beans, and some magic. Move aside McDonalds and your delish McSkillet Burrito, we have a new sheriff in town! :D Huge and savory. I can't rave enough about Angie's, loved this place and would be worth a detour if you weren't too far.
We stayed for a night in the hotel right across the street.
Apparently they've been featured in National Geographic for their chicken fried steak. I believe it was back in 1991. Well, I had the chicken fried steak and it was good. The gravy tasted like a buttermilk biscuit. The green beans, I think were canned, but whatever. The chicken fried steak was good. And I liked the gravy. Though it was a tad unexpected. It tasted so much like a buttermilk biscuit.
We had desert, and that was good too. I was pretty drunk at the time. They don't serve alcohol, but you can bring in beer from the corner store if you'd like. I was disappointed to later realized that the chocolate cake I had from desert was sitting on the counter in the container that it came in from the store it was bought from (though the label was torn off so you couldn't see the store.) But we met Angie. And the salsa was good like the National Geographic article says (it's quoted in the menu).
I also ate breakfast there the next morning. It was good as well. Had a Loco Breakfast Burrito. Some of the same locals that were in there the night before were in there for breakfast.
This place was great. It's totally what I would've expected from a place that appeared as it did. Some good, down home, small town Texas cookin'. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Oh and service was super friendly and fantastic.
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