El Camino Dinning Room

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  Great authentic food. It is well worth the drive! Check out the paintings on the wall, they are painted by an artist who lives in Tulia! Great service and good atmosphere.

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  Posted on 01.05.13 Tara B.

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  You can't get chili rellenos anywhere else made like these.  They are crispy, cheesy and spicy.

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  Posted on 04.29.12 Lorena B.

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  we were a little worried when we ate the hot sauce - it wasn't the greatest. but, the chili rellenos are ALL they claim to be. we live in Amarillo, but will definitely be making a return trip here!

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  Posted on 09.12.11 Ali J.

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  This medium-sized restaurant in a small West Texas town was everything I look for when I amble across this wonderful, spacious, sparsely populated area of the U.S. in my camper van. Good food, right at a crossroads (thus easy to find), and a big lot for me im which to park my Minnie Winnie. Tulia is of course infamous in recent memory for patently false charges of drug dealing and subsequent overturned convictions of many of its African American residents. Yet it remains a beautiful little town with broad avenues and neatly kept 1920s and 30s and 40s houses. The businesses are trim and appear prosperous. Being the county seat of Swisher County and situated just east of I-27 from Amarillo to Lubbock, the town does well. The El Camino Dining Room, which I gather is rather new, is evidence of that.
  
  The interior is what I love most in a decent restaurant, a mixture of nice paneled walls, original art for sale, track lighting, scuffed tables and chairs, old flowered "hotel" carpet, water stained fiberboard ceilings, and lots of signs about local events. The restaurant actually has three distinct dining areas, which keeps the feeling intimate, keeping the actual noise level low do you can hear the conversations of other diners. In this part of the world, one hears talk about cattle, the lack of water, farm/ranch/house upkeep, and lots of wife-murdering-husband sorts of jokes. The staff is friendly but not over attentive, which I like. "You out of coffee?" was something I heard a few times, and then more coffee was offered. Very nice!
  
  The food is traditional short order food PLUS and entire menu page of Mexican food. I ordered the chile relleno and beef enchilada combo. It came with a small guacamole salad which was dressed with lemon juice for a nice tangy effect. Water was served with a slice of lemon AND orange. The lettuce and tomatoes in the salad and on the combo were utterly fresh, cold, and crisp. The chips were crispy and the salsa had a nice, fresh heat but wasn't too spicy. I liked it so much I spooned some it on my meal. The combo was perfect. Nice and hot, very soft, NOT greasy. The chile relleno was excellent, soft yet crispy with a very pungent cheese filling. I could have eaten those all afternoon. The food was very hot, temperature wise, which means I had to savor it, and take small bites. The food was certainly worth the savoring! I plan to stop here again on the way to Caprock Canyons State Park, or wherever else I ramble to.

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  Posted on 09.12.11 Greta G.

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