Hidalgo's Cafe

A locals favorite favorite for a reason.  Breakfast all day too. Inexpensive and good food

Very busy place today, but then there are a lot of deer hunters in town. We found out that the Kiwanis meet here. Lots of tables, an impressively large menu of both Mexican and American food items. This is not a fancy restaurant, but okay. Service was fast in spite of the large crowd for Sunday lunch. Food was very good; we had enchiladas with beans and rice. This is one of the few restaurants open on Sunday in this town. Location is easy to find.

After driving hungry for four hours for what was supposed to be a real treat at Underwood's Cafeteria in Brownwood, we were hit with disappointment when we discovered they are closed on Wednesdays. How a mainstream food establishment could be closed on Wednesdays is a topic for a different Yelp review, but none the less, we found ourselves back on the road, still hungry and definitely questioning what are next option would be. As we drove on, I diligently searched Yelp with each passing town trying to figure out what to do for lunch. It seemed that the choices pretty much consisted of Dairy Queen, then there was a Dairy Queen and oh yeah, last but not least, Dairy Queen. Is the Mob in control of the Dairy Queens in small town Texas?  Just as I was about to give up and have, you guessed it, Dairy Queen, I found a review for Hidalgo's.

I cannot say enough good things about Hidalgo's. It is by no means anything fancy, but I wouldn't expect anything else in a place such as Coleman. The food was simple and delicious and the service was as good as any I've had anywhere. I've had a lot of chips and salsa in my day and I would say this place quite possibly has the best salsa I've ever had. My guess is that this salsa is made from scratch each day using an old family recipe. I will feel better believing that one anyway. As for my meal, as I often do, I reverted to my typical standby of nachos. Yes, nachos at their essence are very simple and very hard to screw up. That said there is a definite distinction between nachos that are just okay and ones that really make your mouth water. The nachos at Hidalgo's are definitely in the upper echelon. In addition to the nachos I tried a bite of a taco and an enchilada off of the combo plate and both were quite good as well. I am not sure when I will ever have a chance to visit Hidalgo's again, but would definitely make it a priority lunch or dinner stop if I were in the area.