East Texas Favorites Special Edition: MidPoint Cafe

This month’s edition of East Texas Favorites is a location not in East Texas … but, instead, the Texas Panhandle.

About 47 miles west of Amarillo, there’s a small town called Adrian. And on the west side of town just before Historic Route 66 merges back into Interstate 40 is a cafe that is smack in the middle of Route 66 — the MidPoint Cafe. It’s 1136 miles from Chicago — the eastern start to Route 66 — and 1136 miles from Santa Monica/Los Angeles, the western end of Route 66.

On the way back from Colorado (in May), I made a point of detouring through the Texas Panhandle to make a stop in just in time for lunch. While we waited on our food, I took advantage of a lull in people traffic and photographed the colorful interior …

If its not obvious, I adore those red and turquoise chairs! One more shot …

Two of us had their salads (ever had brisket on a salad? Never had myself — and it was quite delicious!) and the other two had their homemade hamburgers. Before we finished our meals, it was a solid consensus that was one of the best meals we’d had while traveling or eating out around East Texas. We were so stuffed we didn’t have room for the cafe’s signature Ugly Crust Pies. But … I got a photo of one for posterity!

(yes, I realize the photo on the right isn’t as sharp as the rest … I handed off my camera to someone else and forgot to have them refocus before taking it!)

Thanks so much for a wonderful meal and making us feel at home! And to everyone else, next time you’re in the Panhandle, make a detour down The Mother Road for a good meal and a step back in time!