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Royers Round Top Cafe: The Family Cafe in a Tiny Texas Town Known for Pie
Bud and Dr. Karen Royer moved from Houston in 1987 and took over a 40-seat cafe. Today Royers is known for pies like the…
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Czech Stop: The West, Texas Bakery and Gas Station Serving Kolaches Along I-35
Since 1983, Czech Stop has kept travelers fed with kolaches and Czech pastries at Exit 353 in West, Texas, halfway between Dallas and Austin.
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The Big Texan Steak Ranch: The Amarillo Family Restaurant Behind the Free 72-Ounce Steak
R.J. “Bob” Lee opened the Big Texan on Route 66 in 1960. Its 72-ounce steak challenge began with a bet and is still going.
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Garrison Brothers Distillery: The Hill Country Distillery That Became Texas’s First Legal Whiskey Maker
Founded in 2006 in Hye, Garrison Brothers is Texas’s first and oldest legal whiskey distillery, and welcomes more than 50,000 visitors a year.
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Kreuz Market: Lockhart’s Barbecue Landmark That Moved Its Coals in 1999
A Lockhart meat market started selling barbecue in 1875. Charles Kreuz bought it in 1900, and when the market moved in 1999, the pit…
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Amy’s Ice Creams: How a Tufts Pre-Med Student Started an Austin Scoop Shop on Guadalupe Street
Amy Simmons learned the ice cream business while studying pre-med in Boston. In 1984 she opened her first Austin shop, and the locally owned…
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Louie Mueller Barbecue: Three Generations of Smoke in Taylor, Texas
Louie Mueller opened his Taylor barbecue joint in 1949. His son Bobby ran the smoker for decades, and grandson Wayne is the pitmaster today.
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Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia: The Cortez Family’s Market Square Landmark Since 1941
Pedro and Cruz Cortez opened Mi Tierra to feed the farmers who sold produce at San Antonio’s Market Square. The family business is still…
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Ninfa’s on Navigation: How a Houston Tortilla Factory Taco Stand Helped Popularize Fajitas
In 1973, widow and mother of five Ninfa Laurenzo opened a taco stand to save her struggling tortilla factory. Her tacos al carbon changed…
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Joe T. Garcia’s: The Fort Worth Family Restaurant With a Patio Garden and No Fuss Since 1935
Mamasuez came to Fort Worth from Michoacan in 1911. Her family’s restaurant on North Commerce Street turned 90 in 2025, and her grandchildren still…