Top 10 Restaurants (not exactly)no longer in existence

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Other places that were here (San Angelo) you might remember .....Penguin Point, Uncle Charlie's, Barney's Burgers, Juan and Only's, Kung Fu Restaurant, Jack in the Box (COMING BACK SOON), Bonanza, El Patio, Blimpie's (CURSE YOU SUBWAY! Not really but I sure miss Blimpie's), Memo's Hacienda, Catfish Haven (by the base), Kasey's BBQ, Harlowe's Steakhouse, The Kettle, and El Amigos. Wow San Angelo's restaurant scene sure has changed a lot.

#23 - Emery's ....San Angelo, Texas....This place should be ranked a lot higher than it is. They had great rolls and had excellent Mexican and American food.

#22 - Pizza Inn.....San Angelo, Texas...Located where Pizza Hut on Sherwood Way is now. Great place for a pizza alternative to the HUT. Great salad bar too back then.

#21 - Popeye's Chicken..San Angelo, Texas..They haven't been gone too long but I sure miss their spicy chicken. They should have eaten their spinach!

#20 - Pancho's Restaurant....Southwest Plaza...San Angelo, Texas.....Another great Mexican Food spot that I enjoyed very much in the 80s and 90s. Muy Bueno Mexican Plate.

#19 - Dunkin' Donuts....San Angelo, Texas....Another place that exists elsewhere but just not here anymore. Diego's Burritos is there now. Hot chocolate and coffee with great donuts during the cold winter. The kid in me still remembers.

#18 - Las Dos Hermanas....San Angelo, Texas....Located where Chilango's is now. Great homestyle Mexican food. Great hot sauce and excellent fajitas. Another great spot I used to eat at when I was in College.

#17 - Original Fuentes Cafe on Ave K in San Angelo, Texas. Fuentes had some great Mexican Food and some cool mini juke boxes at each booth.

#16 - Furr's Cafeteria in the Hemphill-Wells Building downtown San Angelo. Great cafeteria food in downtown area. Another after church treat for us.

#15 - Corn Dog 7.....San Angelo, Texas.....Great corn dogs at the Mall. It's very much missed.

#14 - Mule Creek BBQ ....San Angelo, Texas....Another one I just couldn't leave off. This used to be located where Bodacious is now and where Taco Villa used to be many years ago. Great BBQ and excellent sides. I wonder why they went out of business.

#13 - Short Stop and Puffin Billies and RJ Express TIE...San Angelo, Texas...These 3 places were staples for ASU students back in the late 80s and early 90s. I used to work at Short Stop (now Starbucks) and we would eat at Puffin Billies (Wienerschnitzel on South Bryant) all the time. RJ Express was where El Vay Ven is now. Cheap food that was very tasty.

#12 - Mejor Que Nada....San Angelo, Texas.....Now Chilango's City....Mejor que Nada in the late 80's and early 90s was one of the best restaurants in the state. Ray Zapata made some great homestyle food and the fajitas couldn't be beat back then. I used to work there too. My uncle Andy was the best waiter in that place. He used to handle 15 tables all by himself. Those were the days!

#11 - Vic and Sal's ....San Angelo, Texas. I know I said top 10 but this place had the best sopapillas I have ever eaten and I just couldn't leave them off. They also had great Mexican food. They were located where Franco's is now but they moved across town back then and it never had the traffic it did in the old location. Too bad you can't taste it.

#10 - Don Juan's .....San Angelo, Texas.....Another take out place. Don Juan was an elderly gentleman who made some of the best barbacoa and other Mexican dishes I can remember. This was another place we'd pick up food from after church when we were little. My dad knew some great places.

#9 - Villareal Grocery...San Angelo, Texas....This was really a take out place where La Kinta is now on Ben Ficklin. Barbacoa was my favorite here.

#8 - Ole Coach Motor Inn Buffet....San Angelo, Texas .A great Sunday buffet with all kinds of food. I distinctly remember Jello Molds with fruit in them. Oh memories.......

#7 - Mr. G's in San Angelo.....Mr. G's was located where Autozone is across from HEB now. Great burgers and fries.

#6 - Sambo's Restaurant in San Angelo....Sambo's was where our Dad used to take us to breakfast after we had gone to church early in the morning on Sundays. They had breakfast food that was so good. It was located where Action Pawn is now on Sherwood Way.

#5 - Ricardo's Restaurant in San Angelo....(Now Don Oscar's) Ricardo's used to be the place on the edge of town where you would go eat LATE LATE at night. They had great nachos from what I remember.

#4 - Dairy Gold in San Angelo, Texas....Dairy Gold (Now HBF restaurant) on Chadbourne was a great burger and Ice Cream place. Grandma used to take us to Dairy Gold to have an ice cream every once and awhile.

#3 - Jumbo Burger in Ballinger, Texas. Jumbo Burger had a great combo meal before they were popular with all the fast food joints that are all over the place. Huge greasy cheeseburger and hot freshly fried tater tots and a huge root beer would fill our bellies when we worked out at Chayo's Ranch just outside Talpa. This was a burger you could dream about.

#2 - Little Hipps in San Antonio, Texas....Little Hipps was not really named very well although it did attract attention. You see if you ate there very often your Little Hipps would become HUGE Hips.....GIGANTIC burgers and a sack full of fries or tator tots served in a giant basket...almost too much to eat. The burgers seemed to have a half a head of lettuce, 10-15 tomato slices 25-30 pickles and plenty of onions. You had to cut it into 4 pieces to be able to get a handle on it. It was so good. I ate there the same week my daughter was born.

#1 - Shakey's Pizza....San Angelo, Texas....I worked here during college for 4 years. I miss the chicken, pizza, and subs we used to make there. They were fun times. Shakey's still has restaurants in the world just not here anymore. ROJOS were the best. I can still make them.