Request: Midland, Texas eateries

Are you going to Midland by choice or is someone forcing you? :))

Seriously... the lack of scenery is MORE than made up by the friendly people.  I've been there numerous times on business and have several favorites:

Wall Street Bar & Grill  - 115 E. Wall (across from the Hilton downtown) 915 684-8686             - steaks, fresh fish, great desserts
                         - nice atmosphere

La Bodega                - North on Big Spring (I think)
                         - good Tex-Mex

The Bar                  - 606 W. Missouri
                         - Hole in the wall atmosphere
                         - Great Burgers and Cold Beer

Mr. Brooks               - Very good Barbeque
                         - I have no idea where this place is but it
                           would be worth finding.  Definitely a dive!

That's all I can think of at the moment.  I do remember a stir fry bar that was decent but can't recall the name or location.

Chris Rogers                     e-mail: [email removed] SAS Institute, Inc.               phone: 512.258.5171 Austin, Texas                                   x3214

Deborah B. wrote:
>Any price range, any type of cuisine; directions from airport helpful,
>but not required.

I used to work in Midland in the early to mid 80's. For regional cuisine try:

      1. Price's BBQ, known informally amongst the white locals as
      The Nairobi Country Club. Call in the morning & reserve the
      number of pounds of BBQ you want. You may feel out of your
      element there at night.

      2. El Jalisco, the first and best fajitas I have eaten.
      Good food from a good family.

      3. Cattleman's, steak steak steak.

West Texas is not the place for seafood, pizza, nor Chinese food. When in Rome, do as the West Texans do, or something like that.

Sorry but I can't remember the street names. Numbers 1 and 3 were local institutions and should still be in business.