American Restaurants in Tatum, NM

“It was a long day... We drove in from somewhere up North coming down on the mountain roads and hitting the flat lands of Southeast New Mexico. The wind was heavy and air was cold... That was when trouble started. Somewhere near Roswell on a dusty desert highway, our trusty engine began having problems. As we limped into Tatum, the engine finally had enough. We were cold, hungry, and beaten down by the road and misfortune. There were no modern conviences and even the new-fangled cell phones weren't getting a signal. We walked a quarter mile to a pay phone at the main intersection in town and called several towing companies across the border in Texas. To no avail, we were stranded...

Finally, we found a tow driver who was willing to break multiple laws and would come and pick us up from across the border.

While we waited hungry on the side of the dusty cold road, we spotted it. The Steak House Cafe.

We ordered the beef stew and a chile relleno. Both dishes were like shining light of hope. We tipped the waitress with our last couple dollars though she deserved more.

Then began the long journey home riding illegally in the tow truck cab, we finally made it across the border back to Texas. It was a another 6 years but finally back and able to charge my cell phone, I was finally able to leave this review.“