Salt Flat Cafe (Texas Country Reporter)

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It might be the most remote restaurant in all of Texas. Find out how this family cafe has fed hungry travelers since the Great Depression.
Shirley Richardson
10571 US Hwy 62/180
Salt Flat, TX 79847
Phone: 915-964-2838
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TCR #1414, 10-04-2014

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@slapurmom5667 3 жыл бұрын

I have an hour and 15 minutes to pray before I get to El Paso and hey you need it. God bless this woman

@heyokaikaggen6288 3 жыл бұрын

It's an awesome quote isn't it?

@marv.mon.9845 4 жыл бұрын

I'm from South Texas and watching this reminds me of why Texas will always be my home!

@Joe-do6nl 3 жыл бұрын

Why would you ever want to live anywhere else

@chanceDdog2009 3 жыл бұрын

What part of south Texas? I'm from the RGV....

@marv.mon.9845 3 жыл бұрын

@@chanceDdog2009 i am also from the Rio Grande Valley

@Guitarzzzzzzz173 Жыл бұрын

What a sweet spirited person; we need more people like her.

@arturoalvarado4337 4 жыл бұрын

I use to live on a ranch besides that salt flat cafe. I went to school in Dell city in 1963.

@rkmatt8761 4 ай бұрын

I can imagine all the great memories from your childhood!

@robertmcanarney7589 4 жыл бұрын

I lost my parents on 8/23/74 in a multi family fatality wreck in Salt Flat. I just turned 19. They were going to visit my brother at Ft. Bliss. I stayed home working. A freak rain hit that hot oily asphalt and turned it as slick as ice. The other family was a young Hispanic couple. It was tragic. I'm sure Shirley remembers it. Life is a fragile thing that can change in an instant. It's not what you achieve, it's what you overcome that builds your character. I'm ok. I write and produce praise songs and upload them to KZfaq. God bless America.

@FrankGUILLORY-xv6zl 5 күн бұрын

God bless you I’m so sorry to lose your parents like that especially at your age. We’re about the same age. I graduated in 74. So sorry.❤🙏🏽

@dannywilsher4165 5 жыл бұрын

I've eaten at this cafe numerous times over the years. If at all possible, I would time my visit to get there just before the sun came up. I would sit at a window facing east and watch the sun come up. The Guadalupe Peak would be the most beautiful picture imaginable at that time of morning. Biscuits and gravy or eggs and ham and the sunrise at the Salt Flat Cafe..... WOW, what memories!!! I was by there the summer of 2018 and it did look like the place was closed. Too bad Miss Shirley didn't have someone to carry on the family tradition!!!

@charlieandhudsonspal1312 4 жыл бұрын

Lucky

@jazzpup8288 3 жыл бұрын

Sunrise and sunsets in Texas are so beautiful.

@danshelburne1948 3 жыл бұрын

As of August 2020 still not much happing there.

@autobug2 3 жыл бұрын

Danny, I'm jealous! You paint quite a picture of sunrise at the Salt Flat!! Wish I was there.

@dannywilsher4165 3 жыл бұрын

@@autobug2 Wish you could have shared the experience with me. It was always awesome!!! Thanks!!!

@andrewbarnard2491 3 жыл бұрын

This is why I like small country towns good people with good hearts and are hard working. I hope I myself can one day live in a small country town and finally get away from the suburbs.

@faukerconsulting835 3 жыл бұрын

🤔😊Some day you will find that you just can't do it any longer...stuff means nothing to you...that $300,000 house in the suburbs leaves nothing to be desired...this day and age kiddos are being homeschooled and tutors are available everywhere...TAKE THAT PLUNGE AND GET THE HELL OUT OF DODGE...get about 75 miles out of the metroplex...get rural and focus on YOU!!! I have the lake less than a mile from my house...I don't need that $500,000 lakefront property and others trashing my inlet...I have more where we relocated to than when we lived urbanly...DO IT, you can only improve your health when you live stress-free 😁👍

@AintNoFool 2 жыл бұрын

It's wonderful to live in the middle of nowhere!

@janetmurphy7053 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 42 years old now and I can still remember being a little girl and getting excited to see Bob Phillips on TV Sunday before church. Back then he used to be sponsored by Dairy Queen. I love that he's still at it and now has his wife by his side. He has such an awesome job. Can't wait for you to write your memoirs Bob, the stories you must have to tell!

@debbaker676 4 жыл бұрын

Shirley is sure right...long drives are perfect for prayer!!

@towardsthelight220 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely. This is what America should be more about.

@ranchand58 9 жыл бұрын

A real sweetheart and an American treasure...

@MakrisLawFirmDisabilityLawyers 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you to the kind gentleman who provided us with gas from the mechanic shop behind the Salt Flats cafe he was a life saver. There are no gas stations on Hwy 62 between El Paso and Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

@louispaparella5766 2 жыл бұрын

There is fuel several places between EP and Carlsbad. Dell City for one, credit card only

@commonsensenews9450 4 жыл бұрын

I would put out road signs. Stop, iced tea, hamburgers, great food, and a hug !! Hugs are free.

@starman10548 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shirley. It's been years, I miss my desert home.

@mkaiser29 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Dallas and on Saturday or Sunday I used to watch this guy's show, I think it was called 8 country reporter. Always my favorite show and even though I have moved away years ago, one day I will return to Texas and go check out all of those places and small towns on my list from watching this awesome show all those years ago. Must have been the late 80's or early 90's. So happy I came across this!

@MisterMikeTexas 4 жыл бұрын

I remember when it was "4 Country Reporter".

@ilovstodance 9 жыл бұрын

warms the heart to see such wonderful people thks for sharing ontario canada

@bobbybouchersdad8405 4 ай бұрын

What a beautiful soul, may the Lord watch over her

@bluegrassfan23 9 жыл бұрын

If you haven't lived the life - you can't imagine how truly wonderful it is.

@ernestmartinez1116 4 жыл бұрын

The greatest state Is Texas because great people

@jensongainer3696 6 жыл бұрын

Thank God for West Texas.

@judichristopher4604 3 жыл бұрын

"Amen Brother, Amen"

@mikesorensen1981 3 жыл бұрын

We need to keep these old places going,, they give us a sense of humanity.

@lukepate8749 6 жыл бұрын

What an wonderful story.God bless her and y,all.:)

@randallbates9020 4 жыл бұрын

Oh how I love Texas.

@suzannepasseau4583 4 жыл бұрын

God bless Texas🇺🇸🙏

@BluecollarBackcountry 8 жыл бұрын

Wow! I just got back from backpacking the Guadalupe Ridge Trail. After seeing this I wish I'd gone through Salt Flat to see if Shirley is still there. My loss ! Thank you Bob.

@zachariahlee3393 4 жыл бұрын

I know this place well..i grew up in El Paso in the 1955- 1977 we went camping many time in the Guadeloupe mountain state park..we always pulled in and had lunch before heading into the park..this video brought back so many memories I had forgotten about..😃 smiles

@rkmatt8761 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been by here but long after it’s been closed. I even looked for the geocache hidden in the old phone booth but didn’t find it. She has an interesting story behind her. The history that she kept alive will always be the history of our great state of Texas

@mamaeli8101 3 жыл бұрын

The sunrise and sunset there… my word, a beautiful experience.

@talonbell1586 4 жыл бұрын

The smile and kind word ms Shirley had she was truly one of a kind and sweet women and the food their was ol so good

@waynepeters4611 3 жыл бұрын

Im from eastern 🇨🇦 place called prince Edward Island i have been lucky enough to visit Texas and what a wonderful place with the nicest people

@mukwah1111 9 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed this from the intro right through to the end. It evokes lots of questions - proof that this is an excellent piece. Shine on Shirley !

@user-xp2er5wu4c 8 ай бұрын

Texas gems like Shirley Richardson are worth more than gold..❤

@chefduane3742 4 жыл бұрын

I ride a motorcycle and TCR has turned me on to a number of out-of-the-way places and locations. TCR is a Texas jewel and we Texans are lucky to experience this treasure.

@MisterMikeTexas 4 жыл бұрын

I'm willing to bet my dad is still watching this from Heaven. He loved this show.

@sandstonefarm5722 3 жыл бұрын

Growing up we uesd to ride all over Tx i got see a lot of history Peace and Love To 💘 All

@howardsmith9342 3 жыл бұрын

I drove by the Salt Flat Cafe many times in past years, and never knew it was open! Now I wish I'd stopped by!

@insightvideo6136 4 жыл бұрын

What a lovely lady. Thanks for this.

@GNXperimental 3 жыл бұрын

Salt Flat Cafe has a facebook that Shirley post on. She closed down the place do to a fall she had. She says she hopes to open it up again one day.

@surviveunplugged 4 жыл бұрын

She is so right. I lived in the High Desert in California, and I tell you, there is abundant life and the desert landscape can be so beautiful. I have on occasion, taken my Zeiss Binos or even my telescope up on the roof of my house and the stuff you see.

@cherylcampa5840 3 жыл бұрын

Moved last year from the High Desert to Texas. Hated it out there changed a lot over the years. Pushed me out. Sure wish I could have visited this cafe.

@666gnarlsbad 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Carlsbad, been there to eat plenty of times. She's so sweet❤.

@texas1949 3 жыл бұрын

Awwww... I love Shirley! And EVERYTHING Texas! ❤️

@domeskeetz 6 жыл бұрын

Sucks to see most of these gems have closed now

@judichristopher4604 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly... I have been there many times... Can't go from Carlsbad New Mexico to El Paso Texas and not stop there.

@gulfportflamefighter4545 Жыл бұрын

And the great people that ran those places

@mov1ngforward 3 жыл бұрын

What a sweet lady! She's a rare one. I love America and how it used to be. Those who came before technology certainly were able to dream and make things happen.

@corral4849 8 жыл бұрын

Saw this again Shirley. My old backyard, miss it! That mountain is in almost all of my childhood pictures!

@jessiemoreno3767 3 жыл бұрын

Back in late 70s to the mid 80s I would stop and eat there with my uncle all the time. He was a Greyhound Bus driver John Snow.

@tomcooper5188 4 жыл бұрын

Well done video. Reminds me so much of the “On The Road” series by Charles Kuralt done, I believe in the 1960’s. Hole in the wall cafes like this are much more fun than the sterile fast food boxes that now fill our country that produce stamped out tasteless food. Much better food, service and soul.Loosing too many of them.

@hollygolightly222 4 жыл бұрын

Tom Cooper I agree, I traveled Rt. 66 several years ago, and the best part of the trip was stopping at these off the beaten path cafes 😊 the people you meet along the way are down to earth, friendly, and genuine.

@tomcooper5188 4 жыл бұрын

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@Military450Veteran 3 жыл бұрын

I Definitely AGREE TOO! 😎 👍 The BEST Tasting Meals And The BEST Service comes from those hole-in-the-wall places! ❤ ☺ 🍔 🍟 🍦 🍦 💛 ❤ ☺ Fast food restaurants REALLY SUCK, it's like eating Expensive But NASTY PLASTIC food (i HATE fast food restaurants)! 😠 👎 😤 👎

@Military450Veteran 3 жыл бұрын

@Bird Manic aaawww man, i AM SO 😢 😢 JEALOUS, i've NEVER been on Route 66, i WANT to go see it And i also have Always, Always WANTED to Go Traveling ALL over OUR BEAUTIFUL 🇺🇸 💜 AMERICA! You're one Lucky/Blessed Man, AMEN! And Yes, GOD BLESS AMERICA! #AmericaFirst ☺ ❤ #GodBlessAmerica 🇺🇸 💜

@Military450Veteran 3 жыл бұрын

@Bird Manic That sure sounds like A LOT of FUN, i SURE WISH to GOD to do that someday SOON 'cause IT IS FUN to Explore OUR BEAUTIFUL 🇺🇸 ❤ AMERICA! 😎 👍

@badtexasbill5261 5 жыл бұрын

Next time I'm working out there I'm going to give it a try. This is the kind of place I'm always looking for.

@judichristopher4604 3 жыл бұрын

Is it still open?

@mjrussell414 3 жыл бұрын

@@judichristopher4604 Google says permanently closed.

@judichristopher4604 3 жыл бұрын

@@mjrussell414 Yes... So Sad...

@aestheticsman347 9 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! Loved that! So inspiring... God bless you!

@rodandjudibowen5665 11 ай бұрын

Bless her heart! 🥰

@jamiesprings4642 4 жыл бұрын

Too many people where I am in central Texas. I totally agree with her. I would love it there. I drive out that way whenever I get a chance.

@larryburton9369 11 ай бұрын

Love places like this

@Vintagebeliever 9 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful place!

@Grace-wf4ix 4 жыл бұрын

Like Texas Country Reporter very much. Really enjoy the good stories about people's lives. Keep going Shirley!

@sindotj 3 жыл бұрын

This is real Texas. That woman is very passionate.

@user-ql5kz8ye3z 3 жыл бұрын

Just a dream real american dream ,love Texas people

@user-xp2er5wu4c 8 ай бұрын

I am so thankful to be a born and bred Texan🇨🇱..And thankful for my fellow Texans..Best people on earth🙏🇨🇱❤

@fernandochavez4312 3 жыл бұрын

Miss Shirley is what this country was made from, made for. Al the greyhound bus stops used to look like that. Thanks

@carloscardona3924 3 жыл бұрын

I love this Guy and his presentations Good Ol' Tex Boy.

@billy19461 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with her whole heartedly! I had rather live in a cardboard box on the side of the road than in a big city.

@khalilwhispers2218 4 жыл бұрын

You can do both.

@Military450Veteran 3 жыл бұрын

@@khalilwhispers2218 👎👎👎👎 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 And for Billy.

@gunnarwarhammer157 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you're probably too dumb and slow to keep up with city life.

@billy19461 3 жыл бұрын

Trivalenl Odenson nope you would be totally wrong. I have lived in several big towns over the years but I really prefer the country life.

@Military450Veteran 3 жыл бұрын

@Bird Manic 😬 😬 😬 😬 SO SCARY, i Used to live in 🐀 🐀 RAT Infested, 💩 💩 - Hole L.A. a long time ago, way back in 2000 And NOTHING has changed about that NASTY, STINKY streets FULL of 💩💩 , pee and 🐀 🐀 "Lovely city of Angels" (L.A.)! Wait, i take That back, Actually L.A. has Gotten 10 Times WORSE Than what it was in 2000, ha ha! So i Guess IT DID Change, Lmao! 😝😝😝😝 ❎ ❎ 😂😂😂😂 Edit : i remember i lived with two Other room-mates in some apartments that are on East 1st Street but i forgot what the cross section was, but i do know that they used to have (Or still have??) a TINY Plaza where A LOT of Mariachi guys hang around there looking for gigs and there's a FEW local restaurants in that area Too (2 of them had some Yummy home-made meals), LOL! 😝 😂

@rickeyjones1064 3 жыл бұрын

I lived in salt flat texas from 1960to 1964.My dad worked for FAA.there at saltflat there was a run way there and a Child I watched old planes land and takeoff .I will always remember salt flat being home

@arturoalvarado4337 2 жыл бұрын

l lived there in 1963

@BuckingHorse-Bull 3 жыл бұрын

i think this is the best one TCR has made so far

@mr.roaddogwade7107 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a big fan of Texas Country Reporter show. They go to all these wonderful places and bring to us .

@franciscodiaz1898 3 жыл бұрын

Amen mrs Shirley a time of prayer and supplication in a beautiful quiet place like yours will give you ears to be in comunión with god is so special and beautiful that he will not hold anything and give you the blessings and decires of your hart and peace that surpasses all understanding that can be shown on your countenance god bless you and your family from Houston tx we love you mrs Shirley

@afroice2000 3 жыл бұрын

I just hope that she didn't say what I think she said!

@earldeanpowell 4 жыл бұрын

I'm in love with Shirley!

@BW-kv9wj 2 жыл бұрын

It’s so sad that this and most other of these Texas cafes are permanently closed now. Just a memory.

@suzieparis6821 5 жыл бұрын

What an American sweetheart♡

@peggyhusky7642 4 жыл бұрын

These are what made America great.

@peggydbullock2126 7 жыл бұрын

I would definitely stop there to eat if I'm ever in that neck of the woods

@Forevertrue 3 жыл бұрын

God Bless you ma'm.

@roberthertz6634 3 жыл бұрын

Ask YOURSELF what's really IMPORTANT. Simpler is BETTER. Slow should be the new FAST. Bless that women's HEART.

@AngelLopez-gv6fm 3 жыл бұрын

Those are the deserving people.god bless america!!!!! Wolverines!!!!!!

@hectormiguelquaileycanario847 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful story about that small restaurant and its owner so loving with all her customers that is worth a lot.

@oransmith6009 2 жыл бұрын

This type of Cafe is the best places to eat, nothing fancy just good food

@45auto 3 жыл бұрын

I worked nearby 23 years ago. They had fantastic green chili cheeseburgers and a sign behind the counter that read "No out of town checks"😂

@judichristopher4604 3 жыл бұрын

OH my Gosh... YES... Great Green Chili Cheeseburgers!!! YUM

@autobug2 3 жыл бұрын

I love little holes in the wall like this! I'd go out of my way to stop there if I could. I can almost smell the coffee! Friendly, nothing fancy, but a place where you feel instantly welcome when you walk in!

@williammize8270 4 жыл бұрын

We need more stories like this sun or not

@magnificentone4686 3 жыл бұрын

After watching this, I hope more will visit her Cafe.

@janicescott7338 3 жыл бұрын

I’m 72 and raised in Carlsbad, New Mexico. I remember this oasis well. It was all there was between Carlsbad and El Paso!

@judichristopher4604 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Carlsbad New Mexico... and Yes you're right... if you're going to El Paso... you had to stop.

@janicescott7338 3 жыл бұрын

@@judichristopher4604 Hi Judi! Since I live is Silver City now it’s been years since I have been back to Carlsbad but I never dreamed the Salt Flat Cafe would still be there and run by the same family. I can remember it was a welcome sight for an overheated car after coming through the Guadalupe Pass! I’m still in touch every few days with two of my best friends I went to school with from Carlsbad, Bobbi Morefield and Michelle Hue Singleton!

@judichristopher4604 3 жыл бұрын

@@janicescott7338 That is sooooo Cool... Salt Flat Cafe is closed now... (SAD)... Carlsbad is Crazy... LOL We used to be 28 thousand people and someone told me last year we had 80,000 . The rest is shy high now!!!

@janicescott7338 3 жыл бұрын

@@judichristopher4604 well I thought all the the workers had left town and it had shut down for now. ( the oil or gas CO’s). So the rent is still sky high? It’s all very sad bc Carlsbad was so beautiful and clean and the Pecos River going through was really unique. Thanks for info on Salt Flats Cafe. In the video it was looking a little rugged and I thought there probably weren’t any relatives left that wanted to be out in the middle of nowhere.lol I’m going to call my brother to tell him ab Salt Flats.

@lindaloper8376 6 жыл бұрын

I love you Shirley, best woman in the world.

@richarda996 4 жыл бұрын

Typical west Texas lady, I was raised in west Texas and east New Mexico. Graduation in 1965 at Odessa Permian High. I now live in east Texas, when not staying in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Us boys and girls do travel even at 74 years of age. I do miss it. You all be careful now.

@paullanier8280 3 жыл бұрын

Mom was born in Thibodaux. The city holds a special place in my heart! Great folks!

@judichristopher4604 3 жыл бұрын

Wow... I read what you said, and it sounded like I could have written this... I live in Southeastern New Mexico... I used to work in Midland/Odessa Texas... and I used to live and work in East Texas about 40 miles S. of Longview....

@friendsoftheamazonjungle 2 жыл бұрын

Places like that make me cry ❤️ love ya Shirley 🤠 can't wait to visit ✌️ greetings from the Northern Peruvian Amazon Jungle 🌴🌴🌴

@lobdillj 8 жыл бұрын

What a great video! Thanks so much!

@jkmsaturn 8 жыл бұрын

+Jerry Lobdill I second that! Makes you want to jump in the car and head to Salt Flat.

@georgespeck2289 6 жыл бұрын

it's nice to see there still is some mom & pop places to eat at. she is a real sweet heart.

@kenkoza873 4 жыл бұрын

Awsome story

@YahshuamySovereign 4 жыл бұрын

TEXAS!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

@jbot6902 3 жыл бұрын

What a awesome little gem !

@conchoopaz9941 2 жыл бұрын

Nice vídeo.

@texasguy4040 5 жыл бұрын

I heard that this place closed down.I never went as I do not want to drive that far and my car would not make it.

@Kiangaf 3 жыл бұрын

According to Google the cafe has permanently closed. It was an enjoyable video.

@gabrieluribe1852 2 жыл бұрын

I'll sure stop by next time I'm on that road.

@MisterMikeTexas 4 жыл бұрын

Man! I remember when this was "4 Country Reporter". I guess I was 9 when this series started. And I remember it moving to WFAA and becoming "8 Country Reporter". My dad enjoyed this series from the get go. If it does hit the fan I think I'll go out to West Texas.

@joemomma1968 3 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic place... We live you shirley

@catfishevans6546 4 жыл бұрын

Really hope too get down that way from Amarillo. Too enjoy the company and the food at Salt Flat.👍👍👍🤠🤠. Really enjoyed the TCR Visit.

@MTknitter22 4 жыл бұрын

But its closed now, wish I had gone when I lived outside Amarillo

@genehasenbuhler2594 9 ай бұрын

She ain't lyin! I live in EL Paso Tx and have been there a few times to the Salt Flat Cafe! Love the place and the food is great! It's sad that only four yrs later this would be abandoned and look like it hadn't been in use for twenty yrs! Now it truly is a ghost town!

@lahsini2818 3 жыл бұрын

this is a great channel

@jamesharrison6201 3 жыл бұрын

That's the part of the country where you fill the tank before leaving the house and fill it up again just to make it home. And you fill it up again just so you don't run out of gas. You had the tank at the house filled once a month