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20 restaurants that will ruin your New Year’s Resolution

By Kareem Gantt

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 28: The skyline is seen as the Democratic National Committee announced today that it has selected the City of Miami to host the party’s first presidential debates for the 2020 election on March 28, 2019 in Miami, Florida. The events scheduled for June 26 and 27 will be televised on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo.(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 28: The skyline is seen as the Democratic National Committee announced today that it has selected the City of Miami to host the party’s first presidential debates for the 2020 election on March 28, 2019 in Miami, Florida. The events scheduled for June 26 and 27 will be televised on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo.(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) /
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EL PASO, TX – JULY 18: Binoculars for sightseers are seen in front of the skyline of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on July 18, 2018 in El Paso, Texas. A court-ordered July 26th deadline is approaching for the U.S. government to reunite as many as 2,551 migrant children ages 5 to 17 that had been seperated from their families. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) /

 15. L&J Cafe — El Paso, TX

Ask anyone in these parts of Texas where the best comfort food is, and most will point you to the L&J Cafe.

Sitting on the border with Mexico, El Paso has a great number of Mexican restaurants, but L&J is something mythical within these parts. When the restaurant first opened in 1927, it wasn’t even L&J. Instead, it was “Tony’s Place,” but that name gave way to the name that it has now. As the name of the restaurant has changed, the comfort Mexican food has not.

All of the staples are served in a hole-in-the-wall like a spot that sits just outside of the revitalized downtown. From the green chili chicken enchiladas to the chili con queso, everything made here at L&J is made with flavor and love. It’s not just a cafe, though. This is also one of El Paso’s prime chill spots, a place where family and friends can come, have some great food and drinks, and just enjoy bonding.

El Paso is often called the “Tex-Mex Capital of the World.” That distinction is debatable (and surely has been in Texas), but what isn’t up for debate is that L&J Cafe is not only one of the best comfort food spots in Texas, but in all of America.

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