Texas Tavern on Church Avenue in Roanoke, VA. September 2021.
A pal of mine who grew up here advised me to go back and try the chili. I’m glad I did. Sorry for the loud slurp here. It’s a thing with me and good chili.
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Roanoke,Virginia, July 2018 (4)
Church Avenue between the Circuit Court and the Texas Tavern. The impressive church that you see (this town has a lot of them) is Greene Memorial United Methodist Church.
Texas Tavern, Roanoke, Virginia
It isn’t in Texas and it isn’t a tavern. It’s a family-owned, all-night burger joint that’s been around since 1930. And it’s awesome.
That shot of Church Street is awful. But I’m including it anyway, because New Yorkers simply cannot fathom how empty these streets can be — and quiet! So often Roanoke seems like a scene in “The Quiet Earth” (1985).
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 