Dalhart

[Parliament 14,260]

8 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Dumas is much less of a shithole than Dalhart.  

I kindly disagree.  Dumas has a packing plant and lotsa people who work there.  

 

12 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

Prison? 

Internship.  For the work I was doing, Dalhart was awesome.  And is it really THAT bad?  You're a short drive from Taos.  Taos is awesome.  The nicer parts of Amarillo are fine too.

[Llano Estacado 1,257]

I grew up in the panhandle and don’t at all mind a long drive, but judging a towns value by the proximity to a different place +/- 200 miles away is laughable.

 

Ely, NV is great. You’re only a 4hr drive from the Vegas strip!

 

[Al_4_ISU 12,464]

I drove through Dalhart once.  It was indistinguishable from any of the rural county seat towns in Nebraska, western Iowa, or Kansas.

That's not a compliment.  I'd have to think you could get a good steak or burger there, though.

[Parliament 14,260]

Do those rural county seat towns have 200,000 cows upwind?  Is everyone's back yard laden with sandbur?  I work in agriculture, and Dallam and Hartley counties are 90% irrigated corn.  That is why I was there.

Good bbq though.  Hodie's gets my whole-hearted endorsement.

[Al_4_ISU 12,464]

13 minutes ago, Parliament said:

Do those rural county seat towns have 200,000 cows upwind?  Is everyone's back yard laden with sandbur?  I work in agriculture, and Dallam and Hartley counties are 90% irrigated corn.  That is why I was there.

Good bbq though.  Hodie's gets my whole-hearted endorsement.

They have lots of cows and pigs, so yeah, they smell.  Less irrigation probably (but still a fair amount of it). 

[jimmyjazz 45,971]

35 minutes ago, Parliament said:

The nicer parts of Amarillo are fine too.

Well, there's a sentence you don't see every day.

[TwiceHorn 31,495]

Although I kind of suspect the T-Bone Cafe was decent to good.

[Rusty Shackelford 414]

You would have missed some great food over the years if you counted the heath code violations. Just sayin...

I’ve eaten at plenty of rundown shitholes, and I know it happens but I don’t want to see it in a picture or while I’m eating.

[EMAWesome 101]

On 5/8/2019 at 7:53 AM, Al_4_ISU said:

I drove through Dalhart once.  It was indistinguishable from any of the rural county seat towns in Nebraska, western Iowa, or Kansas.

That's not a compliment.  I'd have to think you could get a good steak or burger there, though.

It's exactly what you would expect halfway between Guyman, Oklahoma and Tucumcari, New Mexico to look, sound, smell, and taste like.

[EMAWesome 101]

On 5/8/2019 at 8:14 AM, Parliament said:

Do those rural county seat towns have 200,000 cows upwind?  Is everyone's back yard laden with sandbur?  I work in agriculture, and Dallam and Hartley counties are 90% irrigated corn.  That is why I was there.

Good bbq though.  Hodie's gets my whole-hearted endorsement.

What we have here is someone who has never driven through Dodge City.

[williemackgarza 1,826]

I dont know man. Allsup ritos purdy good, shainer salat sounds just yummy

[Thetexashammer 1,062]

It's no Italy. Better than Paris and Moscow too.

[Llano Estacado 1,257]

It's exactly what you would expect halfway between Guyman, Oklahoma and Tucumcari, New Mexico to look, sound, smell, and taste like.

But not halfway between Texhoma and Texline.

Mind blown . GIF

[williemackgarza 1,826]

U flyin in to amarillo international?
Flew outta there once when heading home from a deer hunt in gouge eye, tx.
CSB

[Llano Estacado 1,257]

Rick Husband Airport, sir.

[Hornius Emeritus 12,469]

On 5/7/2019 at 4:43 PM, Mr.Hovis said:

You sound like one of them Ding Dong Daddies, what with character and all.

 

 

[yoladu 4,094]

There is a Braum's in Dumas.

That's all i got.

[SimonBolivar 10,958]

On 5/14/2019 at 6:47 PM, EMAWesome said:

What we have here is someone who has never driven through Dodge City.

They're only 3 hours from Dodge City. When my brother lived in Perryton they would their shopping in Dodge City.

[Pato del Muerto 52,510]

3 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

They're only 3 hours from Dodge City. When my brother lived in Perryton they would their shopping in Dodge City.

That’s even better than Taos!

[Parliament 14,260]

9 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

They're only 3 hours from Dodge City. When my brother lived in Perryton they would their shopping in Dodge City.

Never been to Dodge, but I have been to Garden.  And Liberal.  Garden was OK, I guess, but Liberal was decidedly NOT.

[Steel Shank 9,428]

Been to Doge.

 

Who's ready for their asswhuppin'?

[ztejas 43,467]

On 5/8/2019 at 8:30 AM, jimmyjazz said:

Well, there's a sentence you don't see every day.

In the context he used it, yes. i.e. comparing it to Taos as a travel destination.

Edited May 17, 2019 by ztejas

[Rusty Shackelford 414]

 
 

It’s pronounced “Dumbass” though

[RPM 26,322]

I've been to Dodge, Garden City and all over the small ag areas. The big towns smell better.

[Parliament 14,260]

And the the towns that lack a kill plant are nicer places in general.

[Al_4_ISU 12,464]

My grandparents and folks winter in Arizona, and in late March I’m driving my dad’s vehicle down to Tucson to permanently leave there. Looks like I’ll be spending a Friday night in Dalhart in the process.

 

Anything worth a shit there food and booze-wise, or should I just plan on getting Subway and a 6 pack in my hotel room?

[TwiceHorn 31,495]

Woof.

Only driven through en route to Colorado so can't really speak.  But it appears to be a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.

[HenryJames 66,082]

[HenryJames 66,082]

Taqueria Dalhart looks legit though. 

[Al_4_ISU 12,464]

Hell, I posted in the thread and forgot about it.

I drove through there years ago, and it seemed like any other small town in the middle of nowhere, but I didn’t eat there or anything.

Based on that thread, woof. Then again, I have a high tolerance for places in the middle of nowhere.

[Pescado_Rojo 19,421]

My wife's grandmother and most of her mom's family live in Hartley, which is even smaller and the next town over. There used to be a decent little mom & pop Mexican place there, but her aunt said it closed due to covid. There are lots of migrants living there now working in the dairies, so I'd bet most Taquerias are legit. 

[Hook1997 5,377]

XIT wood fire grill and Twisted Sports bars food actually looks pretty good.  

[RPM 26,322]

1 hour ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Looks like I’ll be spending a Friday night in Dalhart in the process.

[Guest]

the Depot Liquor and Wine

 621 US-87, Dalhart, TX 79022

 

No recs for fine dining( LOL)

[Al_4_ISU 12,464]

I don’t need fine dining, but a good burger would work.

[Hpara759 1,780]

9 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I don’t need fine dining, but a good burger would work.

will your trek take you through Clayton NM ?

[Guest]

XIT Woodfire Grill

http://places.singleplatform.com/xit-woodfire-grill/menu?ref=google

Twisted Elm

http://places.singleplatform.com/twisted-elms-golf-club/menu?ref=google

The Grill- small divey diner. For your burger fix.  I have eaten breakfast here, but never lunch/ dinner

706 Cherry Ave

Dalhart, TX 79022

Edited February 14, 2021 by slorch

[Al_4_ISU 12,464]

will your trek take you through Clayton NM ?

Doesn’t look like it

[Hpara759 1,780]

Just now, Al_4_ISU said:

Doesn’t look like it

k....well that ruined my idea

[Guest]

and as an aside, might any of you assholes know how Dalhart got its name?

 

[tx 3 putt 76,988]

On 5/7/2019 at 12:06 PM, Pato del Muerto said:

You could head over to Dumas and...do the same nothing. 

some good looking girls in dumas

[Herbie Hancock 7,360]

some good looking girls in dumas

You must be one of them ding dong daddy’s Chad Briscoe warned us about. Nothing good ever came from Dumas.

[HenryJames 66,082]

22 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:

Nothing good ever came from Dumas.

[RMac5 1,551]

I know, but I’m somewhat local. 

[HenryJames 66,082]

Combining the first syllables of the names of the two counties in which it is located.

[luke duke 6,413]

I don’t need fine dining, but a good burger would work.

I believe that Allsup’s is the only fine dining option in Dalhart.

[Guest]

That is correct sir.  Dalhart straddles the county line between Dallam and Hartley Counties.

[tx 3 putt 76,988]

44 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:

You must be one of them ding dong daddy’s Chad Briscoe warned us about. Nothing good ever came from Dumas.

SOME

[crimsonlonghorn 2,306]

1 hour ago, slorch said:

XIT Woodfire Grill

http://places.singleplatform.com/xit-woodfire-grill/menu?ref=google

Twisted Elm

http://places.singleplatform.com/twisted-elms-golf-club/menu?ref=google

The Grill- small divey diner. For your burger fix.  I have eaten breakfast here, but never lunch/ dinner

706 Cherry Ave

Dalhart, TX 79022

We drove through there going to Colorado over Christmas and had lunch at the "Red Baron Cafe" inside the airport. It was actually very good food. No atmosphere at all and off the beaten path, but definitely worth the extra 10 minutes detour off of 87. 

Dumas is a lot nicer, imo. 

[elfenix 34,273]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

some good looking girls in dumas

casting your seeking arrangement net far and wide?