Nacogdoches has seen quite a few restaurants come and go during its history. Some restaurants opened and closed way before my time there. Some I’ve gotten to watch come and go over the years. There have been lots of them leave that I wish I could bring back. With that in mind, I started to wonder, “What restaurants would other people bring back?” Then, I did what anybody in today’s social media world would do – I asked the Facebook community.
Restaurants People Would Bring Back to Nacogdoches
The question that was asked on the Q107 Facebook page was a fairly simple one. It simply asked, “What is one Nacogdoches restaurant that you would bring back???” Easy enough post, right? Well, that one question received over 600 – SIX HUNDRED – replies.
Of course there were lots of duplicates, and lots of extra comments, such as people agreeing or disagreeing with answers. There were also several answers of restaurants that are still very much alive and well in Nacogdoches, such as Auntie Pasta’s and Clear Springs.
There were lots of restaurants that I recognized from being around Nacogdoches throughout the years. However, there were lots of ones that I didn’t even realize had been in the area (Catfish King had a Nac location, who knew?).
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All in all, it’s been really eye-opening to see what kind of restaurant history Nacogdoches has had, and what people miss the most. And it’s also been interesting to see the mix of all the different styles of restaurants that were mentioned, too.
So, without further ado, let’s take a look at the restaurants that people would bring back to the oldest town in Texas.
Restaurants That People Would Bring Back to Nacogdoches
Recently, we put up a post on Facebook asking people, “What is one Nacogdoches restaurant that you would bring back???” After receiving more than 600 responses, then removing duplicates and things like that, these are the restaurants that people would bring back.
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