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Julio's Chips in Del Rio, TX

Del Rio Dining Ranges From Coffee Shops to Upscale Night Spots

Del Rio restaurants vary from coffee shops to glamorous night spots. Del Rio features restaurants based on a rich heritage drawn from Mexican culinary influence. Memo’s Restaurant Memo’s Restaurant is a family-owned restaurant that has become a landmark of Del Rio. Memo’s Restaurant was originally named “El Aguila Café” when Guillermo “Memo” and Leonòr “None” Calderòn opened it in 1936. Over the years, the restaurant has been renamed and... Read More »
Memo's Restaurant

Memo's Restaurant Serves Spicy Fare, Rich History

The food at Memo's Restaurant in Del Rio is as delectable as its history is long and colorful. The popular eatery has been a mainstay since 1936, when Guillermo “Memo” and Leonor Calderon opened the restaurant on the banks of San Felipe Creek.Their son, Moises "Blondie" Calderon, took over the business in 1959. Blondie later became the piano player and music director for country music legend Ray Price from 1967 until Blondie's death in 2000.Today, Blondie's wife,... Read More »
Julio's Restaurant

Del Rio-Based Julio’s Chips Expands Products and Distribution

Many fine mechanical inventions have come from American garages, but in Del Rio one outbuilding gave rise to something much tastier: Julio’s Chips. Julio Garcia founded the company not long after he began making his chips and special seasonings from his home. A chef at the now-defunct Branding Iron restaurant, Garcia had created his own blend of spices for chips, meats and other foods, and quickly was so busy that his wife, Lilia, booted him out of the kitchen and into the garage. Fast-... Read More »