I can’t say I’m a regular at the Generals Cafe in New Site.
I eat there about every 10 days, almost always surrounded by family. But there are others who eat there more often than I, like my mom and dad.
It doesn’t look like much from the road. It’s got rough sawn lumber for the walls both inside and out. The tables are homemade and adorned with love messages decades old.
It’s a staple in New Site right on Highway 22 near the Horseshoe Bend School.
It’s a place where everyone knows everybody who comes in the door and most can order without the help of the menu. My dad even knows the off-menu selections. It’s almost always a special cheeseburger.
It takes an extra patty to make and the cooks take their time with the special smash burger.
I hear the “DW Burger” might be on the menu someday. If you order it, just go ahead and loosen your belt.
I like the fish fingers and most everything from the meat-and-three menu served almost daily.
My son almost always gets a large plain cheeseburger with special sauce. Though this time, he caused my parents and myself to give him a look when he ordered wings.
He said they were good by the way.
Lately I have found myself eating the Quarterback.
The Generals Cafe crafts a sandwich with Texas toast but this ain’t no patty melt.
It’s a few chicken fingers with bacon covered in pepper jack cheese. The cooks add some lettuce, tomato, onion and their own special sauce.
The quarterback is good and will fill you up.
It comes with a side of fries that I often drown in ketchup.
But a word of caution. Once you pick it up, you can’t put it down.
