{"id":296539,"date":"2026-05-16T23:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/296539\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T23:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:11:13","slug":"most-people-dont-remember-el-paso-had-a-waffle-house-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/296539\/","title":{"rendered":"Most People Don&#8217;t Remember El Paso Had a Waffle House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes it&#8217;s true. <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/tags\/el-paso\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El Paso<\/a> DID indeed have a Waffle House. But that was a long time ago. A VERY long time ago. We have many historic relics from the past regarding restaurants. For example <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/texas-original-arbys-cowboy-hat-signs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">we still have the original Arby&#8217;s cowboy hats signs still standing in El Paso<\/a>. So the big question is&#8230;where was the old Waffle House &amp; what is it NOW?<\/p>\n<p>I got the idea to go down the &#8220;EP Waffle House rabbit hole&#8221; after Mike our engineer brought up the fact that we DID have one back in the day. I asked where &amp; he said it was around Airway&#8230;so of course I HAD to do some digging.<\/p>\n<p>Where was the old Waffle House located in El Paso?<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s been some debate online on exactly WHERE it used to be. Unless you grew up in El Paso in the 80&#8217;s &amp; 90&#8217;s, you&#8217;d have NO IDEA where it was.<\/p>\n<p>One Reddit user posted that they (MIGHT HAVE) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ElPaso\/comments\/9n5rcw\/i_need_a_local_waffle_house\/?share_id=qSdbe7EeJzA8yD0hBv5GC&amp;utm_content=2&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=ioscss&amp;utm_source=share&amp;utm_term=1&amp;rdt=46917\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">remembered seeing a Waffle House on the Northeast on Dyer St<\/a>. They said the current diner is the New Clock Restuarant however it&#8217;s been open since the 1960s so&#8230;I highly doubt that&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1Dj3mkW2FJ\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">where it was<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Reddit, many more users commented that they DO remember seeing the old Waffle House across from Bassett, off of I-10. Not just on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ElPaso\/comments\/1phuotm\/list_of_places_el_paso_wanted_got_and_then\/?share_id=yn1SY4itrbDMSQVDiHNx2&amp;utm_content=2&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=ioscss&amp;utm_source=share&amp;utm_term=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one different thread<\/a>, but at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ElPaso\/comments\/1gdudow\/like_honestly\/?share_id=oJKbQxXzLMDLJdP0m8nPO&amp;utm_content=2&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=ioscss&amp;utm_source=share&amp;utm_term=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">least TWO threads<\/a> in the El Paso subReddit. Another thanks to the user &#8220;No-Past2605&#8221;, they commented that the building is NOW a Tacos Chinampa.<\/p>\n<p>So if we are correct with putting these pieces of information together, that would mean that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinamparestaurant.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tacos Chinampa<\/a> at\u00a06110 Gateway Blvd E, El Paso, TX 79905, is where we USED to have a Waffle House in town. (You can still sorta see the remnants in 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Are there any photos of the old Waffle House in El Paso?<\/p>\n<p>Well&#8230;no. At least not ONLINE. When trying to find photos of what it looked like back when it was open, there&#8217;s nothing I could easily find online.<\/p>\n<p>So if YOU have any photos of the old Waffle House in El Paso, feel free to send us photos through our app! We&#8217;d love to see photos of El Paso from back in the day. If you&#8217;re hungry for waffles, there are many places to get your waffle fix in El Paso that you can read about <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/best-waffle-places-in-el-paso\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KLAQFM.png\" alt=\"KLAQ El Paso logo\"\/>20 Great Places For Breakfast In El Paso<\/p>\n<p>El Pasoans choose their favorite places to start their day! <\/p>\n<p>Movie Theaters That Are Permanently Closed Down in El Paso<\/p>\n<p>While these places are not open anymore, the buildings are still left standing so we can remember the history of these historic theaters in El Paso.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Daniel Paulus<\/p>\n<p>El Pasoan&#8217;s Tasty Choices For Last Meals<\/p>\n<p>We asked and YOU told us what you&#8217;d want for your final meal! Here&#8217;s what your fellow El Pasoans would love to eat for their last meals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Daniel Paulus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yes it&#8217;s true. El Paso DID indeed have a Waffle House. 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