Texas Route 66 - Adrian

The MidPoint Cafe was open! "May I see the Ugly Crust pie menu, please?"

The MidPoint Cafe, still a classic 1950's diner.

Dennis Purschwitz, new owner of the MidPoint Cafe

The MidPoint Cafe in black and white, from 2010.

ADRIAN, TEXAS. The MidPoint Cafe changed ownership in 2011, when Fran Houser decided to retire from the restaurant business, but new owner Dennis Purschwitz was not hard to find when I stopped in for lunch. He was holding court at a table where the customers all had British accents, something that might be unusual for Texas had we not been on Route 66. That group of English 66ers left the cafe with a host of 66 recommendations for the road ahead, thanks to the hospitality of Mr. Purschwitz. Dennis, his wife Donna, and their daughter Danielle made the move from their Tennessee home to run this Panhandle business, and they enthusiastically understand just how classic a 66 site the MidPoint has become. Good luck, folks!