Coney Island, El Paso

Angelo Saucedo opened J.R.'s Coney Island in 1920, and the eatery supplied El Paso with hot dogs and other classic snacks for 80 years before closing. But thanks to the original owner’s descendants, who reopened Coney Island at 4224 North Mesa Street, diners can continue to savor longtime favorites. The menu includes hot dogs in steamed buns with housemade chili, juicy burgers with housemade french fries, and Mexican specialties such as tacos, quesadillas, and flan, which one El Paso Times writer wrote "tasted like my great-grandmother's -- old school." The family that runs the restaurant also hosts hot-dog-eating contests that benefit ovarian cancer research.