THE OUTPOST IS CLOSED AND APPARENTLY FOR SALE.
The Outpost Bar & Grill
415 Central
Carrizozo, NM 88301
No credit cards, no checks; cash spoken here.
Probably the most "famous" eating establishment in the area.
Has a somewhat legendary reputation for its green chile cheeseburger and a basket of fries that would make a cardiologist cry. It's a five-napkin task. The atmosphere with its dusty collection of stuffed trophies (including a squirrel) is worth the stop. It all goes down well with a cold Corona. While still among the contendors for top green chile cheeseburger in the county; old timers miss they days when the burgers were not pre-formed and the full liquor license had not been cashed out. Back in the day, before New Mexico went PC, there used to be a drive-up liquor window here. A guy's best bet; not much in the way of chick food (get your satisfaction from his grin).
Got to love "HO MADE" food.
Kelly's New Mexican Food
1108 E St
575-648-3277
Used to be Paul's Coffee Cup. A small-town diner with home cookin' and reasonable prices.
Four Winds Restaurant
111 Central Avenue
(575) 648-2964
Most credit cards.
Home of the Carrizozo Rotary Club every Tuesday; the Four Winds is your basic eggs & bacon, meatloaf kind of rural dining experience. The Mexican food is okay, but there's no real "signature" item on the menu. Go there with no expectations and you won't be disappointed. Better than the hot links/Doritos/Twinkies option across the intersection at Alsups. Takes major credit cards. Read a yelp review here.
Paul's Mexican Food
6505 US Highway 380
(575) 648-2885
Good New Mexican Food. All take out, good choice if you want to grab some food to take to White Oaks. Cook used to run Paul's Coffee Kup until he put up this Tufshed building and put a picnic table out front.
La Brewja Cafe (closed and recently reopened under new management)
113 Central Avenue
No information available.
Willie's Place
102 Highway 380 Carrizozo NM 88301
(575) 648-4200
Hours daily 7-7 New Mexico Time (call to confirm).
Free wifi.ddress
Click here to see the menu.
This place was one of those rural Tasty Freezes of days past and has a good reputation among burger fans, though their signature item might be a great milkshake. Some good Mexican food made fresh (so only available until some items sell out. Near crossroads. Has a drive-thru. Open 7 days a week.
Roy's Ice Cream Parlour
1200 E Avenue (US 54)
(575) 648-2921
On the National Historic Register, located in what was once the Paden Drug Store (built 1906-10). Dr. Paden moved to Carrizozo in 1906 after the railroad hired him to be their physican and surgeon. Interesting place. Visit Roy's website.
The Carrizozo Market
400 Central Avenue
(575) 648-2788
Visa & MC.
When a picnic is an option, The Carrizozo Market is the place to stop prior to going on to White Oaks.
Nearby White Oaks, Carrizozo have become a hub of art galleries and antique shops (the highest concentration of antique purverors in Lincoln County, New Mexico).
The Rainbow Inn
101 Central Avenue
Carrizozo, NM 88301
(575) 648-4006
Right across the street from the Four Winds Restaurant and within walking distance of the Carrizozo Heritage Museum. Has a couple of free-standing modular "cottages" out back that look pretty decent. Of all the Carrizozo motels, the Rainbow appears to be the most kept-up, though still in the old Santa Fe highway Route 66 era-mode. Their sign says they have WiFi. No spa or room service. Read a couple yelp reviews here.
Sands Motel
1400 Central Avenue
Carrizozo, NM 88301
(575) 648-2989
On US 54, still a pretty well traveled trucking route north and south to El Paso (it's not so boring as Interstate 25 to the west). Has an RV park with hook-ups.
Chaparral Motel
102 Central Avenue
Carrizozo, NM 88301
(575) 648-1196
Most likely a whole lot better than sleeping in your car.
UNIQUE LODGING EXPERIENCES.
Ellis Store Country Inn
Lincoln, New Mexico
Not really nearby (about 45 minutes away in historic Lincoln), but so historically unique we had to mention it. Billy the Kid actually did sleep here. The charm of surrounding Lincoln (the only protected "historic" district in the county) is very old west (named one of Americans Top 10 "True West Towns" in 2010). An award-winning chef in Ginny Vigil and a nice wine cellar. If you're looking for an experience instead of just another place to sleep, Ellis Store Country Inn is a best bet. (Some dining nearby, but mostly in the summer months.) Reservations suggested.
The Hurd-Wyeth compound
Hurd La Rincontada
San Patricio, New Mexico
Quite a distance from White Oaks, but if you're into art and the art world... you can actually stay in Henriette Wyeth's bedroom. This is where she lived with her husband, artist Peter Hurd. The Wyeth's (Andrew, N.C. Wyeth, Henriette) are considered by many to be the "first family of American art." Not much to eat nearby, as we recall.
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Billy the Kid artist rendition by Jeff Chapman .
This site and www.museumsoflincon.com created and maintained by the White Oaks Arts Council, Inc .
Brad Cooper, designer.