Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
In New Mexico, the original Route 66 angled north to
Las Vegas; follow that route up U.S. 84 to parallel I-25,
and you'll pass through Santa Fe, where an old adobe
trading post was converted in 1953 into
Bobcat
Bite
(420 Old Las Vegas Hwy.;
&
505/983-5319;
http://
bobcatbite.com). Many locals swear Bobcat beats in-
town
Bert's Burger Bowl
(see ) for the tangiest
green chili cheeseburgers in town. (Note that Bobcat is
closed Sun-Tues.) Route 66 was rerouted in 1937, how-
ever, to run through Albuquerque; follow that option to
check out
The Frontier
(2400 Central Ave. SE;
&
505/
266-0550;
www.frontierrestaurant.com), a gigantic,
student-friendly hangout right across from the Univer-
sity of New Mexico campus. Though it opened in 1971,
long after Route 66 vanished, the Frontier has that
On
the Road
spirit down pat, with speedy counter service,
round-the-clock hours, and delicious cheap food, from
breakfast burritos in the morning to green-chili stew in
the evening.
Over in Arizona, just past the Painted Desert in Hol-
brook,
Joe & Aggie's Café
(120 W. Hopi Dr.;
&
928/
524-6540
) is a cheery little pink-adobe storefront dating
from 1946. It's a great stop for enchiladas, chicken-fried steak, and puffy
sopapillas
(fried bread). On the other side of Flagstaff, along the last section of Route 66 to
finally be bypassed, cozy wood-paneled
Old Smoky's
(624 W. Bill Williams Ave.,
Williams AZ;
&
928/635-2091
) has been serving stacks of hot fluffy pancakes to
Grand Canyon-bound tourists since 1946.
L
$
Best Western Saddleback Inn,
4300 SW 3rd St. (
&
800/228-3903
or 405/947-
Pop's stocks 500 brands of soda
from around the globe.
7000; www.bestwestern.com/saddlebackinn). $
Santa Fe Motel and Inn,
510 Cerrillos Rd.
(
&
800/930-5002
or 505/982-1039; www.santafemotel.com). $
Wigwam Village Motel,
811
W. Hopi Dr., Holbrook AZ (
&
928/524-3048;
www.wigwam-motel-arizona.com).
