Texas Hot Dogs is an Altoona institution. My father and his father snacked at this exact location. The rustic setting inside remains unchanged from my past 30 years of memory, complete with the classic "Pepsi" lunch board listing the items and their prices.

The go to order is "Two with everything," meaning, two hot dogs with their homemade Texas sauce, onions, and mustard. I like to add pepper. The Mac and Cheese with Texas sauce is always a good selection too, but much more filling. There's also a number of other standard lunch grill items to order-- the Fried Mushrooms are really great, homemade and juicy. Wash it all down with a Chocolate Milk or a Birch Beer. If you're lucky, they do sometimes have pies in the cooler. Get the Lemon Mirangue!

Did I mention the prices? A Texas Dog is $1.70. Not too much more than when I started coming here over 20 years ago. Truly a must visit if you visit Altoona.