Clerico Home Food — Restaurant in Killeen

I ran across this fabulous quaint restaurant yesterday in Colorado City, Tx and thought I'd share this.

My Daughter took me to Clerico Home Food Restaurant for my Birthday yesterday. It is in Colorado City, Tx and located at 440 E. 5th Street, on the corner of 5th & Hickory St. It is located in a restored and well maintained two story home built around1920 or 1930, owned and operated buy a very friendly and humble Argentina couple, Alex and Claudia.

I just can't say enough about this place. From the moment we walked in, we were greeted by this couple with huge smiles, handshakes, and hugs. We immediately felt like we were family. Beautifully rusticly decorated place.

The food is just awsome! They have 257 five star reviews!! Come hungry and be willing to wait a little for your food, as EVERYTHING on thier menu is made from scratch and at the time it's ordered!! Food is very reasonably priced, $14 or less, and very huge portions. We didn't order appetizers because my Daughter already told us the portions were huge. But we were presented with 12 little mini homemade pizzas, served on a handcut board with "Clerico" burn into the board while we waited at no charge. Very nice presentation!

Everything on the menu sounded awsome, and I had never experienced Argentina cusine. My Daughter said the Argentina Double Meat Hamburger and the Seasoned Potato Wedges were a must try, so I did. Many different types of pasta dishes, empadas, flat bread pizza, etc.

Alex later came to our table and began placing our dinner in front of us, oh my what a presentation and such huge portions! As Alex set my plate down, he said in his accent, "Hope this looks great to you. We have a rule here at Clerico. If you don't eat all your food, we have many dishes to wash." Lol. Alex later said, "Im just kidding, we have lots of big To Go containers." Everyone of us took food home. I would have gladly washed dishes, it was that good.

At the end of the meal, Alex & Claudia surprised with a huge slice of homemade Argentina Strawberry Cheese Cake, topped with strawberry sauce and fresh strawberries and sang Happy Birthday to me. Sooo good!

I would highly recommend that any time you're close to Colorado City, Tx, you make a bee line to Clerico's!! You will not regret it! I've attached a like below, take a look at all the reviews and photos of the food. Everyone else ate different pasta and chicken dishes and they said it...

Este lugar es una joya escondida! The 5 star reviews are for a great reason. This is such a unique place where the food is prepared fresh to order and where the portions are massive. The place is exclusively ran by the owners, whom are from Argentina of course and everything in the menu is a testament of the local cuisine.

Coming to this restaurant is rather an experience where the flavors, portions and service you would get as if you were visiting their house and country. The owners will Mahe sure you feel like you're at their home.

One thing you should be aware of is that since they prepare the food fresh, the food might take a bit to arrive. However the flavors, portions and price will be certainly be worth the wait. So if you're looking for a quick bite, this might not be the place to choose unless you...

MUST TRY We had the best experience at Clerico! My husband and I went out for a late lunch/early dinner and fell in love with the natural decor and the cozy interior. The owners were both so sweet and attentive and made the experience even more enjoyable. We decided that, having never had Argentinian food, we would try a little of everything. We got all of the food in the pictures plus a dessert to go for about $35 and still left with about 3/4 of our Flatbread pizza; if this restaurant was near Round Rock or Austin they could easily charge two to three times what they charge for their delicious made-to-order food. I can't say enough about how much we enjoyed our meal and the experience as a whole. We will...