Where to Eat in Trinidad

      This is NOT a review of restaurants in Trinidad.  I have not been to a restaurant here where the food or service is less than good.  I recommend all of them in which I have eaten.
     We often eat lunch at the Sayre Senior Center.  The food there is good, the service, provided by wonderful volunteers, is excellent, and company at the meal is wonderful and very interesting.  The patrons (and volunteers) are a mixture of life-long residents and transplanted newbies.  Discussions are always interesting.
     I believe that the first place we ate in Trinidad (except for breakfast at the motel) was Bueno's, first on Commercial Street and then at their new location at  Quality Inn  motel south of town.  I love  their burrito smothered with Christmas (both red and green chili) with rice and beans and sopapillas for desert. I usually order the burrito. I have not had their meat loaf but the DMM says that it is very good.  I can't remember what all we have eaten there but it has all been good.  Service is very good.
      We often eat at the Trinidad Diner.  Their meat loaf, fried chicken (the half fried chicken is enough to get three meals from it), Greek food and gyros, roast beef, and menudo are all worth consideration.  It is difficult, at times, to make up your mind.  Service is as good as the food.  Be sure to have a meal here.
     My son and his spouse say that Bella Luna's pizza is the best they have ever eaten.  I disagree but would place it second best.  The best pizza is at Tony's in Columbia, Missouri.  However, that was fifty years ago during our college years and in the company of the DMM and I may be suffering from nostolgia.  Since Tony's is no longer in business Bella Luna can rightfully claim first place.  Bella Luna is located on Main Street right in the Corizon de Trinidad.
     Bob and Earl's is located on Highway12 (the Highway of Legends) and their food and service is equal to any other place in town.  We have had roast beef, fried fish, meat loaf (yes, we like a good meat loaf), probably other items that I can't remember and, of course, their chili burger (try it, it is good).  This place is just a down home restaurant with good food and service.
     If you want Chinese food visit Chef Lui's.  There are other Chinese restaurants in town but we have not yet visited them.  The food and serve are good, hot tea is served at every meal.  Usually there is more served than we can eat so we have lunch the next with the Chef Lui's food.
     One of our neighbors recommended the Family Seed Restaurant so we went there.  At the risk of repeating myself the food and service were very good.  The first time we got burritos with rice and beans.  Instead of refired beans, they were either red kidney beans or pinto beans.  The other Saturday we went for breakfast.  The DMM got bacon, eggs, potatoes, and a small stack.  I got French Toast (lost bread) and got to help DMM eat her breakfast.  Good coffee and plenty of it.
     We have been to Cafe What 'Grind once for coffee and a roll in the morning.  The other night the cafe catered a meal we attended - Pear and Gorgonzola salad, Chicken Osso Buco, Tri-Colored Potatoes, Rice Pilaf, Asparagus and dessert.  It was very good.
       We have also eaten sandwiches and salads at the Corner Cafe and the Cafe at D Dry, both on Main Street.  Good food and service at both.
       From what I hear on the radio, we have 24 more restaurants to try.