Roanoke's 'Texas Tavern' named Best Diner in Virginia

has named Texas Tavern the Best Diner in Virginia.

The Roanoke classic shared the news in a post to its Facebook page, writing in part, "GUESS WHO is listed for Virginia? That's right! The one and only Texas Tavern!"

Check out Food Network's "50 States of Diners" article... and GUESS WHO is listed for Virginia? That's right! The one...
Posted by Texas Tavern on Tuesday, November 26, 2019

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