Felix Mexican Restaurant Hula Dolls

My favorite Felix was on Main Street. My fellow scout buddies (circa 1965) and I would take a bus downtown, explore Foley's, have a pizza slice or hoagie at Woolworth's, walk down to Market Square to Bichon's Drugstore to look at the voodoo and occult charms, European Import and then lunch at Felix the downtown location of which was cafeteria style. You'd decide which combo plate you wanted and then they'd serve you from the steam-tables. What a great place that was. The same little mini tacos stuffed with that wilted lettuce and wacky ground beef filling. Then, a movie or two and a bus ride back home.

In the 70's I was dining at the location on Westheimer. When I paid my bill I bought a couple of vintage 1940's hula dolls that Mrs. Tijerina had for sale by the register. The next time I went there, there were a couple more and I bought those two. On my third visit,there were more and I asked her if she had a lot of these. She said that she had a box in the warehouse and I bought them all. I still own them and even with attrition over the years I still have 32. They do carry a curse though. Over the years, if I ever gave one as a gift, the friendship with that person soon ended. However, I have friends who have "stolen" a hula doll and the friendship survives.

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THE BEST CHILI CON CESO IN THE WORLD. SAD THEY HAVE ALL CLOSED.  When my daughter visited Houston, she brought me back 1/2 gallon! It was that good!!