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Steak tacos with onions, cilantro and fresh guacamole. Photo by Bradley Wilson.

Fresh Mexican food at great price

Eddie Miller October 22, 2014

Tucked away in the shopping center on Maplewood Avenue and Southwest Parkway is El Norteño 2, a restaurant serving up all the classic Mexican dishes from chips and salsa to chorizo. The place...

Oyster Bar offers subpar food for too high of a price

Eddie Miller October 7, 2014

The Oyster Bar and Grill serves passable food with a hefty price, but at least the beer is cheap. After entering the frigid restaurant, we took our seats and ordered a pitcher of beer for $7.50,...

The grilled cheese cheeseburger with fries.

Willie’s Place gives wacky twist to classics

Eddie Miller September 30, 2014

Attention burger lovers of MWSU, I have found the king of all burger joints in town. Willie's Place serves wacky burgers, but they always nail the basics: a perfectly grilled patty on a nicely toasted...

The buffalo bacon chicken sandwich served with parmesan garlic fries.

2011 Bistro serves up ‘American classics with classical techniques’

Eddie Miller September 23, 2014

Downtown Wichita Falls is home to a burgeoning restaurant culture catering to the lunch crowd, and a newcomer arrived on the scene this summer, the 2011 Bistro. The bistro is a small restaurant that...

Chicken combo burrito from the Burrito Shop.

The Burrito Shop offers big meals at small price

Eddie Miller September 17, 2014

The Burrito Shop serves gigantic burritos at a fair price with no frills. Located downtown across the street from Bank of America, this Mexican restaurant offers the standard variety of meat, cheese,...

The Real Deal BBQ Chicken Nachos at Back Porch Draft House

Back Porch features fresh food, wide selection of craft beers

Eddie Miller September 9, 2014

Featuring the widest assortment of craft beers in town, Back Porch Draft House attracts anyone looking for a sports bar atmosphere and fresh burgers and sandwiches. As soon as my friends and I stepped...

A vegetable noodle plate from Pho Viet.

New Vietnamese restaurant lacks flavor

Eddie Miller September 2, 2014
Pho Viet, located on Call Field Road next to Smashburger, had its grand opening this past week. However, if you are craving Vietnamese food, I'd suggest going somewhere else.
Pho of amazing food

Pho of amazing food

Eddie Miller August 26, 2014

Located by the Starbucks on Kemp Boulevard, the new Viet-Thai restaurant called Pho Café serves traditional Vietnamese dishes such as Bánh mì sandwiches and Pho. They are open weekdays from...

Ty Lawson, freshman in mass communication and Erik Temblador, sophomore in theater perform in the one-act play The Former One-on-One Basketball Champion Monday night in the Bea Wood theater. Temblador said, Im in two plays and it is really dauting and exciting at the same time. I was excited for this play becasue I used to play basketball and the other play Im in is a comedy which will be fun. Photo by Yasmin Persaud

Students produce one-act plays with no budget

Ethan Metcalf April 10, 2014

April is a busy month for graduating seniors of the Theatre Department. This year 12 seniors have each been working with no budget to produce a one-act play completely from the ground up. After...

Nymphomaniac in Wichita Falls theaters

Why ‘Nymphomaniac’ will not play in Wichita Falls theaters

Stefan Atanassov April 8, 2014

To say Danish director Lars von Trier is controversial is a gross understatement and oversimplification. His movies provoke and shock, thrill and outrage. But the media controversy surrounding Trier...

Marla Ziegler gives the gallery talk on her sculpture exhibit to crowd of about 30 students, faculty and community members for the opening reception at the Wichita Falls Museum of Fine Art at Midwestern State University. Photo by Ethan Metcalf.

Gallery reception features three artists

Ethan Metcalf April 8, 2014

About 60 students, faculty and community members came to the Wichita Falls Museum of Art last Friday for the opening reception of three new exhibits. A retrospective of Marla Ziegler's work and Four...

Artist Rigoberto Gonzalez answers a question from Royce Brock, graphic design senior, about his first screen print. Ive never seen a screen print that looks like that. It looked more like a relief so I was just more curious about what his process was, Brock said.

Mexican artist speaks to student groups before Friday reception

Ethan Metcalf April 3, 2014

About 12 faculty and students, mainly consisting of Arts and Literature Society members, attended a small Q&A with artist Rigoberto Gonzalez in front of his paintings in the Juanita Harvey Art...

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