The Annex Bar and Grill

We were told to stop here by a local in Tucumcarri, NM. We pulled up and from the outside it looks like a truck stop restaurant, but when we walked in we were pleasantly surprised at how great it looked! It was very clean, and had a great atmosphere. There are great decorations and just the right lighting. The staff was great! Very attentive and helpful. We ordered the steak fingers and fish and chips. They were great! We also had a couple of beers which tasted great and at good temperature. Hopefully someday we will get back up there to try the BBQ. It was a great find on our long road trip.

We stopped for gas and while inside the «C» store to pay I looked in“The Annex” and saw a very attractive restaurant. We ate a very good lunch in a very pleasant place. We had the pulled pork and chopped Brisket sandwich. Both were very good. The BBQ sauce was very good too. We will return the next time in the area.

This place is in the middle of nowhere, well at least to me it is. Driving back to Dallas from Taos, NM and lunch time comes around and lo and behold, BBQ. The outside is deceiving, it’s next to a gas station that looks questionable. You walk in and the restaurant is huge and inviting. Lots of eclectic crap on the wall, by crap I mean root beer posters, the 3 stooges, a vote for JFK poster, a wooden sled, an awesome John Wayne cutout… They’ve got plenty of TVs playing sports and a full bar. The staff is friendly and food came quick. They only have BBQ on the weekends during the winter. They were already out of the brisket when we got there, chopped and sliced. No big, not a huge fan. I got the sausage and pulled pork with onion rings and cole slaw. The sausage was just ok, nothing special about it. The pulled pork was melt in your mouth delicious. I really liked their sauce too. A vinegar based sauce with the right amount of tang and not too sweet. Going back to Angel Fire in a couple weeks and taking the same route. This place will definitely be a stop on the way.