"George's Drive Inn is easy to spot with its barn-red roof. You can trust that a convivial spirit and stellar food await inside. For breakfast, there are egg dishes, hot cakes, biscuits and gravy, and famed burritos. For lunch - George's is open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday - Tony Amidei's popular green chili shows up on a burger and in a bowl; you can also get "Texas-style" red chili,"
"In 2020, Tony Amidei sold his family business to someone who felt like family, Joe Sylling, who had worked in the kitchen for years and become head cook. Sylling's children work in the kitchen now, too, alongside George's employees who have been there for decades. Add to this big family the regulars, whom Sylling makes a point of greeting personally."
George's Drive Inn is located in Walsenburg, Colorado, near the New Mexico border and within driving distance of Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Santa Fe, and Denver. George Amidei opened the diner in 1977, and Tony Amidei purchased it in 1990 and developed a signature green chili that became the menu's main attraction. In 2020 Tony sold the restaurant to longtime head cook Joe Sylling, whose children now work in the kitchen alongside employees with decades of service. The diner operates Tuesday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., serving breakfast items, burritos, burgers topped with green chili, and Texas-style red chili. The establishment maintains a convivial, community-oriented atmosphere.
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