Where the Elite Meet to Eat

ID: 626 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Many famous visitors have dined at the Elite Cafe on the traffic circle. In the late 1950s, Elvis Presley frequently visited the restaurant while he was stationed at Fort Hood. Today, one of the dining rooms at the restaurant is dedicated to his patronage.

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By Amanda Sawyer
Faced with decreased business and enormous renovation costs, the brothers decided to sell the restaurant in 1986. David Tinsley, a well-known Texan restaurateur, purchased the Elite Café for…