I ate there recently; Ben’s wife is still working there, greeting customers with a smile and cleaning tables. She has to be in her 80s.
I told her she didn’t need to clean my trash as I would do it myself - she smiled and said “let me do it, I’ve been doing this over 50 years”.
Amazing. How is the chili? You are braver than I, today that area is more turbulent than I would be comfortable visiting. Ben and his family are a testament to what good, hardworking people can create.