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Buddy's scheduled for reopening on Aug. 31

By JEFF BLACKMON
News Editor

Mark your calendars.
Wednesday, Aug. 31 is a big day for Andrews.
That’s the day Kelsey Robertson and Mary Anderson kick start the fryers for those wanting to enjoy Buddy’s Drive-In’s famous steak fingers.
“Everybody’s excited about us re-opening,” Anderson said. “We’ve even had volunteers come in and help us clean up.”
Robertson, Anderson, volunteers and other family members have spent the last week cleaning and getting ready for the reopening. The crew is repainting the restaurant and giving it a good scrub down.
“It will pay off,” Anderson said.
But can patrons expect the same type of service and food that made Buddy’s a West Texas legend before it closed March 22?
“It’s going to be the same,” Robertson assured. “There’s going to be the same pictures of Mini (Coleman) and Floy (Robertson) greeting you when you walk in.
“It’s going to be the same ol’ Buddy’s … just like before with a smile.”
Floy Robertson and Mini Coleman originally opened the diner in 1969.
Robertson, an Andrews native, is the grandson of the Floy Robertson, who passed away in 2001. In a way, Robertson reopening the landmark is in honor of his grandmother.
“A lot of us kids grew up around this place,” Robertson said. “I want to see it reopen for my grandmother and Mini’s sake.”
Anderson has been involved with Buddy’s for just as long. Her father, Eusevio Mireles, helped build the additional kitchen and eating space on to the original building. Anderson worked more than 35 years at Buddy’s.
She added she is glad to be able to help open the restaurant to accommodate all the travelers who make Buddy’s a must while on vacation along with sports teams and fans.
She said word is already out about the diner opening back up, especially since the television show “Texas Country Reporter” began showing reruns of a segment it did on Buddy’s years ago once it heard the news.
Word on Buddy’s has also spread on the Internet, with news on the diner being spread through message boards.
An official grand opening ceremony will be scheduled for later on in the year, according to Robertson and Anderson.