Toby Keith remembered for 2018 visit to L&J's Café in El Paso

Renowned country music icon Toby Keith, who passed away at the age of 62 on Monday after bravely facing stomach cancer, had left an indelible mark during a 2018 visit to El Paso.

Keith made a stop at the iconic L&J's Café, savoring the Mexican combination dish rich with green chile. The beloved restaurant, standing near Concordia Cemetery since 1927, is still busy to this day, and one reason is because the food is so good.

"Mr. Toby Keith with wife and friends ... What a pleasure it was having y'all in for dinner," the restaurant posted back in 2018 on its Facebook page.

Toby Keith died after battling stomach cancer, according to his website and a tweet. Keith was diagnosed in the fall of 2021 and disclosed to the public in June 2022.

Keith revealed his diagnosis in a June 2022 Instagram post, noting he "spent the last six months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery."

Toby Keith performs Dallas Cowboys version of 'Should've Been a Cowboy' on MNF

As Keith gained popularity in the 1990s, his favorite football team had won three of four Super Bowls, XXVII, XXVIII and XXX. For the team's 1992 appearance on "Monday Night Football," he took to the field to record a music video for "Should've Been a Cowboy."

The hit song was played 3 million times on radio stations, making it the most-played country song of the 1990s.

Should've Been a Cowboy filmed in Las Cruces

The original video for “Should've Been a Cowboy” by Toby Keith was shot in Las Cruces in 1993.

In 2018, Keith gave Las Cruces police a shoutout for using his song "Should've Been a Cowboy" in a nationwide police lip sync challenge.

Toby Keith Red Solo Cup

Here's a favorite from Mr. Keith. "Let's have a party."

Toby Keith age

Keith died at the age of 62.

Toby Keith height

The singer was 6-foot-4-inches.

What did Toby Keith die of?

Stomach cancer.

This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Toby Keith visits famous El Paso Mexican food restaurant: 2018