A&w Restaurant

Was looking for a "really good" place to eat Mexican food. After reading the reviews, thought we would give it a try. Had a chicken Chimichanga. Not sure why all the great reviews. The meat had a decent flavor, but it came with rice, beans and Velveeta cheese. No lettuce, sour cream, or tomato. The staff was very nice and it was clean. Not worth returning for us.

Let me start with this-the first time I tried this place…IT WAS GREAT! However, today…I ordered the same taquito plate from last week and they literally gave me Taquitos from the grocery store!!!!! (I know y’all recognize them…the frozen kind you can buy in a box) I was charged $11 for this plate, when a box cost about $5. Seriously saddened by this because I thought I found a gem. Won’t be back.

Ever since Mary's Mexican closed down due to Covid, I have been trying out other small Mexican restaurants around Abilene to find one that could replace Mary's. If you are follower of my restaurant reviews or a subscriber to my YouTube channel (Jungle Explorer), you know that one of my complaints about Abilene is the lack of good true authentic Mexican cuisine, or any other foreign cuisines for that matter. The Abilene culture is just not one that is very accepting to new things or spicy food in general, so it is hard for an authentic cuisine restaurant to stay in business here. This was my first visit to Oscar's and it was a pleasant visit. I was greeted by the friendly staff at the door and seated right away. I open the menu and found your standard Tex-Mex dishes that are common to all Tex-Mex restaurants. You know, Tacos, enchiladas, burritos, etc. I looked to see if they had a Molcajete dish, but they did not. I then looked for Caldo de Res, and that was also not on the menu. You know my rule, if you they don't serve Caldo de Res, they are not authentic Mexican. So, Oscar's is a Tex-Mex restaurant, and that is how I am reviewing them, not for what they are not, but for what they are. As a Tex-Mex restaurant, I would have to say that Oscar's is as good as any other in Abilene, better then some. Tex-Mex is simple food and is hard to mess up, but there are some that find a way. Oscar's is not one of them. I had the Fajita combo plate and it was delicious. My wife had the Green Chili enchiladas and they were equally as good. My son had the tamale plate and loved it. The one thing that I really liked about Oscar's was how they brought the chips and salsa out. Most Tex-Mex restaurants bring out a big basket of chips and a little bowl of salsa, which is gone after a few chips. At Oscar's they bring out a generous bottle of salsa and two bowls with the basket of chips. Oscar's is the first Tex-Mex restaurant that I did not run out of salsa before the chips were gone. In fact, there was enough salsa to finish off an additional basket of chips. Oscar's gets a gold star for this feature only. The staff was very attentive and came by frequently to make sure we were happy with our food. They staff here seems to really care about their customers and want them to be happy. If I get a hankering for Tex-Mex, I will certainly be back to Oscar's again.