Oscar's Taco House

The best puffy tacos in San Antonio, hands down. I would buy this place to keep it around forever if I could!!

Terrible customer service with a greasy and burnt enchilada plate. Not sure what is going on with this puffy taco. What a Disappointment

Anybody that grew up in San Antonio, who is from here, a native Texan, particularly from the "Southside," knows that Oscar's is famous for "Puff" tacos, Nachos, Chalupas, Hamburgers, Fried Fish n Chicken, Cheese enchiladas with the phenomenally, incomparably "spiced" sauce, made famous by the original Chef, now deceased, "Johnny or Juan Hidalgo," who hailed from Monterrey, Mexico, who without question, was ahead of his time, a brilliant, "pioneering," what I'd call, "fusion specialist." Evidently, he would "fuse together" elements from his native Mejico or Mexico, with Texas originated styles of cooking, to create something totally, "knock your taste buds off" uniquely Texan, uniquely "San Antonio!" You'd be thinking, "My God, what does he put in it?" Served w/slices of soft, white bread; Like his "Burrito," which was a split, grilled piece of polish sausage, on a bollillo or kaiser type roll w/sesame seeds, lightly drenched in a superb barbecue sauce, topped off with a slice of pickle and onion on top! Perfection! True "Tex-Mex" cuisine is wetter, moister, more "humid," definitely spicier and, all-around waay more "flavorful" than food from Mexico. With all due respect to our precious brothers and sisters from Mexico, who make some very delicious dishes, like: pollos asados, chile rellenos, carnes con chile, both red and green, superb, varied regular and roasted salsas, etc. Overall, their food is "milder" in taste, more natural, and unquestionably "drier," mas reseco, not what San Antonias truly like, or are accustomed to, end of story. Oscar's business I've noticed, has gone down drastically, in the last 1-2 years, since new owner's have taken over. The "current" staff is somewhat "incoherent," unfriendly, not alert, unaccommodating, don't pay attention, or just plain "don't care," which is becoming a terribly unfortunate illness, or epidemic, in today's restaurant industry or that of customer service. Quality customer service is "dying," if not already dead, seriously!!! I took my "carne guidada" taco up to the cashier, as it was totally "dry," had no gravy whatsoever! I kindly, respectfully, asked her to have the cook fill my taco with gravy, and she "sneered, made a face," and said "that's how we do it here." OMG! Is she for REAL? I expressed to her, that CG is NOT a dish from Mexico, it was born in Texas, just like "flour" tortillas, which don't exist in Mexico, and that without gravy, it's just "boiled" meat. The gravy gives it ALL it's flavor! She replied that many customers complain and request it dry. Well, I can certainly understand their position if the gravy is too thin, runny. In which case, there is a problem w/the consistency or "texture" of the gravy, I've been cooking for over 40 years (since around age 7 or 8), born n raised here, and CG's gravy should be flavorful not bland, "thick" enough to "cling" to the meat and the tortilla; "these customers contrarily," must be from Mexico, and had "carne asada" in mind. If that's the case, servers should ask whether they'd like their CG drained or with gravy, problem solved! Texans, San Antonians, made Oscar's. Without them, without "respect" for Johnny Hidalgo's original recipes and input from "Oscar" himself, Chale (Patas Chuecas), and other founding members style, I'm sorry, but Oscar's Taco House is losing, and has lost, a "significant" percentage of their "original fan," following. P. S. If Oscar's is forced to close or relocate from it's original base due to the proposed bridge or overpass construction, to remedy the terrible traffic congestion by the railroad tracks, they should "seriously" consider the building now up for lease at the corner of Hildebrand n San Pedro by June, formerly occupied by a well known, local coffee shop, which has a huge parking lot, and with "slight" modification, could easily acommodate tons of cars via a new, "drive-thru!" I believe both Southside and Northside patrons would visit faithfully, as it is just a "hop, skip, and a jump," away from the Barrett Pl. location, literally 5 minutes away.

To Me it has Always been Delicious I Love it

Absolutely phenomenal food, the Enchilada de Guisadas were rich and delicious, and the sweet tea was perfect. For roughly $9 a person, you cannot pass this place up.