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    Abuelita's

    3.4 (33 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Pamella K.

    The Abuelita's in Moore OK is one of our go to restaurants for Mexican food. I know we've been eating with them since before they moved to Moore so at least 15 years. We happened to be in Shawnee at the Casino for an event and thought we'd try it for dinner before we headed back to OKC. It was easy to find using Google maps. It was a Saturday evening after 8pm and they were pretty busy and more people came in to eat as we were eating. I noticed that there were some negative reviews on the Shawnee location, but we were very happy with the food and the service we got. We have also eaten at the original location in Sulpher Abuelita's before they built the new restaurant, and the service was much better in Shawnee. Food was as expected so we weren't disappointed. I got a beef taco when I thought I had ordered a chicken taco and they offered to exchange it, but since I couldn't remember which one I had actually ordered I told them not to worry. A few minutes later, out they came with a chicken taco with apologies on getting my order wrong. I truly couldn't remember which one I ordered so it was a nice gesture. I have no problem recommending this location.

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    3 years ago

    Broke fire code by locking the door while we were eating staff was not helpful good food though

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    3 years ago

    Amazing food and service!!! Would absolutely recommend to anyone looking for a good bite to eat!!

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    7 years ago

    This is not the best. I will not return. In my opinion you can't beat Juanita's in Tecumseh.

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    9 years ago

    Always good food an good service. Never had a bad meal here. Now the one in Sulphur Okla stay away from it. Bad very bad.

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    9 years ago

    This place is terrible. worst Mexican food in Shawnee for nearly 20 years running. Bland and over priced. They don't try very hard.

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    10 years ago

    Meet the family here all the time. Outstanding staff, great food, and good times. Get in here and get some Mexican favorites.

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    12 years ago

    We love this place! Definitely our favorite tex-mex place in shawnee so far!

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    11 years ago

    Favorite place in Shawnee. We go often and they recognize us and make us feel at home. Love the food and the service.

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    10 years ago

    Not good, at all. Please drive south to Don Ciro's where the food is actually good and the staff is actually friendly..

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    Sunny Side Up - This place was amazing! The waitstaff was super friendly! I got the french toast sandwich but the omelettes looked amazing!

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    4.5(80 reviews)
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    We visit Shawnee once a year usually memorial Day weekend so…read morethat means that some local eateries are closed for the holiday weekend. We tried to come here last year but they were closed. They were open this morning so off we went. This little place is in downtown Shawnee. It's a seat yourself place with bar seating at the open kitchen. We sat at a booth and were immediately greeted. The service was great. Coffee was much better than what our hotel offered. I ordered the "sausage patty" meal which was choice of meat, choice of toast or grits and choice of hash browns or home potatoes with 2 eggs your way. I chose the bacon, home toast, and home potatoes. I was not disappointed. The home toast is made in house and was thick cut, buttered and griddle toasted. Yummy! Hubby got the western omelet with hashbrowns and enjoyed it. Son got the 3 buttermilk pancakes and hashbrowns. It was clean plates all around. We will def be back!

    10/10 local spot for home cooked breakfast! Been here many…read moreyears and same owners and cooks! French toast is amazing on home made bread! Wait staff are friendly and have been here long time as well! Everyone knows ya and your order when you're a regular! It gets full and stays packed! Get In where you fit in! Eggs are always fresh and sunny side up! Anything on the menu is worth a try and delicious as well!

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    Sunny Side Up - Chili cheese omelette with homemade cinnamon raisin toast. Great coffee as well.

    Chili cheese omelette with homemade cinnamon raisin toast. Great coffee as well.

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    Sunny Side Up - Ham and cheese omelet with spinach. Fried potatoes and French toast slice on homemade bread

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    Kay's Country Kitchen - now known as Kay's Country Kitchen

    Kay's Country Kitchen

    4.5(2 reviews)
    6.6 mi

    This is a hidden gem. We love trying new foods. My husband and I were on our way to Oklahoma City…read moreand we were starving. We passed this place and really only went in to get a snack. We ended up ordering butter, chicken rice, and Nan. It was delicious. We actually went a couple of weeks ago. I just forgot to write this review I remembered as my husband and I are discussing taking a road trip back to eat here again will definitely try something different next time but the butter chicken was delicious

    Road trips inevitably in my life lead to eating in a random location. Mrs. Ed W. will with concern…read moreask "Why are we stopping here?" My friend TJ3 experienced a similar showing on a recent road trip to Oklahoma City to watch an NBA playoff game between the Grizz and Thunder. It was the morning after the game, and after a few hours of sleep, we hit the road. Our voices were hurting from 48 minutes of cheering. We had to get home. We passed on the overpriced breakfast in the overpriced Renaissance hotel. After an hour on the road, I was starved. TJ3 had a conference call he had to take. He was hungry, too. The sign on the exit said "Biscuit Hill" something or another. Yelp showed nothing. Sounded perfect to me. So we stopped, pulled past a truck stop, and parked next to the only other car in the "area" for parking. I say that because the parking lot is basically an extension of the truck stop, although the restaurant is not connected to the truck stop. It's a dive. It's run down. It's dirty. I was starving. The sign says Biscuit Hill, but a sign in the half-broken front door says "Kay's Country Diner." Ahh, we have new ownership! I sat down at a table of 6 even though there were only two of us. I figured that was not a problem because there were 4 people in the entire restaurant: Ed W., TJ3, the friendly employee and a man drinking coffee by himself at a table that sat 10. I figured party size to table capacity ratio was not a real big deal for this place. I asked who I learned was Danielle what was good on the menu, and she said the breakfast burrito and the omelets. So that was easy. I had the burrito, TJ3 had an omelet. Danielle turned, walked in the kitchen, and within seconds started cooking. Yes, she was the hostess, cashier, waitress, bus boy and cook. I heard lard and/or something hit the griddle and the sizzling sounds began. Nice. And with that, TJ3 was outside pacing the parking lot for his conference call while I had nothing to do but soak in this soon-to-be Yelp first review. I needed some story. So who better to ask than the man sitting by himself, aka Gary. Gary explained that the restaurant had been around since the 60's. It looked like it. The walls were dirty, the furniture was a mish mash. There was a small television behind some counter stools that I believe may have been used on the television show Alice in Mel's Diner. Gary talked about different names of the spot, including The Hoe Down, but now it was Kay's. Danielle later filled in the blanks. Kay had owned it twice, one in the 90's, and now 3 months ago she bought it again. She brought back the old menu, and specializes in good ole home country cooking. "Hamburger patty, hand breaded chicken fries, homemade biscuits and gravy, homemade mashed potatoes" she said when asked what she enjoyed serving. I think I'll be stopping here again soon. TJ3 inhaled his omelet. My breakfast burrito was gigantic, and was heavy on the meat, light on the eggs. It included chunks of potatoes, jalapeno and other peppers, onion and cheese to go along with the voluminous portion of sausage and scrambled eggs. I like this spot and give it 4 stars because it's not trying to hide what it is. It's a hole in the wall. It's limited on beauty but makes up for it in kindness and food taste. So if you're in the area and starving, make a stop to this dive outside of Shawnee. If you can look beyond the grit and grime, I think you'll like what you find. Four stars.

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