Summary: A delicious, family owned hole-in-the-wall, that has meals that you will day dream about for days Full Review: If you have ever craved authentic Nicaraguan home cooked meals or if you seek to expand your palate with some amazing Latin food that doesn't include a taco shell, El Oasis should definitely be one of places to dine before kick the bucket. As far as the decor goes, there is nothing special about this place. It's a clean and simple setup with plenty of seating for couples and big parties alike. Although the restaurant was mostly full, the atmosphere was parallel to that of sitting at home and enjoying a meal while watching a muted tv or listening to some relaxing music. The waiters are made up of a father and son duo and the chef is none other than mom. You'll be treated with nothing less than big smiles and a desire for you to enjoy your meal. The meals consist of large portions, a plethora of inexpensive choices, and all of them packed with lots of flavor. The Nacatamal (Nicaraguan tamale) is out of this world; chunks of chicken and pork with some potato, rice, and a few veggies all wrapped up in banana leaf. The Sopa de Res (Beef soup) was huge and packet with veggies. Rice and white corn tortillas included with the soup. You mix the rice into the soup when you are about to eat it. The queso frito (fried cheese) is delicious by itself or with a salad. It's a white cheese with a sponge-like texture and a high melting point, making it great for frying. As far as payment, they accept all major forms of payment. read more

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Food was decent but nothing special. The quesillo was good and filling for the price. Service was friendly enough. The place felt warm inside, I think the AC wasn't working well. Prices seemed a bit high for what you get. Just an average spot overall, probably wouldn't go out of my way to come back. read more

Excelente atención y la comida es deliciosa. Los Nacatamales son muy ricos y altamente recomendados. Las pupusas también están muy sabrosas read more

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Nicaraguan food is good but at this place, I was disappointed. Flavors and seasonings are off. Gone here three times and been let down all 3 times. read more

It is a blessing to have a Nicaraguan restaurant in Irving close to Dallas. The place is spotless, service was great and most importantly the quality of the food was great! Definitely coming back. 5 stars for sure. I had the carne asada nica (Nicaraguan grilled steak). read more

El Oasis Restaurant - Carne asada (Nicaraguan) - Nicaraguan Near Me - Irving, Texas

It's not best but close enough. "Gallopinto" rice taste like "Minute Rice" and the fried cheese are small portion, must request for an additional. read more

I moved to the Dallas area in July 2018 and found this restaurant online and got extremely excited because I love Nicaraguan food!!!! I was not disappointed. We went in a group of 6 people and everything we ordered was delicious. It's a small mom and pop type restaurant and the service and food was great! Hope to return soon! read more

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We come here for the nacatamalas my brother in law is from Nicaragua but lives in Arizona. We send him four every time someone comes to visit. He really loves them !! read more

The employees are very nice there the waitress that helped us was very nice, her name was Michelle. Now the food was ok nothing too much to brag about. The reason we wanted to come here was because my dad is from Nicaragua and we don't have any Nicaragua restaurants here in Texas. So we tried the baho and that was ok, portion was very little for the price. We also tried the nacatamale and that was good. Overall we ended up spending about $60 for 2 Bahos, 4 nacatamales, and 3 pupusas. And of course our special drinks which was cacao and a pink drink my dad got. I also found out they recently opened in February so I would give them another chance. What I did like also was that they were very open for feedback! They also accept debit cards now so that's a plus! read more

El Oasis Restaurant - Baho - Nicaraguan Near Me - Irving, Texas

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Awesome authentic Nicaraguan food. Great portion, and amazing taste. The customer service was great and they make you feel right at home. read more

El Oasis Restaurant - Nicaraguan Near Me - Irving, Texas

I grew up on Fritanga and this place is not worth the drive, time and money. Very disappointing experience. Very poor Nicaraguan Cuisine. Will not recommend this to anybody or go back. I rather fly to Miami and enjoy real Fritanga read more

This place is just amazingly Great! it gets crazy full and people leave very satisfied! I see people go in and come out with a smile! The managers are beyond super nice and made me feel very welcomed and the food was beyond delicious! the waitresses where great when it came down to service and restaurant was super clean and with this weather right now for winter I have to say that this place was so warm and cozy i enjoyed my delicious chicken soup and chia beverage! read more

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Finding this place was amazing!!! The food is good, but not great as the one in California. But makes good effort. I actually gave this place a five star the first time but I bought some buñuelos today and it gave me a tommy ache super bad!! So probably wouldn't recommend it at all. Salad though is really good. Other than that it's a decent Central American food place. read more

For sure the closest to Nicaraguan food around this area. There carne asada and fried cheese is good. There quesillo is also good has good taste. There quesadillas area also good. I was disappointed with there Vigorón instead of them giving you real chicharrones they gave you the American version not cool. This was the reason why I gave it a 3 out of 5 because of the Vigorón. read more

Gave the place another try it was really good. Nacatamal very good. Reason a 3 had to wait for cashier to come back, from break I assume to be check out. read more

I came here last minute and at random. Boy, was this place a pleasant discovery. I enjoyed it! I've never had Nicaraguan food (that's what I ate - none of the limited Salvadoran offerings). I'm used to eating spicier foods but this place was great! No real complaints - very friendly staff too! read more

Very clean, family owned hole in the wall. Staff was super friendly and the food was great.

Since moving to Dallas in 2011 from Miami, I've been looking for a Nicaraguan restaurant. This place is everything i could ask for!! Food was great! The owners are friendly! My new favorite spot in Irving. read more

El Oasis Restaurant - Perfection! - Nicaraguan Near Me - Irving, Texas

Excellent Nicaraguan food! Clean and casual atmosphere nothing fancy but relax. Great beef soup, tradicional nacatamales similar to Mexican tamales but much bigger. Awesome fried cheese , steak churrasco with gallo pinto (rice and beans). Try this place you won't regret it. Credit card is accepted read more

Food was decent but took a very long time to come :( the chicharon on the vigoron became soggy fast, they need to use higher quality pork

good Nacatamales bought some frozen to keep at home since Irving is 40 minutes away from my house. need to go back and stock up.

The flavors took me back to my second home Nicaragua. I travel once a year to indulge myself with some delicious food. Is one of the things that I miss so much of my country. This place was the other best option to transport myself back home. read more

This was the worst Nicaraguan food I have ever tried. In the Carne Asada Nicaraguense. The meat had no flavor, no condiment. Full of fat. That was NOT carne asada. Looked like bistec a la plancha. The gallo pinto was bad. The rice looked like minute rice. The picante was not good. Salad had no vinegar, just cabbage and a piece of radish. The only thing that was decent were the platanitos verdes. And to top it off, the waitress was very rude. We complained about the meeat. We told her that was not carne asada Nica and she responded that was what we were going to eat bc that was what they had. Almost walked out, but I was starving. The table next to us complained about the Vigoron and chancho frito as well. Being A Nicaraguan from Miami, this was an insult to Nicaraguan food. This is the only place in DFW that serves Nica food. Been here once before about a year ago and it was ok. They must have a new cook. Never again going back! read more

El Oasis Restaurant - Carne asada Nicaraguense. It was disgusting! Meat- no condiment, full of fat - Nicaraguan Near Me - Irving, Texas

I've come here and spent nearly $100 every time I have brought my family here. I came here this past weekend and ordered less food but somehow it ended up being close to the same amount. So my Nicaraguan fiancé questioned this and asked for the menu since they don't give you a ticket with the prices on them strangely. So we got the menu and added up what we ordered and it was significantly less. So we questioned our waiter and he immediately went and got the owner/manager and she went over it with my fiancé and continued to inform my fiancé that the prices are more during the weekend! There was no mention of this in the menu or displayed on a sign inside or outside the restaurant... this was blatant this white guy is gonna pay more. Honestly, my Nica Fiancé was embarrassed about this and told me this happens all the time. These people running this restaurant are an embarrassment at how they are trying to represent the people and culture of Nicaragua. We will never dine here again. read more

It's not as good as I heard like the food is so oily it had so much grease and my sister founder hair in her food I am never ever coming here again! read more

This place was not really that good. Unfortunately, the food wasn't what I expected and the service could have been better. The prices seem too high for the quality of the food. I liked the beverages and the pupusas though. read more

Maybe its bc im from miami, but for the price the portions are very small. 1 strip of shoe leather dry meat no flavor. The rice and beans were ok. The salad is not authentic nicaraguan. Over all the carne asad plate was very meh. The guy at the front was very friendly and the place was very clean. The soups smelled very good so ill be going back to try that. Figured id give it a try since it was the only Nicaraguan food spot. 3 stars for clean place and friendly staff. But the food i got was very mediocre. read more

So I was at CVS and my wife saw this place across the street. Being that I am from Miami and Nicaraguan and there are no Nicaraguan eats in Texas, I got excited. The owners are friendly and the place is clean. The gallo pinto (rice and beans) was good, the tajadas (green plantains sliced thin and fried, like chips) were okay, the enslada (salad) was okay but not truly authentic Nica; and the queso frito was okay, just needed to be fried a little longer to get the center soft and gooey, like Nicaraguan queso should be. I got the fritanga nica (fried ribs), it wasn't bad, but it would have been nice if it had a little more meat on the bone. My wife got the carne asada, which was disappointing, it was dry and lacked flavor (I will give them a pass on the flavor since you can't get good sour oranges in Texas). My main gripe is the transaction fee when using a card ($2...!), I wish that when I asked if they took credit they would have warned me about it, I would have gotten cash out. Overall it was a 3, the food cost is on the high side and the flavor wasn't all there (bare in mind I grew up with this food), but it is definitely worth trying. I will be giving their mondongo (menudo, but better) and Indio Viejo a try. read more