Omg...there nothing I can say but, you have to try the enchiladas. They are excellent. I love…read morethem. I have known this family for over 30 years and they are hardworking and generous and a staple to the community. Nixon wouldn't be thriving without Tavo Ranch.

First time at the taco ranch and I was greeted at the door with a hardy welcome and a pleasant…read moresmile. It's almost easy to miss the place. Though right across the street from the chicken processing plant. The menu is small consisting of the standard burgers, sandwiches and salads, though the place does seem to specialize in the tex-mex flavor. In addition, the other choices consist of quesadillas, nachos, burritos, menudo, and of course tacos. The nice waitress steers me to one of the specials which is the soft taco "meal deal". The other special was fried chicken. The specials change daily. The soft tacos were on corn tortillas served open face with a sides of pinto beans and rice. I strongly recommend the homemade hot sauce due to the nice kick it gives the meal. Also, fresh ice tea. The desert is a small slice of pie which this time happens to be coconut. All in all, pretty good food and nice people. The clientele seems to be mainly locals and oil field workers. The only reason I don't give this place 4 stars is due to the chance of driving right by due to poor business advertising.

We were out of town house sitting. So we ended up in Poth, Texas. After visiting a beautiful church…read morein Poth. So we stopped in for a meal, and man, what a great meal we had. The place is pretty small, and they do have a drive thru. Small parking lot. We stopped for breakfast, and it was a good decision, the menu had it's normal for a Mexican food restaurant. The coffee was okay. We had ordered chips and salsa, not bad. Service was not too bad. A bit slow, but very friendly. After looking at the menu, I decided on a breakfast sandwich, had and egg, bacon, lettuce, tomato and cheese. On Texas toast. Very delicious. Maria got the huevos rancheros, and that was delicious, the refied beans where great. The potatoes were okay. While we were waiting for our food. We looked over at the other tables, and say the tortillas that were being served, so I ended ordering a barbacoa taco, which was all meat and the tortilla was delicious. Had to order 6 more tortillas to go,. Great prices for delicious food.

If you're looking for amazing breakfast tacos you have to try Marisol's!!!! Call ahead to place…read moreyour order and then go through the drive through to pick up. I highly recommend the potato egg and cheese it is literally the best potato egg and cheese taco i've ever had!!! Lovely service friendly people. Go check it out!

We stopped at this cafe in Smiley and it was pretty good…read more The lady was very friendly, made us a fresh pot of coffee The food took a while to come out (we all ordered tacos) but it was fresh and delicious. The restaurant was nice and small and clean. Nicely decorated. We would definitely come back and recommend others to try it.

I have put off this review for a long time but I am finally going to write it bc I owe it to people…read moretraveling through this small town & seeking advice through Yelp. This restaurant is in business because it is the ONLY place in a small town where you can get a taco. It is DEFINITELY not in business because of the service. The owner is a very UNFRIENDLY & rude woman. She knows that the people who work, live or drive through this town have no other options (for a taco) so she does not feel any need to be kind to her patrons. We have had so many breakfasts & lunches here with slow service & inaccurate orders that I have finally just had enough. She has never once apologized for terrible service, burnt food or any of the other issues we have had. I have actually witnessed her argue w a couple about what THEY ordered before. I remember thinking... 'I'm sure this man knew what HE wanted to eat.' You would think that as a business owner she would want to make the order right & keep a customer but like I said, she knows that in this small town with only one blinking light that she has the only breakfast tacos available. So, she doesn't care. On top of the horrible customer service, the prices have done nothing but skyrocket while the portions have shrunk. I understand inflation but paying over $3 for a basic breakfast taco that is rarely full is just pathetic. So, unless you are just desperate (& have a lot of time to waste) keep driving about 10 mins & get great tacos in Nixon! Better yet, get BBQ across the street at Dimples. Also, when I read reviews I look to see how many other reviews someone has written so I know if I can take their review seriously or if they just might be a friend of the owner writing a review. It's pretty easy to get friends to write reviews for you. As a Yelp Elite Reviewer, I take writing reviews seriously. I want to help customers have great experiences & avoid nightmares. I don't like to write negative reviews. I used to only write 4 or 5 star reviews but people need to be warned about places just as much as they should be encouraged to visit places!

The ambience is clearly a restaurant attached to a livestock Arena. I don't think you would…read morenecessarily aim to visit this restaurant for that reason it is however kept. The food, which in my case was a hamburger was absolutely wonderful. The french fries were equally well done. The portions are generous and given how busy the restaurant is it was very well prepared. Again, given how busy this particular restaurant is the service is amazingly efficient, and the staff is very nice. Although I would suggest it is not a place you would necessarily want to come to relative to its ambience on the other hand you would miss a wonderful meal if you did not. In my case I chose the meal over the ambience and it was well worth it and that is the reason I give it five stars.

You have mixed expectations when eating at a place with "cow palace" as its moniker, However the…read moreestablishment was surprisingly decent. Had the Melt Down with onion rings and the melt was not greasy at all, and included the grilled onion and a huge patty. It was a bit bland though which was the only thing I can say that could be improved upon. The onion rings were obligingly crunchy and tasty.

Do NOT recommend....not sure where all these five star reviews came from but our experience was…read moreNOT! We took two bites of our burger and left.. it was horrible! I don't know what kind of meat was on the burger but it was not a typical hamburger patty! It was mushy meat like they mixed something with it to make the meat go further! Will NOT return... basically we paid full Price for our meals and left two full plates of food! The only reason they got one star is because it would NOT post my review without at least one star.... And they didn't even deserve that star!

Gillett Cafe Menu Had the meatloaf lunch special. Big…read moreportion and tasted great! Sweet tea had a funky taste...maybe old.

I was in town working for the day. Stopped in and had Great food with amazing people. Really…read morefriendly and inviting.

If summarize this place as getting a call from a friend to come over for a backyard BBQ and you're…read moreexcited because they can work the grills/smoker. This is quintessential old school central Texas BBQ. Not the craft bbq you'd get in Austin. I think it's significantly better than the notable staples in Lockhart. This place reminds me of Snow's (which I adore). Scale 1 = no way / 5 = stellar Turkey - 4 Ribs - 4 Chicken - 4 Brisket - 5 Sausage - 5 Sides: Cheesy potatoes - 3 Mac n cheese - 3 Green beans - 4 Pea Salad - 4 Potato salad - 5 Wednesday (at least Ash Wednesday they did) an Friday's they serve fired catfish with hush puppies. For all the flavor and seasoning the other meats had, they forgot it in the breading of the fish. This needs to be doctored up. This receives a 2! I believe 3 meats and two sides are $20. This is unheard of with the way prices have risen for bbq. This place is legit and I understand how it on the radar for Texas Monthly best bbq.

Food is good, service is great, wine is wonderful, atmosphere is great, prices are decent. We go…read moreall the time.

Wow Food was spectacular…read more Huge portions!!! Fresh baked garlic rolls Yummy Chick parm Chick Alfredo Grilled chicken on bed of veggies Chicken soup Cesar salad with grilled shrimp Cannolis Oh my my my Service was fantastic Beautiful ambience in restaurant You gotta try this joint out on the square in Gonzales!!!!! What a treat I gotta come back

All their food is delicious. Ribs are great, brisket is tender. I usually get a baked potato with…read morebeef and cheese added. They also have peach cobbler you can get ice cream on that is awesome. Owners are really nice.

The BBQ was excellent! We stopped here on a Saturday afternoon while driving from Austin down to…read morethe Gulf Coast. The brisket was excellent. The ribs were super tasty. We had the beans (excellent smoky flavor), firecracker corn (unique taste and ingredients) and the tater salad as our sides. All 3 were fresh and tasty. This location is small, not a ton of seats. Also one thing to note is that there are no public restrooms, but quaintly enough you can go to the drug store on the corner a short walk away and use them. The staff was friendly and surprisingly bilingual. If the flag is out they are open and serving great Texas BBQ!