Awful. I took 2 bites and threw the whole thing away. The rice tasted like straight garlic (and I love garlic). There was no other flavor to the rice at all, the beans were watery and there was maybe a tablespoon full. The chicken enchiladas had so much sour cream (mind you I asked for NO sour cream) on them that I couldn't even find my actual food and there was hardly any enchilada sauce on them when I did dig them out of the sour cream. The chicken was super dry. I along with Lauren M & Brittany B would give it 0 stars if I could. Truly a waste of money. read more

Really good! It's quick service, so no server situation and particularly convenient for to-go. They do daily specials which are good to keep an eye out for including free kids meals with purchase on certain days of the week. Their beans are great and be sure to ask for red or green (or both!) sauce with your oder. read more

Hidden gem.my first time here and the carne asada quesadilla was perfect. Large portion also. I added a homemade hot sauce to mine and it was amazing. I definitely recommend this place for a quick authentic Mexican food experience. read more

This place is off the charts good and they are open for delivery and take out during COVID. Which is great! I've dined in and this is the first time we have carried out and its just as BOMB! read more

I'll keep this short and simple. The place was small and not clean. (In my eyes) The customer service was chill. The wait time was around 10 or more minutes. Not bad at all. Now the food I have mixed feelings about. The "carne asada" fries were good. The shrimp tacos definitely not good. The tortilla is what ruined the shrimp tacos. Not the shrimp or pico it self. Just the tortilla ruined the taco. If I could have put an authentic Mexican tortilla on those tacos it would have been amazing. I won't be coming back simply because I can get authentic Mexican tacos from a taco truck down in Nashville and the price would be a bit better. For an average taste of non authentic (Americanized) Mexican food then yeah this is the place to go. read more

Oscar's Taco Shop - The "carne asada" fries were good! I couldn't stop eating them! The shrimp tacos were very bad. - Mexican Near Me - Smyrna, Tennessee

Oscar's offers a nice serving at a reasonable price. It is not memorable as far as quality goes. It is not bad and has an authenticity about the flavors. read more

I love Oscar's. This location is good. I'd just order to go as the seating is very limited.

This is a delicious fast casual taco shop. The woman at the counter was super friendly and helpful, especially since it was our first time. The green salsa is savory and a nice contrast to the spicy red sauce. read more

Oh my goodness I thought all Oscars would be the same. NO. The Oscars on Church St/Hwy 231 in Murfreesboro is amazing. But we just ate at the Smyrna location for the first AND LAST time. The food is nasty. The refried beans are orange. My husband taco salad is so small it wouldn't fill a child. My burrito is not fresh at all and has no rice. Side note: The service was extremely rude and the bathrooms are dirty! read more

The food is good. I like their carne asada tacos. Their tamales are good too. They used to be better and a bit spicy, but as close to authentic as I've found outside of Mexico. The wait for the food is sometimes long, but they cook most of it fresh to order. read more

It is so close to the Mexican food that I used to eat at in So. Cali. I missed it so much that this makes me feel close to home. I still think it's slightly off from Los Angeles's Mexican food, however still good. I, actually prefer the one in Murfreesboro. read more

Oscar's Taco Shop - Mexican Near Me - Smyrna, Tennessee

Seriously.... Delicious! Wish I found this place sooner! Super awesome everything here! If you dang good tacos.. come here! super fast, friendly and clean place to eat! read more

Most authentic, great flavor, and great prices! Not good for large groups though, we had a group pf 5 and we were struggling to all fit at one table because there is limited space for dining. Guacamole was creamy and had small piecesnof jalapeño! Chips were light, flaky, and small in size, perfect for bite size. Carnitas was the best I've ever had a restaurant, served authentically with corn tortillas, pico, and guacamole. Very good food and a great value, and they offer military discount. We will definitely go back! read more

Oscar's Taco Shop - The best damn taco I've had in the United States! Authentic Mexican style! - Mexican Near Me - Smyrna, Tennessee

Surprisingly good! I ordered Pastor, Carne, and fish tacos. They brought them to the table and I was surprised by the generous size and amount of filling, I was only able to finish two. They brought this incredible salsa/sauce thing in a squeeze bottle that I highly recommend. We went on a Saturday night and it was totally vacant which kind of scared us, but our fears were unfounded. Fresh, hot tacos that aren't short on flavor and friendly service. The fish taco was definitely my favorite, I'll be ordering just those next time. :) Might actually have that for dinner tonight! read more

One word: Delicious This little taco shop might be hiding in an inconspicuous shopping plaza, but this location of this local chain is really spectacular. *Best guacamole I've ever had *Incredibly simple yet delicious chicken tacos *Very tasty rice and beans If you're a fan of Mexican food at all, you have to check out this casual little restaurant. Five stars! read more

The best Mexican outside of Cali the carne Asada burrito is the bomb Need one in Birmingham Alabama read more

This review is written based on my recent experience at this restaurant.There is another store within walking distance of my home, and they are both good. I only rated them a "3" because it is basically a fast food restaurant. The food is great and the atmosphere is fast food. In comparing this 9 store chain to a noted national Tex-Mex chain, Oscar's is WAY better, for about the same cost. A few days ago, I got a shrimp burrito and it was so much tastier than the national chain. I asked for the hottest sauce they had and I found it bland. I have not been to the store in walking distance from my home in a few years. I remember that the nachos order was big enough to feed three. Great food. The only reason I do not go there more often is that there is a lot of competition for my dollars spent on eating out. This is my only regret. I do not go there often enough. It is a GREAT alternative to the national chains. Go there. read more

I enjoy coming here. The food is good and the service is great. They also have little snacks and candy at the register that you can also buy! The place was not the cleanest and their medium cups were really small. Overall, I'd keep coming here. read more

OUTSTANDING!!! Carne asada burrito with beans took me back to my favorite place in Chicago!! Hot salsa is as good as I've had. Stop here and check it out, service very good as well. read more

I haven't had tacos this good out of Mexico. Seriously. I ordered two fish tacos and chips and salsa. The fish tacos were piping hot, the fish was crispy, and the corn tortillas were perfect. I added their red salsa to one taco and the green salsa to the other one. They really couldn't have been any better. Seriously. The chips were meh, but the salsa was phenomenal. It was fresh and spicy and obviously made there on-site. Vegetarian Warning: The vegetarian burrito is not. really. vegetarian. I asked the girl behind the counter if the rice had chicken stock in it... she was unsure but said no. I asked "caldo de pollo?" She said yes. I asked about the beans... and yes, they contain lard. Both of these items are in the "vegetarian burrito." That means there's just about nothing you can eat if you're a vegetarian here. read more

I love their 2 Enchiladas plate. Shredded beef in good quantity plus rice, beans, soda for $9. I didn't use any of the condiments (sour cream, pico, etc) cuz the flavor was there. Burritos - the pastor burrito that I ordered last month was bigger than Chipotle burritos. They are full and the tortilla broke open pretty quickly.... not bad for $6. French fries - good, fluffy, fresh that I could eat these potatoes all day long and not feel guilty. If there is 1 thing to ding them on, it is the limited seating. During lunch time, the churning of the tables is just right that once you grab your food, there is no waiting. read more

Enjoyed the fish tacos Boyfriend enjoyed the California Burrito in a combo - cost was good; don't think the tortillas were homemade which would have been awesome; Good Food read more

Not a fan of this location. The other Oscar's ate much better. The employees here seem to hate their job, they are super slow, and the food is mediocre to good. read more

I'll be back. Shrimp tacos delicious. Great front desk answered all my questions. Good music. read more

Oscar's Taco Shop - Mexican Near Me - Smyrna, Tennessee

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The food was excellent and made me feel like I was having a meal at home, service was great, atmosphere was comforting. Everyone should definitely try this place read more

This place is easy on the wallet. I really like the rolling tacos. I eat at this place once a month. There a lot of locations throughout Nashville however, the food taste the same. I'm a repeat customer. read more

They gave me the wrong take out order and refused to give me my correct order or refund me. I just had a spinal fusion surgery and their nachos is the only thing that sounded good. I receive my take out order after leaving the doctor and it was chips smothered in cheddar cheese. Eww. I called the store to see if they would correct my order and they refused. I asked for a refund and they refused. I asked for a manager and he I formed me he was the manager. I've now wasted my money and have food that I can't eat. I don't eat cheddar cheese and who puts cheddar cheese on Mexican nachos?! read more

Authentic fresh flavorful tacos. My favorite tacos in the area! Tuesday's are BOGO free tacos!

Best tacos around but the girl who always works the front counter is such a smart butt I can't understand why though. Why not just be happy and kind? The music is so loud today that it feels like I'm in a dance club and I asked her to turn it down and her reply was "it's always like this". Not true. We have to yell at each other to speak to our family. I would not have been coming here for years if I had to listen to this club music blaring so loud. It's weird read more

Food is fresh and delicious. Prices are very fair and you get a good value. But the customer service and speed is very very bad. They take maybe 15 minutes to make one burrito. No smiles or greetings. The decoration in store is very lacking and barebones. This place is probably better to use as a "take out" rather than a dine-in. read more

Oscar's serves great burritos and tacos. The service is a little slow and disorganized but worth the wait. Decent prices makes it a good place for family orders. read more

Best Mexican food around! Being from CA, I have been looking for a place that serves real Mexican food and this is it. If you want authentic Mexican food that tastes great this is the place to go read more

This place is a legit, Southern California / Mexican Taco Shop. The owners operated a taco shop in San Diego years ago and since have brought it out to Middle Tennessee. The food is excellent and reminds of when I used to live in Souther California. If you are looking to try something amazing... Check out the Carne Asada French Fries. This is something I have only ever seen in San Diego, CA and I'm so excited it's here in Middle Tennessee now. Great Job Oscar's Taco Shop. Service was excellent too! Love that they have hot sauce in bottles on the table rather than tiny little to-go cups or nasty salsa bar. read more

I went to Oscar's when it first opened and it was great fast forward to tonight. I got the machaca combo, carne asada, and a kids meal with two tacos. Everything was cold and tasted old. My wife and child wouldn't even eat the rest. I don't know if the owners changed or what but it changed for the bad. read more

Best tacos in Smyrna for sure. You can't really go wrong going here especially if you're tired of having to go to Mexican restaurants just to get Mexican food and deal with all the extra stuff. read more

We eat here about once a month. Friendly staff, food has always been great. Huge portions. The nachos are SO GOOD. And the prices are decent. read more

In all honesty, I went in to Oscar's expecting mediocrity. Coworkers have been talking the place up, but most "fast food" taco places in Tennessee are a colossal let down. My hopes were raised a little when peeking behind the counter I could see two huge pots on a gas stove, one of beans and one of peppers, set to cook and not being nuked. I was concerned when a torta was listed as a "sub sandwich" but hey it's Tennessee. Their menu was varied and covered all the beloved staples of authentic Mexican food. I was tempted by the carne asada french fries (that's genius!) but wasn't really feeling fried food or heavy meats (plus I haven't checked out their meat policy so I don't know if it lives up to my lofty standards :p) They also had a very tempting selection of breakfast tacos that the sign assured me were available all day. I decided on the nachos and the hubs got the chicken quesadilla. I was a fan after the first bite of my very delicious nacho plate. This plate is huge, and is either two meals for one person or best split between two. There were lovely little pockets of guacamole and sour cream liberally dotted through out the stack, The cheese was shredded, not liquid goo. The pico de gallo was fresh and the tomatoes were firm and flavorful. The hubs meal was also well portioned. The chicken appeared to be actually strips of seared chicken breast, and they tasted like seasoned and seared chicken breast like we would make at home. Definitely not the mystery meat taste that so many fast food chains serve. Over all I was very impressed with this shop and will definitely be a reoccurring customer. read more

Oscars Taco Shop is tucked away in a smaller plaza past the main strip of food on Sam Ridley. When you first walk into the restaurant it seems pretty small but you feel like you're in a semi-authentic Mexican restaurant. There is a large blue menu posted up on the wall behind the cash register with combo options as well as a la carte. I ordered the Combo #2, which comes with two tacos, beans, rice and a drink. Along with the Combo I also had a large Queso Dip with chips to share with the table. The Queso was pretty good and there was actually still more left after we finished the chips, which is always a good sign! The beans were refried with some shredded cheese on top so they were what you would expect and the rice was pretty flavorful. For the Taco's I had a chicken one and a fish one. The Chicken taco was delicious and had pico de gallo along with guacamole on top of it. The fish taco was alright but seemed to have a bit too much cabbage on top and the fish itself was average. Everyone else I ate with actually got burritos and were very pleased with what they had. If you're willing to drive a little further down the road on Sam Ridley this little Taco Shop is worth the visit! read more

Oscar's Taco Shop - Combo #2 - Chicken and Fish Taco's - Mexican Near Me - Smyrna, Tennessee

First time to Oscars. Ordered a combo with carne asada tacos, rice and beans. All were better than any I've had at any full-service Mexican restaurant. read more

best lil Taco Shop in the South!!!! The space the shop is in is a little odd. It used to be another place before and the furniture is left over and doesn't fit in. But hey.. All you need is a seat right?!! So get in there, order up some killer tacos, and enjoy stuffing your face!!! I love the fish tacos and the Carne quesadilla. Love the chips!!! read more