I really want to like this place and I'll probably try it again. Like the ambiance, like the open kitchen and patio. I just think somewhere maybe they got lazy because I was there on off hours? Maybe lunch chef was leaving and dinner chef checking in and somehow they forgot to cook my steak in between. There's one other picture of a prime rib on here, ordered medium rare exactly as I did. Someone tell me what happened with mine? Just one edge had any browning. Im not saying it wasn't medium rare, it was. But just no flavor. It's 90% just red meat. I'm just eating an animal that's been maybe roasted to kill off bacteria with some sauce on the side. Oh well, it wasn't the most expensive thing in the world, could have gotten the filet and been really angry if they did that same thing for extra $$$. Broccoli was good. Also slightly annoyed they asked if I wanted horseradish as if it was an included side but failed to let me know it costs an extra 50 cents. read more

Red Oak Kitchen - Prime rib, no sear anywhere except one side. No flavor anywhere except.. that one side. - New American Near Me - Odessa, Texas

Brought my friends from LA to eat with us tonight. Brandon was exceptional as always: friendly, professional & efficient. The drinks were lovely, & tonight's special (The Texas Burger), was crazy good. The real star, however was the banana cream pie, which should be offered year round! Anyone looking for a restaurant with a great staff, great atmosphere & delicious food should look no further. We always leave Red Oak with a full belly & a smile. read more

This is my wife and I favorite dinner place. We like to come here for many occasions from really nice dinner for two with a good choice on the menu and pizza is good as well. The devil eggs is a must read more

As a sister restaurant to CPT, it doesn't surprise me that they are just as good. Red Oak's ambiance and menu is more casual than CPT's but that is perfect if you just want a nice meal to have a relaxing break or easy conversations with friends and family. Their service is excellent and their food is delicious and tasty. read more

waited 45 minutes to get a table , waited another 20 minutes on are appetizers and 55 minutes after putting are order in to only find out they didn't do are orders , so disappointed poor management. only leaving a 1 star because I don't have option. read more

Terrible service. No one greeted us, we we early for our reservation and waited at the bar for hostess to come back. No one did so bartender checked. 3 staff huddled under stairs chatting with one eating and 2 staff at cook station chatting. We left. Having a great meal and service next door at cork and pig. Thanks! read more

My friend and I decided to have our lunch here. I have never been here so I was a bit skeptical. We had a phenomenal time, and our waiter Braiden was a sweetheart! They treated us so kind and answered every question we had about the menu. Tasty food, good laughs, and a yummy drink is always my favorite! If you like all those. Then I suggest you come here! I will be back! read more

Red Oak Kitchen - Baja Fish Tacos - New American Near Me - Odessa, Texas

Good food and drinks. The staff is always quick and friendly. The brunch is great as well.

The food at Red Oak is great! My go-to order is the French Dip and chips. But everything I've ordered has been fantastic. It has an upscale vibe and the staff is very professional. It's one of my favorite spots to eat! read more

First time here. Quoted 30 minute wait. Bar was open so wife and I sat there. Bartender Dallas aka D served us. Wonderful timely service. Wife had marshmallow latte. She loved it. I had regular coffee loved it as well. Wife had The Fix. Scrambled egg's sausage diced potatoes and pancake. She loved it. I had the pork chops and mashed potatoes with cheese and bacon bits. It was delicious. Highly recommend. Definitely will return. Gave 4 stars because wife's pancake was towards cool side. Barely melted butter. Overall wonderful meal. Total bill not including tip $59.54 read more

Red Oak Kitchen - Receipt - New American Near Me - Odessa, Texas

Went in today with a party of six that turned into a party of 9. As somebody who used to be a waiter, I know what a pain that is. The staff was super accommodating and let us use the table next to us. Our waitress was a trainee, but did a good job keeping up with all of our different orders, seating changes and picky people. The food here is ALWAYS good, but its nice when the front of house is ran with just as much care and consideration for customers. And yes, I tipped extra. Take care of your waitstaff! read more

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Very similar in many ways to the neighboring restaurant of which is the same company I highly recommend both although my favorite thing was a roasted prime rib on their rotisserie. It was out of this world. I haven't seen it on the menu in a while, and I look forward to seeing it again. read more

Great food service and atmosphere. There are several areas to eat that are closed off so there's much less noise than Cork and Pig.

Mahi mahi fish tacos were very good. Really nice jalapeno margarita with cucumber. Crispy shrimp app with nice kick. Great service by Bee!!! read more

This place is awesome. Very cozy upscale feeling. I like the open kitchen and the place was very open & clean. Finally found a place in Odessa/Midland that has a upscale Urban feeling to it. ( It's difficult to find, it's connected to the cork and pig through (sister redtaurant)) Service: the service was great. My food came out about 10 min after I ordered it. (IT'S not busy at lunch right now). Some of my food came out that wasn't very hot and it was instantly replaced within a couple minutes. ( now I got double mash potatoes ). Both the manager and server checked on me multiple timrs. Everyone seem to be busy and productive which is good. Food: I ordered the Prime rib, mashed potatoes and mac n cheese. Everything was good. Not the best I have had ( I have really excpectarions) but for the area it's the best. They even had two IPA on tap which scored extra credit points for me. I enjoyed my meal extremely and eager to come back and try the other dishes. Misc: the prices are kinda of high. But the meal I got was a good portion and high quality. Everything is made from scratch and fresh. I spent about 55 bucks ( I did order the most expensive item on the menu) on a prime dinner/ beer plus a side and dessert. I plan on being back and very pleased to have found this place. read more

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The food and environment are outstanding. Always great service. The Ahi tuna salad is by far my favorite dish and it is consistently amazing. read more

I was passing through on a road trip and found this restaurant on Yelp. I was treated to the best Caesar salad that I have had in a long time (the greens were fresh and croutons were fantastic). It was followed up with a beautifully cooked pair of bone in pork chops. I would highly recommend this place to anyone!!! read more

Red Oak Kitchen - Dinner entree - New American Near Me - Odessa, Texas

This restaurant is a nice cozy place. It's small, but very warming. I had the ahi tuna salad which was delicious. I could not stop eating it. Definitely glad I chose the right salad. I recommend it to anyone. Give it a try it will be worth it. read more

Red Oak Kitchen - Ahi Tuna salad - New American Near Me - Odessa, Texas

We came to Red Oak with a large group and received great service from our waiter, Brandon. He made sure it was a great night.

This is my new favorite restaurant - not just for West Texas. I love the atmosphere. The staff is friendly. They have an excellent happy hour with plenty of food and drink options. I had the house salad and the Mexico City Enchiladas with a fried egg on top thanks to Stan C.'s recommendation. They were some of the best enchiladas I have had! A gent sitting next to me had the crab cakes and he raved about them. He said they were all crab and no filler. They looked fantastic. I went back for lunch the next day and tried the nachos. They were WAY to cheesy for me. I also learned you can order a "mini" version of their signature salads which is not on the menu. This place is walking distance from several hotels, and there is plenty of parking. If you are in the area, you should definitely try this place! read more

Red Oak Kitchen - Happy Hour menu - New American Near Me - Odessa, Texas

Great place to eat! Love it! A little pricey, but delicious! Fun for a date or a party!

Excellent food, good vibe, great service! I had the fish tacos and they were great. Plus, the margarita was tasty. I wish I lived here so I could go back weekly. read more

There's only a handful of great places to eat in Midland/Odessa and this is one of them. Breakfast/brunch is awesome, the fruity pebble French toast...so good! Fish tacos are always a solid lunch choice they usually have mahi mahi for those. Brick oven Pig Pizza is a must, cornbread for an appetizer kind of weird but soooo good. Bianca is our favorite server and when she's bartending the old fashions are the best!! read more

I'm so mad because I haven't tried this place sooner. The menu is different and more unique than other restaurants around here, so this is a great place to explore other flavors and dishes. I had a hard time picking, but our waitress told us about the special, which was a chicken sandwich. She got our attention with her great description and curious to try it. My friends and I ordered the special and we loved it. Was different and very light on the tummy. The prices are abit higher as well, but you get a lot of great quality food. I highly recommend sitting on the covered patio to enjoy their food, you won't regret it. read more

Red Oak Kitchen - The special "crispy Chicken sandwich with a side salad" - New American Near Me - Odessa, Texas

Rad spot. Pretty impressed to find this in Odessa. Sat at the bar for lunch and our bartender Aryssa was cool and down to earth. The red amber on tap was good. I wasn't a fan of the jalapeño margarita, but was very impressed to see Red Oak make their own sweet sour mix. Red oak has the best whiskey sour in the Permian basin. Order it with Texas Ranger whiskey -it will not disappoint. The trio dip appetizer was decent. Got the New Mexico burger with the butter squash; both were good. Overall impressed and would recommend to anyone. Big fan of the smaller menu, however, I'd like to see more rotation of dishes vs the same menu for the past two years. Cheers read more

Red Oak Kitchen - New Mexico burger with cinnamon butter squash. - New American Near Me - Odessa, Texas

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The Ahi tuna salad is the greatest dish at this restaurant. The service is always great. Staff is happy to refill your drinks. The atmosphere is very classy and a nice restaurant to dress up and enjoy a fabulous dinner. read more

I'd normally leave a 5 star review but today's service made me feel rushed, unwelcome, and uncomfortable. There was not a line and there were only a few other tables at 8:30am. Dallas was loud and never gave us more than a second to make a decision before slamming the menus on the table to seat us and being agitated for us to finish our plates. read more

I've been to cork and pig multiple times so I thought I'd give this place a shot since it's supposed to be similar. It's definitely a different vibe as where Cork and Pig is more traditional, Red Oak is more trendy. I didn't get a chance to walk around that much but the downstairs is small and has a lot of patio and outdoor seating. I guess most people sit upstairs. The menu selection is a lot smaller than Cork and Pig but the choices are excellent. I had the Pork Chop for lunch and it was delicious and a hefty portion. Also, if you go to the bathroom it'll remind you of being at a club because the music was SOOOOO loud! read more

Red Oak Kitchen - Pork Chop - New American Near Me - Odessa, Texas

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What an amazing evening to end a busy day Bee was amazing and was so attentive and made sure we were taken care of very well and never let our drinks be empty and had us laughing! Hands down best service in quite some time we had Thanks BEE! See you again soon!! read more

Passing through on business and wasn't disappointed. It's a small, quaint restaurant, but don't let that discourage you. I ordered the pork chops, which were reasonably priced, and they were fantastic. Staff was friendly and service was great. There's a lot to like about this little gem. read more

Went to eat here for my birthday and was surprised. We got seated right away and immediately got our drinks. I ordered the pork chop with loaded mashed potatoes and was in awe the pork chop was tender and juicy but yet not undercooked or overcooked. The mashed potatoes were heavenly they were so buttery and fluffy. The waitress somehow found out it was my birthday and gave me a complimentary expresso brownie. The service was impeccable our waitress was superb, she was very kind and attentive, waiting on our hand and foot. Would definitely recommend! Got our check and was very reasonably priced for how fresh and organic our food was. Loved the food and will be back again read more

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Been here twice now, three months apart. Both times blown away by the service of both Bee and Bianca. Great food. Great service. Going to come back a lot more often. read more

Super awesome spot! Creative tasty food at a very fair price point! Will definitely be back! read more

Ultimate pepperoni pizza is EXCELLENT...really really great food.

We always love Red Oak, but tonight we had a server that just pushed the experience over the top! Bee is great! She was attentive, funny and had a great attitude. She is a gem! Thanks for another great meal. read more

This experience is almost a year old so the review may not be too useful now. Hopefully, things have remained as high quality as they were when we visited. Three of us were driving household goods from North Carolina to California last July and had a stopover in Odessa on a Saturday night. Had planned to go to Cork and Pig, but the wait was an hour. Red Oak was right next door, under the same ownership as Cork and Pig, and was almost empty. Turned out a be a really pleasant discovery. We were seated next to the front door. Casual, cozy atmosphere with an open kitchen. Among us we had the roasted half chicken with broccoli, ahi salad, and the daily special of mahi tacos. The roasted chicken was all that and a bag of chips, well seasoned with very crispy skin and moist, tender meat. The broccoli was also very well prepared. The ahi salad was excellent, especially considering the distance from the ocean. The show stopper was the mahi taco plate, which was deconstructed. First, it started with an enormous garden salad with homemade croutons and a quartered hard boiled egg. Next, the plate itself consisted of a large, perfectly sauteed mahi filet with 3 corn tortillas,broccoli, and cabbage,pickled onion, guacamole, and tomato to make tacos. Phenomenal. Don't know when we'll be stopping in Odessa again, but when that happens, we'll make a beeline for Red Oak Kitchen. read more

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Do not go for lunch. It was a horrible experience. Initial 45 minute wait for a table. Received three separate texts saying our table was ready. It wasn't. Wait another 20 minute to get seated. The service was slow. We never received some of our order and other parts of our order were delivered to another table. The food was was OK, but way over priced and they nickle and dime you for everything. Save your money and visit another restaurant for lunch. read more

In from out of town, went to several places tonight for a nice light dinner and drinks..finally landed here... 3rd time a charm! Food, atmosphere, service!!! 10++++ read more

Quiet little eatery. Romantic setting except the west tx bugs that ruin the almost outside experience. If you want to sit outside maybe dont wear heels either. It gives a feel of dining in another city. The famous nachos were yummy. Drinks flowed nicely ordered draft ipa and mixed berry mojito. My crab cakes were really tastey and my husband enjoyed the enchiladas. Our server was super sweet also. read more

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Outstanding meal with exceptional service! Bee went above and beyond to make our dining experience unforgettable. He suggested mushrooms on the Ultimate Pizza (with white sauce) 11/10! The Mexico City enchiladas had a modern twist-- Armenta's sauce was smoky and flavorful. We can't wait to come back! read more