The Local

901 N 1st St, Abilene
(325) 232-6463

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Devil Dog

ANOTHER great place closed up, it’s sad…

Adam

It's too bad that they had to close..

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

David Chapman

Just walked from my hotel for twenty mins for one seat for them to tell me they arent seating anyone. Place isnt even busy.

Meridith Hall

My husband and I dined there for the first time today, and it was a fantastic experience. I ordered the incredibly flavorful fish tacos with a perfectly crispy exterior that made each bite a delight. The portions were generous, ensuring we felt satisfied. We also tried the queso, which was rich and creamy with just the right amount of spice; I would rate it a solid 10 out of 10! Everything exceeded our expectations, and we can't wait to return.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fly Fish Taco, Chips and Queso

brooke travis

Cold food and very slow service.

Maria Antocci

Food was good. The service is terrible! Waited almost 20 minutes to get my change. We can see her (the waitress) eating behind the doors. She was extremely rude and inconsiderate.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Adele Wilson

Server messed up both me and my moms order and forgot our queso which turned out to be Velveeta. She also forgot about a guest behind me with a newborn baby and took 30 minutes to get her order. There was only me and one other table and the restaurant was empty. Restaurant cannot afford avocados at the moment which is incorporated into a lot of the dishes. Very disappointed especially for the insanely high prices. It was a cool looking restaurant though!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 1

Anthony Scott

We were there on a Tuesday night. Late. Not busy, but our server, Emma. was great. Food was excellent. Our drinks, a margarita and and old fashioned were perfect. Kudos to the bartender. Would definitely return and highly recommend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Crystal Childress

Husband and I went last night around 6. Was very slow, only 2 other tables seated. Had to wait 10 minutes for them to clean 1 little 2 top table when there were at least 20 plus other tables empty and ready. Then waited another 10 minutes for someone to come take our order. Went ahead and ordered all of our food at the time we ordered drinks to find out they had nothing we wanted to order. Out of all shrimp, fish and avocados. So that eliminated more than half of the menu. Finally decided on asada fries for appetizers, 4 street tacos, and taco burger and a street corn to share The asada fries were good other than the meat having A LOT of gristle and chunks of fat pieces. Got the Ruthie’s chicken was ok just a little bland. 2 Texas 3 steps chicken was super dry and tough. I poured a ton of the sauce (not even sure what it was supposed to go with, have ordered all of these multiple times without ever seeing this sauce) they brought out with our plates to try and save it( it did not have any of the normal toppings or sauce on them) Tortillas were so hard you couldn’t tear them. 1 Carne asada Meat had lots of gristle(same on the tortillas, super hard). All of the food was super cold except the fries and the street corn. Ended up only eating the Ruthie’s chicken and gave a Texas 3 step to my husband who didn’t eat much of any of his food either.

The taco burger was also dry and the tortilla was so hard he had to break it in half, was more of a stale chip consistency. He only ate 1 of his. Was super cold also.

The atmosphere was not that great, there was some music playing at the door but not that you could hear anywhere else in the building. We were seated by the bar and the bartender insisted on throwing every shaker into the sink after she finished from several feet away. So it was like sitting in the kitchen trying to have a conversation with dishes and pans being slammed around.

I used to LOVE this place when it was at the previous location, the vibe was great and the food was amazing, I went frequently for lunch and occasionally for dinner. We have been to this location twice now and will not be returning. Thought the first time was a one off and just getting everything figured out, but nope twice with the same experience minus the flag raising this time. I did get a picture of my food that was barely touched. Not sure what our waitress’s name was as she didn’t give it to us. She was not very attentive and disappeared never stopping back by after we got our food to check on how everything was. Had to get her attention just to get our check after sitting there for a good 15 minutes waiting for it after finishing our obviously uneaten food.

Nothing like spending $60 on some asada fries and street corn with 2 glasses of tea. Definitely won’t be back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

Maggie H

The place is not what I thought it would be. It is very spacious and beautiful inside. The hostess was courteous and friendly. We sat quickly. The waiter was very prompt and friendly. He knew the menu as he answered our questions about it. He was coming and checking on us enough without checking back to often. The food was very good and the portions were a little on the small side for the prices they charged. We will still recommend this place and come back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Tom

Has gone down hill over the years, initially was really good. From the pictures below from recent published information and picture of a patrons added on gratuity(s). Once they added an automatic 18% gratuity on all orders, everything went down hill….per a former employee (leaving name anonymous) The food is microwaved, and low quality such as using canned vegetables etc.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

jason walters

I can't believe this place doesn't have a higher rating. We loved it. Food was great, service was fast and friendly, prices were as reasonable as can be expected post-2020. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

brandy de la torre

Do not come here if you want burnt, non chewable steak, uncooked tortillas. Waiter did not fill our drinks and brought us the wrong order of tacos and only brought one out. How do you expect to get full off of one taco?!? I'm mind blown. Also they said if we wanted them dressed we had to pay for it on each individual taco. No rice or beans were offered with our plates. The manager did see how bad the meat looked and only gave us a $2 discount. Also the tortillas were mentioned as homemade but they looked like they've never even saw a stove top.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Kyrsten Larson

We went at 5:30p on a Friday night and there was no wait and hardly anyone in the building. I had the street enchiladas with chicken and we ordered the chips and queso. The chips and queso were the best part but my complaint is that they don't give you any plates or a spoon to share with the table. We asked and they brought us the silver trays that they plate food on. They also only give you a fork and my enchilada tortillas were too tough to cut without a knife. I ended up picking them up with my hands. The flavor was decent but nothing special. Another person at the table complained that the tortillas were tough to cut with the fork on his enchiladas but there was too much sauce on top of them to pick up with his hands. The person who ordered the burger said that the double patty was not worth getting. It was also over priced for the amount of food given. You can see the amount of food on the plates with the sides costing extra to add. Service was good. The table determined we would probably not eat there again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chips Salsa and Queso

Monique Robles

Our food was not warm, my carne asada had a lot of gristle and fat.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

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