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Ochoas Mexican Restaurant in Athens
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Athens, Henderson County, Texas, US
Service options
Dine-in
Yes
Delivery
No
Health and safety
Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits
Yes
Highlights
Great tea selection
Yes
Popular for
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Solo dining
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Yes
Offerings
Coffee
Yes
Comfort food
Yes
Happy-hour food
Yes
Kids' menu
Yes
Quick bite
Yes
Small plates
Yes
Dining options
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Catering
Yes
Dessert
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
High chairs
Yes
Toilets
Yes
Atmosphere
Casual
Yes
Cosy
Yes
Crowd
Groups
Yes
Tourists
Yes
University students
Yes
Planning
Accepts reservations
Yes
Phone: +1 903-677-1316
Site: https://ochoasmexican.com/
Site: https://ochoasmexican.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:11AM–8PM
- Tuesday:Closed
- Wednesday:11AM–8PM
- Thursday:11AM–8PM
- Friday:11AM–9PM
- Saturday:11AM–9PM
- Sunday:11AM–3PM
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Comments (199)
Food was good. Service was fast. Had the Skirt steak and cheese enchilada plate.
Great place glad we stopped good food great service
Not authentic mexican food. Chips stale.. Salsa too plain.Only had 4 on my party and still got charged 18% gratuity. When payed they still wanted me to tip more... 😕 tacos @ 4$ each or 2 for 7.99 (.01 cent less)took em a while to seat us and the restaurant was 2/3rds empty. Order the taco kids meals and they came on hard shells. My 2 year old did not eat it. Ask if i could change it and they said they could not... Server ask us if we needed refills on our lemonades and soda. When we said yes we waited and she never came with the refills. We gave up and just payed and got out of there.Will i come back here?? No!Will i recommend this place? No!!
Amazing Mexican Food and top notch staff 👌👍🙌
Excellent service.. great chips/salsa.. all entrees exceeded expectations
Great food and service was excellent. We will definitely be back.
Was surprised. We were a party of 10. No problems sitting the group. Part of the 10 were 3 children under the age of 7. Our waitress was fast and knew how to balance drink refills and additional To go orders.
My waitress Christina very professional, beautiful smile and when I told her it was my first time here she opened my menu and showed me what was good. And she was right. I loved the good. Thank you for being you. Here is the lovely waitress that served me.
We had a party of 25 Bowlers and our waitress was AWESOME AWESOME! She got everyones orders correct and kept our drinks full, chips and salsa and anything else filled at all times! The food was great and a lot of it! If Im ever back in that area I will go back and will recommend it to our future bowlers! We were bowling the Mixed State Bowling Tournament!!!
Called 3 different times to place a to go order and was put on hold each time. Waited on hold for over 15minutes! Lost a customer today!
Had the special fajitas, steakneas my choice. Service was superb!
Excellent service. Great guacamole. Very creamy and fresh. Good chips.
Best salsa around. Great atmosphere and good service too! I’ll eat here any time I’m in town.
Very good food. Kinda slow to be seated.Their top drink margarita is to small and over priced for what you get.
Just a great place for lunch or dinner. Too bad for me it is not on my regular route. Lucky day. The enchiladas were tasty, the combination plate was awesome and the service was friendly and professional. Great local favorite. Pretty crowded when we stopped by, yet the staff didnt miss a beat. Thanks. Great job.
The food was really good! I had the 2 taco dinner with rice and refried beans. The tacos were really flavorful as well as the beans. The staff took very good care of us and were super friendly. I will happily go back again soon.
We come from Tyler every chance we get to eat here. Ochoas Special dinner, excellent hot sauce and chips, excellent servers. Never been disappointed after 15+ years of coming here.
My mother graduated 05/14/2021 and we took her to this location for dinner. Wed never been to this location before, only the Canton location (which we love btw). We were absolutely impressed with the food, the portions, the service, and the atmosphere!!! ** DORI ** was our waitress and she was absolutely wonderful!!! The place was packed, there was a wait for people to be seated, and we never lacked for anything!! We were served the ABSOLUTE BEST today and we thank EVERYTHING!!!
Great food and wonderful server and service for a large group
Our server was okish she kept our drinks full. However she brought our order out prepared wrong and told us it was wrong but didnt bother to fix it. Our cup of caso was cold when we got it and didnt come back much warmer after we asked for it to be heated up. So my friend was not able to eat her meal because of the preparation and no price adjustment was offered when we told them about the issue. So I guess really make sure your food is how you want it cuz youre going to pay for it.
Great food and friendly staff
Food was good. Margaritas were a little limey.
The faculty at the NRVIA recommended this place And we were not disappointed.. Our server, Cynthia, was awesome, very friendly and attentive. Best margaritas since San Antonio!! We will recommend this place to everyone!
I have been a patron of ochoas for over 25 years. however, Im not sure I will be going to the athens location anymore. twice now they have been very rude when ordering on the phone. food has realllyyyy gone downhill. servers are always nice. the front of the house needs a happy camper pill. so rude! overcharged and completely messed up one meal and didnt give us another meal. everyone has off nights but this is a habit now. so disappointed
So wonderful! Just like I remembered as a kid!
Its NOT what it used to be however the memories carry it through. The server was UHMAZING the food was OK. The lady at the front will NEVER LEARN how rude it is to demamd tips for the servers like we didnt already tip. The least pleasant thing of the restaurant experience is checking out.... They should just lwt it work like other places let the servers handle it.The atmosphere went from family owned and operated to even the table tops are advertising in your face destroying good pictures. I had a FANTASTIC BIRTHDAY with FANTASTIC FRIENDS regardless of the few little issues. Just sad to see how time doesnt necessarily improve somethings. I will forever hold on to the memories of the GREAT AUTHENTIC FOOD from my childhood.
This place seems to never disappoint! I went to early church services and then we were the first customers to arrive for the day. They were ready for us! Our waiter was attentive, and not overbearing, the food was delicious!I had their tacos al carbon while hubby had grilled chicken breast. Both were presented beautifully and we ate our fill eagerly; still had leftovers to take home for dinner.Thank you, Ochoas, for being the premier restaurant in Athens.
Margaritas and food were great. Queso dip was more like canned nacho cheese sauce. Food and drinks took forever. I think we went through 8 bowls of chips while waiting. Glad they were really good.
Excellent Excellent food. Bought the tamales to take home. They were the best Ive had in a long time. We had a table of six adults and a nother take off seven kids. Even with all that we still had excellent service. I wish I could remember her name. She was great.
Had lunch here today, 10/20/2020, and enjoyed it very much. You may order from the lunch menu until 3pm. We arrived just at the end of that window, 2:45pm.My husband and I both tried something new that we had never ordered before. The presentation was excellent! We proceeded gingerly upon being warned that the plates were VERY HOT! However, the food was not. Dont get me wrong, it was NOT cold. It just was not piping hot.All in all, a very enjoyable meal with extremely attentive service; not overbearing. I look forward to coming back and trying something else, perhaps at a different time of day.
Great food everytime, great salsa, great service...Reasonable prices. Little Joes Special...pic below
Quick service, good salsa and chips chips, big menu, interesting beverages, what more can you ask for? The Jalisco plate was just what I wanted!
Great food! Great service! Cant wait to be back in town to try this place again!Server was in top of all her tables and bringing out drinks for multiple tables at once. She was impressive!
Oddly confused as to why this place is rated so highly. I’ll assume it has to be because it’s a “small town.” The 2 stars I am giving are for the nice customer service at the door & checking out. The food was VERY mediocre. The kids cheese quesadilla had the chunkiest cheese we’ve ever seen & The chicken enchiladas had a sharp bone that stabbed me in the top of my mouth. When I mentioned it to waitress she quickly dismissed me by informing me that “it’s says it on the menu there might be bones in it would you like me to take the plates.” No offer of another option or empathy to the paying customer... overall I don’t think we will be coming back anytime soon but look forward to trying other new places in the area!
It was great! I wish they could deliver. I would order more often!
This restaurant USE TO be a 3.5 star restaurant at best. Wait staff can make or break you and is now a 1 star place. 2 waitresses were loudly and aggressively slinging and pushing chairs, slamming dishes around, glared at us while we finished our meals and drink. They were cursing and doing all this intentionally in an attempt to intimidate us to hurry us up. The chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce should have just been called chili chicken and queso tasted and looked old. All it would have taken was for our waitress to say ladies I’m sorry we’re closing and need to close the register out.
The service was great Dora was on top of everything an they were busy. The only complaint is they dont have Lemons for tea only limes 🤮 I mean they could at least have packets of lemon
Poor service from a server but we were trying to give him a chance to earn his tip but he didnt get all of our food to our table. We had to ask the man that was bussing if he knew anything about our tacos and our queso we asked for because our server wanted to hide in the back the whole time and he brought it to us so I gave him what was supposed to be our waiters tip to that sweet man. I told the server that it wasnt his fault that there was a bug in my soda because he couldnt control it but i asked for a new drink and i didnt get one. The cheese and onion enchiladas were really good!! And so was the salsa. Maybe talk to your servers and talk about being a little more eager and check often. Some people just need reminders here and there.
The food was pretty good. The service was lacking.
Excellent service as always. I have been eating at Ochoas since my late teens and now im 50. Nothing has changed in that time. You will always get excellent service and food and freshly made salsa.
This place has completely lost the business of my family. We ordered take out, as there is no other option at this time, which is completely fine and understandable. We ordered and drove 25 minutes to pick up our order. After sitting there an hour and a half, we still never received our order. Staff took our information multiple times. Numerous other customers arrived and left with their orders, yet we never received ours. So we left and will not be doing any more business with them. 30 minutes after we leave we receive a call that our order had been ready for pick up. We were there for a hour and a half, so I dont know what the problem is. This is very unacceptable. We only ordered enchiladas, which arent good enough for the waisted time and headache. Ive never had to leave a negative review, but I had to for this instance.
The food is always great and so is the staff. We are a big fan. We go once a week.
Excellent service. The margerita sent me over the top. Great food. Just keep coming back Im sure the food gets better the more you have!
Great place to eat. Love Salsa and chips
Manager/Supervisor was the rudest woman I’ve ever had the misfortune of being subjected to over dinner. Worse yet: the food was practically cardboard, the alcohol low tier, the queso velveeta cheese. At this point, they should’ve paid me to eat here.Takeaway: even the starving should avoid at all costs.
Entrance greeting could certainly be warmer ! However, waitress very attentive and pleasing to make interchange with, not zombie like, but alive, engaging and warm throughout our time there... didnt seem to care if she got the tip or not which is unusual. I had asked friends Suzy & Kay to join me this particular evening and upon arrival they said, you couldnt have picked a better spot 😃Food plates are really big and very tasty. The iced tea fantastic 👌 The restaurant has had cosmetic uplift since my last visit, a year ago; its now more open less cluttered and appeared well kept. The atmosphere was good and overall visit? Well, enjoyable!Thanks Ochoas glad you are in our neighborhood 😊
Menu is the typical mexican variety along with several steak options. Food was prepared quickly, delivered to the table hot...and the staff were friendly and attentive. A family friendly setting with affordable good food.
Great food, great price, great portions &Amazing Staff and hospitalityWe ate the one day and went right back the next day....Awesome Place
Great service and food always wonderful.
Ive been going here for years and years and the food and service is always great. The salsa is the one thing that I will always enjoy, any time I pass through Athens, I like to stop and get some salsa to go. Pretty much everything on the menu is great, Im always a fan of the nachos, quesadillas, and fajitas. Last time I stopped in for some to go salsa, I also got some tamales to go and those where awesome as well!
Have been twice. Both times food & service was great. All staff were very friendly & pleasant. I wish I had gotten the bartenders name she makes a heck of raspberry daiquiri 🙂
Excellent Tex-Mex, Ive seen Ochoas several times before and wanted to stop and give it a shot, Im glad I finally got the opportunity today. The food was handmade and yummy, the wait staff was amazing, on the ball refilling salsa and tea, checking to see if everything was good with our order. The margarita was good and the sweet tea was a major refill on my boyfriends part, we was both very satisfied and happy with our choice today and will be back soon. The bath room was clean, thats always important to me. Two thumbs up.
Great food and service
Food was excellent as always, but the margarita was terrible! Which is sad because they use to be a favorite. It actually made me sick to my stomach after a few sips. And theyve started charging with things that have always been free (and are free every other Mexican restaurant Ive ever been to) like tortillas. I understand that it costs them money, but customers should at least be made aware of price additions that are new. Its not a huge fee, but it does make me feel like now I have to look out for hidden fees. And at a restaurant of all places. Ive been going here since I was a little kid.
Huge portions great TexMex tasty food!
Consistently great food!!! Great atmosphere!!!
Always good food and good service with very little wait time.
Service was acceptable. Not great. Although, I did witness others receiving great service. Im thinking our waitress was having an off day, or was new.The food was exactly what we expected, like most of the Tex Mex in East Texas. The one thing that stands out is the chimichanga I ordered was enough that I couldnt finish it. Thats not usually an issue for me.
This may start an argument but personally I like the Athens location better! Dont get me wrong because Malakoff is good but I drive the extra fifteen minutes for Athens. It was super busy today and within two minutes of being seated we had drinks in hand and within ten our food was on the table! Service is outstanding at both but theres a subtle difference. Cant go wrong eating here...
This place rubbed me wrong from the word go. We walk in , and about 5-7 minutes later are seated (no big deal right). So we sit down and promptly Chips and Salsa. 😁Great right? Well after finishing the chips and salsa (and got refilled) Still no sign of waitress, hummm🙉 mouth is kinda hot,and dry. Long story short Service was terrible, (except salsa guy 😉) which should probably be a waiter by the way.Anyways yeah stay away from this place if your in a hurry . (2 hours later) 😤 we finally get a ticket ( After waitress cell phone died)
My family and I decided after passing by Ochoa mexican restaurant a hundred times, to finally try it. We went in and were asked our preference as far as tables, and I asked for a booth for many reasons that dont really matter, and was told that they did not have a booth available in the room that they were using, although the adjoining room was empty. I said we would have no problem waiting for a booth to be seated.I told her we would just wait, and that we didnt mind a bit. (I have special needs children who do a lot better in a booth than at a table, especially in the middle of a full room of people.) We politely backed out of the room to the benches to wait... Only a few seconds went by when a very large woman came toward me in a huff, with no mask on, and said, You know this is a public place, and we dont have to seat you in our other room if we dont want to.I was so taken aback by her attitude and her words that my husband noticed, and asked if I was ok, and feeling like I had just been accosted, I told him I would prefer to go somewhere else. Just FYI not 1 staff person was wearing a mask that I saw.My husband told me that he would like to get out of that dump and go to a little hole in the wall place my daughter Clarissa had shown us many years ago, so we went there hoping it was still open, and it was!Hernandez Mexican Restaurant in Eustace, TX.NOT EULESS, as in H.E.B., but EUSTACE out by Athens. Please dont tell anyone else about this place, I dont want anymore people to find out about it. Theyve had to expand already, and I dont want them to move. These nice people go out of their way to get you anything you want or need for a great meal in the middle of nowhere lol. They have Mexican and American food for the kiddos and its great, and served with a smile and just FYI, EVERYONE WEARS A MASK THERE. They care about their customers and staff.
We ate here for our sons birthday. Food was very good, service was excellent, and we had great company! Great place to eat!
We visited Ochoas on graduation night with a group of 16. The entire restaurant was packed full with celebrating families. The staff was sweaty, and a bit overwhelmed... yet they remained polite, and did their very best to keep everyone happy. The food was delicious as always, and well prepare. If you havent paid a visit to this family owned and operated Athens Texas icon - dont hesitate. Only con: chips and salsa arent free and should be in my opinion.
The food is consistently wonderful. The people are friendly, efficient and kind.
Everyone very friendly and ready to serve. We were asked if we wanted dessert after our wonderful Mexican meal. Very cool and cozy to get out of this Texas heat. We will dine here again and give our recommendation.
The best food I have had there and we had great service. I highly recommend it!
Nice and hit of a hot sauce. Delicious meals with variety. Good wait staff attentice to our needs plus family business we love recommending. Very cordial.
We drive from Dallas to eat at this particular location. The food is ALWAYS delicious! The staff for the most part are friendly. I would absolutely recommend this Ochoas to friends, family, and even people I don’t know! I wish there were a location closer to Dallas, but it’s worth the drive. Happy eating!
Absolutely loved the food and the service. The queso is real, the tacos arent dripping with grease but have awesome flavor, the rice was incredible. Jorge was a fantastic server and was very attentive. We will definitely be back.
I loved the food ... Atmosphere was great... Waitress was very nice ... This was my first time there my husband has been wanting to take here to eat because my last name is Ochoa... I would recommend this placeto all my friends and family.. Thank you for some great food...Helen Ochoa
Menu was very different for a traditional Mexican restaurant. Waitress kept having to come back and ask us what we ordered and forgot our silverware 3 times. That being said the food we got was awesome.
I have been eating Ochoas for over 20 years and is still my favorite go-to place for Mexican food. Everything on the menu is excellent and the price is great. I LOVE their chips and salsa. And the staff are all friendly and make you feel at home when youre there. ❤🌮
I love going to this place, the food is always fresh and good. The owner was there when my family and I went once and he was walking around greeting everyone and was very friendly. Its has a small town feel to it, the staff is always nice when we go and we will definitely be returning for more good food! :)
The food has been good every time we go. The service is very good as well. Great variety of menu items. We take out of town visitors there every chance we get.
Food is wonderful and always hot. Service is outstanding and staff is friendly.
Loved it! Great service! The Kia soup was excellent definitely recommend that. We had the fajitas combo which was good. Had a homemade praline at the very end which also was good
This is the most bland food I have ever had to pay for. They call it hot sauce, I call it no taste at all sauce. I even order the spicy version, when available and it is still very blah. The atmosphere is good and the staff is friendly but the food makes it a choice I stay away from.
Great cold beer and awesome nachos 😋
We have been eating at Ochoas since it opened in 1969. It is our favorite Mexican Restaurant. Their chips & hot sauce are the best, as well as all the food. The atmosphere is great. The staff is friendly. Thank you to the Ochoa Family.
It the best Mexican food 😋.
Food was good but service was poor. It might just have been the evening that we were there but my wife never had her glass refilled and we had to ask for our bill when it came time to leave. We didnt see our server for the longest time. We will try it again and hope for a better experience next time.
Good service and great food everytime.......love the salsa!!
The wife, daughter and myself tried Ochoas for the first time today and were very impressed. Our server was Christina, and she was great. Cheerful and knowledgeable of the menu. The food was great. Would recommend!
Food was good, had a good waitress. Only complaint is hot sauce was like water! Response was they added salt water cause it was a couple hours until closing. Ill continue going to Ochoas in canton instead!
After taking my wife and friends zip lining, we ate at one of the few open places in town, Ochoas. We got right in, even given the amount of cars parked outside. The food was good, I had chicken flautas and shared a margarita. The service however was pretty awful. The waitress spilled water on one of our party, and we had to ask people walking by our table to please either check on our order, or to just get things we asked for previously. I think we wound up having 3 different people waiting on our table before it was all said and done. They were not that busy since there were a few empty tables. I would probably return if I were in the area since the food was good, but the service would almost keep me from doing so.
Food was good. I only gave 4 stars because we asked for some chopped onion and they charged us 75 cents a piece. They never told us that there was going to be a charge for it.
Chips never greasy. Excellent salsa. Nachos are the best! Cant beat their consistency. Always good and great service. Best Mexican food in Athens.
Fantastic food in a short amount of time. Family run. very crowded after Church Sundays
Fresh ingredients! Delicious food!
Very fast service, our drinks were never empty. The food was cooked to order and arrived hot and tasting great. Always worth the drive, best mexican food Ive had.
We went after a memorial service. Everyone was pleasant except we asked for hotter hot sauce and never got. Food was good
I had high hopes for this place, but it was a let down. The waitress was very friendly and the wait time for food was fast . They got two of our orders wrong and the quality of the food was very low I have had food from taco bell that tasted better. We asked 3 times if they could turn off fan that was above our table finally when we were getting up to leave they turned it off. All in all I dont feel it was worth 70 dollars I paid .
Good food, good drinks, friendly staff. Great place.
As a single diner I feel out of place here. How many times do you need to ask are you alone? Also dislike the new shrimp cocktail. Salad shrimp is for salads not shrimp cocktail. After eating here for years think Ill look for a fresh place. Suggestions?
Went there today for our 20th anniversary and the food was awesome. Our waitress Bailey was great, very attentive, and she even brought us out a special sweet treat after we ate.We will definitely be going back.
I was taken to this restaurant because of the salsa. But, I was very disappointed in the wait staff. I was served by a young man who chose to make a comment, as he was talking to our waitress who was busy putting on her make up behind the bar. Taste the rainbow, and laughed. Is what he answered her. I just couldnt believe my ears. Really? I will never go there again! I will be that person who tells another, and that person will tell another.Shame ,shame on you!
Though restaurant could be cleaner, they have some killer tacos! Ochoas is delicious and the people are very kind and enthusiastic! I can definitely recommend this restaurant for anyone who wants a good Mexican meal!
Great lunch specials 😋
Really enjoyed our late lunch. Food was yummy and service was excellent.
Amazing. Chicken enchiladas were excellent. And hot sauce was hot. Great flavors
Food was okay, I think it could have been better and placed better. It looked like it was thrown into the plate. And the wait staff was all over the place and not watching their tables.
Really good food and the wait staff have improved a lot, great service the last several times we dined there!
Love this place great food great service. Bailey was our waitress an she is awesome.
Delicious! I could live on the chips and salsa - its so amazing we always order a pint to go!!! Weve never had a bad meal here and the atmosphere is wonderful and everyone is so nice.
Nice cozy place. Great customer service. The food is delicious. I absolutely loved the hot sauce that came with the chips! 😊
I felt 23.00 for one meal pricey. I have always had a little guacamole and sour cream on side of my chimichanga. They charged me 3.00 for the guacamole ..which was just mashed avocado...and 1.00 for sour cream, making it a 18.00 meal. The salsa was way to hot. Everyone at the table had to use butter to tame it down.
Had to wait an hour and 10 mins just to be seated for a table of 6, when there was a whole section of the restuarant that was empty just needed the table cleaned off. Then when our food finally came out had to get up and get our own silverware to be able to eat.
Service has been much better. Food good as always just need better service.
The food was good.would have like more portion. Out of all of the hosts and waitresses only 1 wore a mask and gloves.
Great food served fast. Service was otherwise slow but it was during Covid and a busy time. Food made it wort worth it.
Its ok. They have good cheese but my nachos didnt come with Picot de gallo. Seemed clean, wait staff was nice. My mom likes it.
Waitress was fantastic food excellent and atmosphere great.
Food was ok but waitress seemed like she wanted us out when we needed refills just bad svc. My kid spilled a drink and waitress watched us clean it. They just didnt seem to care
I have been here many years..I love the atmosphere the food and they are very friendly..they are my favorite place to eat...
Food was excellent. Service was excellent. Wait time was doable and it was Mothers Day.
Soooooo good soooooo busy but worth the wait....ps they have a tiny bar if you are lucky. Dont tell them I told you 😉
Our family has eaten at Ochoas for a loooong time! They also have locations in Canton and Malakoff. Their hot sauce is great. Their food is great. Your chip bowl is never empty! They do have an additional charge though for plate sharing! I usually come home with a doggy bag because they feed you well! Family owned businesses. Well known by all East Texans!
The food was sooo good our waitress Gabby was amazing we will definitely be coming back here
The food was great and the waitstaff even bettet. I wanted a quiet leisurely lunch and it was perfect.
Usually a good place to eat but steadily going downhill.service was awful our order was totally screwed up. Then when told it was wrong we were told we were wrong.unsweet tea on top of sweet tea. Not sure will be returning cause it seems worse every time
Food is always great, service for the most part is always very good and on point, so far best place Ive found in Athens for Mexican food
Great food, great prices and large portions. Just wish it wasnt extra for queso.
Good food, was short staffed, but still got good service!
Lunch was amazing. Service could not have been better the waitress was there with refills before asking. Hot sauce is always fresh & seasoned.
This is the original tex-mex restaurant in Athens, Texas. Their food is consistently good and the service is always attentive. I havent ever had a bad meal at Ochoas.If they have pralines available, they are more than worth the cost!
The chips and sauce were awesome. The food was quick and great staff. I would recommend this place to anyone
I love the food and I love all the servers and cashiers. Its very clean even the bathrooms are very clean. Ochoas is a great place for family and friends. You get your monies worth in food.
Ive ate here at least 100 times and its always been amazing. Maria is the best waitress. Never lets your drinks, chips, or salsa go empty.
Great food, great service, one of our favorite places to eat!!! We have been going to eat here over 20 yrs. now. You owe it to yourself to try it.
Athens Ochoas is horrible! We went in at 9:20. I asked, they closed at 10. They wouldn’t get us tortillas cause they were “closing”, wouldn’t put salt on my margarita, and my order was wrong. They started moving all the chairs and tables around us and closing the section we were sitting in while we were still eating. Made us feel rushed and didn’t provide service. Just change your hours to 9pm.
First time I had been there. Friendly service and good food.
We have been coming to eat here for 30 years. Always good Mexican food and friendly service.
First time going there and it was absolutely great. Great food, great service, very friendly and fast. We will be going back
Food was great...had a wonderful waitress named Felicia...then I had to say bye Felicia!!😂😂😂😂 will definitely be back to eat again....
The employees are very courteous, nice, and polite. The food taste great the way it is mentioned on menu. Awesome!
Cynthia was amazing, thank you for the great time we had today. The food was amazing also as always. This is our special date nite place..
Delicious food, fast, friendly service and reasonable prices. If we lived in the area, this would definitely be a regular spot for us!
Im a server at ochoas and it is by far one of the cleanliness restaurants I have worked in, and thats saying a whole lot seeing as I have been working on the food industry for 15+ years now. Family owned and authentic good Mexican food. Come in and visit us for a bite to eat and a drink specialty like the Grande Ochoas Margarita you can get nowhere other than Ochoas.
My wife and I went here 3/6/2020 and bought some steamed tamales the wait staff was so nice very family feeling atmosphere we will be going back again
I have been eating Ochoas my entire life and I would have to say Athens is the best location and is still family owned. Great salsa.
Best Mexican Food in 100 miles!!!
Delicious chips and fresh salsa. Enchiladas and tacos were wonderful and very friendly staff!
Service is always great. Food out is good with lots of options. Moderately priced. Usually has a good clientele. Not usually a very long wait.
The staff is very nice, the food is excellent, and the food was very much worth the price. I will definitely be coming back here again soon.
Been coming here since 2003!! This place never seems to amaze me, not only in the perfection of the food, but the waitstaff as well!! Been having the same waiter from 03-2020!! Thanks guys!! Always a long time repeat Customer!!💜
The Athens, Tex. Location Is Equally As Great To The Original Location In Malakoff, Tex. Location. Great Atmosphere & Great Staff!! Remember To Get A Frozen Margarita! Excellent Food!!
We always look forward going to Ochoas when we go to the lake house. No Mexican food that good in DFW. Keep it up!!
Great food! Careful though, they charge for splitting. I recommend the Ochoas Special: an iced tea is included with the meal.
Best chicken tortilla soup anywhere and the Mexican Tacos 🌮 are bomber 🙌
If you like Mexican food youll love this place and the are always very nice. Weve been going here over 20 years.
Staff was niceFood was good.Location was goodAll around good
Great food and staff. Would recommend.
Food was ok, got seated quickly but the food took along time to get to the table
The best food & service ever! Finally tried the green sauce and so good. Will drive the drive past all other Mexican restaurants. Worth the drive!
Best Mexican Food around.. very friendly staff and no problems with getting what you want 😊
One of my favorite spots to go to. The food is good, the staff are nice. I always enjoy eating their.
After a long week of working its so relaxing to go to Ochoas. This Friday night we went to the Athens location. Great Margaritas and Great food.
Great food and service is top notch !! Great hot sauce!!
Worst food I have ever had! I got food posin the last time I ate at this restaurant! Service is rude and food was cold with fly’s in it, nasty!Eat there at your own risk! NO STARS!
Got my order wrong, wifes food wasnt even hot. Waitress was rude when we asked for a ticket for the drinks and guacamole that wasnt even good.Wont be coming back here.
Great serviceGreat foodGreat drinksThank you!!
Usually good service but today had rude waitress, thankfully her coworker made up for the other Ones lack of manners and service. Food good as always.
Great hot sauce, awesome Taco dinner with rice and refried beans. Not greasy. Some of the best sweet tea. Great choice of beer.
Delicious food and so wonderful service!
Great salsa, good fajitas. Everyone at the table liked the queso but me (looked like canned).
Great food, not the best service the last few months.
Used to be good . been a couple years since I had it but its not so good anymore.
It was great. I ate there twice and the service was excellent, prices fair and the food is above average.
Very good food and good prices, tamales are very small but they give you plenty of them
Great experience EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!
Love the food always and the service was great.
Absolutely stellar experience!Great company, excellent atmosphere and divine Tex-Mex food.Very happy with service.
Great food. Great, friendly service. Margaritas are so GOOD!! Thanks. (ate at Ochoas on Sunday 5/7/2017).
This location has unfortunately fallen off in quality and service. Some of the food they put out was not minimum restraunt quality. Disappointing.
Great food always. Great servers too.
First time here. Food was awesome
The food was amazing! Our waitress was super friendly and helpful! Definitely will return!
Third time for consistency and flavor. You can taste the food, not over smothered or seasoned. By far my favorite Mexican restaurant in the east texas area.
Excellent food and good service. I will be back often
Its a family owned and thats what makes it the best. Food always comes out hot and fast. Best place around!
Food is great and bartender can certainly make a margarita. Plus the staff members are very nice and attentive.
I have been eating there for forty years eat at least once a week friendly waiters and great food.
YES I am very partial to the entire Ochoa family ,(restaurant) been eating there 40 years love every thing no need for menu its always good.
Its good. The waitress was very nice. Food was served quick.
Fresh and hot food. Waitress on the spot. Dont forget the doggie bag . Cost great for the amount of food you get. Hot sauce the best around.
Best Mexican food in town. Extremely fresh, seasoned great, and very nice staff! Prices are awesome
They did great even though we were an unexpected large party.
Always fresh hearty food. Kind and loving owners and remarkable staff.We never leave there hungry or dissatified.
The food was excellent!!! Friendly fast service!
Total reviews rating 4.3
199 Reviews for Ochoas Mexican Restaurant 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-21Really good spot for spot on Mexican cuisine. This place has been in Athens for 53 years so you know you are getting a solid meal from a place thats been doing it that long.
Review №2
2022-07-10Great food! Our waitress was amazing, kept our drinks full the entire time. Never even ran out of salsa and chips! Hands down the best around!!
Review №3
2022-05-14Prices are usually great, however weve noticed a little bit of a change recently. The portions can be a little smaller than you might think on some items, not everything. Food is really great!! No complaints there.
Review №4
2022-07-24Appears to be a local favorite. Food was good and came quickly.
Review №5
2022-07-29I was really disappointed in my service yesterday. It took the girl 20 mins and me repeating it over and over. They said food would be ready in 20 more like 40. And no jalapenos on nachos I ordered. Only had 2 chips not 6 chips with nachos. I love Ochoas so this was disappointing
Review №6
2022-07-18Always a pleasure to eat here! Never had a bad experience, and weve eaten here a lot.
Review №7
2021-07-13The food and service were just ok. Took forever for the server to come get the drink orders. The Chile relleno was definitely a disappointment. I was not impressed with the red salsa that they put on top, tasted out of the jar or canned. Should have chosen the cheese topping instead.
Review №8
2021-08-15Excellent service from Bailey!Plenty of chips and salsa.Good food, super quick!
Review №9
2022-03-02Food was good. Ordered fajita nachos and it was just chips,melted cheese and chicken chunks. Food looked like it was microwaved then served .Even though it was good,not great just looked very bland.
Review №10
2022-05-08Good food overall. Great waitress. Im not sure her name but would definitely go back. Bathrooms were clean.