Forget TX Roadhouse.....If you want a GREAT steak with homemade sides and desserts......check out this place. If you blink, you'll pass it and I've lived in Temple, TX for 20 years and never even heard of this place. Boy have I missed out. Very surprised more people don't know about it, or maybe they do and they are keeping it a secret. Either way, I cannot wait to eat here again because it was SOOOO good. read more

One of the best restaurants in Temple Texas. Don't miss this great find! Portions are big, so you can share.

Passing through and came here off of yelp reviews... great decision! Husband and I split a burger and onion rings and it was more than filling and very good. My picky girls ate all of their cheese burger and all of their chicken tenders! They also shared a piece of chocolate cake and we had cheese sticks for appetizers. Friendly, fast service, as well! Definitely would recommend! Fun atmosphere, too! read more

Family friendly, great food, excellent service and low prices. Middle of nowhere yet worth the stop.

Come hungry. I say this for two reasons. First, there are tons of options on the menu here and you may have a hard time deciding. Second, this is some of the best Texas home cooking that you'll have. The truth is that Texas is full of these type of places that have steaks, burgers, and assorted fried options. Some of these places are good. Some are making solely on being quaint and preying on out of town tourists by serving up whatever Sam's Club and Sysco sell. The Oscar Store is the standard by which everyplace else should be judged. And the competition will be found lacking. Food. Let's talk about it, because there's a lot of it. While trying this place early Friday evening with one of my usual dining companions, we decided to over order so as to try a variety of options. We ended up sharing three appetizers. The fried mushrooms and fried pickle chips ended up getting devoured pretty quickly. We also liked the chips and salsa. Every Texas restaurant should have chips and salsa and the Oscar Store does a good job with these, but you should focus on the fried appetizers. My sirloin steak was superb. Not in the five star prime steakhouse sense, but in the sense of comfort food and/or food cooked on the grill. Perfectly seasoned, clearly grilled, and cooked to order. The fries I had with my steak were homemade, although I prefer mine a bit crispier. The onion rings were remarkable. I don't normally like thicker onion rings, but these were still crispy and retained their coating. My dining companion raved about her chicken fried steak, which I also tasted. I would agree with her belief that it may be one of the best in Texas. The meat was tender; the breading was on point; and the gravy was excellent. She also enjoyed her fried okra and home fries. We split a peach cobbler for dessert. This may have been the most underwhelming part of our meal, but we might also attribute it to both of us being past the point of comfortably full. In all disclosure, both of us prefer the pie style crust for cobbler and this was closer to a cake style crust. The biggest takeaway from our dinner was that, even though we were beyond full, zero indigestion or greasy taste for either of us. The folks at the Oscar Store clearly know how to fry. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the service. Our waitress was friendly and knowledgeable enough about the menu to steer us toward and away from different options. She also kept drinks refilled and even offered to go packaging. The real surprise was her bringing a second bowl for us to split the cobbler. And finally, the gentleman at the cash register (possibly the owner?) was friendly. One other thing bears mentioning. The prices are more than reasonable, especially considering the quantity and quality of food as well as the service and atmosphere. This place is definitely in my dining rotation and will be a great place to take friends visiting from out of state. read more

Awesome setting. Great food. Service was great. Great stop on the way to our vacation

A little bit of a drive into the country, but it's worth it! We went as a table of 4, but this place could easily host much larger parties. For appetizers we got the corn nuggets and fries pickles. Both were yummy, but the fried pickles were thin, crispy, and easily our favorite app. Two of us had the chicken fried steak, and were very pleased with the breading and the tenderness of the steak. One ordered a cheeseburger, and was very satisfied by its size and taste. The last ordered the gizzard plate, and felt they had good flavor but were a little over-fried. All portions were large and the two chicken fried steaks had to take to go boxes. We all had to order dessert because they are all homemade. Two peach cobblers with vanilla icecream, a slice of cherry pie, and a slice of chocolate meringue pie later and we just about had to be rolled out of there. Service was great and we will for sure be back! read more

Great service. Homemade burgers. Got the double cheeseburger and it was so big I couldn't finish it. Great flavor. Good atmosphere.

Great people, food, customer service and atmosphere. We highly recommend Oscar Store to all.

Pains me to write this, but out of respect for the store and the owners, our advice would be to avoid leaving the two daughters "in charge" or alone in the store without the dad's watchful eye -- ever again. The daughters routinely herded customers into the second room and third room where two other servers were struggling to keep up. Meanwhile, the Maddox girls were goofing off and giggling by the register and generally walking around with an air of "our crap doesn't stink." (Their exact words? "Sit anywhere in there ..." with a dismissive wave of the arm. No smile, no greeting.) The guy running the cash registered looked frustrated and basically everyone but the two girls were having a miserable time. Never EVER do we have to wait for our food when we make the trek out to this fine establishment, but last night, we waited a long time. We asked for several items and never received them. Granted, we had a bigger table, but this is far from the customer service we receive when the owners are on hand. To be fair, we understand that they had a big catering event, but from now on, please make sure the two daughters are pulling their equal share, and for the love of happy customers, please give them an attitude adjusting. Their "holier than thou" and nose in the air attitude was obvious to several as we overheard some folks at a nearby table saying they were desperate for a drink, and when the server showed up, she apologized for leaving them waiting (after having got our bigger table situated) and the other people said they understood, and felt bad for what was happening. The two servers in the "second" room were literally running their tails off. We concluded that tip sharing must be in place. We've never see such a mismatch of customer service and hope to never see it again. Apologies for being the bearer of bad news. We understand this is probably something that doesn't happen hardly ever, but we thought y'all would want to know. The food was pretty good as always, but the mashed potatoes needed help. read more

Stopped in not long past opening for lunch. Wife and I are new to the area and trying out all the local favorites we can. She got the Chicken fried chicken with Okra and Mashed taters. I got a cheeseburger and paid the extra dollar for onion rings instead of fries. I have ridden around the sun 43 times on this rock and this is one of the best burgers I've ever had. The onion rings are more than worth the extra cost. The breading on rings was perfect, not too chunky, not too flaky, coated proper. The burgers come wrapped in wax paper and for good reason. This is a juicy treat I suggest rolling down the wax paper as you enjoy to save on napkins. The portions are Texas sized and neither of us could finish our orders. Which is a shame because I imagine the cobbler and pecan pie are as good or even better than anything else we had. read more

Food is amazing thank you Thomas I really appreciate y'all's service how about to give y'all 100 star rating if I could.

Great place, large portions.!!! Go when you're REALLY hungry! It's worth the drive.!! Beautiful location and building!! 5/5 read more

Oscar Store - Fixing to eat the 'Thomas Burger'.!!! Oscar Store / 2017. - American Near Me - Temple, Texas

I can't say whether its because of its location, or despite its location, that Oscar store has charm. The venue is quaint and makes you love being from small town Texas. This is one of those places that I want to show my friends from the big cities. Although I find the prices to be a bit on the high side, the food does not disappoint. Most recently I ordered the hot wings. Although they weren't hot by any stretch of the imagination, they are HUGE. Eight wings big enough to feed two. The BBQ sauce that came with the wings was pretty damn good. And the ranch, hello...can't have a good country restaurant without good ranch. Keep it up, Oscar Store. read more

This little piece of Texas is a big plus for those that reside or are passing through the Temple area. Setting is simply awesome and you can't beat $2 brews all the time. Love cheeseburgers and believe they could improve the offering by simply following a few basic suggestions. First of all make sure the customer doesn't want their meat patty well done. Secondly this is not Sonic Burger. Adios the chopped lettuce and chopped onions. Lastly... melt the damn cheese over the patty. Y'all should also take pains to ensure that extra crispy fries are indeed extra crispy when served to the customer. Y'all have a great start with those hand cut spuds. Stop screwing it up! A few simple steps and this burger could be in the Texas Top Ten. read more

What a fun find. Looking for a great burger. Had a chicken fried steak. Awesome wait staff and very welcoming to us first timers. Seems like a very local place where everyone k ew everyone. Food was all delicious read more

Home cooked meals from scratch. So, be patient waiting for your order. Nice place to eat out of town. Nice drive getting to Oscar Store. My favorite is the hamburger steak with grilled onions. read more

We enjoyed the excellent food and service. There is a Casual atmosphere and lots of seating.

Cute restaurant that is not that far from town. Absolutely love the country atmosphere and surrounding. Food was delicious and the portions are large. Best chicken fried steak u have eaten. The entire staff was helpful, full of smiles and very pleasant. Definitely a must try. read more

Oscar Store - American Near Me - Temple, Texas

Had the opportunity to finally try this place after living in Harker Heights for 16 years! It was as good as I had been told. Opted for the Chicken Fried Steak, and it was Excellent! Nice portion, good Gravy, Homemade tasting Mashed Potatoes. We didn't finish our meal and were still Stuffed, so Dessert wasn't to be had on this trip. We saw other people's orders going out, Hamburgers, Catfish, Onion Rings, etc and it All looked Amazing! It's definitely a Return Trip to the Oscar Store for us in the future. I highly recommend this place for those who love comfort food! read more

They say you can call and make a reservation, then you show up at the time of your reservation and they say "well another group popped in before y'all, so we gave them your table." If you don't ACTUALLY offer a reservation just say that. We could have come earlier and gotten a table, but when you say people can make reservations, it gives the impression that you will stay true to that and have the table ready. Horrible way to run a business. Would not recommend this business to anybody. read more

This place is ALWAYS good! Even when they are extremely busy, the food and service is excellent! It may take longer, but you really don't notice because the wait staff comes by often to refill your drinks and chat for a minute. I've never seen anyone just standing around and the servers always help each other. Family friendly environment. Many good memories and dinner dates here when my husband and I were dating. Haven't been in a while, so definitely time for dinner here! read more

It's very rustic! A great place to take everyone but a vegan. Go in hungry and take some home. Thomas has great portions.

This place is on point!! Awesome food reasonable prices very cool rustic Decor. My friends been looking for good catfish in the temple area for over a year and he said he would definitely go back there again and again. I have the cheeseburger that came with the homemade onion rings that were simply awesome. Great food at an out-of-the-way place read more

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Everything here is delicious and comes in HUGE servings!! Try the Southwest Egg rolls and the homemade ranch! You will NOT be disappointed!!

My favorite place to eat burgers anywhere... Drive 45 miles just to eat here. If you have a big appetite get a Thomas burger ... Pure Yumm read more

Oscar Store - American Near Me - Temple, Texas

Texas all the way. Excellent food in a great facility with fantastic wait staff. You won't go wrong here unless you are a health nut. Steak, burgers, fried mushrooms, REAL chicken fried steak. read more

Oscar Store - American Near Me - Temple, Texas

It is off the beaten path, but well worth it. I had a cheeseburger & fries. Excellent! My daughter had grilled chicken sandwich & fries, she loved it. Her boyfriend loved his chicken fried steak & my best friend loved her fried catfish & onion rings. We all loved that they bring you out a bottle of their homemade ranch in a squirt bottle like its ketchup, they are not stingy w/ their ranch! Definitely will go back! read more

Food is pretty mediocre, especially for the price. Kids got the cheeseburgers, wife got the sirloin and I got the BLT. Sirloin was bland like the burgers and the burgers were also dry. My BLT was about half the size of a normal BLT and two sides of the sandwich was crushed in. Looked like they used a loaf of bread that had been smooshed and this further contributed to the small size of the sandwich. It also cost a bit more than the average BLT so I was expecting a real treat, instead I got a big let down. I ordered extra bacon on it and ended up with about the normal amount. I'm fairly disappointed for all the hype. read more

Great costumer service. And the deserts are awesome! I really enjoyed my experience at this establishment.

Came here for a Christmas party with my friends. Out of the middle of nowhere, I was a bit skeptical as to what to expect. From the outside, the place looks small but once you are inside the place is huge! The staff is extremely friendly and greeted us with a smile. The menu is a tad small but the food is so amazing! I ordered the 32oz Sirloin and this meat is a mammoth! It was cooked to perfection. This is by far the best steak I have ever eaten... And I finished it too. I am still recovering from it but I would definitely eat this again. I have found my new steakhouse! read more

Oscar Store - 32oz Sirloin! The best freaking steak I've ever freaking eaten! - American Near Me - Temple, Texas

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We LOVE coming here, especially with our huge family get togethers!!! Thomas always finds us a big room with plenty of tables, and has the best waitresses around!!! The food is soooo good, and of course the sirloin is my favorite!! We got the fried pickles, fried mushrooms, and onion rings tonight, and they were amazing and came with big bottles of ranch dressing of course!! We had a party of about 55 people, and celebrated my daughters 10th birthday. I can't brag enough about this place!!! Oh and I forgot to mention that all of the cousins got to run around out back and play bean toss and chase!! Perfect place for a big or small crowd! You won't be disappointed!!! read more

Oscar Store - Brooke's 10th birthday at Oscar Store! - American Near Me - Temple, Texas

Worse experience we have ever had here! Every single item of food ordered came to table cold and potatoes bu!!! Very poor service

This was our first visit and it was delicious! We loved that it was truly a "country store" in the middle of nowhere. Service was amazing and the food was fantastic! Definitely worth the visit, if you are near! read more

Happy I found this place. Surrounded by nothing which was really cool. Ordered the Chicken Fried Steak. It was HUGE and so good. Sweet Tea was excellent also. Only bad thing was I was too full to order Dessert. Cannot wait to be back. read more

All I can say is I was really disappointed. Never again will I return. Steak not cooked correctly. Waitress did not care. I could go on, but what's the point. Not my kind of place. I'm sure they had something good there. Just not steak. Well even the side salad was horrible. read more

The server was very slow and was not very friendly. We had to wait a long time for our food and the appetizer arrived after two of the entrees were ready. The food was alright but was nothing outstanding. read more

Went for a father's day meal. The service was excellent and the food was pretty good. The chicken fried steak lacked flavor in the batter and the gravy didn't cover the steak. Salads were fresh and good. Excellent onion rings. The cobbler was delicious according to those who tried them. Generous portions and decent prices. read more

Called Lori Ann after having dinner there, asking for catering capabilities. When the bride and groom have VERY specific items they want served at the rehearsal dinner, I knew I would need to go local. Nothing fried, they served Sirloin steaks and pork loin with sautéed mushrooms, twice baked mashed potatoes, bacon wrapped asparagus and a hearty dinner salad. For dessert, Texas chocolate sheet cake. Everything was hot, fresh, crisp and the taste was superb. Five hours prior to the dinner, I had to bump it from 50 people to 60. On the fly, she was able to accommodate! That's service! The family who attended both the wedding and the rehearsal said by far, The Oscar Store out did the wedding meal! What a compliment. I was so pleased with the decision to use them for the catering. The nailed it! read more

This place has the BEST chicken fried steak & the staff are always so friendly! It's usually a pretty short wait for food & they even do music outside occasionally. Always worth the trip to go here. read more