We always enjoy visiting The Oxtail Factory when we're at our second home in Bryan. The space is family‑friendly, always clean, and has a warm, welcoming feel that makes each visit comfortable. The food is consistently good, and on this visit, the chicken wings did not disappoint. I had the spinach, green beans, and white rice with their delicious cornbread. My husband opted for the mac and cheese instead of rice and enjoyed his meal as well. The service is reliably great, and the overall experience is pleasant every time. read more

The Oxtail Factory - Fried chicken wingettes with cornbread muffin - Soul Food Near Me - Hearne, Texas

Amazing food!!! Everything it tried was delicious. Friendly staff and home like feel. Fair prices also. So just to name a few fire items I had... . Here we go... Oxtails fire! Yams fire! Greens fire!, fried chicken fire!, beef tips and gravy fire!, Mac and cheese fire!!!! And that just to name a few. And the desserts... I had the banana pudding and peach cobbler. Both were of the best I ever had. Love this spot. I highly recommend. read more

Came here for the first time with my kids. Each entree comes with a choice of cornbread or dinner rolls, and 3 sides. We ordered the fried chicken, oxtails (pot roast type), pig feet, peach cobbler, and banana pudding. They were all pretty heavy plates that will put you to sleep lol. The pig feet were very flavorful, but I wish there were some more meat than straight skin. The oxtails were amazing, but I wish they had some of those larger bone pieces. They were mostly medium to small pieces. The fried chicken is super delicious. The desserts and sides are really good. We got the mashed potatoes, cabbage, mac'n cheese, cajun rice, and yams. Wished the mac'n cheese was thicker and cheesier, but each soul food place has their own version. The menu changes everyday so be sure to follow them on FB and/or call them that day if you're wondering. All the staff are friendly and fast. Lots of tables to dine on. Lots of parking around the building. Overall, a bit pricier than I would like, but it's quality food and the portions are a decent size. read more

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Man this my first time in the city I pulled cause me and my brother working down here we was looking for sum good soul food and found this place pulled up and my brother card wasn't working the man in the front gang it to use with great customer service he made me feel like family I will definitely be back read more

The Oxtail Factory - Soul Food Near Me - Hearne, Texas

Went through Calvert in early Jan. 2021. Remembered the delicious oxtails and came in. There was no greeting as in the first visit. The cashier was speaking with a man, but chose not to look over and acknowledge that we came. There's a taped off space of maybe 18" to stand away from the steam table, which is a good thing. There were real cloth tablecloths, which was nice. When we arrived, there was only one customer at a table. When we left, there were two other tables, but they had a constant stream of customers picking up orders. All were regulars because every one had easy conversations about kids, grandkids or their lives in general. My husband's oxtail plate was good. My fried chicken plate was salty, obviously salty. Possibly from sitting on the steam table too long. As we left, I looked over at the employees. They just stared back, with no thanks for coming in. I don't expect to be back. If my husband has a hankering for tender oxtail in a rich brown gravy, I'll tell him to wait until we get back into town and head over to Mikki's Soul Food in southwest Houston. There will be a long line but we'll feel welcome and very happy with plates piled high with goodness! read more

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Food was simply amazing! Everything was seasoned great and I'm real sensitive to salt and the food nicely seasoned. The portions are nice as well as the prices. I will be back. read more

Well this place is great every time I go. The only problem I have is after my tongue tasted the oxtail and gravy, it jumped outa my mouth to get another taste and knocked my ear loose. read more

Very friendly staff and excellent food. Their portions are huge!!! The restaurant was clean and chill.

A great stop for a meal that will stick to your bones. The amount of oxtail in an order will cost you $50 bucks at the grocery store! Gravy is thick and seasoned and all the sides are just like grandma used to make. The only downside is their hours as I usually pass thru after 5 pm read more

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I can't say enough nice things about those restaurant. The fried chicken was so crispy and delicious! All the sides were perfectly seasoned. The staff was accommodating and friendly! read more

I can't decide what's better; the food or the service! Both are unmatched! Highly recommend, even if you're not hungry come get some of the great energy they are serving :) read more

Service good clean environment food is good but stacked with grease they are pretty expensive and lunch line service food already made

Needed a meal stop to break up a road trip. Oxtail Factory did not disappoint! 1pm on a Sunday, a bit of a line (you order at the counter), but well worth the wait with friendly service. Got the oxtail plate with Mac &cheese, Cajun rice, and pinto beans. All deliciously topped off with some peach cobbler. We will be back next time we're coming though! read more

The food was outstanding! I haven't had soul food in a long time and this hit the spot! We will be back very soon!

Southern hospitality!! The building may not be 5-star but the service is... the food is delicious and the service is fine. Wry nice family owned and operated food establishment. My hubby and I had the fried chicken yams and pinto beans. It was all tasty and to our liking. We tried a side of oxtails and they were good smothered in a thick (but not 40 weight) au jus -type gravy. This place has cafeteria style service into styrofoam containers. They give individually wrapped plastic ware for cleanliness. Speaking of cleanliness the place is well kept and the restrooms are clean. I recommend Oxtail Factory in for your soul food craving. read more

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This restaurant is amazing. I don't say that often. Oxtails and sides were perfect. Hot, flavorful, eye appealing. Great customer service and experience. I need you to open in the Houston area. Please please please!! This is my new spot when I'm in the area. Can wait to come back and try everything!! read more

The Oxtail Factory is a clean, quaint, cafeteria style soul food restaurant. My first visit recently found a staff that was friendly and focused on serving the customers. They had a choice of 3 entrees, an assortment of sides, desserts and drinks. I had the Oxtails, cabbage, Mac and Cheese and yams! Bought a to-go plate of smothered neck bones, mashed potatoes, and peach cobbler, and chicken and banana pudding for my wife. Honestly, everything we ate was awesome. Shawn and Willie are friendly and passionate about what they do. You can taste it! read more

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Absolutely delicious homemade food. Very nice restaurant. The staff are so professional and kind. They really pay attention to the customer and they let you know how welcome you are. The Spaghetti is one of the best I have ever had. I could eat it every day. All the entrees and side are so good. So glad to have found the Oxtail Factory. And I am a king time restaurant employee myself and sometimes I love to eat at establishments so wonderful. read more

Very good soul food! Very tasty oxtails. Fried chicken on point. Delicious sides. And the banana pudding was not too sweet.

Visited Friday while passing through. Worth every penny. Stop by, get it to go and enjoy some great comfort food on your way to your final destination! read more

The Oxtail Factory - Fried chicken(dark), green beans, cabbage, sweet potatoes, cornbread muffin - Soul Food Near Me - Hearne, Texas

Food was delicious and flavorful. Generous portions and fast friendly service . My only request would be to cut down on the salt in the food. The flavors so good you want to taste it not the salt. read more

Amazing service and nice people. If you are passing by I highly recommend this place . Big portions with amazing sides. Drinks also do have refills if you do not know. Amazing vibes!! read more

Awesome food, very nice portions and great service. Nice quaint place will return if in Hearne again.

Soul food...more like soooo good food!!! My family was traveling back home from Corpus Christi and found this gem on Yelp. It received really good reviews so we decided to give it a try and man were we glad we did! Hands down the best southern home cooking I have had to date and I don't say that lightly. Everything was sooo flavorful. The meat is so tender it melts in your mouth. The day we went they were offering oxtail, beef tips, smothered pork ribs and pigs feet. Their menu says they have daily specials but the sides were where it was at! They offered mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, butter beans, mac n cheese and cabbage this day. I sampled all of them around our table and they were all off the charts good! The sweet tea was so fresh and perfectly balanced and the banana pudding just topped off an outstanding meal. All of the workers greeted us with a smile and a welcome and sent us off with a cheerful "thank you come again." Which I will definitely be doing and encourage you to do as well. YUM read more

The Oxtail Factory - Beef tips, mashed potatoes, mac n cheese, green beans, banana pudding and cornbread - Soul Food Near Me - Hearne, Texas

Great food ! The restaurant serves really tasty food cafeteria style . The meat choices change daily and there's also a small menu of other items . The people are friendly and the restaurant is neat and clean . If you're passing through definitely give them a try . read more

The Oxtail Factory - Soul Food Near Me - Hearne, Texas

We left the big city of Bryan in search for a good lunch. 20 miles later I was very hungry. The line inside surprised me , but found several open tables. I wanted gravy and the double smashed potatoes. I found what I craved , "neck bones" and much more. The sides somehow tasted better than even my wife's or Moms , I don't know how the owners do it. My wife got the baked chicken and dressing . She really enjoyed it. The banana pudding was so good. Will go back soon. read more

Entree to dessert was amazing. Large portions and friendly faces serving. We will return.

Great Soul Food in the area! Heard about it word of mouth- drove by a bunch of times but was never open. Made a point to go after church and it was awesome! The food was fantastic- tasty with generous portions! Had to take the obligatory box of left overs. Oxtail, chicken, pork meats plus great sides! Cant wait to go back! read more

We were going home from a 3-wheeler motorcycle rally in the Hill Country. Decided to stop for gas and lunch, on a Sunday morning. The fried chicken was wonderful. Hubby had the Oxtail and loved it. We both had the green beans which were the best I've ever had, and green beans are a "thing" in NC. Great, friendly service, and we'll make a point to come back if we attend that MC rally again. Don't change a thing, ladies! read more

Hands down the BEST soul-food I've had in a while and I eat A LOT of soul food! The smothered ribs were the best thing I had. Everything was well seasoned and fresh. The namesake oxtails were all gone after a roughly 30 mile journey from Bryan. I will definitely be a repeat customer. read more

The Oxtail Factory - Green beans, rice and gravy, fried pork chops, corn bread AND a smothered rib for good measure. - Soul Food Near Me - Hearne, Texas

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If you are uppity and need different utensils for ever course of your meal you should stay away from The Oxtail Factory but if you are looking for some down home, taste like your grandma made Sunday lunch then this is the spot for you. DO NOT miss out on the oxtails and cabbage. Over the top delicious. The staff don't feel like staff at all but treat you like family who drove in for the weekend. We will be back read more

Review Part 1: The sides!!! This was the BEST meal I've had in a long time and I've only had their sides. We got the entrees and are planning on eating those just now (Part 2) Their cabbage and yams were to die for! (They've turned me into a believer, in the past I never would have ordered these). We had green beans, cabbage, mashed potatoes, yams and corn bread. The cabbage had a nice kick, the corn bread was perfect (not too dry, not too wet), the green beans I could eat for daaysss, and the mashed potatoes were delicious. All amazing! Not to mention their hospitality! I wish this place was in Austin...I'd be there every day. Part 2 coming shortly... read more

We stopped in on our way from Georgetown to Lake Livingston. They have the BEST food. We had the oxtails and fried chicken with mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, green beans and squash. Everything was delicious and they were the friendliest ladies! If you are looking for delicious home cooking this is the place to stop! Serving size is very generous and the price was great! read more

The food is awesome. Oxtails, fried chicken, cabbage,yams sweet potatoes and mac and cheese are delicious. I would highly recommend. Family style and great service. I forgot the peach cobbler is great. read more

This place was awesome! Great service, very friendly women that work behind the counter. The portions were giant even for lunch. I had the Oxtail, Rice & Beans and Cabbage. Definitely coming back, meat was so tender and rice & gravy was just killer. Best soul food I've had in years! read more

Was driving through Hearne on my way back to the DFW area from San Marcos. The wife and I were getting a little hungry when we saw this rather unassuming place and decided to try it. So glad we did! The inside is very plain but very clean. We were greeted warmly and given a rundown of what they had available that day. I chose the Fried Chicken, Green Beans and the Cabbage. The green beans and the cabbage were both cooked well with a little crisp left in them (just like I like) and both had a nice spice to them. I would put them at the top of any sides any sides that I've had. But what really blew me away was the Fried Chicken! I can easily say it was the best I have had in my life! Well seasoned, very crispy outside and moist inside. No idea how long they must have marinated it, but the inside was just as tasty as the crust. You gotta try this place! read more

We were on our way home from Kilgore to Austin and needed to eat lunch. We prefer locally-owned restaurants rather than chains. Found this place on Yelp, called to see if they were open on Sundays, and yes! the were. So we stopped in and had the fried chicken, yams, greens and green beans. Such great food! And the people were so friendly and welcoming. Will definitely stop in here again next time we're near Hearne. We only wish it weren't so far from Austin or it would become one of our regular places! Thanks for such a great food experience. read more

Awesome food! Had the oxtails greens and yams. The place is quaint and family run. We stopped in after a job fair in college station. Will stop in again! read more

We were on the way from College Station and saw the sign for the Oxtail Factory. Oxtail is a family favorite so we turned around and went inside. They did not disappoint. Everyone was very friendly and the food was excellent. They had the best greens I've ever had! Highly recommended! read more

Went to this restaurant after my parents tried it and raved about it my mom and I were coming back from out of town and we decided to stop there and try some more I got the ox tails green beans and greens they were delicious I didn't even have to pick up the saltshaker my mom and dad both got the fried fish and it was amazing also! I will definitely be going back to this restaurant again! read more