Dove hunting and staying in Pearsall. Where to eat around there? Usually stay Hondo, may drive Herman Sons one night, but 40 minutes. Anything closer that's good?

Any good bars? Will be watching A&M game, Cowboys and Texans that weekend.

Gracias!

A little off topic, but if you are heading towards Hermann Sons to eat, check out the Mummes Gun Room across the overpass on 90. Impressive. If you want really good food for this area, drive another 15 minutes to Julianna's in Castroville. Alsatian Golf Club. Kind of a haul from Pearsall though. Check their websites to make sure they are open. Funky hours out here in the country.

A second recommendation for Julianna's in Castroville. Place is legit.

1339 Co Rd 4516, Castroville, TX 78009

Jaliscos for breakfast mexican food (chorizo, egg & bean or chorizo egg and potato)
Garcias for lunch/dinner mexican food (chicken envueltos)
Bens taco stand for late night mexican food (the beef or chicken fajita gorditas all the way)
Cow pokes aint terrible bbq
my moms house for anything else

edit to add my menu recommendations

forgot the bars part - there is a new one called full moon saloon. I also think Garcias would be a place you can catch the game. Very limited options on the bar front

Is Rubys Lounge still open in Los Angeles?

cannot confirm for sure but I heard it closed up quite a while ago

Deerdude said:

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Is Rubys Lounge still open in Los Angeles?

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Owner died a while back.

ought1ag said:

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Jaliscos for breakfast mexican food
Garcias for lunch/dinner mexican food
Bens taco stand for late night mexican food
Cow pokes aint terrible bbq
my moms house for anything else

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If that is the same Jaliscos that in every other South Texas town they are pure slop, worst Mexican food on earth… don't get their beef tacos the meat is something that is ground up and died red, taste like cardboard … breakfast tacos are ok but probably much better somewhere else

Millies in Dilley has good food. They have TVs as well usually programmed to news but you could probably request the games.

Deerdude said:

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Millies in Dilley has good food. They have TVs as well usually programmed to news but you could probably request the games.

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Millies is great. Used to pick up food from there when I was working nights in the oil field. I always appreciated that they would make me breakfast tacos at 5 pm. The ladies working there were very nice.

fullback44 said:

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ought1ag said:

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Jaliscos for breakfast mexican food
Garcias for lunch/dinner mexican food
Bens taco stand for late night mexican food
Cow pokes aint terrible bbq
my moms house for anything else

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If that is the same Jaliscos that in every other South Texas town they are pure slop, worst Mexican food on earth… don't get their beef tacos the meat is something that is ground up and died red, taste like cardboard … breakfast tacos are ok but probably much better somewhere else

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we have had a couple different jalsicos over the years.

this one had been around the longest and their chorizo breakfast tacos are pretty solid. i have not personally had anything other than breakfast there.

Back in the day I ate often at Pizzagetti. Don't know if still there.

Deerdude said:

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Back in the day I ate often at Pizzagetti. Don't know if still there.

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still there, just moved down the road a bit

pizza hut burnt down but they are in process of rebuilding

valdez bakery/pizza would get my vote for pizza, but they keep weird hours so its hard to find them open

I ate mostly these giant sandwiches they made. Never tried either pizza or pasta there. Go figure

If your staying in Hondo Heavy's BBQ is pretty dang solid BBQ. Hermann's already been mentioned. Also Vaqueros.

For Pearsall good burgers at The Front Porch. Los Altenos for Mexican. Little Joe's BBQ for BBQ.

Devine has Devine Tortilla Factory. Devine Cafe, Triple C's & Black Creek that are good.

We drive through Pearsall Jalisco's when we are heading south to fill feeders. Their breakfast taco deal is the best (two 3 taco orders are about $10) The tacos are good and large with homemade tortillas. Try the older one near downtown sometime.

If you see Big Piggy's trailer BBQ stand, it is pretty good. But I haven't seen it in a good while. Cowpokes is pretty good on the meat. Don't bother with the sides.

Millie's is always crowded so we have never stopped as we want to get feeders done ASAP. Want to try it sometime.

Hunted Pearsall growing up and there used to be a Mexican restaurant there called the Cactus Bowl that had my all time favorite enchiladas and it wasn't even close. Probably not there anymore but it was really fantastic.

lotsofhp said:

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Hunted Pearsall growing up and there used to be a Mexican restaurant there called the Cactus Bowl that had my all time favorite enchiladas and it wasn't even close. Probably not there anymore but it was really fantastic.

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Yea back in the day when 35 was 2 lane and ran thru each town. Are Cactus Bowl many times. I died when 35 went around town.

If you like gorditas, Juan's Tacos in Devine makes awesome beef gorditas.

bucky91 said:

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Dove hunting and staying in Pearsall. Where to eat around there? Usually stay Hondo, may drive Herman Sons one night, but 40 minutes. Anything closer that's good?

Any good bars? Will be watching A&M game, Cowboys and Texans that weekend.

Gracias!

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La Parridilla has decent Mexican food

There's a bar and grill that opened last yr in middle of town but rheir food sucked

Lmao at all the Jalisco recs. That is the saddest excuse for Mexican food I've ever seen in the state of texas

tandy miller said:

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Lmao at all the Jalisco recs. That is the saddest excuse for Mexican food I've ever seen in the state of texas

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Bingo.. that place is junk, anyone eating that stuff is desperate for bad tasting Mexican food, and they are in every south texas town, my buddy calls it slop.. my mom won't eat the "red" taco meat.. we still want to know what that red colored meat is?

tandy miller said:

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Lmao at all the Jalisco recs. That is the saddest excuse for Mexican food I've ever seen in the state of texas

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All? It was just one rec by me and I mentioned they were only good for breakfast. Never been to another Jalisco's so can't confirm or deny if they serve the same sludge as other towns.

The only Mexican food place I would recommend anything off the menu is el chaparral in Helotes

You weren't the only one that recommended that swill.

La parrillada is better and I would bet cheaper

They have one waiter who it is hard to tell their gender. Pro tip: it's a guy

I have to stay there for work quite a bit. I eat at Bens Taco Stand pretty much exclusively when there. Place is legit. Chicken or beef fajita Gordita as mentioned above.

Go see Bob at Pizzaghetti, meatball sub is the best you'll ever have.

Looks like Beef Says Whaat reopened. I haven't been there since the old location, but it was pretty good.

Kind of a hijack maybe... heading to d'hanis from SA tomorrow for bird hunting. Would like to pick up 2-4 dozen kolaches/pig-n-blankets/kubisnickies (whatever we want to call them ) on the way along 90... Castroville, Hondo, etc. any suggestions on a good place to get some? I did a forum search, but really didn't find anything. Google showed some places, but would like some recommendations. TIA.

Habys in Castroville

Billy bobs good burgers
Herman sons solid joint
Villas Mexican only open weekends

All in Hondo.

Get some parisa in Hondo or Castroville at a meat market too local delicacy.

Thanks. Been to Herman's several times, but not the others. Will stop at haby's and give them a taste.
ETA...and yes...we normally get some parisa at different places. The meat market there in d'hanis and another one I can't think of.

Jalisco's is good and their tortilla soup es excellent!