Oscar’s Taco Shop

Holy **** a Mexican restaurant in TN that is actually good! Fellow SoCal relos rejoice!

I ate there with family last night. Food was great and arrived very quickly. I went back to get more chips to go and they didn’t even charge me.

Not sure what everyone is so excited about, think Taco Bell, just a little better. I have lived in Arizona and California, and grew to love authentic Mexican food. I have tried the tacos twice, and both times the meats, and I have tried them all seemed dry as if it was sitting already made then reheated on the grill. The inside is small, feels dirty, customer service is not excited or even smiling at all, I had high hopes for Oscars, they didn’t live up to them.

the food is always hot & fresh! great customer service! love this place! could eat it everyday!

Love grabbing a bite here! Never left with a dull tastebud & they are fast with service. My kids love eating here!

I’ll keep this short and simple.
The place was small and not clean. (In my eyes)
The customer service was chill. The wait time was around 10 or more minutes. Not bad at all.
Now the food I have mixed feelings about. The «carne asada» fries were good. The shrimp tacos definitely not good. The tortilla is what ruined the shrimp tacos. Not the shrimp or pico it self. Just the tortilla ruined the taco. If I could have put an authentic Mexican tortilla on those tacos it would have been amazing.
I won’t be coming back simply because I can get authentic Mexican tacos from a taco truck down in Nashville and the price would be a bit better. For an average taste of non authentic (Americanized) Mexican food then yeah this is the place to go.

We eat here about once a month. Friendly staff, food has always been great. Huge portions. The nachos are SO GOOD. And the prices are decent.

Food is fresh and delicious. Prices are very fair and you get a good value.
But the customer service and speed is very very bad. They take maybe 15 minutes to make one burrito. No smiles or greetings. The decoration in store is very lacking and barebones.
This place is probably better to use as a «take out» rather than a dine-​in.

Oscars Taco Shop is tucked away in a smaller plaza past the main strip of food on Sam Ridley. When you first walk into the restaurant it seems pretty small but you feel like you’re in a semi-​authentic Mexican restaurant. There is a large blue menu posted up on the wall behind the cash register with combo options as well as a la carte. I ordered the Combo #2, which comes with two tacos, beans, rice and a drink. Along with the Combo I also had a large Queso Dip with chips to share with the table. The Queso was pretty good and there was actually still more left after we finished the chips, which is always a good sign! The beans were refried with some shredded cheese on top so they were what you would expect and the rice was pretty flavorful. For the Taco’s I had a chicken one and a fish one. The Chicken taco was delicious and had pico de gallo along with guacamole on top of it. The fish taco was alright but seemed to have a bit too much cabbage on top and the fish itself was average. Everyone else I ate with actually got burritos and were very pleased with what they had. If you’re willing to drive a little further down the road on Sam Ridley this little Taco Shop is worth the visit!

Surprisingly good! I ordered Pastor, Carne, and fish tacos. They brought them to the table and I was surprised by the generous size and amount of filling, I was only able to finish two. They brought this incredible salsa/​sauce thing in a squeeze bottle that I highly recommend. We went on a Saturday night and it was totally vacant which kind of scared us, but our fears were unfounded. Fresh, hot tacos that aren’t short on flavor and friendly service. The fish taco was definitely my favorite, I’ll be ordering just those next time. :) Might actually have that for dinner tonight!

Fantastic tacos. We are from Texas and we thought they were as good as what we can get there.

Sooooo, I arrived here at 10:05, and it is now 10:16 and they still haven’t opened the door! They have looked at me numerous times standing outside the door but I am still denied entry! Some would question why I’m still standing here, I should take my business else where right? The problem is, once I have in mind what I want to eat it is very hard to change gears after. It’s now 10:19, still standing here while they continue to stare at me and deny me entrance for tasty tacos. Very upset, this is bad business and don’t plan on coming back. In the mean time I’m going to see this thing through! They won’t break me… VICTORY 10:23 broke their will and let me in!!!

This is a tiny little place in a strip mall in Smyrna, so needless to say, I didn’t really have high hopes. My boyfriend and I were going to get Firehouse for dinner on Friday night, but then we saw a sign for tacos and decided that sounded better. There’s about 7 or 8 tables inside where you can eat, but we decided to take it to go so I can’t say anything about the dine in experience.
They have a rather large selection of different tacos, burritos (even the breakfast variety, which are available all day!), tostadas, and tons of other stuff. I opted to get some chips and guacamole, and a carne asada quesadilla. My boyfriend got this combo that had a tostada and taco, and everything was fairly reasonably priced. We got a couple drinks and I think it was around $ 27 total, so not terrible.
The guacamole was super tasty and really fresh tasting. I like mine kinda chunky but this one was pureed smooth, which was fine. Just a personal preference. The quesadilla was loaded with stuff and was super good. It had the carne asada (which was cooked to order), cheese, pico de gallo, refried beans, and guacamole. It was surprisingly good.
I was pleasantly surprised by this place, and it only took about 10 – 15 minutes for our order to be cooked and ready to go, which isn’t bad at all. Considering this place is less than a mile from my apartment, I think it’s easy to say that I will be coming back here quite often and I’m pretty excited to try all the different things they have to offer. I would definitely recommend!

I think the door that leads into this restaurant is actually a cleverly disguised portal to Southern California. Pleasantly surprised to find Mexican food like this here. My California burrito and carne asada taco tasted delicious and fresh.
However, I’m not sure if the best use for a portal is to bring delicious Mexican food to Tennessee. I mean, that’s great, but why not use the technology for general transportation? Imagine never having to deal with air travel again. That’s my only gripe.
Will eat here again.

Great tex mex. Best fish & shrimp tacos I’ve had. Open face corn tortillas is a very nice touch. Everything is cooked fresh to order. They have the white queso that everyone has, and they’re chips are great. I’ve never had a bad meal here.

I believe this place replaced another similar mexican joint. The food is pretty good. Love the sauce, the crispy shells and the prices are fair. Worth a try for sure.

It doesn’t matter which Oscar’s you go to, it’s all good! I had the fish tacos for the first time in a long time. But as always, awesome! The sides were good and they moved my order in front of a very large order to get me out of there quick! Try any Oscar’s in the greater Nashville TN area. You won’t be disappointed!

Not a fan of this location. The other Oscar’s ate much better.
The employees here seem to hate their job, they are super slow, and the food is mediocre to good.

Not a twin of the Oscar’s in Murfreesboro, but let’s say a sibling. The food is still tasty San Diego-​style Mexican food, hot, fresh, and savory.
The atmosphere is a little more casual and I think this location is smaller and therefore has more of a take-​out feel to it. Not to say one couldn’t sit there and eat, but it’s the feel of the place.
Me, I sat inside and ate because I don’t like waiting to get home. I try to eat in my car while I’m driving and get the small bits all over the seat, my lap and the floor. Really, just eat there, it’s cool.

I haven’t had tacos this good out of Mexico. Seriously.
I ordered two fish tacos and chips and salsa. The fish tacos were piping hot, the fish was crispy, and the corn tortillas were perfect. I added their red salsa to one taco and the green salsa to the other one. They really couldn’t have been any better. Seriously.
The chips were meh, but the salsa was phenomenal. It was fresh and spicy and obviously made there on-​site.
Vegetarian Warning: The vegetarian burrito is not. really. vegetarian. I asked the girl behind the counter if the rice had chicken stock in it… she was unsure but said no. I asked «caldo de pollo?» She said yes. I asked about the beans… and yes, they contain lard. Both of these items are in the «vegetarian burrito.» That means there’s just about nothing you can eat if you’re a vegetarian here.