Omars Mexican Cuisine 2

Honestly, we must have driven past this restaurant in downtown Waxahachie on Franklin numerous times before I realized it was there. Which is too bad because Omar's Mexican Cuisine needs to be noticed. I can't speak for the bar presence or the sports TV scene (there are TV's everywhere); but the Cuisine, the food that we enjoyed was dynamite.The menu will blow you away. It's huge. I finally settled on the Tampiquena. Thin steak, one cheese enchilada, rajas salad, sliced avocado with rice, charro beans and tortillas. As an enchilada lover, especially authentic cheese, I asked for salsa verde and diced onion - and it was so very good. The thin steak was perfectly cooked and I loved it; but it was the rajas salad that was incredible. The strips of roasted poblano peppers, onions and corn were well seasoned and scrumptious!! I could have eaten a bowl of that salad. It was a perfectly balanced plate of food.My husband had the Barbacoa plate - Barbacoa meat dry with salsa Verde, cilantro and onions on the side and served with rice, beans, sliced avocado and tortillas.He was in his element. Lots of meat and beans and a big pile of hot aromatic rice. We had a nice time. It was a weekday nite and there wasn't much of a crowd. The TV's were turned down along with the lights, and our server was engaged. We would certainly go back. Parking is on the street.

Dropped in on a recommendation !..Our hometown has a great spot here...Attentive service....Great adjustment on our request for grilled in lieu of fried...Thanks much !...

The new location is great and a much better atmosphere than the other spot, but the food is the same, just average. Bar was really slow. Server was nice.