Headed out there in a couple of weeks. What are some good paces to eat that I can afford!!!!

What kind of food are you looking for? A few of my favorites are Catfish Corner, Joe Allens, Texas Roadhouse, Los Arcos, Monterrey, and Olivias. Town Crier is good as is Sharon's BBQ. If you've got the scratch Perini Steakhouse in B-Gap is the only way to fly.

Some of our favorites:
Harold's BBQ - 1305 Walnut Street
Buffet City - behind Olive Garden in the lil strip mall area
Town Crier Steakhouse - 818 E. Hwy 80 ( http://www.townecriersteakhouse.com/ )
Abuelos - S. 14th

Downtown on Cypress street has a place that is a micro brewery & restaurant...Cypress Street Station & Abilene Brewing Company - 158 Cypress...they have MONDAY MUG MADNESS - Bring your own mug in, up to 22oz, & fill it with Abilene Brewing Co. hand-crafted brew for only $3

here is a site that list all the places & where in Abilene to eat
http://www.abilenevisitors.com/Restaurants

You might check out The Beehive in downtown Abilene too. They grill a good steak. And their burgers are plenty good too. It's a nice place and the prices are bearable.

It depends whether you are on per diem or actual expenses?

Eating on my dollar but will get payed back. I will have a couple of high school kids with me so the pub and such are out.

Maggie, seeing as I will have kids with me what kind of food is the Buffet City? Chinese, American ect..?

Belle's Chicken Dinner House 2002 N. Clack, Abilene
325-677-7100. You'll get plenty of good food and the kids will get filled up!

Its Chinese buffet but my girls (8 & 10) like eating there and their sweet tea is good.

Bells Chicken Dinner is good, we haven't been there yet but my dad (who is in Abilene a LOT) likes it.

Kind of depends on where you going to be in town. The Catfish Corner, all you can eat is a filler upper for high school kids, about 8th and S Treadaway. The Buffet City, and pizza places, Cici's and Mr Gatti's have the all you can eat.

Take the short drive to Buffalo Gap and go to Perini Ranch. You will not be disappointed.
Harold's is great BBQ too and the Beehive is very tasty.

For cheap Chinese food I like the sizzling chicken from Little Panda. And the lunch special is only ~$4.50

Perini is nice but best get a reservation cause they get packed quick.

Every time i'm in abilene i stop at fazoli's. But then again there isn't any fazoli's left in my neck of the woods.

X2 on Belles...love that place!

X2 also on fazollis...we dont have one in san angelo yet...i wish they would ship breadsticks over here!

Is Harolds the place near downtown that's a dive with great cornbread? I've only been there once, but loved it if that's the place.

Harold's is on Walnut st across from City Lumber. It recently expanded their hours.

Oh my, I don't know how this could have been overlooked!!
With 15 finer locations to serve you in the greater Abilene area -

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Allsups-Burritos/211172104476

Those are only for tourists from East and South Texas.

Schezsauns on south 1 voted top 7 in the world everything else is crap as far as Chinese food unless your looking for a hungry heifer all you can eat buffet. Kung Pao chicken medium spicy.

Definitely agree on harolds BBQ kick butt sauce and the corn bread and greens are great don't forget to try a little of the damn hot on the greens.