Just recently moved to Midland/Odessa for work don't get time to go exploring and wanted to know of some good food in the area. Any help?

Well I can tell you this, the service will be subpar at most restaurants as nobody can hire decent help right now. I grew up in Odessa and visit my favorite places anytime I go home and the food is still good, just the service sucks.

La Bodega in Odessa on 7th street, good mexican food.

Fajitas & More on 8th street, get an asado burrito and a desebrada burrito.

Jumburrito, stew meat burrito with avocado

Taco Villa, you will either love it or hate it, I love it, combo burrito with green sauce.

Rosa's is also pretty good.

Are you seeing the trend?

For food other than Mexican food.

Hamburger Company on Grant in Odessa

Texas Burger

Keiths Hamburger Station, get the steakfingers

Wall Street Bar and Grill in Midland has pretty good food for a sit down place.

Zucci's in Odessa had pretty decent Italian back in the day but I haven't eaten there in 15 yrs.

For 6 years I ate La Bodega every Sunday after church, I wonder if they still have perpermint Ice Cream. I miss that Place was good food back then.

I also miss the church there, still haven't found anohter Baptist church with a bowling Alley in it.

I miss Odessa, altough I haven't been there since 1985.

Thank you for the recommendations!! I went out to La Bodega yesterday for lunch and it did not dissapoint one bit I enjoyed it! The salsa is very good too! I think ill head to jumburrito after work today.

For special occassions the Barn Door is great! I used to travel to Odessa quite often. I always enjoyed eating there!
Here is a link below.

Barn door

all in Midland:

The Bar - try the green chili cheeseburger.
Jorge's - killer margaritas
Price's BBQ - ribs
Jumburrito - Stew Meat & cheese was always my favorite
Wall Street - great house salad (dressing)

the hog pit . good bbq

corner of grant & clements in odessa la bodega (not related to 7th st( great chili verde all burritos are awsome , whitehouse meat market on 52nd or 51st just west of grant great burgers

La Bodega- sounds nasty,but, trust me, get the chillie relleno next time with the sour cream,pecans and raisins on it
I never would try it, always had them leave it off, one day they messed up, everyone else was eating, what the heck
It was reallly good
Hooked from then on
(The one on 7th street)

Calico if its still open

there a little burrito stand past Albertsons on University and West County Rd
Great Asado

there a little burrito stand past Albertsons on University and West County Rd
Great Asado


OH Yea
BJ's Burgers on Golder and 34th
Jalepeno Cheese Burger(MILD) they are really spicy

Curious what church???

First Baptist. Went and looked at their website and it isn't mentioned. When I left there in 85 it was in the basement of the Family Life Center. Guess they repurposed it.

X100 on Jumburrito. Grew up on that stew meat burrito

I grew up in Midland. That is a bad [censored] chile relleno. Trust us!!

Whitehouse Meat Market has good burgers if you want something other than Mex food.

dang 4weight, here i am sitting in a deer stand in the middle of central texas, and you have to bring that up again
Your making me wanna go back to Odessa and eat one
Yeah Buddy

I'll back the chile rellenos 100%, that is what I get almost every time I go there.

There used to be "dive" on 8th street called Taco Casa that was pretty good.
Not sure if Ben's is still around that was good mexican food right there!

Try La Margarita on Grant St hust north of the Interstate and ask for the stacked enchiladas : red, beef with an egg on top.
Sounds weird but trust me it's great!

Jumburrito is awesome. miss that place