I’m going to be in the Ballinger area after new years and checking to see what restaurants y’all recommend in the area. Thanks in advance.

Lowake steak house in Rowena,Texas west of Ballinger app. 12 miles

Hunted that area for a decade, that said havent been back since 2019.
A few that we would frequent-

Beefmaster Steakhouse - https://www.beefmastersteakhouse.com/
Alejandra's - https://www.yelp.com/biz/alejandras-mexican-and-american-food-ballinger
Lowake Steak House (was Turnrow before) - https://www.lowakesteakhouse.com/

San Angelo is just thirty minutes down the road. For Mexican food Henry's is pretty good.

Haven't lived in San Angelo since 2015, but Henry's was my go-to. The table side guac.