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Earl Abel's Restaurant

75/100 (2274 ratings)

Restaurants

American

Vegetarian Friendly

Brunch

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Dinner

Lunch

Late Night

Pancakes

Salad

Chicken And Waffles

Waffles

Waffles & Crepes

Crawfish

Catfish

Waffles & Crepes

Cakes

Fish

Burger

Café

American

Television

Seating

Table Service

Wheelchair Accessible

Accepts Mastercard

Accepts Visa

Serves Alcohol

Accepts American Express

Wine and Beer

Accepts Discover

Parking Available

Free off-street parking

Full Bar

Free Wifi

Accepts Credit Cards

Family style

Dog Friendly

Takeout

Lunch

Drinks

Brunch

Dinner

Mid-range

"Love going in there, friendly staff, easy to order, take out, parking available right by the Pearl Brewery, out back I’d street is full...the Fried..."

Radhika Jha

"Chicken & waffles was really good here . The fried chicken is to die for . San Antonio staple !! You must try @ least once . The menu offers a great..."

Laviana Hampton

"Home cooking that's better than I can cook it at home. I've had breakfast, lunch and dinner - all so good. Omelettes are fantastic. Try their pies...."

Linda Stanley

"Great breakfast. First time there and it was like taking a step back in time, loved the whole vibe. I had the waffles and hubby had the pancakes,..."

Hhhowudoin

"My parent's first date.....Feb 1961. Sad I couldn't have visited the original site of Ear Ablel's since this was the place my parent's visited on..."

Lauraclements06

"Working our way through San Antonio's historic restaurants, we stopped in at Earl Abel's for dinner. While nothing fancy, this restaurant is quite..."

Alletun

"The best fried chicken and gravy around! Add mash potatoes too! I do miss the original..."

Food For Thought...

"Ask Curly for a Table.. What's for dinner Curly? The time worn likeness of a maritre'd greets you at the entrance and has been the "mascot" of EA for..."

Eloquent Epicurean

"I've eaten here for breakfast and lunch. I found lunch to be better. Staff is very nice. Very clean cute place. I'd eat here..."

Megan Chavez

"Order the thins! Good food and good..."

SAB

"Anyone who's lived in San Antonio for many years knows of Earl Abel's from back in the days when it was on Broadway. You were really transported to..."

Stay Thirsty My Friends

"Good food. For starters we had the fried pickles: These were really delicious, salty, crunchy. Appreciated them being served in a paper lined basket...."

IMdaMomma

"Comfort food!. Super old timey place, but so good. I love getting the onion rings here... Good for family outings but not so much a hot date. Haha...."

Arlene B

"What the word "institution" really means. When they hear the word "institution," North Side San Antonians are apt to think not of Huntsville but of..."

Mike

"I love Earl's! My mom used to eat here when she was younger and the food is just as good as she remembers. The staff is warm and welcoming and the..."

CH

"Eating here is like being transported to another era but not in a bad way. I love their fried chicken. Desserts are heaven as well. Well worth the..."

Lepricano

"I just found it.! I thought it had closed for good. I've been gone from SA for 7 years & to find this gem. Reminds me of a time when people..."

Estherpvh

"Sunday Brunch. We often stop at Earl Abel's for an after church meal. Today I had the roast turkey. I grew up going to this restaurant at it's old..."

Malcolm

"Okay..... I've been here three times and I just don't see the big deal. The food is decent but nothing special and for the prices you pay I don't..."

Munchies

"Kind of like a time capsule... Late 60's maybe. Good pancakes and omelets. Art deco chandeliers and big comfy booths. Carpet looks really dated, but..."

Dr. Death

"Best ever. Earl Abel's makes the best fried chicken I've ever had. It's been ten years since I last lived in SA, but when I think chicken, I think..."

Rick Herrera

"A San Antonio Institution.. This venerable institution of good, basic, home-style cooked meals is as comfortable as they come. The menu reads like my..."

Stinky

"Good.... not great.. If you like your meal with a side order of old people smell, this is the place! The food is consistently pretty good. The..."

Hozer

"Wow! I've been eating at Earl Abel's since I was a kid (when it was located on Broadway). Great comfort food. You have to try the fried chicken. This..."

Shaun F. Hedgepeth

"Desserts are great. Americana, nothing overly special. Seniors are always here. Good fried chicken, good chicken and dumplings. Not a bad..."

Benhunted

"Great food. The lemon merangie pie is some of the best I have ever..."

SajMom

"The fried chicken is amazing! It has the best chocolate pie too! I love it. It's such a good..."

Sophie

"The Colonel's Chicken Perfected. If you look on the walls of the new Earl Abels you see pictures of Earl Abel with Colonel Saunders. The story goes..."

Wsst1000

"EXCELLENT food!!!. We found the web site:http://www.earlabelssa.com/and thanks to TOMTOM we had no trouble finding it. I had the best fried..."

Plano CJ

"We've many great things about this place. We finally went there. I went there for the bone-in fried chicken, but I ended up with chicken (tenders)..."

jmeryllman

"Earl Abel's is always fabulous! The food is reliably delicious and Stayton is a terrific server. Highly recommend the fried chicken tender sandwich..."

Christie Loe Malone

"Came here for brunch with some friends and had a great time. The servers are super friendly, helpful and ours had the funniest personality. We..."

Chelsea Martinez

"Such a cute little corner eatery. And it's less than 10 min from our apt! Cozy and quaint with cute little signs on the walls. Food was amazing and..."

Jessica Dowling

"Update: We ate breakfast here today. I had the chicken and waffles and scrambled eggs which were very good. Waiter suggested, so Hubby had meatloaf,..."

Vi Culbreath

"I specifically went there to get a maple pecan pie for my son. He says that's his favorite pie out of all pies, so I went to get it for his birthday...."

Kenisha Cruse

"Glad I finally was Able to visit this San Antonio landmark! At first I was worried about the parking but there's a good sized little lot off to the..."

Jorge Valdez

"Earlier this week, Eder reached out to me graciously inviting us to visit @earlabelssa. She had read my post for @lumpiasrollin and realized Dad was..."

David and Ruthie Wu

"The chicken fried steak plate was very good. The thin coating on steak was just right, which made the steak better. The green beans with bacon and..."

ruben gomez

"Me and my boyfriend came to Texas from Michigan for a nice getaway. While driving looking for food we came across your restaurant was the best hands..."

Arisha Encarnacion

"Ok so I wanted a salad. My grown son says hey there's a restaurant at the Pearl, it's super good, I'm sure they have salad. They do.... its a side..."

Gretchyn Lopez

"Crispy Fried chicken with decent breading cooked just right. Fries were also battered and had a good crunch and..."

Jerome Deasis

"Classic comfort food. Small diner located outside the pearl. Parking is limited when it gets busy. The service was excellent the baker was filled..."

Trent

"The photos I’d seen online had made me want to try this place really bad and I was pretty excited to try pretty much everything. I’m sad to say I..."

Ashley Rios

"Excellent experience! Loved our server. Appreciate him understanding my diet constraints..."

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