Welcome to our third installment of Lockport Food Reviews, where we review local restaurants in the Lockport area.
Following up on the previous entry in the series, we decided to switch it up. For this edition of the Local Lockport Food Review, we made our way over to Oasis, a relatively new Mexican restaurant. Owned by brothers Adrian and Chrsitian Avila, the restaurant was previously tucked away in a little corner in Crest Hill, a metaphorical oasis. In 2024, the brothers moved the restaurant to E 9th street in Lockport.
Oasis has very modern construction and aesthetic decor inside the building. Seeing as we went early in the morning, the atmosphere was very relaxed and soft, allowing for a pleasant dining experience. The service was quick and efficient, and the waitress was easy to talk to. The most important part of this review though, is the food. So without beating around the bush, let’s get right into it.
Jackson Maloney:
I ordered the chicken fajitas, a staple of Mexican-American cuisine. We seated ourselves, and the
waitress wasted no time taking our drink orders. Service was very quick throughout the meal, including our main courses and even our check at the end. My entire meal cost $30, but the price was understandable considering the large portions provided.
Everything was clearly fresh and had been prepared in house as opposed to being merely heated up. There was nothing overly special about the corn tortillas provided to turn the fajitas into tacos, but the flavorful contents inside made this a non-issue. Overall, Oasis Mexican Bar & Grill greatly impressed me, standing out as unique in a town with a multitude of choices for Mexican food and earning my recommendation.
Rating: 9/10
Gabriel Sot:
My experience with Oasis was quite pleasant. The staff were friendly and the service was good. But for what everyone is here for, the food was also excellent. I ordered the Bizza, which, according to their menu, is an Oasis original dish. For 22 dollars, I got a 16-inch wide tortilla topped with beef, cheese, cilantro, onions, and covered by another tortilla and cooked to perfection. It was served with a container of Mojo Verde and something similar to soup, but I’m not really sure what it was.
The main dish, the Bizza, was relatively solid. For 22 dollars I got a lot of food, and I could only finish half of it. The flavor was good but I do feel like it could have had a little more because it felt bland at times. Of course, I think this was supposed to be remedied by the soup provided, but even with that it still felt kind of lackluster. I found that when paired with the mojo verde it was excellent though, and that was my favorite way to eat it. Unfortunately though, there wasn’t much to go around.
My experience was good, but there was definitely some room for improvement. I can’t deny it though, as I’m writing this I am hankering to go back and give the Bizza a second try.
Rating: 7.5/10
Jack LoPresti:
When looking at the menu, the steak taco dinner looked appealing and that is what I decided to order. My food was about $16.00 to order. The food came out in relatively fast fashion with all of our food coming out at about the same time, with mine coming out last. The tacos came with the choice to have either steak, chicken, or beef with sriracha, cheese, or lettuce on top. 
They also provided me with rice, beans, a sauce, and a lime on the side. I had steak, cheese, and lettuce on my taco, and I decided to add the lime and sauce to the taco which added flavor to the already flavorful taco. The rice was good, but it was nothing special and the beans were great. My one complaint was the portion size as the food was somewhat filling, but not what I was expecting and I was still left hungry after.
Overall, my experience was wonderful with the good service and tasty food. With the place just opening up for the day, I don’t think we got the full experience of the restaurant as a DJ and Santa came in later.
Rating: 8.5/10
Owen Miller:
I had the Quesabirria Tacos Specialty Dinner because the Quesabirria Tacos sounded very good to me. These were by far the best tacos I ever tasted, and I do not normally enjoy Mexican Cuisine. The beef and melted cheese taste made my mouth explode with flavor.
Quesabirria is a Mexican dish that consists of cooking the beef in a birria style and fitting it into a tortilla with melted cheese and a dipping sauce to enhance the flavor even more. Since this was a main dish, it came with a side of rice and beans which were also very good. The dipping sauce was by far my favorite part of this dish because it brought everything together.
In total, the price was $18 for this dish, and I think for the amount of good flavor profiles in this dish, the cost is reasonable. While it cannot beat the cost of many, if not all, fast food places, it makes sense for a sit-down restaurant that is generally new.
Rating: 9.2/10
