Guidebook for Harker Heights
Food Scene
Opa's Schnitzel Hut
1608 Farm to Market 2410Local, close to Harker Heights High School! Excellent food, family owned and operated! owner finished culinary school recently! German restaurant, Oma’s, in yellow shack next door is also great!
The Shack Caribbean Seafood and Grill
1612 E FM 2410 RdLocal, close to Harker Heights High School! Excellent food, family owned and operated! owner finished culinary school recently! German restaurant, Oma’s, in yellow shack next door is also great!
If you can take a drive to Green's - it is well worth the trip - Excellent meats of all sorts but specializing in sausage. Also a cafe.
9 locals recommend
Green's Sausage House
16483 TX-53If you can take a drive to Green's - it is well worth the trip - Excellent meats of all sorts but specializing in sausage. Also a cafe.
Little Thai
716 Indian TrailThai Thai Restaurant
4400 E Central Texas ExpyGreat Thai! Try the curries!
Walker Honey Farm
8060 U.S. Hwy 190Honey of all sorts and now also a winery.
The Barton House
101 N Main StExcellent place for a quiet dinner in historic Salado!
Beer Garden open in the summer, live music - Friday and Saturday nights. Good German food in an old time building.
9 locals recommend
Walburg German Restaurant
3777 FM972Beer Garden open in the summer, live music - Friday and Saturday nights. Good German food in an old time building.
On top 50 BBQ list in Texas Monthly! Must go for delicious Texas BBQ!
37 locals recommend
Miller's Smokehouse
300 E Central AveOn top 50 BBQ list in Texas Monthly! Must go for delicious Texas BBQ!
Nice Italian restaurant for lunch or dinner! 30 minutes away in Temple!
20 locals recommend
Pignetti's
14 S 2nd StNice Italian restaurant for lunch or dinner! 30 minutes away in Temple!
Great place for BBQ Texas style - Not always listed with the best BBQ in Texas but is the best in the area after you explore the Enchanted Rock Natural Area. No menu, you just point to your meat.
36 locals recommend
Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que
604 W Young StGreat place for BBQ Texas style - Not always listed with the best BBQ in Texas but is the best in the area after you explore the Enchanted Rock Natural Area. No menu, you just point to your meat.
Brazos Valley Cheese
206 Halbert LnCzech Stop
104 S George Kacir DrA must stop if traveling down I35 from the north!
Great restaurant where all the locals go for lunch, dinner, and especially breakfast!
Hallmark Restaurant
4402 E Central Texas ExpyGreat restaurant where all the locals go for lunch, dinner, and especially breakfast!
A friend runs this craft distillery - great whiskey! Also cigars to smoke on-site and relax!
18 locals recommend
Andalusia Whiskey Company
6462 US-281A friend runs this craft distillery - great whiskey! Also cigars to smoke on-site and relax!
Don’t miss going to this place - quintessential Texas BBQ! Bring me a beef rib!
480 locals recommend
Salt Lick BBQ
18300 Farm to Market Rd 1826Don’t miss going to this place - quintessential Texas BBQ! Bring me a beef rib!
Alexander's Craft Cocktails & Kitchen
602 Center CirNice place for a quiet dinner in Salado!
Cheeves Bros. Steak House
14 E Avenue AExpensive but worth the splurge occasionally!
Barrow Brewing Company
108 Royal StIn Salado, great place for refreshment!
Fire Street Pizza
10310 FM439Black's Barbecue
215 N Main StWorth the drive down the toll road 130 to get the beef ribs!
Emporium Packaging & Spice Co.
23208 Southeast H K DodgenEssentials
Good fried chicken, sides and tea - very fast service. Go here instead of KFC or Church's which are also close by.
6 locals recommend
Bush's Chicken
250 Commercial DrGood fried chicken, sides and tea - very fast service. Go here instead of KFC or Church's which are also close by.
Good Texas Grocery Store, "my HEB" as the commercial says. The story goes the owner's name is Harry E. Butts. LOL Actually named for the original owner's son named Howard E. Butts.
H-E-B
601 Indian TrailGood Texas Grocery Store, "my HEB" as the commercial says. The story goes the owner's name is Harry E. Butts. LOL Actually named for the original owner's son named Howard E. Butts.
Walmart Neighborhood Market
960 E FM 2410 RdShopping
Magnolia Market Silos
601 Webster AveSalado
Sightseeing
Short drive to access StillhouseHollow lake - The whole lake is surrounded by Corps of Engineer Land - which means miles and miles of hiking trails.
30 locals recommend
Dana Peak Park
3800 Comanche Gap RdShort drive to access StillhouseHollow lake - The whole lake is surrounded by Corps of Engineer Land - which means miles and miles of hiking trails.
All around the lake is Corps of Engineer land which means tons of hiking trails, and fishing from the bank anywhere. Ask us and we can show you where to get on the trails from our neighborhood.
33 locals recommend
Stillhouse Hollow Lake
All around the lake is Corps of Engineer land which means tons of hiking trails, and fishing from the bank anywhere. Ask us and we can show you where to get on the trails from our neighborhood.
Great place for a day drive to then hike up an amazing batholith and explore a rock cave. After the exploration of the area then go to Llano and eat at Cooper's Old Time Pit BBQ .
233 locals recommend
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
16710 Ranch Rd 965Great place for a day drive to then hike up an amazing batholith and explore a rock cave. After the exploration of the area then go to Llano and eat at Cooper's Old Time Pit BBQ .
Waco
Everything Else
From the web site - "The Village of Salado is the best small town in Texas! Salado has something for everyone." It has a lively marketplace with over 60 shops and artists galleries.
38 locals recommend
Salado
From the web site - "The Village of Salado is the best small town in Texas! Salado has something for everyone." It has a lively marketplace with over 60 shops and artists galleries.
Lots of music and wierdness in Austin. Search the web for events and specific things to do in Austin. We like the botanical gardens, the bats coming out the bridge, and eating at the Oasis restuaran
357 locals recommend
Austin
Lots of music and wierdness in Austin. Search the web for events and specific things to do in Austin. We like the botanical gardens, the bats coming out the bridge, and eating at the Oasis restuaran
Great small park for exploring nature and day hiking. Go to Texas Cheese House before your hike to pick up some chees for the trail!
20 locals recommend
Mother Neff State Park
1921 State Park Rd 14Great small park for exploring nature and day hiking. Go to Texas Cheese House before your hike to pick up some chees for the trail!
Entertainment & Activities
Neat museum in Waco - approximately an hour away.
138 locals recommend
Dr Pepper Museum & Free Enterprise Institute
300 S 5th StNeat museum in Waco - approximately an hour away.
Texas Rangers were famous in the Old West preserving law and order. Some do not realize there are still texas Rangers now and they are the oldest state law enforcement body in the United States
112 locals recommend
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
100 Texas Ranger TrailTexas Rangers were famous in the Old West preserving law and order. Some do not realize there are still texas Rangers now and they are the oldest state law enforcement body in the United States
Waco Mammoth National Monument
6220 Steinbeck Bend DrBelton Lake
Guadalupe River
Enchanted Rock Summit
The Beltonian Theatre
219 E Central AveThe Last Drive-In Picture Show
2912 TX-36