Possibly it’s not-so-fast meals. After two years of anticipation, basic San Antonio burger joint Babe’s Outdated Normal Meals has lastly opened its latest restaurant at 7129 NW Loop 410.
“We’re now open at our brand-new location, Babe’s 410 & Culebra,” the restaurant not too long ago wrote through an October 6 social media publish. “Household-owned and operated, nonetheless serving up the identical consolation meals classics made with love.”
For followers of the long-running mini-chain, the situation has been a very long time coming. Babe’s first teased the outpost with an October 2023 Instagram publish, later submitting mission particulars with the state. A tall signal was erected on the positioning, however its arrow pointed to a vacant lot for months.
The sluggish roll pissed off among the location’s neighbors, who have been desperate to have a Babe’s nearer to residence.
“I go that signal day-after-day,” wrote one Reddit consumer in 2023. “I stay off Culebra and Ingram, so I too was tremendous excited, however apart from the signal going up nothing has been finished apart from demolishing the outdated lease a automotive constructing that was there for a lot of, a few years.”
Babe’s Outdated Normal opened its first restaurant in 1987 and has slowly grown to seven areas. In October 2024, the identical house owners debuted a brand-new idea, Babe’s Crispy Hen, at 12020 O’Connor Rd., that continued the chain’s no-frills strategy with fried hen combos and homestyle sides like mashed potatoes and collard greens.
The restaurant’s burgers are sometimes cited among the many finest in Alamo Metropolis, however there are many different consolation meals on the menu to please the fussiest of eaters. Babe’s serves nachos, pizza, hen strips, and a half dozen fried appetizers, together with onion rings, cheese sticks, and pickles.
Babe’s didn’t publish its working hours in its introductory publish. Based on its Google Enterprise profile, it’s open from 11 am-9 pm every day.