OST Restaurant

06/26/2026

We want to give a HUGE shoutout to Melissa for her work on the mural on our wall in the alley between us and The Ice Haus. She did a wonderful job and we are beyond thankful for her! There will be a ribbon cutting to showcase her beautiful work on August 1st, at the Ice Haus! But, if you’re in town before then be sure to stop by and take a peak at her piece and let us know if you spot Redneck!🐮

Bandera Bulletin

06/20/2026

Our sweet Michelle is retiring!😭 After 19 years with OST, Michelle is moving on to enjoy her retirement, traveling and living life to the fullest with her family. We will miss her so much and it’s hard to picture what OST will even look like without her, she is such an important part of our family and it feels like we’re losing such a huge piece of our puzzle but we are so thankful for the time and love she has given to not only this company and staff, but all of the customers both locals and tourists every week for the past 19 years. Please help us wish her a happy and fulfilling retirement full of joy and adventure! WE LOVE YOU MICHELLE!! Enjoy your retirement! 🤍

06/11/2026

Thursday lunch special is our Pork Chop Plate! Limited quantity available, grab yours before they’re gone. 🤠

06/09/2026

Special thanks to all the folks who came out to the Gumball 3000 yesterday and supported our small town’s local businesses. We loved meeting y’all and hope to have you back at OST again sometime!🏎️🥞🤠

05/31/2026

Yesterday was Robert’s 1 Year Anniversary of becoming our general manager and to celebrate him and show how much he is appreciated, our staff surprised him by dressing up as Robert for the day! He was so surprised and loved it.
We’re so thankful for Robert and all his hard work! Cheers to many more years of him being part of the OST family!❤️

05/26/2026

It’s John Wayne’s birthday and if you’ve been to OST you know JW holds a special place in our hearts! So to celebrate him today, Robert, our general manager has another brief history lesson about John’s life for y’all!

On this day in 1907, at 224 South Second Street in Winterset, Iowa—Robert Marion Morrison was born in his family home. According to the Winterset Madisonian, a local news paper at the time, he weighed a whopping 13 pounds!

Known professionally as John Wayne, he excelled in sports at an early age, eventually earning a full ride football scholarship to the University of Southern California. In a twisted turn of fate, the “Duke” suffered a broken collarbone while body surfing in the Pacific Ocean which ultimately ended his future in football. However, a new career was just around the corner for John, film and television.

JW had his start in the silent film era of the 1920s, and starred in 179 films and television shows spanning over 50 years! Including productions like “Big Jake”, “True Grit”, “The Longer Day”, and “Rio Bravo!”

After his death in 1979, he reappeared in 2025 at O.S.T. for steak and beans, later shooting a hole in the Tin Man water tower to take a shower before saddling up for the ride back to Heaven, earning him official sainthood as the Patron Saint of Bandera.

Happy birthday John Wayne! 🤠

05/14/2026

Happy Thursday! It’s Steak Finger Night at OST!🥩

Happy Tuesday! The special today is Wagyu Steak Fingers— get ‘em before the sell out! See you soon.😉🥩🍟

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from some of the amazing mamas here at OST! Mothers make the world go round and we are so thankful for all of the great moms in our community!🤍🌷

Our Mother’s Day lunch special is our Combo Fajita Plate (beef, chicken & shrimp) served with Spanish rice, pinto beans, chips and salsa, tea or coffee AND our homemade pineapple upside down cake!!🍰

05/05/2026

It’s Cinco de Mayo (and Taco Tuesday😏) and Robert, our general manager, wanted to share a quick history lesson with y’all in honor of today!

In late 1861 a heavily armed fleet of French ships landed near Vera Cruz to subdue then Mexican president, Juarez, causing him to flee inland. The 8,000 strong French army marched toward the hilltop forts surrounding the town Puebla against 3,500 Mexican troops. According to a report telegraphed by General Zaragoza to the central Mexican government, the battle began at noon that day.

The French troops were unable to take the forts in a series of failed uphill attacks and were forced to retreat downhill under fire from two full Mexican battalions eager to protect their homeland.

On May 5th 1862, the Calvary then charged the remaining French soldiers resulting in an overwhelming defeat which prevented any reorganization to further assault the town of Puebla.

In the aftermath, the victorious Mexican army marched 850 miles North to Bandera, because it was taco Tuesday at OST. 😉🌮

04/27/2026

Happy Monday from the OST ladies! We hope to see you at one of our tables this week.❤️ 🥞🍗🍔
Today’s lunch special is Meatloaf! Served with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, a side salad, cornbread muffin and coffee or tea.