Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

1. Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant

9.1
4401 82nd Street (Quaker Ave), Lubbock, TX
Mexican Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

David P.David Pitts: Dip sampler is a great start, everything I've had is great. My favorite is probably enchiladas or especialidades de la casa.

Judy S.Judy Sisson: Gotta have a sangria swirl! The best anywhere...really

Brittany W.Brittany Walden: This place has the best Mexican food in town!! Also has great drinks and awesome service! Make a reservation if possible; they fill up quick, especially on the weekends!

Italian Garden is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

2. Italian Garden

8.5
1215 Avenue J Ste 102, Lubbock, TX
Italian Restaurant · Downtown Lubbock · 19 tips and reviews

Eden M.Eden McSpadden: The cannelloni is a must have and the rolls are delicious! Service is great and I would definitely come back!

Sean C.Sean Compton: Stuffed mushrooms are 💯

nanc_yyynanc_yyy: Tiramisu (for those that enjoy a taste of coffee)

Texas Roadhouse is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

3. Texas Roadhouse

9.0
4810 S. Loop 289, Lubbock, TX
Steakhouse · 24 tips and reviews

SamanthaSamantha: Great service, terrific food, and the staff is super friendly! Best restaurant in Lubbock, by far!

Latrell C.Latrell Castanon: Steak Medallions are the bomb and the rolls with cinnamon butter to die for!

Melissa E.Melissa Elias: My parents don't understand NO meat! Lol

Ohana Japanese Steak House is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

4. Ohana Japanese Steak House

8.7
5217 82nd St, Lubbock, TX
Sushi Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews

Tiffany B.Tiffany Boyd: Amazing Spicy Tuna rolls! I LOVE the Golden Ohana roll!

Nicholas R.Nicholas R: Great Sushi!

Lauren D.Lauren Danielle: Scallops with fried rice!!

Saltgrass is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

5. Saltgrass

8.3
Lubbock, TX
Steakhouse · 3 tips and reviews

Dave M.Dave Mohon: The Athens, Tx Greek salad was awesome, and the ribeye was top notch! Loved it, had a great meal and great service.

LaurenLauren: The Caesar salad was delicious! I got the 8 oz. sirloin Oscar style and it was the perfect amount of food. My steak was a little over cooked but I still enjoyed the meal very much!

Mattie S.Mattie Steger: The service is incredible!

Stella's is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

6. Stella's

8.1
4646 50th St, Lubbock, TX
Steakhouse · 12 tips and reviews

LaurenLauren: Awesome appetizers, cocktails, and chicken dishes. Haven't been disappointed yet! Try the spinach dip and the martini on special!

Baron K.Baron Kanter: Richard is an excellent waiter. Swap the white wine sauce on the chicken for the house marinara, it's delicious

Matt S.Matt Smith: Try the specials, always good. Watch out though, the cocktails are $9 a piece!

Hayashi Japanese Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

7. Hayashi Japanese Restaurant

8.2
4220 82nd St, Lubbock, TX
Sushi Restaurant · 18 tips and reviews

Chris .Chris 🐳🐳: Amazing. Tuesdays is 2 for 22 on sushi. Any combination, any rolls.

Christa C.Christa Cassata: Best sushi in Lubbock.

Kaley D.Kaley Daniel: The Plum Wine is delicious! Half off on Wednesdays!

50th St. Caboose is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

8. 50th St. Caboose

8.0
5027 50th St (Slide Rd.), Lubbock, TX
American Restaurant · 27 tips and reviews

Nina L.Nina Luna: Everything is good at Caboose! The chips and salsa are great! Chicken chimichanga is a favorite.

SaVanna W.SaVanna Walker: Strawberry margaritas are AMAZING!!!!

Linda S.Linda San Pedro: Great food. No doubt.

Bahama Buck's is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

9. Bahama Buck's

9.1
5818 4th St (4th & Frankford), Lubbock, TX
Dessert Shop · 15 tips and reviews

Vana S.Vana Springer: Jamaican Rum flavored snow cones are life 😍😍😎

John D.John DeLeon: If you like sweet & sour, make sure to add sour sand to your shaved ice!

Jody F.Jody Foster: Tasty and fast.

Anna's Mexican Food is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

10. Anna's Mexican Food

8.5
6909 Indiana Ave (Indana & South Loop), Lubbock, TX
Mexican Restaurant · Caprock · 4 tips and reviews

Kelli B.Kelli Birkhead Meers: Best Dr Peppers in town! Great hot sauce!

Jeff B.Jeff B: Great lunch specials

Richard R.Richard Reyna: The Mia is my fav so far. Staff is awesome, I had the pleasure of meeting Anna. Not too many owners will go out and wait tables but she does.

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

11. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse

7.7
4805 South Loop 289, Lubbock, TX
American Restaurant · 46 tips and reviews

Lisa E.Lisa Ellison: Great, accommodating staff! Try their hand-crafted Root Beer or Cream Soda!

Kristina K.Kristina Keyton: Their hand crafted root beer is the best tasting root beer I've ever had!!

Elvis M.Elvis Moya: Avacado Egg Rolls are a perfect 10! Order them for an appetizer!

The Crafthouse Gastropub is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

12. The Crafthouse Gastropub

7.7
3131 34th St, Lubbock, TX
Gastropub · 22 tips and reviews

Emily W.Emily Warmoth: Have a really great grilled cheese. Everything here is pretty adventurous, so beware! The Mac n Cheese is also very tasty 😻

Emily P.Emily Phillips: The chili and coco wings are awesome.

Ashley M.Ashley MessErsmith: The burgers here are the best

Louie Louie's Dueling Piano Bar is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

13. Louie Louie's Dueling Piano Bar

8.1
1703 Texas Ave (17th St & Texas Ave), Lubbock, TX
Bar · Downtown Lubbock · 14 tips and reviews

Anthon R.Anthon Rodrigiez: Try the new juicy fruit shot really tasty

Shelby O.Shelby Ondrus: Don't move the tables! Please and thank you.

Rodman N.Rodman Nowers: Come have some fun every tues and Weds!!!!!!

Ohana Japanese Steak House is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

14. Ohana Japanese Steak House

7.8
5510 4th St, Lubbock, TX
Sushi Restaurant · North by Northwest · 11 tips and reviews

Mathilde N.Mathilde Nalliod: Great place in Lubbock, we celebrated a birthday there, the service was good and the food as well!

LadyJupiter.comLadyJupiter.com: Perfect lunch! Some things that I wanted weren't on the menu, but I asked my server and was able to get squid salad and tomago.

Belinda B.Belinda Brown: My favorite ahi tuna tower in the universe

Orlando's Italian Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Lubbock.

15. Orlando's Italian Restaurant

8.6
6951 Indiana Ave (70th), Lubbock, TX
Italian Restaurant · Caprock · 19 tips and reviews

Jared S.Jared Sorrell: Great Italian! Try the Grandma's Chicken Pizza!

Matt M.Matt Matzner: Mafia Queso is good

John V.John Vinings: Green chili linguini