Tulsa has a WHOLELOTTA Mexican restaurants. So, what makes this one special? Where do I begin? First, the menu will definitely overwhelm you because they do everything and they do it all well. The hot sauces/salsas, especially the green salsa with heat, are so dang good. I love that they have an area with garnishes to add a little extra something to their food. While accommodating the usual faire, this is authentic Mexican food with an authentic, hole in the wall experience. You can get the usual tex mex items and they will be divine. But, trust me, get the Molcajete, a sizzling stone mortar brimming with marinated meat and cheese, served with tortillas and all the fixings. This, people, is the stuff dreams are made of. They also allegedly have a heavenly breakfast menu, which I've never tried but have heard rave reviews. So. In other words. Any meal, any time, Calaveras is your place. read more

A friend of mine suggested we stop in to Calaveras for dinner and he was pretty excited about the food. I agreed but was not really looking forward to the meal. Taos and Santa Fe are like a second home and as a result that is what I use as the bar for rating Mexican cuisine. I was pleasantly surprised with the food; it was fresh, served hot and fast! Everyone has a dish that they use as a benchmark when they try a new restaurant. For me it's the carne asada street tacos. Calaveras are fantastic, the carne asada is moist and seasoned very well, and the onion and cilantro are fresh. This is a new favorite and I recommend that you dear reader give them a try! read more

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Great service and good food await you at Calaveras. I tried the Molcajete Jalisco I had heard so much about, it was ok: steak was tough, chicken wasn't bad but, chorizo was tasty and shrimp was good and not over cooked. The chile rellano is good too, the chile rellano smothered burrito is huge and delicious, but the best thing was the gordita with marinated pork. The white queso has a nice flavor, but the consistency is more like canned cream of mushroom soup and I did not care for it nor would I order it again. Overall it was a good experience. If I return I would try more gorditas and some other items off the extensive menu. read more

Calaveras - Seafood Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

After 5 trips to Calaveras, I felt I had enough information to offer a review. Located in Whittier Square, Calaveras offers a wide variety of Mexican meals. Upon entering you will likely be met with a line. The menu is extensive and at Calaveras you order at the counter. As word spreads, you will find some in line overwhelmed by options. This can cause the line to move slowly. No worries it is well worth the wait/weight! After placing your order at the counter you will be given a small basket of chips, a cup to fill and your order number. Fill your cup at the drink station then visit the salsa bar. Upon my first visit the salsa bar stole the show. 5 salsas from a mild tomato-based "Chip Salsa" to a set-your-mouth-on-fire green salsa are available along with cabbage, radishes, limes, onion and cilantro. You can adorn your meal as you please. The Fire Roasted salsa is my fave for chips. It offers more depth and complexity than the Chip Salsa. The other salsas are delicious and I like to add small amounts to each bite creating new flavors. Your order will be delivered to your table in a reasonable time and if you like you may request more chips. A word here, this is not a table service place that offers boatloads of chips. I have ordered the Carnitas Dinner, shredded beef nachos, torta w/ carne asada, and fish tacos. I would recommend any of them. The carnitas come perfectly tender in a green chile sauce. The sauce is earthy and mild. The nachos could easily be shared as they are enormous. The shredded beef was moist and flavorful and these nachos come with pickled vegetables. The bread on the torta was fantastic, crunchy exterior while being soft in the middle. The carne asada was nicely seared and flavorful. Finally the fish tacos are magnificent. The fish, I believe is griddled. It came perfectly cooked and was moist and mild. It was adorned with cabbage and a mild chipotle crema. Beans and rice are servicable with the note that the beans have a nice earthy flavor and an airy texture. Visit Calaveras and explore the menu. It is becoming my go to for Mexican. read more

Great salsa bar with free chips, colorful atmosphere but a little rough in the booth seating, no worries though, bc didnt i mentionsalsa bar????...delicious read more

SO excited about this place. I have been meaning to go to calaveras for quite some time since I had been hearing such great things about it (predominantly from the yelp community, of course). Calaveras did not disappoint. walking into the restaurant after a late morning coffee date with some friends at Hoot Owl, I was knee deep in my caffeine high and needed some food REAL bad. Calaveras did me good. so calaveras is an order at the counter type of place, which I love. order your food and you're done. however, the only problem is that I accidentally decided to get in line before I looked over the MASSIVE menu.. rather than making people wait on me to decide, I asked the cashier what their top selling menu item was. Pozole verde (essentially pork stew) was her response and this is what I ordered. note: I never order items with pork. I don't typically enjoy pork. oops. BUT it was still super yummy- very flavorful, came with tortillas (I ordered corn & flour), and wayyyyy meaty. the chunks of meat were HUGE. and very tender. so even though I don't really like pork, I would suggest it to pork-enjoyers. as for me, I may stick with enchiladas next time. love the location of the restaurant- I'm just really excited about the Kendall Whittier revitalization. I would DEFINITELY recommend this restaurant and I am excited to try it again! read more

I had heard rave reviews and was not disappointed. I got the carnitas dinner plate, which came with the meat, tortillas, rice and beans, and guacamole. I love being able to create my own perfect bites. Someone got the wet burrito which looked just as delicious as Rio Verdes. The interior was fun and casual, with a great variety of seating options. The menu is huge, but staff was totally patient while we studied it for at least 10 minutes...can't wait to go back! read more

I think I've died and gone to burrito paradise. Oh my. This stuff is good. And affordable. And authentic. One of the things I love the most about authentic Mexican restaurants is that there are always about a bijillion options on the menu. Calaveras, which is owned by the same couple who brought El Rio Verde and Costa Azul to Tulsa, truly has hundreds of food options. There are things on the menu most people have never heard of -- options that likely only the most adventurous among us would try. Then again, there are more classic Mexican options, like tacos, quesadillas and burritos. read more

Took my husband here for his birthday dinner to try a new place. The food was excellent. I had nachos. My husband had the Pozole Verde. He really enjoyed it. You get a lot of food! We ended up all sharing with each other. Definitely will go back! Yum! read more

Calaveras - Birthday boy had his birthday dinner! - Seafood Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

I'm about to start openly weeping because I know that I can't have this every single day since I don't live here. I will come here every time I'm in Tulsa! read more

Get the molcajeta de marisco....seafood cooked in a 3 legged lava pot! So so delish. Super hot--especially the cheese. The grandkids love their white queso & tortillas. Come early evening --grab an oculto and enjoy the salsa bar while waiting for your fresh made delicacy:) read more

Calaveras - Here it is!! Molcajeta de mariscos.....yum - Seafood Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Few places in Tulsa remind me of San Francisco and this is one of them. Good salsa selection, fish tacos were prepared perfectly and the marinated pork is strong. Ambiance is like stepping into the mission district in San Francisco circa 2007 -- perfect blend of hipster yuppie artist crowd and amazing Mexican fare. read more

Searching for an authentic Mexican breakfast and came across Calaveras. As I was walking up to the door, I was met with the aroma of fresh tortillas being made. I knew I was in the right place. I was hoping for some chorizo and egg breakfast tacos, but those are not offered. Despite their expansive menu, Calaveras only offers huevos rancheros and chilaquiles for breakfast. I settled on chilaquiles with verde salsa, rice, and beans. It was delicious. Also available is a salsa bar with verde, fire-roasted, hot verde, and traditional salsas. The salsa bar also has fresh onions and cilantro for extra garnish. Everything was very good and I will certainly return to try other things on the menu. I hope they expand their breakfast menu at some point. read more

Calaveras - Chilaquiles with salsa roja. - Seafood Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Get here early! Incredible authentic food! I will be back! I had the pork verde. Meat was tender and flavorful. They have a wonderful salsa bar too. The place fills up fast at lunch so get there early! I can't wait to go back and try more off the menu read more

Calaveras - Tender tasty pork - Seafood Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Awesome food, great little joint that is a true diamond in the rough. Service was really good and the beer was cold. I would definitely recommend coming back here and next time I am in town we will go back. read more

If you haven't eaten here, GO! Go now, highly recommend. The food was fresh and amazing! The first bite had me in love. I recommend the wet burrito. read more

Calaveras - Wet Burrito - AMAZING - Seafood Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Everything was soooooo good! Pozole--5 Seafood Molcajete-5 Salsas--5 Very friendly service. Loved the atmosphere/decorations. When in Tulsa again, will definitely go back! read more

My husband and I have lunched here on a few occasions and have always been pleased. It's a little crowded with little seating for the traffic they seem to draw, but we just go early to beat the rush. The salsas are very good and flavorful. Serious authentic Mexican dishes. read more

Different. Food is good to very good. My wife got a steak chimichanga with pineapple and teriyaki which was very interesting. Al pastor verde enchiladas were very good. The grilled chicken roja enchiladas my daughter got... not so much. Chicken was grilled to death, dry and hard. Portions on the conservative side. Service was acceptable, but just barely because the flamboyant dude behind the register was almost too busy talking to the employees to take our order, but he was otherwise friendly and engaging. I'll probably be back. I liked the salsa/salad bar too. read more

Calaveras - Calaveras - Seafood Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Best authentic Mexican food I've had since being in Oklahoma. Serving sizes were huge and delicious. Wet burrito was fantastic. read more

Calaveras - Wet burrito carneasada - Seafood Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Kudos to this establishment for opening in a newly revitalized area. The food was good. If say top 5 in Tulsa. The establishment seemed to be run by a family, most friendly, and helpful. There is a small salsa bar with options that out do most of what Tulsa has to offer. In my experience I would not say this was the freshest most authentic Mexican in Tulsa. Cancun international is very authentic and fresh, if you are interested try that. I will return to this dining establishment. Good job keep it up. I would give this restaurant top 2 or 3 in Tulsa if I knew it was fresh ingredients. read more

The food in this place was amazing. I had the wet burrito and it was prepared perfectly and definitely filling. The atmosphere is really cool. The decorations are beautiful and inviting. They have a different set up since they don't have any waiters or waitresses which some people might not like. You have to pay before you receive your food, serve yourself your drink, and serve yourself any toppings and salsa you need then bring it back to your table. There are two soft drink stations and one towards the back kind of had an odd taste which was a bit off putting. Their horchata was delicious. The staff at this location is very friendly and helpful as well. The place has both indoor and outdoor seating. I overall had a very good experience read more

Calaveras - Wet burrito - Seafood Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

I don't get the hype. It was a cute restaurant in a cool spot. But the food was mediocre at best. From the chips and salsa, to the guacamole, and even the meat in the burritos, it was just disappointing. Better off going to El Rio Verde if you're looking for something really delicious and authentic. I'm so bummed, because I really wanted to love this place! read more

Perfect in Kendall-Whittier. Huge selection & giant portions, order & share choices. Great beer selection & the best salsa in town hands down #salsaaddict It can be crowded around lunch but it's so worth it. Be sure to check them out during Kendall-Whittier's 2nd Thursday event! read more

Wow....just wow. Go now...I demand it. Absolutely the best authentic Mexican food I have ever had in Tulsa. This is not tex-mex. I can't wait to go back. read more

I went there tonight and they charged you extra for avocados. $13 to be precise. I ordered their nachos and they were not good. The cheese was tasteless and the beans were only on one or two chips. I have never had such a bad order of food there. The nachos were cold as well. The tacos were tiny and way to much for the small amount. They started cleaning up almost two hours before they closed and they had already locked the doors. They gave us plastic forks and plastic cups. I have never had such a bad vibe in that place before. I hope they can get back onto their feet soon. read more

Good food for cheap ... crazy big menus with great salsa selection. The falling apart chairs and the tissue paper flowers give this place an awesome ambience read more

Calaveras - Colorful everything! - Seafood Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Passed by this place due to work travel, and I got to say that the food here is really good! I got the Chile Relleno Burrito (I can't believe I haven't thought of this before) and it had some great flavors. My only complaint here is the salsa, or rather the lack of taste from some of them. read more

Best little while in the wall Mexican joint in Tulsa! We have been to Mexico several times and miss the food so much, this brought back a lot of memories. The food had tons of flavor and the service was excellent. read more

Great variety on the salsa bar. Competitively priced for the amount of food you get. The chips are not fresh, we didn't even finish them. The beans are not your average refried beans. Delicious! Maybeb there's chorizo in them? I would return to try sopes. The carnitas lacked for flavor and not as tender as I would have expected. read more

Calaveras - Salsa bar - Seafood Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Hard for me to find Mexican food I love since leaving San Antonio, Texas so many years ago. This place helps me miss it less. Hard to find a bad meal here. It's authentic Mexican fare. First, their chips and salsa bar provide a delicious and varied start. All of their burritos are delicious, my favorite is the wet burrito. Their carnitas and carne asada are excellent. Finally, don't miss breakfast here. Their huevos rancheros and chorizo and egg tacos are some of the best around for miles. read more

We were looking for a seafood diner & YELP suggested this Mexican restaurant. We ordered a Hawaiian Seafood Burrito, with shrimp, scallops, grilled onions & peppers... with white cheese sauce & mango salsa in the side. Delicious! If we lived locally, we would make this a weekly routine. I am sure we will stop here every time we come to Tulsa. read more

Calaveras - Seafood Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Pretty good food but it's not really ideal for a group if you want to get your food out at the same time. You order at the front and seat yourself so with that comes the risk of meals being served at odd times. Aside from that, huge menu and great options. Enjoyed eating here and would come again if in this part of town again. read more

After having tried this restaurant a couple of times before and liking it, today I decided I'm not going back. I ordered the beef fajitas and I am not exaggerating when I say about 95 percent of it was fat and gristle. At one point I had to spit out what I was chewing bc it was so hard and gross. I ordered some carne asada tacos for my son and he did the same thing. Im not sure if these were like left overs from the night before meant for the trash but it should not have been served. The meat also has some super weird spices that don't usually go on fajitas. I was incredibly grossed out to the point of no return. read more

I had high expectations for this place considering the reviews it has but this place wasn't all that great at all. The chips and salsa were okay the salsa bar they have was messy and the spoons were all mixed up. I had the carne asada wet burrito and it wasn't good. If you're use to having good tex-mex food this place will disappoint you. read more

Calaveras delivers a unique menu of fresh Mexican favorites. The Sopes, Gorditas and Mexican tacos are delicious. We loved the salsa bar. There is every thing for everyone from original Mexican to Tex Mex. we will return and enjoy more soon. read more

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Loved the salsa bar, queso and street tacos. You walk in and order, then wait at your table for your food. I tried four of the salsas, the hot salsa was my favorite. Loved all of the freshly pickled veggies on the salsa bar as well. I had two tacos de asada and two tacos al pastor, both were good. Can't wait to go back and try more. read more

YUM! Their menu is so insane and diverse. I pick something different off of the menu every time I go and I've never been disappointed. There's everything from traditional enchiladas and tacos to the more exotic and interesting spaghetti dish that is so surprisingly delightful. Seriously, you just can't go wrong. The staff is friendly and always kind when answering questions. They are happy to explain any and everything from the menu and they really know their stuff! The atmosphere is festive, but casual. It definitely isn't upscale, but you can tell that it is a much loved and family run place with a lot of flavor and hard work in every dish. Don't skip the salsa bar! read more

We came across this restaurant totally by accident and we were SO GLAD we did!! The food was amazing and the prices are very reasonable and the service was spot on. The restaurant was very clean even the salsa bar!! We will definitely be coming back and bringing more folks with us!! read more

I can't say enough good things about this place. I've been coming since they opened and they never disappoint! Food, service, and atmosphere is great! read more