For being in a small town, you could not find better Mexican food any place. We had chicken fajitas with all the fixing, and it was great.

This is a fantastic local restaurant with a wonderful menu. Plenty of tasty options. If you like spicy, be sure to ask for their hot chili. Otherwise, you'll be served the standard tomato based non-spicy salsa. Great flavors come out of their kitchen, accompanied by fast & friendly service. Highly recommend El Tapatio. read more

El Tapatio - Pineapple fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Nowata, Oklahoma

Their food is so good. Worth the 40 minute drive every time. Their service and staff is one of the best groups I have ever interacted with! I went here two weeks in a row.... TOO GOOD read more

El Tapatio - Baria Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Nowata, Oklahoma

No pics. You know taco salads aren't really photogenic. But they were good. I would recommend the fajita steak salad. The flour tortilla bowl was great. Super light. I liked their salsa too. Staff was hilarious. Would go back. One of the few options here so would stop again. read more

My wife and I ordered the Molcajete and stuffed poblanos peppers & two margaritas and we were completely satisfied. Service was excellent also. Price was very reasonable. read more

This place is my favorite go-to when in the area. Always consistent in exceptional flavors, upbeat and observant staff, and authentic atmosphere. 10/10 would always recommend! read more

El Tapatio - Fajitas with shrimp, steak, chicken and veggies. - Mexican Near Me - Nowata, Oklahoma

It's the best Mexican food I've ever had and the service is great. It feels like I'm in Mexico. The ribeye tacos punch you in the mouth with unbelievable juice and flavor. [posted by son] read more

Impressive, above average, for a small town OkieMex restaurant. El Tapatio appears to be a member of the El Tapatio restaurant cartel/syndicate, with restaurants in small towns, scattered across Oklahoma. Sometimes it is necessary to ask the readers to not be too judgmental and try to overlook the appearance (inside or outside) of small restaurants in order to enjoy the great food. In this case I have to ask the readers to overlook the appearance of the town, Nowata. It is one of those little Oklahoma towns that would improve tourism drastically, if it had a by-pass built around it. If you will tolerate the town's rough charm you will find some mouthwatering food. El Tapatio! When we arrived, the staff was hustling; cleaning the restaurant from the top of the icemaker to far dark corners under the booths. Mops and rags were in motion. I like what I see. The place is spotless, attractive, and maintained. Nice clean restrooms, with modern upgrades. A hand dryer with ultraviolet sanitization. Very unusual for a small town establishment. The salsas were superb. Prompt service by the owner. The menu is enormous. We are off to a good start. I had the Beef Steak Tampiqueña; a ribeye steak with fresh vegetables on the side. Very different, fresh vegetables instead of grilled. The beans and rice perfectly seasoned. Back to the steak. This was not a USDA Grade No. 1 cut of beef. It was delicious though. It was just under a half inch thick. Cooked perfectly. Excellent chargrilled sear on both sides yet medium rare on the inside. Someone in the kitchen is a steak master. Cooking a thin steak that perfectly takes talent. The flavor of the steak with the fresh vegetables and salsa was fabulous. My wife went with a perfect plate of Enchiladas Verde. Another example of El Tapatio's fine food. Same superb beans and rice with three perfectly spiced, juicy, pulled chicken filled enchiladas, covered in flavorful green salsa. A winner. If you are passing through on Hwy 60 or 169 and have the hankering for good Mexican food, El Tapatio is a fine little restaurant. Worth the drive in the rain today from Broken Arrow Nowata you are lucky to have this fine little restaurant. El Tapatio is fantastic, Show some love for it! read more

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The best Latin American food in the area, the pastor tacos are amazing not to mention the service

The food was AMAZING!! The best guacamole, and cheeese dip I've had !! The portions are very generous !! The service was Excellent!!! Top notch !! Very quick , and the wait staff were very good !! Always keeping up on drinks and chips and salsa !! The customer service was probably the best I've ever had !!!! The atmosphere is nice as well!! Would HIGHLY recommend this place !!!! read more

We tried the NACHOS today with a margarita. Nachos Locos was fantastic and even as busy as they were service was awesome. Love our local Mexican restaurant sauce is good as for the spicy sauce and that will make it much better!!! 5 out of 5 stars read more

This was reccomended to us by a gal at @RCBbank - and well worth the drive. Most authentic #Mexican food we've found so far in #Oklahoma. Good grub, great service. Margaritas were generous with the good stuff. read more

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The first bite will transport you to Mexico! Stunningly beautiful (and delicious) food, really warm, inviting hosts. Waiter doesnt write down the orders, so you may have to remind him a few times to bring what you ordered, bit other than that, an absolutely stellar time here. read more

El Tapatio - Yum! - Mexican Near Me - Nowata, Oklahoma

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Friendly staff and the food was really good. I loved both of their salsas. If you like spicy ask for their spicy salsa. It was only $6.99 for their lunch. Today was my first time trying and will def be back to try other things. read more

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The food is good, the customer service is good. My family has been getting food from this establishment since before covid and they've been consistent. read more

Molcajete Fajitas, not sure if I got the name right. But it's, shrimp chicken & steak fajitas read more

El Tapatio - Drive thru dining. Keeping it moving. - Mexican Near Me - Nowata, Oklahoma

So this is a good place for awful Mexican food. I'm from California so I have standards regarding good Mexican food. If you like bland food that is covered in a white gravy, have fun. read more

This place has excellent food and awesome staff. They have a dish called Eric Special... Do it you will not be disappointed.

Excellent food piping hot! The fajitas were excellent and also the chimichanga! The molcajete fajitas were very good and served very unique in bowl in sauce! "Thus the name I guess?" seems like all Mexican restaurants in small towns in Oklahoma taste about the same! Not this one! Will definitely go out of my way to come back! read more

My family went here for dinner after we went and visited the bowling ball yard art just down the road in Nowata. This is a cute place, and I love the imagination of the decor here. Bright colors and we'll painted carvings and scenes. Truly reminiscent of Mexican designs. The service here was fairly good, but there were some waiters/waitresses who were constantly busy, and some who were kind of just hanging around not doing much. Our waiter was nice, and fairly attentive. It didn't take that long to get my food, but only half of our food arrived at the same time, so while I had my meal, my brother didn't have his, and my mother only had half of hers, which wasn't explained to her before he left to get the second half, so she ended up thinking she had the wrong dish for a good five minutes, which was a very unhappy 5 minutes. When we finally did all get our meals, they were pretty good. This is where me and my mother disagree though. My mother views the food as one of the best Mexican places she's eaten at. For me, I'd say, Speedy's in Glenpool beats them hands down, no contest. In my opinion, the food is okay. Mine (Pollo Fajita) had a bit too much sauce. Not enough chicken, and way, way too much beans, rice, misc sides in comparison. Also no sour cream for whatever reason. The meal was still more than enough to feed me though, so no complaints on portion size. The pay process reminds me a lot of Speedy's too with going up to the counter, but the difference being that Speedy's also does some bills with the wait staff, versus at this restaurant where all bills go through the counter. In our situation where we wanted to each pay for our own, and then another family wanted to leave at the same time, it created a bit of a line. So an update in their billing system might be in order. All in all, I'm fairly pleased with the experience, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there again. read more

Amazing food, affordable, clean and pretty locale and very friendly staff! I enjoyed the steak dish I got, it was recommended by the waiter. It reminded me of a steak for fajitas but covered with amazing white melted cheese sauce and caramelized onion... Excellent! My boyfriend had the fish tacos. They were good too. Both my boyfriend and I's dinners only took about ten minutes on a busy Saturday night. The food was piping hot and for a small town I was surprised by this place! Definitely my fave new place to go read more

The best place to eat in Nowata. Queso is amazing quality and the staff are so friendly. Definitely recommend stopping in!

It's pretty good food. They put in a drive-thru during covid and have kept that, so that's very convenient. The staff is friendly. The seafood chimichanga is delicious. However, fajitas are a miss there, so just avoid those. They're just very watery for some reason and the beef is rubbery. If they change that one thing they'll be just about perfect. My family enjoys ordering from them and taking it home, but if you eat in they usually have some type of margarita on special. read more

This is the best Mexican in town, but it's also much more than that. I live in Tulsa and it's among the best Mexican joints including Tulsa. I eat here quite often and not come across anything on their menu that wasn't good. The Jennifer special is particularly nice! read more

El Tapatio - Outside of the restaurant. - Mexican Near Me - Nowata, Oklahoma

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Great environment and staff! great food for a great price! Definitely best Mexican restaurant in the state, hands down! Wwlithin past maybe 4-5 years and I NEVER HAVE had one complain.. food is always great and fresh as well as everything else you expect from a restaurant! A+ #highly recommended read more

Omg this is so good every body should go because they have got the best food you can eat so if you are a dare devil you would try them and probably say the same thing if you like Mexican food so go to EL Tapatio and try their food. read more

Ok let's start at the beginning. Salsa and chips-- chips warm and salsa with the right amount of heat and cilantro Lunch specials were very good value with huge portions Chicken fajitas rivaled our favorite restaurant in Wichita Falls Tx and that's saying a lot! Flavorful, plentiful and would definitely order again Beef chimichanga had the lightest flakiest flour tortilla I've ever had on a chimichanga. Cheese sauce was thin and didn't overpower the flavor or spread around the plate like so many other places. Sides of pico de gallo, guacamole, salad, rice and beans all very satisfying. We WILL be back and highly recommend. read more

I used to like this place. The first time we went there my wife and I loved it and said we couldn't wait to return. The next time we went it was nowhere near as good as the first time but we figured it was because they were busy since it was Cinco de Mayo. Well, we returned yesterday afternoon to try it again, and after this time we will not be returning. First of all, let me mention that whenever I go to any Mexican restaurant I always ask for their hotter salsa because I don't like mild. This was no different. By the end of the meal I was still waiting for the hotter salsa. To his credit, the server came and apologized for not ever getting it to me because he was busy and hadn't had a chance, and I respect that. However, considering that I asked for the hotter salsa no less than SIX TIMES (possibly seven) during my visit and made the request of THREE different employees and still never got it, his apology only covers his own mistake. Second, the manager/owner needs to know that the blatant false advertising in their menu is a lawsuit waiting to happen. I ordered a dinner and specified to the server that I cannot eat pork and asked for a substitution which he said was not a problem. A few minutes later, however, he came back and informed me that all of their beans were made with pork and wanted to know if I wanted them to substitute extra rice in place of the beans. Now there's nothing legally wrong with a restaurant using pork/lard to make their retried beans. Lots of Mexican restaurants still do that. However, when the menu has a section specifically listed as vegetarian and those items contain beans, then legally speaking those beans cannot be made with pork/lard because then they are not vegetarian. Every single person who's ever eaten at this restaurant and ordered from the vegetarian section of the menu and gotten beans would have the legal right to sue the restaurant for false advertising at the very least since their meal was advertised as being vegetarian when it was not. Either change the menu or change the beans because you cannot legally have it both ways. read more

I love their food. we normally get the steak Yennifer. Favorite local place to eat. Everytime we Order food for pick up. Order is Ready before we get there. The staff is awesome and friendly We will surely be going back. read more

Great food and great service, I go here often. Good portions and a great atmosphere. I haven't found anything on the menu I don't like yet. read more

Best place to eat in Nowata. Every time you walk in you know the service and food will be good!

The food was fine but my family and I were treated like we have Ebola we where escorted and seated right in front of the back door that was blocked because of us, and no one was seated near us, and all because we have a medical problem and cannot wear a mask. read more

Authentic Mexican in Northeast Ok. This place is good and people act like they want you there. We eat here often and food and service is always good. Reasonably priced. read more

Reasonably good food and service. But just a few problems. First off quite a bit of multiple items on menu with different prices so unknown what it cost. And multiple items had different descriptions. So when I order pollo loco with description chicken breast with beans and rice. I got chicken breast covered with onions with a salad beans and rice. Great cheese dip. read more

Food is descent. But, we stopped going in there because we have 4 daughters. Not a time can be spent in the place without them being hit on, talked about, stared at, or spoken to rudely with many " I yi Yi yi' Coming from the waiters. Yes we know they're pretty girls. they know they're pretty. They don't feel comfy having these men drool over them constantly. Duse when you stare, you're scaring them. Try and real it in and we may come back read more

One of our favorite spots. They have the BEST red sauce for their enchiladas, if you have never tried it, you definitely should!