I am glad this restaurant chain came to Stroud! They have the best guacamole! I come for the chips, Salsa, Queso Blanco, and guacamole. The main entre is just a side order...LOL! I have not had anything that wasnt great and more authentically Mexican as opposed to tex mex. Service is pretty standard. Not always consistent, so I recommend having grace and patience, but dont hesitate to get staff attention is the wait is too long. I love the ambiance and decor! read more

Great authentic Mexican food right here in stroud Oklahoma. Love the Stephen special and their queso dip and salsa are both top notch. They have a great atmosphere in the restaurant very kind and attentive waitstaff. Have daily drink and food specials. If you're looking for a good Mexican restaurant they fit the bill. read more

This is some of the best Mexican food I've found in Oklahoma, from the taco's to the chicken soup it's all amazing. They have a friendly staff and clean restaurant. If you have the opportunity to eat there definitely consider it, you won't be disappointed. read more

Carne asada was a couple slices of warmed up roast beef. Not kidding. It was horrible. Food was cold. Tamale dry. Chile relleno had no flavor. Restaurant was packed - but nothing else in town was open. Service was excellent! Otherwise it would have been a one star. read more

The Mexican food is very good and delicious, the waiters are very funny and nice, the vibe is like a country restaurant mixed with a Mexican restaurant. I definitely recommend this place if you are craving Mexican food read more

Awesome lunch, very filling. Very clean restaurant and decorated beautifully. I recommend anyone to visit this place repeatedly. Thank you. read more

Whether you are headed east or west on the Turner turnpike, here is the Mexican food break you need to take. It is located on the north side of the pike, approximately mid-way at the Stroud exit, in what used to be the Ranch House Restaurant, part of the Cattle Country Lodge. It is easy to access from the turnpike. The interior is large and pleasantly decorated to match the theme "ranch house" and "cattle country." El Tapatio adds a Mexican spin to the furnishings with the typical carved back chairs. Each chair back painted with bright colorful Mexican scenes and the restaurant's name, so you will remember where you were in that drunken birthday picture posted on Facebook. And there are a few sombreros hanging on the wall here and there. Overall, a very nice large clean restaurant. El Tapatio is in no way like the small town dumpy Mexican restaurants, that I frequent. The food is excellent, as is the friendly attentive service. Big Menu! Great chips and salsas start the meal. For me the Fajita Jalisco: beef steak strips, chicken and shrimp cooked with onions bell peppers and tomatoes served with Pico de Gallo, guacamole beans and rice. Delicious and fresh with a perfect side of creamy smooth refried beans. My wife had the Burrito Ranchero. A large pork filled flour tortilla, covered in red, green, and queso sauces. Rice and beans on the side. The pork in the burrito was wonderful tender shredded pork. Some of the pieces of pork had a delicious crisp finish; think carnitas. Both meals flavorfully seasoned. Nothing bland. Both of these meals are highly recommended. This was a big surprise for me to find such a quality Mexican restaurant in small town Oklahoma. If you are looking for other Mexican restaurants in the area, check out my reviews in my collection "Jalapeno Highway" by Spike S. on Yelp. I've probably been there. read more

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Quick friendly service. Good hot food in quantity. Great stop from the interstate. Do let the motel fool you, it's good.

We've been here several times and the food didn't disappoint. Fast service, delicious Mexican food that seems to stand out from all the Mexican restaurants we've dined in. My favorite is the beef fajita but I've also tried the carnitas. This place seems to drawn in a lot of people. For me, it's a sign that other people like this place too. read more

I've reviewed here before and still absolutely love everything about this place. I just wanted to say that I really love the new tacos that have been added to the menu. I tried the fish tacos not too long ago. I really enjoyed them! read more

El Tapatio - 2 tamales combo with rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Stroud, Oklahoma

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Updating my review to give this restaurant some more love. It's now our favorite Mexican food restaurant in Oklahoma. Great molcajete, fajitas, queso. Terrific prices as well. And the atmosphere is cool. Love it. read more

Great service, upstairs and downstairs dining so good for groups. Immediately seated Saturday evening at 6 p.m with a group of 13. Set up is chips and salsa. We got a chorizo queso and white queso appetizer, both were great and good price. Very happy all around, probably my new favorite Mexican restaurant in the surrounding area. read more

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One of the busiest places we've ever seen. We stayed at the Cattle Ranch motel and the restaurant was absolute packed. Where did all these folks come from? Great food and drinks for very reasonable prices. They must be doing something right! read more

I'm so glad this place opened up! I've been several times now and the service was amazing and you get good food for a good price! read more

El Tapatio - a blue margarita with a lime slice - Mexican Near Me - Stroud, Oklahoma

Our family loves this place. They recommend it and my wife and I will be eating there after our visit. I hope it is as good as it looks. They got 3 full meals for less than $30. I shall post a review later if it was good bad or awesome. read more

El Tapatio - The menu cover - Mexican Near Me - Stroud, Oklahoma

We eat here a lot. Service is fast and the food is good. A welcome addition to the town. read more

Great food good service (even at lunch on Sunday we got good fast service. The price and quality are excellent. I highly recommend this Mexican restaurant. read more

good food, one of the best mexican places around , convenient and eat here often. Busy at times

Really good food, wonderful staff and the environment feels great! We have been here many times and highly recommend it.

I wasn't impressed that it was attached to a motel. I didn't like the fact we had to climb stairs to be seated .

The greeting you get as you walk in the door makes you feel welcomed and wanted. Had to go orders three different times and other than tonight when I didn't get any salsa with my order everything has been spot on. What a great addition to our town of Stroud. read more

Great service goes a long way. I sent you as fast as possible, they continue to check on your drink status, and the food comes out pretty fast! read more

Best Chili Relleno I've ever had! We'll definitely come back here again! And we're from Texas! All our food was great and the weekly specials sound dynamite! Wonderful waiter too, Abimael!! read more

Restaurant is in with a hotel. The atmosphere is very nice and comfortable. We sat upstairs, service was slow being upstairs but not horrible. The food is good quality and big portions, prices are very reasonable. No alcohol drinks at the moment but on the menu. Over great place to go eat, highly recommend. read more

A hidden gem in the town of stroud! Authentic Mexican food, clean establishment, and excellent service.

My family and I decided to give this place a try it was busy so I ordered our food to go. We were all disappointed we ordered a burrito plate opened the box 1 simple burrito no sauce on it no beans or rice and got charged 8.00 1 got cheese enchiladas all in his box 3 plain the last box was a cheeseburger and fries soaked in grease I see pictures of different people plates that look good but when we opened our box and hardly anything in them that makes you disappointed.it cost around 30.00 I don't know if I will give it another chance or not. read more

The food is outstanding the cheese con queso is out of this world delicious and the services is superb. We enjoyed our meal there immensely would recommend it to a date or just going with the family wonderful place. read more

I had heard either great things or bad things about this restaurant. We tried it last night and I vote NO. Overall.....bad service, cold and tasteless food. The service was mediocre at best. No one even came by our table for 5 minutes. When they brought the menus the plastic covering was greasy. I believe there were 8 pages of offerings. (4 front and back). We ordered off the make your own combination ($9.99 for two choices...I chose a taco and pork tamale........the 3 combo was $12.99+drink cost+dessert cost). Chips were greasy and had little taste but grease (salt improved some) and salsa was VERY heavy on the cilantro. I admittedly am one of those people who taste soap if overloaded with cilantro so there's that. The waiter seemed to not really want to be there and 'schooled' us on every pronunciation. When the food arrived it was a few items at a time that made no sense. For example, one at our table ordered the seafood fajitas and the waiter brought the meat dish with nothing else. Five minutes later the tortillas showed up in foil and no plate. Then 3-5 minutes later the rest of the food. You can't eat fajitas without tortillas and it's really hard to assemble them on a napkin. By that time they were kinda warm. No sizzling fajitas at this place. My tamale, while tasty was cold (I mean like out of the microwave and not zapped long enough cold). In fact even the beans and rice were warm at best. One of my friends ordered chicken and got beef. (At this point we were at least 20 minutes in) so No sending back. No one ever topped off out teas (when asked got 'that' look, lol) and to get dessert orders took almost roping a waiter and 5 minutes then another 10 minutes to get a soggy Churro with melted ice cream. For one a Very greasy and flat Sopapilia. This was 6:15 on a Thursday evening btw. There were several families that were getting excellent service next to us SO? The ambiance was very 1980's Early American (looks like it may have been designed as a steak house?) with large splashes of Mexican handcrafted chairs and tables. The vaulted ceiling make for an echo chamber. WE WILL NOT BE BACK. We will drive 13 miles to Prague for Juana's. read more