Mexicali Border has been in the Art district for a while and sometimes I wonder how it can sustain being n there because the food is really not great, or at least very overpriced for the quality of it. There a many smaller taco joints in town offering more flavorful tacos for a fraction of the price. Margaritas are okay, but not sure they are worth the price either. The food tastes like regular Tex-Mex chain food with a huge mark up in price. We've been there several times and the place is often empty. My wife had the steak tacos and although it wasn't bad, there was nothing exceptional about them and the $13 price tag for two tacos was hard to digest. After trying Mexicali several times we probably won't return for the food. It might be an okay place to stop by and grab a drink in order to get a coveted parking spot in the art district but beyond that the value of the food is not there for us. read more

Mexicali Border Cafe - Queso, sangria swirl and Mango Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

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This restaurant was right across from my hotel so I came him for dinner. I was seated right away. It was early in the evening so the place was not busy. I ordered their house sauvignon blanc which I believe was from Barefoot. It was okay. Not the best and a bit too sparkling for me but it was worth the low price. For my entrée, I had the chicken fajitas. There were good pieces of chicken, lots of onions and peppers. The refried beans were tasty. And always love the toppings for fajitas. Loved their chips and salsa too. The salsa was not too spicy. Service was decent. Overall a nice dinner. read more

Mexicali Border Cafe - Chicken fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Great spot for lunch or for a dinner time happy hour! I truly enjoy the jalapeño margarita, especially made with mango! HIGHLY suggest. Gives me major Vegas nostalgia. The food is quintessential tex-mex and tasty! While you could bring a child, I wouldn't choose this as a place to bring the kids. Definitely a heavy bar vibe versus family restaurant. My daughter does love to pound back any beans and rice leftovers though! The food is good here! Although there isn't a Taco Tuesday deal, it's a typical Tuesday lunch spot that I'll walk to from the co-working space I work at nearby. read more

Stayed across the street and decided to try even with lukewarm reviews and loved it. Service, food, atmosphere were all top notch. We had guacamole appetizer, with meals of flautas and taco salad. And skinny margaritas were also superb. read more

Stopped by on a Sunday night - slow downtown so it was easier to find parking and get a table. They do have a specific parking lot for the restaurant, and usually there's an attendant. Small menu selection, mostly fajitas, tacos, and burritos. Service was excellent and made up for the smaller menu selection. My boyfriend had a Michelada and I had a strawberry daiquiri- both very good! read more

I'm not really one for writing reviews... Usually I really like the food from Mexicali and it has been very convenient to drive over to pick food up during the pandemic. Yesterday I was told I would have to go into the bar to pick up what I had phoned in. Okay - Mask on; in I went. Picked up food and came home to eat. Had I been in the restaurant I would have sent the food back to the kitchen. The tortillas and the fajitas were swimming in grease. First time I ever had food this poorly prepared at this restaurant. Sorry Mexicali, but you definitely missed the mark on this order. read more

Mexicali Border Cafe - Chicken fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Awesome food and great service! It's no wonder this place is always packed when we visit T town!

If I could give less than one star I would. The "host" decided to not seat 3/4 people. Eaten there dozens of times over the last twenty years. 100% made this rule up. Was so rude to my friend in a wheelchair. As long as he is there I won't be going back. He was SO incredibly rude. read more

Food and service very good. Margaritas very weak. Very crowded on BOK events nights.

WHOLE-LEE-CRAP!!!! Cali folks!!! I lived in OB and this place makes downtown Tulsa worth being here. We came for lunch at noon sharp!! This place's lunch is RIDICULOUSLY GOOD!! First impression, great. The manager noticed things were picking up and sat us himself. It's hard to decide which was better... the service, or the food. Both are 5 stars. Our waitress Rhon was truly a spark of light in this place. She made everything super fun, even with the well-known 100 degree, humid, tulsa heat which had everyone beat. I applaud the management getting this Wednesday staff ready for a lunch rush that Guthrie greens area brings on wednesdays. GO TO THIS PLACE, WE LOVED IT AND ARE DEF COMING BACK! P.S. the food was literally amazing. Service simply caught our attention. The #5 lunch special is a chicken bacon ranch wrap with fries. Hard to beat read more

Mexicali Border Cafe - Lunch Special #5!!! You will not regret. Chicken bacon ranch wrap - Mexican Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

The best chips and salsa and cheese enchiladas. I crave this place all of the time but unfortunately I live out of town.

Yesterday, my husband and I stopped by to try this restaurant before a show at the former Brady Theater. For the most part we did enjoy ourselves, there were just a few issues. The first started with the hostess. When she seated us, I asked her to sit us by a window. She acknowledged my request and then proceeded to seat us right in between windows (they weren't busy). Now, yeah, technically that is by a window. But, who asks to be seated next to a window if they don't inend to look out the window, why would she seat us in between windows next to a brick wall that we couldn't see out of or get the light from? She needs to work on listening. Our waitress however was really great, very attentive without being a pest. I definitely liked her; she was on the ball. My husband ordered the enchilada dinner and liked it. I ordered the fish tacos with the fried fish. The first few bites were good...but before I finished my first taco my tongue was sore from the "pickled?" cabbage they put on it. This cabbage turned me off quickly because there was so much vinegar my tongue hurt from it....way too much!!! The rest of my meal tasted good (although I did have crunchy rice) and our margaritas were great...but, I'd certainly have them leave off that cabbage mess next time. read more

Reviewed June 8, 2018 Health Score 58 out of 100 Great Lunch Menu! We had a wet burrito and a smothered burrito. Both were good. The smothered burrito was stuffed with fajita meat and the wet burrito was stuffed with ground beef. I liked the ground beef the best. It was very nicely seasoned. Very Good hot sauce (ask for it)! Very Good service! Note: This review and photos were originally posted on Tripadvisor by Spike S. read more

Mexicali Border Cafe - Stuffed Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

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I think Mexicali lived up to it's 3-star rating. It was just okay. Here are some pros and cons: Pros: -Nice location -Our server was attentive -The food came out fast Cons: -The food was just "okay" tasting -The margaritas were pretty weak It's still worth visiting. I'm just basing this off the one meal I had there so that's something to keep in mind. Based on that visit, I don't think it was bad. It just wouldn't be my first pick. read more

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Spinach enchilada but it wasn't hot at all just barely warm .. please check it before serving to people) but the waiter was friendly (thank you ) but the person who brought the chips/salsa didn't say a word when we thanked him, he just looked very unhappy working. read more

Mexicali Border Cafe - Spinach enchilada but it wasn't hot at all just barely warm .. please check it before serving to people - Mexican Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Food is just okay. However my biggest complaint is how filthy their bathrooms are. Completely disgusting. Every time I come here their restrooms are worse and worse. You can tell nothing ever gets wiped down. Their are handprints alll over the restroom stalls, pubic hairs on toilet paper dispensers, DUST EVERYWHERE. I would have taken pictures if I didn't want to just run out of there the way I did. I refused to let my children use the women's restroom and after seeing how nasty it was. My friend had to send back plates, silverware because they were dirty. I won't be back here ever again. Food is lackluster & restaurant is EXTREMELY DIRTY. be sure to pack your own cleaning supplies if you plan on dining here......seriously read more

I wish I could put negative five stars the manager was a total jerk and wouldn't let us sit down at one of the 50 different open tables and eat the food that we just paid for. He said that we had to leave and eat our food somewhere else. We were on a time crunch trying to get back to work on time so we called ahead to place an order and thought that we would be able to come in sit down and eat it but we were kicked out upon entering and told that if we called an order in we weren't allowed to eat it in the restaurant. All around poor service from the manager and honestly should be fired. read more

I've seen Mexicali for years and managed to avoid it for years until last week. My friend visiting from TX wanted Mexican before our show at Cain's, so this obviously made the best choice. With its Yelp rating, I usually would not have come here anyway, but again convenience. Firstly, half of the restaurant was not being seated due to staff shortage. This was also apparent when I noticed servers having to clear and clean tables. The hostess was also less than friendly which again made for a less than ideal visit starting out. Once we got seated after about 10 minutes, not unreasonable, it then took quite awhile before we received the customary chips and salsa and drinks. Our server did a great job, but you could tell how stressed they were too trying to keep up. That wasn't just our server either, it was the whole vibe. Finally with the food... It was average. I had the chicken taco salad. Nothing wrong with it, and the shell was fresh which is always appreciated. Overall I'd say Mexicali is purely for convenience if you're wanting Mexican in the area. Otherwise I'm sure there are much better places to go in Tulsa with tastier food and a nicer customer experience. read more

Awesome food and great service. Great Tulsa stop for authentic Mexican food. The sauces are great and if you love veggie fajitas it's a can't miss. read more

Went in and no wait, asked for a table for 4. Told us whole party needed to be present even though restaurant was 1/4 full. Said fine, we'll seat 2. Manager told us if our remaining 2 showed up they WOULD NOT BE SERVED. Waitress was annoyed with us from the moment we sat. Then, lo and behold a group of 4 is sat, 5 minutes later 2 more are seated with them, then 10 minutes later 2 more. Called manager out and the excuses started. Place sucks! read more

Going to try to here to up these Yelp stars!! Because I love it at Mexicali! Something incredibly relaxing once seated! And the food is excellentè!! Love just sitting and looking out the windows at downtown and the old buildings down reconciliation way. I also like sitting in the bar with a cold beer and a yellow margarita for my wife! If you have a chance ask to sit in Matilde! And say hello to all of you he bus people who are always friendly. read more

Terrible service, waitstaff was rude. It's sad because it's in a great location but people work to hard for their money to spend it somewhere that will treat them rudely. The table had an issue with an order and the waitstaff was rude when made aware of the issue. The customer remained polite, at one point the waiter and manager raised their voices. read more

Chris, the bartender did a phenomenal job. She was quick efficient and friendly and the drink was wonderful meal was phenomenal.

I hadn't been to this location since 2019-last time I was in Tulsa. It's gone down a little. Their drinks used to be on point and so delicious, they were really lacking this time. Either too much alcohol or too watery. No happy medium. I do love the individual bowls of salsa. That is my favorite thing about this place! The service is good and the wait staff is kind. The food was not as flavorful as I remember, but overall good Mexican food read more

We have been to this place a couple of time. It has a nice environment for dining. If you are someone that likes to sit at the bar, it is lacking to some degree. This could be a great place for large groups. Our servers have always been great. The food correctness needs some quality check, both times the food has been wrong, example no beans for a wet burrito or no meat in the burrito- sort of a big thing. I score the food as above average, the chili relleno is good but not with mushrooms. I will probably go back when a group takes us to that location. read more

Great food and service. Very authentic Mexican food. Very large portions. It was busy but we didn't have to wait to be seated. The only thing keeping me from giving it 5 stars is that our waiter was constantly and loudly complaining to the hostess that he wasn't getting tables, including as we were being seated. read more

I don't give many reviews but this totally warranted. Stopped in here for breakfast to find out they don't really have a breakfast menu. I wanted Chilaquiles and the waitress was not sure what this was. Instead of just saying no she brought out the kitchen manager Inos who of course new exactly what that was a whipped it up and 3 breakfast tacos for my husband. It was amazing and truly the epitome of customer service. Wish we lived closer. read more

Meh. Clean, efficient. Not the best place to work, pretty sure gm violating some wage and labor laws.

Their service was not good, their attendant kept pointing us to other direction before taking our order. Their chips and salsa are not good and their tacos dissapointed me a lot. Only silver lining was being in the pation and watching the bike races. read more

Mexicali Border Cafe - Chips and salsa - Mexican Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Used to come quite a bit when I lived in the area. Decided to go when we were in town. Staff was friendly and chips and salsa were average. Steak tacos were average at best. Texture seemed like it was a frozen pre-marinated pre-packaged low quality meat. Chewy. Almost mushy. Not what you want in a taco. Sometimes nostalgia gets the better of me. read more

I went for family dinner, so a large group (12). They handle it fairly well. The food was good and the drink I had was pretty good. I wouldn't say it's spectacular but I enjoyed my meal. I thought the atmosphere would be a little more lively. read more

The food was OK. The service was terrible! The staff that brought out our food threw it on the table like he was playing disc golf. The waitress didn't come by to refill our drinks until the end of the meal. Great environment however, not worth the money. read more

I visited Mexicali recently with my husband and his parents. We're not complicated customers; we expect our drinks to be refilled when they get super low, and for our food to come out how we ordered it. Other than that we're easy going. We saw our waitress twice - once when she took our order, and the second time was when she dropped off our ticket. The rest of the time we had a few other servers bringing out our queso, bringing out our food, and refilling our drinks. When we did see our waitress she was giving us attitude/asking like she didn't want to be there. We were going to order some margaritas after we'd placed our food order, and waited for our waitress to come back by the table, or at least close enough for us to flag her down. She never came back. No one came by for 10 minutes, when they delivered our queso, so we decided to forget about the drinks. I ordered enchiladas (one cheese and one beef) - that came with rice and beans. The rice was good, the beans were bland, and the 2 enchiladas tasted weird. The cheese tasted super cheap, it didn't help the enchilada at all. The beef was the better of the 2 but still not very good (extra greasy). I was pretty dissatisfied with my meal, but I wasn't going to mention that in front of my in-laws since they were paying. No one else mentioned anything about their food, they seemed ok with everything. I will go somewhere else for mexican food, or order something else the next time I have to go there. The overall experience was just not good, and it wasn't my first visit - it used to be really good back in the day! Made me appreciate some of my current favorite mexican restaurants! read more

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I received great service from Brook, who was attentive and on top of her game; food delivery was prompt and spot-on good. Supsrisenlgy on a Sunday is empty, but I'm not a local, so this may be the norm out here in Tulsa. I definitely recommend hitting this spot up. read more

So it 5:30 on a Thursday night and guess what downtown Tulsa bar does not have a happy hour? Mexicali! Maybe that's why the bar has two people sitting at the bar (I'm one of them). The Tecate draws are $3.25 and they are cold! Had the chips and salsa plus a side of white queso cheese dip. The salsa is above average but the queso close to bland. The bartender get a night job of keeping my chips full. Decided to try something else for dinner. read more

Nice patio to sit on when the weather permits. The host and the waitress were very friendly! Our waitress constantly checked on us and was very helpful. The chips and salsa was some of the best I've ever had in Oklahoma. OH! And the queso! I can't believe how amazing it was! Superb as well. I had some sort of delicious mixed drink and a got a salad. The portions are massive - I couldn't even finish the salad. 10/10 would recommend read more

Mexicali Border Cafe - Mixed drink - double light rum instead of 1/2 dark - Mexican Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Okay, so I am very picky when it comes to Mexican food as I am Mexican and a great cook. I was thoroughly impressed with this place, the salsa was robust, and the tamales were filled with meat instead of being a mostly masa. The Elote Chicken was wonderful, the sauce had just the right amount of green chillis to keep it from being overpowering. Love this place will be back! read more

Went there yesterday at 2:00 there was one man dining alone and one couple with a baby .. it took us 35 min to get our food.. which was not up to par for sure !! Our bill was 90.00 - no bar drinks either!) When we left i told the female manager, You could tell she could have cared less and had an attitude!! ( when i called and asked to speak to the owner she hung up on me!) We'll never go back- There are way too many other places downtown that offer much better service, And there are PLENTLY of people who need jobs that would do a much better one then this worthless manager they have!! Terrible attitude! read more

Decent street tacos. I requested double veggies instead of rice and beans. I was charge an up charge for the substitution which is understandable. But, they also charged $3.50 to add a side of vegetables. I mentioned it to the server and she just said yeah, we charge for double.. I let her know that I wasn't made aware when I placed the order. She didn't respond. read more

When we are spending the day in the art district this is one of the places we like to grab some quick food. We always eat at the bar because of the bartenders, Kris is one of the best in Tulsa at making you welcome. Food is okay, not as consistent as in the past but hey go out of their way to help Andra and her vegetarian/vegan restrictions. The place is a little aged but to us it is perfect to escape the rest of the bar scene and the hot sauce and chips always make everything better. There is better Mexican food out there but no one better than Kris and when bar hoping the location is perfect. read more