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    The Rodeo

    3.8 (32 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Rob T.

    Pretty good TexMex and American comfort food. Friendly staff, interesting rodeo themed decor. We tried the chicken fried steak, the Philly cheesesteak and the lunchtime burrito special. All were delicious! We'll be back.....

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    Michael O.

    In town for business and had to give a try. Great service, great atmosphere, great food! I had the fresh made steak fingers (these are hard to come by), mashed potatoes and corn. Delicious! The rolls are on point! If you are hungry for a good home cooked meal, this plan is a must.

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    Dr Keebler ..

    Server She did not say her name. But, she was helpful with the WiFi. Our server seemed to be the only one without a name badge. After bringing the food, she poofed. Did not see her again. She finally returned. Ambiance This place is a hodge podge of tex-mex and American Food The chips n salsa arrived Pronto, and the chips were warm. The salsa tasted canned (tinny). The Pollo con Queso was served quite warm. It came with flour tortillas and a hot bed of seasoned Mexican rice. The chicken was very tender and the accompaning side order of grilled shrimp was very good. The Pollo Felix was "wonderful" The beans tasted homemade and fresh. Overall Most of the servers smiled as they walked by our table. The food is quite good. But, sadly the downside is the servers. I get the place is busy. But, dang... Military They do not have a Military discount, but they claim that there is a senor discount.

    Mexican/Steak house

    I'm not sure how some other rate this any less than 5 stars. Food was amazing, the service was timely and attentive. The owner stopped by many time to see how things were. I was driving through for work and caught this restaurant out of the corner of my eye, glad I stopped and got to enjoy it.

    Spike S.

    This ain't no goat roping. This is an authentic Mexican restaurant that leans more towards the Tex-Mex than traditional Mexican food. If you are not into the new American food, then for you, they offer old time rural ethnic diner food, like hamburgers, chicken fried steak, okra, and chicken strips. Mexican food is the new American food. Mexican restaurants are multiplying like the late summer web worms in the August trees of Oklahoma. If you don't like Mexican food and you are traveling across rural Oklahoma, you will starve if you don't have a granola bar and a banana in your glove box. In some small towns your only other option is a blistered wiener off the roller grill at the gas station. Mexican food everywhere is the new normal. For sure in Oklahoma, diner food is becoming history. Just a memory like the recipes found in the old Southern Living cook book your grandma had. What is really strange about The Rodeo's set up is that it is like a small-town road side diner, not a Mexican joint. The rural theme is rodeo, as the name implies. Memorabilia, shiny barn tin covered walls, trimmed with patriotic red white and blue fans all around, emphasize that theme. The TV has bull riding and roping playing continuously. It doesn't stop there. The service matches the old school diner motif, with prompt friendly attention from waitresses, that are all probably named Flo. If your name is not "sugar" it will be here. Your check is hand written and you pay up front on the way out. Don't forget to put a tooth pick in your mouth before you walk out the door, or you will look like a tourist. The strange part, this is a Mexican food restaurant, that also puts out large plates of equally delicious diner food. Perfect salsa, crispy chips and a spot-on salsa picante (ask for it) kept our hands and mouths busy while studying the menu. My wife can't pass up an Indian taco. That is what she had. Excellent, but Mexican food for me. The # 2, a beef taco. a cheese filled relleno and a beef enchilada with red sauce. The meal was plenty of food but, it did not come with beans and rice. I ordered a side of beans to fully evaluate the kitchen staff's expertise. All perfect. The picture describes the food better than I can with words. Talking with the owner while settling up the bill, I was curious how they could do such a good job with the two styles of food offered on the large menu. She informed me that there were actually two kitchens in the restaurant. A necessity. The superb experienced cook, running the Mexican side of the restaurant is, well let me explain it this way, "this ain't his first Rodeo." This is the best restaurant in Okmulgee period ...prove me wrong.

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    Jerrod S.

    ATMOSPHERE 4 BELLY RUBBS APP SIZE 3 BELLY RUBBS APP TASTE 3 BELLY RUBBS ENTRÉE SIZE 3 BELLY RUBBS ENTRÉE TASTE 0 BELLY RUBBS WAITING 2 BELLY RUBBS SERVICE 2 BELLY RUBBS CLEANLINESS 3 BELLY RUBBS OVERALL, 2.3 BELLY RUBBS "This was my second time in this restaurant, and i hate to say it my last. The first time i purchased Mexican, a Polo con-queso. Literally chicken with no flavor with a slightly spicy cheese poured over top. rice and beans that was inedible. While there the people next to me ordered steak, and man it looked good. And i love steak (If you follow my belly rubs you would have already known that). So, this time I ordered a Rib-Eye steak (Medium), Loaded baked potato and a salad. The only thing that was even close to decent on this meal was the salad! (It is rated as an appetizer above). I get the steak and the potato and man it looks good. I mean right out of a magazine good! I cut into it, and it is well done! (So well done that when I was done consuming what i could, there was very little juices at all on the plate). The flavor of the steak, what little there was had the freezer burnt flavor of meat. There was no salt or pepper used at all during the cooking process. The Potato was a warm raw potato with the fixings on it. Looked good, literally could only smash parts of it. Oh well. Then my waitress plaid peekaboo with me for the next 15 minutes! never saw her again until she came out with the check. One of the worse $40 meals I have ever eaten or tried to consume. Stick a fork in it. It's done! It's Toast, Fat boy has sadly left the building and will not be back. " PRO'S: CLEAN CON'S: STEAK WAS OVER - OVER COOKED PATATO WAS RAW - WAY UNDERCOOKED MEAT HAD NO GOOD FLAVOR - SIZE WAS THE SMALL REDEMING QUALITY

    Steak done right!
    Mb F.

    Without Equal in Quality, Convenience and Service! Authentic comfort food. The (Chicken-Fried) Steak is as advertised. The food arrived to the table by food runners hot and tasty. The advertised steak covers the plate to the edges as pictured, in Facebook advertisement. And, every bite to the edge is tenderized and double battered to crisp elation. I recommend highly, because it is closer than The Country Cafe (Red Cabin limited days/hours) in Enterprise, (South Central) Oklahoma

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    I tried their famous chicken fried steak, and it was not quite to my liking. Great server though.

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    Great food and service, what more can you ask for? Everything was delicious! Would go there anytime.

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    Don't eat there. I ate there and got food poisoning. It was a chicken fried steak. I had a friend with me. He got food poisoning, too.

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    Food was great Kalecia was very helpful and polite, recommend this business.

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    El Tapatio

    El Tapatio

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    I use to love this place, but after being served soggy gooey flautas and then the management…read morearguing with me about them being soggy and not their fault. I didn't order them being drowned in queso & soggy icky goo! I ordered them fried & crispy as stated on the menu! Y'all just lost a loyal customer of many years that eats there at least once a week, as I won't be back after the way I was treated by management & them wanting to argue with me! So unprofessional!!!

    My family and I recently stopped in here to catch up after a reunion. The servers were super nice…read moreand pushed some tables together for us all to fit. The ambience of the restaurant was super cool and it had a bunch of fun murals everywhere as well as a themed bathroom. To start off most of us got Carne Asada tacos with a side of refried beans and rice. they were good and paired well with the chips and salsa. I decided to get the quesabirria tacos with a side of consomé and it was okay. It kind of tasted plain and didn't have as much teas in it as I would like as well as cilantro and onions. The consomé was good, but the actual birria meat of the taco tasted plain. It was nothing to write home about, especially since we come from Az. I'd definitely get something else if we came back but everybody else enjoyed their meals. It was definitely an okay Mexican spot, the service and ambiance of the restaurant make up for it.

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    Pepino's Mexican Restaurant

    Pepino's Mexican Restaurant

    4.1
    (34 reviews)
    23.1 mi
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    This is the best Mexican food in Okemah! I love coming here! I get a combination plate every time!…read moreMy friends and I love this place!!! Great authentic rice and beans! Enchiladas, tacos, and breakfasts! Good margaritas and very cold beer. Free dessert.

    If you eat a lot of Mexican food, don't eat here you will be disappointed. You're not going to like…read moreit. End of review. ................................................................. Spike's Inessential Scholarly Discourse: This is authentic Mexican food. So, don't go there. Everyone working in the restaurant is Hispanic, from the dishwasher to the owner. Their recipes for "their version of traditional Mexican food" didn't come from a Betty Crocker cook book. What is that white sauce served with the salsa and chips here? I have encountered the same at several other small-town Mexican restaurants. No, it is NOT queso. It has no cheese taste. Here is the best description I can come up with; have you ever opened a can of Campbell's cream of chicken soup. That is what this stuff looks like; concentrated cream of chicken soup. It is a thick gelatinous, semi translucent liquid. It tastes almost like cream of chicken concentrate. When I have run across it in other restaurants, I have been mistakenly calling it bad watery queso. It has no resemblance to queso other than color. It is most commonly served in these traditional style restaurants. It does nothing for the meal other than make you wonder what you are eating. What is it??? As I usually do, I asked for salsa picante. Pepino's was a very different version. It was a warm bowl of tomatoes, with onions and smokey jalapenos simmered to a thick chunky stew. Very little heat or spice. Disappointing. The relleno I had was authentic and traditional, a poblano filled with lightly seasoned ground beef cooked on the flat top in a puddle of egg, then rolled up with the egg like a blanket. I am not a big fan of this traditional style relleno. My meal also came with diced potatoes grilled with onions and green peppers. Different. The tamales my wife had were good. The beef was lightly seasoned. The tamales weren't just big logs of masa with a small amount of filling. There was plenty of beef in them. Conclusion. Pepino's is not recommended.

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    The Rodeo - mexican - Updated June 2026

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