Oklahoma City Restaurants

Abel’s is both an authentic Mexican taqueria and a full-service Okla-Mex restaurant. They offer the standard Okla-Mex set-up with chips, salsa, sopapillas … etc., alongside some very authentic street tacos, Mexican seafood dishes, and aguas frescas. It’s unlike any other place you’ll find, especially in Warr Acres.

How do you know if you’re eating at an Okla-mex restaurant? Here’s my simple test. Do they include chips, salsa, cheese sauce, flour tortillas, corn tortillas, and sopappias as a part of every meal at no extra charge? If so, it’s Okla-mex.

PLEASE NOTE: Mexicasa is no longer in business. // If we’d had the same experience anyplace else, we’d have said, “Meh. It was fine, but nothing to write about.” The difference here, and the reason we’re writing, is that we hoped for so much more from Mexicasa. It has the pedigree to be better and we wish it were.

A while back, Tim wrote about his Okla-mex pick, Casa Perico. I agree that his choice is a good one, but I think Poblano Grill has edged ahead of Casa Perico here lately.

I’ve been watching them build out Taqueria Los Carbones and I was excited to try it. The “taqueria” designation gave me visions of a menu full of interesting taco combinations, tasty salsas, and unique flavors. But alas, when I got to the place, I found nothing more than another Okla-mex restaurant, and a sub-standard, fairly bland one at that.

Tarahumara’s stands out to me as a cut above the standard Tex-Mex fare. They offer some unique dishes in addition to the standards and most everything they do is done very well. If you live close by, it’s definitely worth your attention. Even if you live farther away, you might find, like me, that it’s worth a special trip now and then.