Easygoing cantina with bright colored tables & a cozy patio serving traditional Mexican eats.
HM Gonzalez
Love love love El Azteca. The cowboy fajitas are my favorite. Chicken, carne asada, shrimp & mushrooms topped with a yummy melty cheesy sauce. I also love all the dips for chips: cheese dip, salsa, pico de gallo, guacamole, etc. Secret menu add-on: ask for ground beef and/or chopped jalapenos to be added to the cheese dip. Amazing!! They also have proper margaritas, strong and perfectly balanced. Not too sweet and not too sour. I’ve been here several times and to their Claremore Sequoia location as well. I will definitely return. Highly reccomend.
… moreNat Allred
Macho Margaritas was10/10. Food was disappointing. Salsa, no taste bland tomato sauce. Cheese dip good. Chips was a mixed batch of old and new. Meh. Food bland rice/ beans no flavors. Tacos bland. Unfortunately will not return.. I would ordered more drinks but never asked until I asked for check.
… moreDouglas Jeter
Great food at Great prices. Extra big portions on everything we have had here. Clean and friendly atmosphere nothing but great people here and amazing food we eat here 2 to 3 times a week
… moreTim Smi
I went for lunch while road construction was under way. They have most classic Mexican favorites on the menu. The lunch fajitas were good, pico was fresh, and the tortillas were soft. The only drawback that I was aware of at the time was that the salsa was very mild, a bit watery, and there was no fresh cilantro. I would say it would be good for children, and probably caters to white people, but it tasted like it was made with tomatoe sauce. I put pico in mine for flavor. 4 stars for this reason. I eat everything and don’t usually complain. The artwork throughout this establishment is worth looking at.
… moreMichelle Palmer
This is our first visit to El Azteca, we were in town and decided to give it a try.
We were seated immediately, and Manuel, our server, had our drinks and chips and salsa out within a few minutes. He was back within 5 minutes to take our order.
The chips were frsh and crispy with a good flavor. Salsa was ok, but the spicy salsa is worth asking for. It was delicious and had a decent heat to it.
I ordered a tamale with red sauce and refried beans. This was definitely one of the best tamales I’ve ever had.
My husband ordered an El Pastor taco. They were delicious, and portion sizes were plenty.
We were pleasantly surprised, and Manuel was an amazing server who hustled the whole evening.
… moreMike Palmer
Great meal – chips & salsa good, hot salsa Xtra good. Wife had a tamale, red sauce & refried beans – i had pastor taco – pork nicely flavored, drinks good – Manuel took fantastic care of us. Busybplace but plenty of seating and no waiting.
… moreNancy Riggs
It was our first time eating here, and unfortunately, none of the four of us enjoyed our meals. The chips and queso were the highlight—they were really good—but the enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas, rice, and beans were disappointing. To top it off, our server didn’t seem very attentive or concerned, which made the experience even less enjoyable. Overall, we were hoping for better food and service.
… moreJeffrey Lewis
It’s not often that a restaurant actually deserves five stars, but this one seriously does. I got one chicken and one beef enchilada – both with red sauce – and I’m thoroughly impressed. The service was great, and the prices are reasonable. If I’m ever back in this area, this is definitely an “eat again” restaurant.
… moreFlip Out
We enjoyed our meal at El Azteca. The service was very quick and a steady stream of customers were there even though it was well past the usual lunch hour. I had the Burrito Del Rey and it was HUGE, half smothered in the queso sauce and half in the red sauce. It was delicious and I could not finish it. My wife had the Pollo Loco and she said the chicken had really great flavor. They had bean dip for an appetizer, so as usual, I had to try it. They had a great balance between the refried beans and rich white queso, and it was delicious. The salsa was very fresh. Very reasonable prices for the portions.
… moreSpike Speedwell
On the poor side of average Mexican food.
This Mexican food is the no spice and no heat kind. The salsa is very mild; it’s not much more than tomato sauce. The hot salsa has some heat to it, but very little spice. It was a little sour for my liking either from too much lime juice or tomatillo.
We tried the Aztecas Burrito and the Tacos de Carne Asada.
Two things really made these meals disappointing. One, the food did not seem to be fresh and two; it was only barely warm when served. When I opened the foil on the Tacos de Carne Asada, the beef did not smell freshly cooked. It had a hint being reheated or the smell of old grease from a flat top grill. The only seasoning in the beef was from the onions and a little cilantro that was cooked with it. The pico de gallo looked like it had been made several days ago. It was not fresh at all. The beef in the Aztecas Burrito had even less flavor. And both plates of food were only warm.
On the positive side both the burrito and the tacos were packed with beef. They were not at all stingy with the meat. We had a great server and the food came out with in a few minutes after we ordered it.
It was Sunday at noon and obviously from the packed parking lot, folks must really like this place. For me, I have found much better Mexican food in Claremore.
If you are looking for other Mexican restaurants in the area, check out my reviews in my collection “Jalapeno Highway” on Yelp. I’ve probably been there.
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