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    Jefe's Mexican Cocina and Cantina

    4.1 (67 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Closed 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Spike S.

    Reviewed April 15, 2019 Health Score a disappointing 45 out of 100 with a critical violation. Great Lunch Spot in the Broken Arrow, Coweta Area. They have a lunch menu that has a good variety of items to choose from and it is a very good value. The food is good and the service is quick. The owner was in the middle of the dining area (working) making sure all the customers were happy with the food and service! We had the make your own combo of two of the menu items. One meal was a beef taco and a beef tostada with a chili toreado on the side. The other meal was chalupa and beef enchilada. Both meals came with rice and beans. The taco, tostada and enchilada were packed full of seasoned ground beef. The amount of food and quality make their lunch menu items a really good deal! The table salsa was okay, but they have a couple of other sauces that kick up the heat. They have a green sauce that's not too hot and a screaming hot red sauce that will meet your need for heat. But, the Chili toreado always completes the meal! This is the best Mexican restaurant along high 51 between Broken Arrow and Coweta. Note: This review and photos were originally posted on Tripadvisor by Spike S.

    Finally a place around here that knows how to do charro beans correctly.
    JP T.

    If you read my previous review you will know I think very highly of this place. It's very disheartening to have to downgrade from a five star review in which I was actually blown away at the quality of the food the first few times trying this place. That type of quality that is practically unprecedented around here. Entrees like the pollo chorizo were among the best I've ever had. Jefes was a well deserved five stars.   Came back one Sunday and everything from the food to the service was terrible. Couldn't get anyone to wait on our table and everything extremely slow with hardly anyone in the restaurant. Sent the margarita back after taking a few sips. Not going to highlight everything that was not passible. Almost everything we ordered was not fresh and absolutely no effort was put into the food by the kitchen including simple things like the salsa. What is the common link? There was no manager onsite and the place was being ran by a waitress and cooks who were putting out minimal effort. Was extremely disappointed and had desire to return.  Happened to be working down the road from Jefes one day during the week and decided to give it another shot. Things had to had to be better this time around, right? Wrong. The service was slow once again and to make everything even more perplexing the manager which I highly respected was onsite serving cr*ppy food. Utterly perplexed. Everything from the chips and salsa to the entree was not fresh and of poor quality. The lunch special for that day was street tacos and they were actually the worst street tacos that I can remember having in years. Was actually shocked this establishment could serve this quality of food. The tortillas were not fresh, the meat was dry and flavorless. Even the radishes were not fresh. Again I'm flabbergasted at the 180 degree shift at Jefes and more sad that this won't be our to go place anymore.

    S H.

    Awesome food , prices and friendly staff.. thank you and we will be back for sure lol

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    6 months ago

    Good food, $1 tacos on Tuesday. Very good food and service. Very reasonable price. I recommend Jefe's

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    2 years ago

    Taco Tuesday! $1 tacos and drink specials. One of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the area.

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    1 year ago

    Very good enchiladas and queso!! Loved the salsa, not chunky at all which we love! Great service! Frozen margarita was also great!

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    This is a great little spot to eat at. Great service and great food. Portions are good sized also.

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    The food was just "ok." The prices were fair for the quality of food. The service was goos however.

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    4 years ago

    We went for lunch. The food was good but not great. It's a nice place to eat but a bit on the small side. It lacks atmosphere.

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    3 years ago

    Great Mexican food. Service is quick and friendly. Casual dining atmosphere. Great choices on the menu.

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    This place has great chips and salsa. The few menu items I have had the pleasure of ordering have been wonderful!

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    4 years ago

    Amazing fajitas and margs! Staff is friendly and the restaurant is clean. Great place for lunch or dinner.

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    A great place to go out of your way for! Ordered margherita and enchiladas suisas. Loved it!

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    I'm not going to say I'm bias, but since this is where my husband and I met up for our first date,…read moreI might be bias. We love this spot. I found it when he asked if there was a place I'd want to go to and I suggested somewhere in west BA because he was loving way east and I'm in Tulsa. I looked on Yelp and suggested Los Vaqueros, which just happened to already be one of his favorite places. We have come back many times together since our first meeting because the service is solid with friendly staff, the food is reliably always good, and we like hopping next door when we are done and shooting some pool. He always asks them to make shrimp quesadillas. They aren't on the menu, but they will make them and they are good! The shrimp are large and juicy. I love a lunch special when we've come for lunch (like we did for our first date), but at dinner time, I tend to lean towards the margarita chicken. Super good. A nice portion of grilled veggies, and the chicken is always moist. I like that it is pretty colorful on here. I told him that was something g that o liked when we came here on our first date. But they keep lighting lower, so it's not shockingly colorful. I just really enjoy it here!

    Had a blast last night for Cinco de Mayo at Los Vaqueros and it did not disappoint. Even as busy as…read moreit was, we only waited maybe 15 minutes for our table. They had a live band, and Gabby the clown was making the coolest balloon yo-yos. She spent some one-on-one time with little mama showing her tricks, which made her night. Our server was 10/10, food was 10/10, and we shared the Monterey Jack steak and bacon wrapped (yes, bacon wrapped) chicken fajitas and they were MONEY. Portion size was huge too -- we still have leftovers today. The $5 margarita special was strong and tasty, and little miss even got to ride her first mechanical bull. Safe to say we'll definitely be back.

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    MAYA Mexican Eatery & Bar

    MAYA Mexican Eatery & Bar

    4.3
    (37 reviews)
    5.3 mi

    The food was good and the service excellent. They seated us quickly and were attentive.read more

    First off, the place is immaculate. We were greeted and seated immediately as it was a little past…read morethe lunch rush. Since this was our first visit here, we had to order our comparison dishes. Those are guacamole, birria tacos and street tacos. When we received the chips and salsa, I noticed the salsa lacked some cilantro, but had a unique flavor, different from our other favorite Mexican food establishments. My wife was really fond of it, but said it was ok. I really liked it, even if it lacked cilantro. The guacamole came out and it looked like my guac that make at home. It was very good, didn't need any additional salt and was not overpowering in lime. I'd give it 10/10. My wife ordered the chicken street tacos. She said they were the best out of all the places we go. The chicken was flavorful and the tortillas didn't fall apart. It came with a tomatillo crema that was infused with jalapeños and was too spicy for her. I got the Birria tacos and they were especially good with the crema. The birria consumé was excellent. The rice was fluffy and tender and the refried beans were on point. They serve Coke products which includes Coke Zero and they were quick with the refills. We will definitely put this place as #2 on our list of go-to Mexican cuisine establishments. They are located in the Rose District, so the prices will be slightly higher, but it's still worth the visit.

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    Dos Panchos Tequila Bar & Mexican Grill

    Dos Panchos Tequila Bar & Mexican Grill

    4.5
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    10.0 mi

    I'm surprised to see that this place is listed on here as permanently closed? I eaten here recently…read morewith my family, party of 6. There's a parking lot in this plaza, and we were seated immediately upon arrival. They offered complementary chips and dips (salsa and queso). We ordered additional guac. The chorizo queso is sooooo good! I ordered the birria taco plate and I'd say this is very authentic compared to food back home (California)! They were generous with the birria and the consome is chefs kiss!!! The staff did a wonderful job in assuring our needs were met and that we were satisfied. I hope this place is just renovating and hopefully will reopen in the foreseeable future. I would love to see this place continue to thrive!

    Doing four stars for the food. I would do 3.5 for staff. :(…read more I loved the salsa (fresh and spicy) and the complementary queso like dip. I loved the shredded beef enchilada! Really good and would order again. Rice and beans were probably above average. My dining partner asked how the chile relleno was prepared. (He doesn't like the eggy batter.) We were literally told that it came premade and frozen and was "just fried." Obviously, he ordered the street tacos instead. We sat at the bar and it took a bit to get waited on but the manager jumped in and gave us water and silverware. I liked my Blackberry-Rosemary Marg but I honestly didn't feel like it had much tequila in it. The regular marg was just OK. Since it is a tequila bar and we sat at the bar, I would have liked to have discussed tequilas but my bad for not asking. Would have loved to have done a tasting. The menu was informative. I would go back when in south Tulsa. Not sure I would make it a destination. (Well, maybe. Those enchiladas were good! It is a cute place.

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