El Mexicano Restaurante

Not typically what I would call 5 stars for mexican food, but I’m in Oklahoma. The food is really surprisingly good. Not to mention you get free queso!!! There are not many better things on this earth than free queso. Try the chili releno! Good service, great atmosphere, good food. Go check it out its totally worth the drive from Stillwater.

Good place for lunch. Salsa was great and the food was good as well. Great little Mexican restaurant for a small town like Perkins.

Great little place we were surprised to find in out of the way Perkins! Salsa was really great, the shredded beef enchiladas very tasty with good quality beef, and the godfather was very good, as well. Very good sized portions. The atmosphere was very soothing and the servers excellent! Certainly can recommend. Only negative was the cheese sauce, we didn’t care for it. Beer but no liquor.

You drive through Perkins OK and want some good Tex-​Mex food, then you MUST stop here. Salsa is as good or better than Ted’s in OKC or Tulsa. Been to both and this was like yo momma made it! Fresh, just right amount of heat and thick enough not to slid off those fresh hot chips!
Rice is excellent, beans flavorful, shredded beef taco’ delis’, while the steak taco was very good as well. Cheese, beef Enchiladas were very good, too.
This place will be remembered and we’ll be back!

The atmosphere is nice, and we particularly liked all the metal artwork. The servers were all quite attentive and nice as well, although the staff should keep their foul language and complaints with one another off the dining floor. Our chips were old tasting and the queso that was served tasted like more like canned cheese food than anything authentic. My $ 8 fajita nachos literally had maybe 2oz of diced chicken over some more old chips and cheese food. My other 3 guests couldn’t force down their meals either so we paid $ 38 and drove down the street to the nearest food option to try our best to suck it up and move on with our day.

Would usually rate this a 4 or 5 but on this day Sunday tbe chips were cold and tasted a day old. FISH tacos were very tasty and flavorful, rice mildly seasoned, salad as expected, no dressing unless you ask for it. THE décor outside and in is something to see, lots of art.

Wonderful Fresh Salsa
During our trip to OK, we ate at 4 different Mexican restaurants and this place in the small town of Perkins was one of the best! The fresh salsa had a nice balance of heat and flavor and paired perfectly with the crisp cooked chips.
All meals in our party were thoroughly enjoyed. The Huevos Rancheros were cooked to perfection; the carne asada tacos were tender and served on nice small corn tortillas which enabled one to taste the meat. The carnitas were cooked perfectly and not greasy. The refried beans stood out because they contained real beans and were not just a purée on the plate. One thing I loved is that each member in our party was given a small dish for their salsa, instead of having to reach across the table to dip their chips!
The service was quick and friendly. I highly recommend stopping by Perkins, OK if traveling nearby.