abel's mexican restaurant

the best tex-mex in okc!. this is our favorite authentic tex-mex restaurant in the okc area. they have good prices andgreatfood. the service is always friendly and quick. sometimes it's crowded but just come back another time or wait for a seat. the manager (owner?) is normally comes by to say hello and check if everything was good. it's nice to have visit a place where you are appreciated as a customer.

when the cat's away the mice will play. the food is great, but the service isgreatonly if mr. abel, senior is present at the time you visit. if he's not, the service is horrible. if he's there, he'll visit your table before you leave, asking you to return. if he's not, the waitress will disappear after bringing your main course, no ticket will be brought to your table, no one will ask if you want a sopapilla or more coffee, and instead of an invitation to return you get silent unconcern from the remaining wait-staff.

the food wasgreatand the service was wonderful. the food came out fast and hot and i will go back.

best mexican food in okc, hands down!. we frequent abel's regularly. i have never had a bad experience there. the staff is always friendly, and abel is a class act. it has been a pleasure seeing that restaurant grow from the tiny hole-in-the-wall that it once was, into a full-blown mexican restaurant.greatfood, and extremely friendly waiters and waitresses. tacos mexicanos are my favorite, but everything i've ever had is delicious!

awesome !.greatfood... some of the best authentic mexican and tex-mex i've ever had and i've had it in quite a few states.
super clean, nice wait staff, abel is a hoot. always something good to try there. i'm partial to their mexican taco menu(you have to ask for it).

summary:  authentic mexican food, fast &greatservice, affordable prices

abel's mexican restaurant serves up delicious, hot, authentic mexican food sure to satisfy any palette - it sure did ours!  the building is a little difficult to find, but it is located in the shopping plaza on the southeast corner of 50th and n. macarthur.  the exterior needs a little updating, but i find the colorful, hand-painted (i think) walls and mexican decor to be absolutely charming.  abel's menu compromises of many, many options for everyone; if you want to be a carnivore, veggie or seafood lover, abel's has options for you.  and as long as you buy food, chips, homemade salsa and queso are served as your initial appetizers.  our server (his name escapes me) was fantastic!  he served the entire lunch crowd alone, but was still able to attend to everyone's needs, questions, and deliver the food in a timely, efficient manner - i would say he was definitely accommodating.

as for the food that we ordered, my husband ordered the super grande burrito (chicken) and i got the fajitas combination (shrimp, chicken, steak).  both came within minutes, and were large portions!  they were served hot; husband had to wait a moment before devouring his burrito and mine came out on a sizzling plate.  both tasted delicious.  the fajitas come with rice, beans, guacomole, and sour cream; all tasted like they were homemade and fresh, especially with the tortillas.  in the future, i believe i will still order the fajitas, but i'll choose the steak one; the shrimp and chicken were great, but i think the marinated steak was the best for their fajitas.  oh, and the fajitas came with their homemade tortillas - which were very, very good!  

i know there's a lot of mexican restaurants around, but abel's has always been consistently delicious, fast service, and speedy food delivery.  you really can't go wrong with abel's, so if you haven't tried it, please put this on your wish list and do so.  plus, the prices are so affordable!  great stuff to be had here!

tip:  if you have a meal that serves homemade tortillas (which, by the way, you can request more as long as they are endless), try them with the sweet syrup.  it's a nice, simple 'dessert' you can have at the end without ordering a dessert itself.  

heads up:  be prepared for a lot of food!  their portions are rather large, and in general, mexican food can be heavy.

amazing!. one of our favorite places to go if craving authentic mexican food. the tacos calvillo are so flavorful and delicious as are many other things on the menu. service is alwaysgreatand very attentive. this place is hands down, one of the best in okc! we often compare other mexican restaurants to this one when we venture out.

went to abel's right before they closed and gotgreatservice and one of the best chicken burritos i've ever had. it was my first time having corona in a glass with salt and lime which was great. i'm visiting from kc and i'm going back to abels before i leave.

authentic.greattacos!

what more could you ask for?!!. the owners came out of piedmont, they creatted a friendly and clean atmosphere. the employees are very attentive and kind, and last but not leastgreatfood and prices. a recipe for success in my books:)

awesome. we just moved here from out of state and were looking for our family's new go to mexican restaurant. we found it at our first stop, abel's.greatfood and even better service. we will be back.

we ate here on march 9th and enjoyed it, so we returned tonight march 12th. carlos (server number 7) was our server this time and he was awful! no drinks or a greeting for 20 minutes, our queso, chips and salsa were empty by then. we had to ask someone else to refill them. then he sat and talked with his friends about how broke he is while (i can see why) our food got dried out and cool under the warmer. we had to ask another server if it was ready. he set it in front of us, and went back to talk to his friends-again. we finally had to get another waiter to bring our check.
the vegetariano platter wasgreatthe first night-all spinach enchiladas. tonight they must have run out of spinach because there was some spinach in them, but mostly they were canned mixed vegetables in a tortilla with cheese on top-gross! the menu says spinach, not spinach, peas, carrots, bell pepper, onion, and a little spinach. we won't be going back!!!

i keep coming back!. man oh man! the best mexican in the okc metro that i've tasted...after 9pm they only have their taco menu but it's cheap and extremely tasty! ask for the grilled jalepenos too... the drink selection is one of the best i've seen with the ever popular horchata and tamarindo, among other aquas frescas, a fresh fruit case, freshly made salsas and sauces, excellent service and it's one of those places where all of the locals go!


-----25 jul, 2013-----

best tacos in okc. if you can get past the boring atmosphere and cheap furnishings, you will find you get top notch service and some of the best mexican food around! the things we find they do better than other mexican restaurants:
1. tacos - the street tacos are so good and they're heaping, so if you want 3 just order 2 and you'll have enough leftovers to make 3! the taco menu is available all day, but after 9pm it's the only thing they serve along with quesadillas and tostadas. at $1.99 each the tacos alone are worth the trip!
2. fresh fruit - if you are looking for fresh fruit, come to abels. they have agreatselection and if you catch the fruit artist at the right time, any ladies in your group will walk away with a beautifully carved flower out of a strawberry or melon piece. he's very talented!
3. salsas - the house salsas are very flavorful and not too spicy.

the service is usually very good, although many of the servers we've encountered speak very little english. they are all very friendly and helpful!

abel's has a special event room too, so you can have a family reunion, birthday or church/work/school group function.

great foodgreatprice.best queso in town!

went here for lunch today, it was amazing! fresh fruit being cut for flavored waters when i walked in, agreatfirst impression. i was with a regular and she did receive some special attention, so that may have made a difference, but we had relish, fried onions and jalepenos, and some little tacos before our food made it to the table. when the food arrived everything was hot and fresh. i cant wait to go back, this is my new go to place for mexican food! be sure to try one of the flavored waters when you visit.