El Charro,

1750 Oklahoma 66, Claremore, OK 74019

"The only reason for 4 not 5 stars is the lack of variety on the drink menu. Everytime I am back in town I eat here. Love the cheese sauce. Food is great. Prices are excellent. Staff is always super friendly and accommodating."

"Date of visit 10/14/22 It appears that the restaurant has been around since 2009 or longer. No idea if this was the original location. It is in a large building, worn, but maintained, clean and nicely decorated. Comfortable music masked the Hwy 66 afternoon traffic sounds. No fast-paced beat of bass, trumpets and accordion music played in the traditional, raucous polka style, accompanied by the shrill cries and painful wails of Mexican voices. Instead, was pleasant, easy listening, modern Mexican tunes. Nice. Couldn’t understand a single word, but it was nice. Salsa can be the make or break. If the salsa is bad, it takes a hell of a meal and good service to make up for it. If the meal is mediocre, but the salsa is very good, drown it in salsa and it turns to good! No issues here at El Charro; good salsa and good food. The restaurant is typical OkieMex. Same menu as every other small town OkieMex restaurant. Check the pictures of the lunch plates we had today. What stood out? I already mentioned the salsa. The hot, especially good. Next, the very well-seasoned, plentiful ground beef in the burrito, taco and enchilada. Good value. The two lunch specials were filling plates of food priced right. My wife’s meal the “Speedy Gonzales” was $7.99 and I had the “El Charro Burrito” for $8.99. Two meals, two drinks $24.45 + tip. Fair deal! Good speedy service! For other reviews laced with superfluous, time-wasting inessential information, sarcastic diatribe and subjective opinion, follow Spike S. on Yelp and Spike Speedwell on Google"

"I guess just a little place and wasn't very busy when went but pleasant atmosphere. Not a real big restaurant but for small town just right to try something haven't been to before. Wait staff was excellent kept making sure everything ok and kept tea etc full and very clean as they took care of the dishes when finished and I noted that they also were thorough cleaning the tables after people left."

"Had dinner with my parents here while I was in town. The chicken quesadillas I ordered weren't great, but not bad either. I must have gotten unlucky though because the food my parents ordered was fantastic. The service was pretty good. No complaints there."

"I haven't been to El Charro in years. I used to love the one in Muskogee. So tonight we had the chance to try the one in Claremore. First let's do the bad... #1 How are you gonna go into a Friday night out of Dr Pepper??? #2 Stale Chips #3 Lets thicken up the cheese sauce to above water grade. #4 The servers need to be more about the patrons and less about hanging out in the lobby area chatting with each other. The Good... #1. Plenty of meat. My Nachos Al Carbon had tons of beef, chicken, and shrimp. #2 The spinach was delicious. #3 the Fried Ice Cream was massive. Honestly, it's worth going back again, but hopefully with a few less issues next time."