El Zarape Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Tahlequah

I used to order their chicken soup and bring it home but today, my Mom & I dined in. We ordered their chicken soup. The soup was pretty salty today but we chose to eat it anyway and didn’t complain. I only ate half of my soup so I got a container to bring it home. We left the restaurant and within 1 minute, I called the restaurant and told them that I left my soup on the table and I was going to come back and get it and the owner or manager told me that if it was left they threw it away and it was gone. I told him that I’ve only been gone for 1 minute and he said “it’s already been thrown away” instead of offering to give me the 1/2 of the cup of soup. I will never eat here again, nor will I ever use them to cater an event. Also, when we went to sit down, something was dripping down the back of my Mom’s chair and it...

Where to start... they can't make a corn cheese quesadilla to accommodate a gluten free diet. I ordered a cheese quesadilla with chicken, apparently you need to order no veggies, not just chicken and cheese. my bad. never did get it, but my friend did! if you have a large group, make sure they separate the tickets because they don't know what you order when you pay and someone forgot to pay for an item, so it cost the tip of the waitress because they said, you aren't leaving until it's paid. Tahlequah has a mask mandate but apparently it doesn't apply to the servers, cooks and cashier. So take a risk. Thankfully, we went early so not many people but honestly should have left... we would have been better off...

Have eaten there 3x, ordering the fried Tilapia dinner, which is the BEST ever!!! The meal did take a while to come to the table on my 1st visit, but they were very busy that night and the waiter apologized. Not a problem when less busy. Oh boy, it is an amazing meal with grilled onions underneath the fish that was not breaded, thankfully. It doesn't come with rice and beans or Sour Cream, but I ordered them as sides.

The flan was very good! I ordered an extra meal of tamales for the next day, but they were very dry and not tasty. I had plenty of the Tilapia dinner to take home, as well. The waiter was awesome!

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