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Burrito at Gonzales Mexica Restaurant in Tishomingo
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Fajita setup at El Tequila in Madill
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Mercadito Ortegon
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5 Places to Taco ‘bout!

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Craving a tasty, authentic Mexican meal while in Chickasaw Country? We have rounded up five of our favorite Mexican restaurants to satisfy your appetite.

Torres Mexican Restaurant

Ada, OK

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Torres Mexican Restaurant

Torres is a family-owned and -operated eatery in Ada’s North Hills Center shopping center. Diners can find an assortment of authentic Mexican dishes including street tacos, fajitas and QuesaBirrias. Meat choices include asada, chorizo, barbacoa, chicken, al pastor, shrimp and more. If you like a margarita with your meal, ask about their sangria margarita.

El Tequila Mexican Restaurant

Madill, OK

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Bring a big appetite to El Tequila. This restaurant serves all of the favorites from tacos and nachos to chimichangas and taquitos. Try the Especial El Tequila, an entrée with beef ribs, chorizo, shrimp, chicken and steak served with rice, bean and a side salad. The eatery is also known for its sopapillas, drizzled with honey and sugar and topped with whipped cream.

Mercadito Ortegon

Blanchard, OK

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Mercadito Ortegon

This Blanchard eatery is a small retail, grocery store and take-out restaurant serving fresh elote, tamales and enchiladas from their kitchen. Mercadito Ortegon’s specialties include fresh corn tortillas and daily lunch specials accompanied by rice and beans.

Gonzalez Mexican Restaurant

Tishomingo, OK

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Gonzalez serves delicious Mexican dishes with a Texas-flare. The menu includes favorites such as tacos al pastor, carnitas and carne asada with reimagined dishes such as Cajun Special and the Guerrero Burrito. Diner reviews praise the chimichangas, quesadillas and stuffed avocado.

El Tapatio

Ardmore, OK

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El Tapatio prides itself in authentic Mexican dishes, such as the fajitas “a la plancha”, homemade tortillas and Chilaquiles Mexicanos. Diner favorites include the three amigos, giant burrito and caldo de pollo. Make sure to ask about the daily lunch specials.

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