El Tapatio

Service was ok, food was decent. Ordered the burrito Gigante… it’s not Giant. Overall ok experience, not a five star at all.

I have only ordered take-​out from this location, however, both times the food was delicious and packaged neatly and cleanly, rather than sloppily as is too often the case with take-​out. The chile colorado with beef is a solid preparation of the dish, one which I recommend if you like dishes like guiso poblano.

Great food and great Drinks!
Easy to find. right off of 75 its the first thing you see after you exit.
We were looking for a good Latin food place and this one did not disappoint!
Fajitas were delicious. nachos were huge and tasty. Quesadilla took up the whole giant plate!
The staff was very nice. there were 3 waiters all sharing the tables. we were checked on often.
The best thing about the dinner were the drinks! Jumbo margarita was the bomb! You only need one! Pina coladas and Micheladas were also very good.
If you are going to Choctaw Casino in Durant and want a good place to have a few drinks on your way this is it!!!

My first time in this location, 10 months ago i went to their other one located in Ardmore I am a (truck driver). Really good service, disappointed because they had basically pineapple and horchata water. Was hoping for tamarind. I had to return the pineapple water. Guacamole exquisite with the chips they are great. Again tacos wow!!! Carnitas, carne asada and chicken awesome. Chorizo too strong for me. But overall really really good.

Good layout with dark vertical paneling give a more intimate feeling than the open floorplan most restaurants have. Atmosphere better than most. Chips were warm and fresh, excellent salsa that tasted homemade. Extensive menu with reasonable prices. Service was fast considering the restaurant was pretty full. The chicken in my salad was cooked just right with a good presentation for a midday meal. Four stars based on our lunch experience. Would eat here again.

I came here not too long ago and ordered two of the seafood quesadillas. I’ve had this same quesadilla once before and remember it being good except I remember them getting the order wrong. I think there’s a serious language barrier with the staff and no one is really trying to improve upon that. I jokingly was like, «I bet they get the order wrong.» They get the order wrong.
Once they finally get it right, I eat some of it and it’s the nastiest quesadilla I’ve ever had. Seriously, everything on it was bland. Onions bland. Sour cream bland. Just yuck. It felt like they were trying to be bad. I don’t get how a sea food quesadilla can be bland. Even the guacamole was bad. Shrimp was tough. Order wrong. I’ll never return.

Good tasting authentic food but odd & disappointing service.
i was on a date with my mom (very rare event) and saw this place on Unilocal so i decided to take us out. i struggle to digest food due to a herititary condition ive developed over the years and especially deciding a lot so at this time i havent eaten well for couple days. i get very excited when i see something i might want to eat. food we order seemed pretty fresh and authetic, it was pretty good and that’s saying A LOT on my end (so thats a good thing lol). we also got the 3^rd largest margarita on the menu, i wanted piña colada and my mom wanted mango so we got both in 1 cup expecting it would be some what separated and our waiter understood i wanted separately yet he brought it out mixed together. first of all, WAY TOO SWEET, i could barely taste the liquor and i didnt enjoy it due to the immense amt of sugar was irritating my throat. they must have thought we couldnt handle it because we are both thin/​fit and possibly they didnt know some asian women can drink??? idk about my mom but i sure can (probably under the table). i requested very kindly if they could make it stronger but they were being weird idk what that was about and my patience was slowly turning into becoming quite annoyed at this point. this would be the time to take a drink but damn… you already know i couldnt due to the previous explanation hahaha. what a shame.
the staff was not very friendly at all as soon as we entered even when we were being patient and nice still. they rarely checked on us and we had to get up to get their attention… BASICALLY, they didnt seem to really give a fuck and kept hearing laughter but when it came to service it almost seemed borderline rude (and im very nice in general) … i never upload or review and if so it isnt as this long or descriptive. idk if its due to them knowing we were not from this town that the service was lower than fair? (our outfit was very different from the other customers since we were higher casual chic but i dont discriminate what kind of place is but i do care who im with and the importance of the occasion) so i was fairly disappointed and made me not enjoy the food eventhough as good it was. very unfortunate… service always supports on the taste of the food as well as making me able to eat more/​better :/​we still tipped 20% but man that was something… blah
I want to give 2 ½ stars but whatever idc now that ive wasted my time doing this lol. what a trip… well go for food forsure but the margs are not great as others hyped it as and hopefully yall would get better service than we got to experience. :(oh wellzzz

Not so much. I’ve definitely had better. We started off with the white cheese sauce, tasty but very thin. It was hard to dip and then eat without dripping it all over the table, a couple of small plates (like most other Mexican restaurants would have provided) would have been in order. I got Carnitas ala Mexicana and the wife got Carnitas tacos. The meat was alright, just not seasoned up like I expected. It was stewed with jalapeños so with each bit of meat, I added a bit of pepper. More like it. And the wife said the meat in her tacos was blah. The ride and beans are nothing spectacular, in fact far from it. And the margaritas were weak, obviously batch made with cheap mix and very little tequila. I might go back but not after checking out other Mexican restaurants here.

Very tasty, very quick, and reasonably priced. Good place to stop if you are just passing through.

Wow, this place was awesome.
We were driving from Dallas to Arkansas and were looking for a spot to eat dinner in Durant. El Tapatio was incredibly convenient to the highway (exit and entrance into the parking lot) and the food was awesome. Our table got fajitas, enchiladas, soft tacos. The best were the enchiladas, the fajitas and the QUESO! Don’t leave without getting the QUESO. To die for. Tortillas for dipping. Heaven. Very cold beers (don’t worry, our driver didn’t drink!). The service was very good and fast. We will make this a regular stop.

Stopped in on the way back from Fort Worth.
Good: It was close to the gas station. Nachos came quick.
Not as good: Nachos were soggy. Salsa and Water were never refilled.
Verdict: I’ll probably skip it next time around.

The chips were nice and crisp, but other than that, it wasn’t very good.

Great Mexican food fast service. Been coming here for years. Chips and salsa are so tasty. They have really good lunch specials Monday-​Friday. And good kids menu. Must try when you come to Durant.

Just off highway US75. What a great find just next to the overpass tucked back off the road. Just look for a pink/​salmon colored building. The white queso is very good. They have fresh salsa and homemade daily crispy chips. It was a good start. Then the enchilada had beautifully moist chicken and well flavored beans. I would definitely stop here again.

Great food and service.
Stuff are welcoming, really great food.
One of best restaurant in Durant

Great service and good food. Stopped by on the way home and was pleasantly surprised. It was an easy stop off the highway.
I posted pictures if our picks from the menu.

This breaks my heart… I tried so much to give it a 5 star rating cause the Carnitas are Perfect… Slow Cooked, Deep Fried. But thats it! The Rice is Terrible, the Tortillas Terrible, the Sour Cream Enchiladas… Terrible. I could tell where they sacrifice quality in order to keep their food costs down. Look… in this tough market, you just dont mess with peoples food. If you continue being cheap to charge less, then your in a lose-​lose situation. Please… improve! Being a very proud latino… I know Mexican Food. The Carnitas were so PERFECT that it broke my heart to see the rest of our order be wasted with poor ingredients. I wish I could teach my passion on quality with restaurant owners… QUALITY NOT QUANTITY will cause this restaurant to sink or swim. Take Pride in your food… cause if you dont; it shows on the plate you serve.

El Tap is one of my absolute favorite restaurants. I have recently moved away, and I really miss this place. It is affordable, delicious, and they have very fast service.

We’re only in Durant for a couple of days and were looking for some good Mexican for lunch. We consulted Unilocal for direction and Unilocal did not disappoint.
El Tapatio is in an older, dumpy looking building and this restaurant has clearly been around for awhile. But that’s a good thing, right? Our food was excellent and the service was very good as well. Great chips and salsa. If we lived in the area, we’d become regulars here.

Try anything with their cheese sauce on it. I had the chicken enchilada special and it was great. Everything else came with the cheese sauce too, but it deserved to be on everything. Don’t bother with the chips, but the salsa have a nice spice to it.