Taste-Got a sweet corn tamale, a tomatillo enchilada, and a BBQ beef taco. The sweet corn tamale was like a sweet cornbread with honey, almost like a dessert. The tomatillo enchilada was good, but did not stand out very much. The BBQ beef taco was saucy and messy, overall a good meal.
Taste-I had a three choice combo with a cheesy quinoa empanada, a tasty pork tamale, and a yummy pork puffy taco.
Atmosphere-It was hospitable, but not really friendly. Decorated in bright, Latin colors and luchador decor. Even a formerly functioning wrestling ring. Bland modern pop, nothing to stick with you. Fairly spacious and comfortable. Mismatched chairs adds an idiosyncratic vibe.
Atmosphere-The atmosphere was very colorful like many Mexican restaurants, but unlike most, it has a wrestling ring and a giant luchador. The music was modern pop.
Service-Almost counter service. Food is delivered to your table, but no more visits from your server. Self-serve drinks and silverware. Business-like demeanor.
Service-We went for lunch, so the service wasn't as attentive as it would be for dinner. It was basically counter service.
Value-No free chips and salsa. One of the few Mexican restaurants I have ever been to lacking this. Not a deal breaker, but a mild annoyance. Food is decent portions for the price. Two meals of three tacos, sides and 2 sangrias was around $40.
Value-Elote uses local ingredients and a little more upscale than your ordinary Mexican restaurant. The portions aren't large and chips and salsa are not complimentary.
Uniqueness-Far from the normal Mexican fare. Everything I got were dishes I had never seen on another menu. Very creative choices. Adventerous and clever.
Uniqueness-Elote's offerings are on the more unique side for this type of food. How often do you see cheese and quinoa empanadas?
Variety-Tacos, enchiladas, tamales, burritos, other Mexican dishes and even a few American items. Very concious of vegetarian and vegan patrons. Pretty diverse Mexican restaurant menu.
Variety-The variety is about as expansive as you would expect a Mexican restaurant to be, but with some twists.
Cleanliness-Passable, but some surfaces could definetly use some care. Tables bussed fairly quick and fairly well. Older looking non-food surfaces.
Cleanliness-The restaurant is clean and I didn't notice anything that would say otherwise.
Sides/Appetizers/Beverages-Sangria was refreshing and sour, but a little watered down from the amount of ice used. Elote was a stellar example and some of the best corn ever. Sweet potatoes were very good and crispy, if a little odd for the meal.
Sides/Beverages/Desserts-The sangria is made in house. The sweet potatoes remind me of Thanksgiving. The elote was tasty and tangy. As for soda, they have unique local beverages instead of the ordinary Coke or Pepsi products. The salsa was a little spicy with an abundance of cilantro flavor. The sour cream chipotle sauce was really good.
Story-Elote has been around for over a decade, serving locally sourced foods to downtown Tulsa. Formerly (and still on occasion) hosted lucha matches. Creative and fun menu, advocates supporting local businesses, something I can get behind.
Story-Elote was started by a Tulsan by the name of Libby Billings. The restaurant uses local ingredients and is at the forefront in Tulsa for being environmentally friendly. Also, Elote has live lucha libre matches most of the year!
Presentation-Standard easy presentation. Nothing fancy. Food is the highlight and comes on bright plates befitting the decor. Plates seem crowded to increase feeling of value.
Sorry you all don't get to see pictures of our food, but we were starving and had already inhaled most of our food before we remembered we should take pictures. Next time for sure. The presentation was about normal for this type of restaurant. Nothing too fancy.
So, in short, if you happen to be navigating the confusing one way roads of downtown Tulsa and can find a place to park, you could do a lot worse than eating at Elote! Try the puffy tacos or the sweet corn tamales! Tell them the Food Crickets recommended it!
Elote Restaurant & Catering
514 S. Boston Ave, Tulsa, OK 74103
https://www.elotetulsa.com/
https://www.facebook.com/EloteCafe/
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