San Marcos Mexican Restaurant nw 40th/MacArthur

[billokc]

8/31/22 Don't when this happened, but it's closed. This image was shot during lunch hour. Anyone have any knowledge of this??[ATTACH=CONFIG]1764

[Pete]

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Wow, that location seemed very popular.

[gjl]

This is from someone that knows Eric the owner. His lease was up and he was tired of fixing the plumbing.

[Pete]

This is from someone that knows Eric the owner. His lease was up and he was tired of fixing the plumbing.

Do you think he'll reopen at another location?

[gjl]

The person who gave me that info said probably. He still has the one on SW 59th. I know Eric too. I just haven't talked to him in a couple of years.

[gjl]

San Marcos food was really good. Eric said a lot to what they sold was from his grandmothers recipes. If you're looking for another really good Mexican restaurant in that area, Mi Pueblo in the strip shopping center behind the McDonalds is great too. It's where Alfredo's was for a while.

[Pete]

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I really like Abel's but haven't been for a while.

[gjl]

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I really like Abel's but haven't been for a while.

My wife does too. I'm not so much a fan. She really likes that spicy fruit they sell by the cash register. They do have a cheese burger and fries entree if you have to go there and aren't into their Mex food.

[Pete]

I like the Casa Perico at 63rd & Meridian.

Not great but Iove their warm spicy salsa they serve in a little skillet.

[gjl]

Mi Pueblo brings your set ups salsa out in a little glass decanter with a foil top on it. They bring the queso out in a little bowl and give you an empty bowl for the salsa. I think Alfredo's is still my favorite for Tex Mex. I was so disappointed when they closed it where Mi Pueblo is now. Alfredo's corn salsa set up is great but you have to ask for it. And their glazed sopapillas. Yum. Warr Acres losing San Marcos is going to hurt their sales tax revenue. The place was always busy.

[billokc]

All of this fits in with what I was told on Facebook. There has been a dispute with the landlord, and the restaurant will be moving to a new location but there's no location announced yet. I'm not really surprised about the plumbing issues. That's an older part of the city in the Warr Acres/Bethany area. There's been a ton of road work done there on MacArthur recently which is why I've been avoiding the area. Only reason I was there today was to pick up some drugs at the CVS across the street. For my "San Marcos food fix" I've been going to the one on south Meridian just across the river. It's big and clean.

[billokc]

This is from someone that knows Eric the owner. His lease was up and he was tired of fixing the plumbing.

Is Eric the restaurant owner, or the owner of the building/property?

[gjl]

Restaurant owner. I think they are all owned my his family but Eric owned the WA and SW 59th location. Again it's been a few years since I've talked to him and some of that may have changed. There was one around 39th st on May for a while and it is now closed. And I know there is one up north on Rockwell. I got to know him a little doing some computer work on some of his cars. I wonder if Emily Sutton's free food for life will get transferred to his 59th street location.

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[Ward]

I like the San Marcos @ NW 122 & Rockwell, in fact I'm meeting some friends for lunch there on Friday.

If you want to drive just a little farther, I recommend this location.

[roci28]

San Marcos on S. Meridian is nice, much larger than the WA location and very consistent. We go there often.

[billokc]

San Marcos on S. Meridian is nice, much larger than the WA location and very consistent. We go there often.

Been there several times, I agree 100%.

[dford2]

There's a sign on Main Street in Newcastle (N. End of Main), that says San Marcos coming soon

[gjl]

There's a sign on Main Street in Newcastle (N. End of Main), that says San Marcos coming soon

That is really far from their current base of operation. I wonder if their family has farmland around there. I asked Eric once what he did with all the left over tortillas and chips that people leave and he said they feed them to their cows but he never said where.

[Jeepnokc]

There's a sign on Main Street in Newcastle (N. End of Main), that says San Marcos coming soon

This is great news, Should do really well. The LaLuna down there is always packed and SM has a quality product that can go head to head with them.

[Roger S]

I like the Casa Perico at 63rd & Meridian.

They just opened a new location in Yukon where Mae's Kitchen used to be.

[gjl]

They just opened a new location in Yukon where Mae's Kitchen used to be.

Is it open yet? We just drove by there Thursday and my wife said it didn't look like it was open yet.

[mugofbeer]

All of this fits in with what I was told on Facebook. There has been a dispute with the landlord, and the restaurant will be moving to a new location but there's no location announced yet. I'm not really surprised about the plumbing issues. That's an older part of the city in the Warr Acres/Bethany area. There's been a ton of road work done there on MacArthur recently which is why I've been avoiding the area. Only reason I was there today was to pick up some drugs at the CVS across the street. For my "San Marcos food fix" I've been going to the one on south Meridian just across the river. It's big and clean.

I'm sure there is more than meets the eye but retail center owners can be some of the biggest idiots. I think sometimes it comes down to pure ego when negotiating with lessors. I doubt other retailers are knocking the doors down anywhere in WA to fill empty spaces and this was a good place to eat.

[Roger S]

Is it open yet? We just drove by there Thursday and my wife said it didn't look like it was open yet.

That I don't know... Both times I have driven by was in the morning.

[OKCRealtor]

The San Marcos on SW 59th is the most consistent and best of the bunch IMO. Their salsa especial is awesome. We used to frequent the May location before it closed- Aztec is a good replacement though. We go to the Rockwell location too but they're inconsistent from location to location.

[Ward]

I'm sure there is more than meets the eye but retail center owners can be some of the biggest idiots. I think sometimes it comes down to pure ego when negotiating with lessors. I doubt other retailers are knocking the doors down anywhere in WA to fill empty spaces and this was a good place to eat.

It's been my observation and opinion over the years that not only are their residential type slumlords, there are also Retail slum lords.