This speaks a lot about its food quality, which as much as any restaurant in Oklahoma seems to be the "holy grail" that serves the same type of Tex-Mex food many of us remember at the old El Charrito in Oklahoma City. To me the "holy grail" is simply freshly made, flavorful food rather than than the mass-produced, Anglocized dishes served in what seems to be the majority of the Oklahoma Tex-Mex restaurants.

Giving praise to Serapio's may diminish this reviewer's credibility with some, due to the fact that the food here is quite distant from authentic, south of the border Mexican food. This is greasy, cheesy, gooey Americanized Mexican food, but in a good way. The freshness and flavors meet my needs when I want to stray away from the Mexican food I know I should eat, and head toward the type of comfort food I occasionally want to eat. Anyway, this should be a sufficient disclaimer.

The Cheese Enchiladas typify the cuisine at Serapio's with not much more than a tortilla, melted cheese, and chile con carne on top. These are nothing like real Mexican enchiladas, usually topped with some type of chile sauce (not the chili sauce, made with ground beef, served in Tex-Mex food). The ones at Serapio's, though, are some of the most flavorful Tex-Mex enchiladas served in Oklahoma.

The Refried Beans are quite fresh, and the Rice is especially flavorful.

The Guacamole is quite bland and is more something to be used as a side dish than a main course.

The Salsa has a rather unusual flavor, but is still pretty decent. The Queso, though, tastes great with the complimentary chips.

Although Serapio's purposely keeps the spice level almost non-existent for a region of Oklahoma that is notorious for its lack of authentic ethnic and spicy eateries, a Special Salsa is available on request that I would say probably makes the food at least twice as enjoyable as it would be at the Tex-Mex places that only serve the bland, Americanized salsa. This salsa seems to have its share of jalapeņos, but has a more complex flavor that is typical of the more authentic Mexican restaurants.

A Sopaipilla is served free with every meal for dessert, either plain or with sugar and cinnamon. Being used to New Mexico sopaipillas, though, I would prefer that Serapio's dispense with this freshly cooked but non-fluffy pastry in favor of slightly lower prices. I personally do not feel that the sopaipilla is the high point of the meal at Serapio's.