Ricky’s Cafe

I really hate to write any review under a 3 star and sometimes I just don’t even do the review if it is going to be bad. However, I was thoroughly disappointed with my visit to Ricky’s in several ways and I feel like there are some things that need to change for them to game more business. First I would like to say that I have been going to rickys for years… back in 2003 (when it was at the original hole in the wall type of place where jimmy johns are). Rickys used to be my absolute favorite. I hadn’t Been in about 6 months or so because my husband and I had found a new favorite. Well, my mom and sister n law were in town and wanted Mexican, somewhere close, so I suggested we go to rickys and somewhat talked it up. Now to get to the meat of the review and the reason for my dissapointed my and even embarrassment. The cheeeeeeese!!! Omg, the cheese is the best part of any Mexican restaraunt! The cheese tasted like water and had only a resemblance of cheese by the yellowish color. The cheese had a strange texture and somewhat grittiness. It was absolutely disgusting! You could see that they used a package cheese with too much water and the powder stuff did not dissolve. (See picture) now about the actual food! We each ordered from the lunch menu however it seemed as though we ordered from a kids menu or maybe the worst fast food mexican you have had. I’m just going to discuss one of our meals and you can assume the rest. My sister n law ordered a lunch quesadilla that was $ 8.99. It was 1, I repeat 1 small flour tortilla folded with 2 tiny pieces of chunk chicken with some melted cheese and that was it! It was not grilled it, it didn’t have anything else and it really was NOT a quesadilla! It was more like a kids chicken soft taco. This was unacceptable, unbelievable and way over priced. I will not Ever return. This place has drastically changed and that is probably the reason I don’t ever see as many cars anymore.
Positives:
No wait
Nice place décor wise
Patio seating
Full bar
Large place
Convenient

We are still sitting here at our table. That’s how unpleased I am at the service my family and I received today at Ricky’s. Multiple attempts to get lemon for our waters, combined with a mediocre waitress made this experience less than stellar. Luckily the food was delicious but this will be our last visit to this restaurant.

Atmosphere is festive and fun, with an authentic feel. Food tends to be a bit bland, but still good and with plenty of choice. To-​go is lackluster at best

Day old leftover Mole was marinated yumminess! Tried to each just one enchilada but they both made their way into my stomach. Excited to try this place fresh!

Generally pretty good service but there’s a few waiters who could use more training. Seems understaffed with servers. The restaurant is beautiful, warm and inviting, and it is clearly kept in tip-​top shape. It is pretty clean and for the most part the staff is nice. I love the tortillas– I have yet to find a place that can top them. The special sauce and the regular salsa are both really good, and so is the horchata and jamaica drink. The dipping cheese tastes very watered down and lacks flavor. When it gets cold you can actually see it start to separate. I think the prices are a bit too high for what you get. Sometimes the food tastes fresh but other times it seems thrown together in a hurry and tastes like greasy leftovers. Not very consistent in that regard. The guacamole does taste good, although overpriced, and I really enjoy the sour cream sauce, chile rellenos, and chimichangas. I like that you get two smaller ones rather than one huge one. It’s easier to save one for later. The caldo de Res (beef soup) and the chicken tortilla soup are both very good. The enchiladas and tacos and other typical dishes are just average. The waiting area is very small and easily gets overwhelming when busy. The seating plan seems hectic and unorganized and the hosts seem clueless sometimes. The music isn’t overly loud and it’s not the typical obnoxious stuff that other Tex-​mex restaurants play. Overall it’s good, but nothing outstanding, besides the terrific tortillas.

Ricky’s was a late afternoon stop after a long hot car show. I had a chimichanga and it was good. I was not a fan of the cheese sauce as it was a little more seasoned than I like, but the other folks in our group thought it was great. The décor is fun and the service was excellent.
I actually enjoyed the chips without and salsa or dip, which is kind of rare. The regular salsa was pretty good but their version of a hotter sauce left a little to be desired.
We would definitely come back when in this area of town.

Was excited to try Ricky’s as I’ve heard good things and the Unilocal reviews were decent. I was thoroughly disappointed.
My family had dinner at Ricky’s on a Tuesday. We arrived around 5:45 and there were maybe a half dozen tables seated. The place is large, it feels larger than it looks on the outside, if that makes any sense. The tables aren’t crammed together, so even if the joint was full I don’t think you would feel cramped. There is a decent sized bar with standard fare. Overall, the place is clean and comfortable.
We were immediately brought chips, salsa, and cheese sauce, as per usual in most Tex Mex joints in Oklahoma. The salsa was fine, little chunkier than normal, which I prefer. It had some slight heat, but I understand that’s for every diner, so they can’t make it hot. The cheese sauce was a total fail, maybe the worst I’ve had. First of all, of our 4 bowls, none were hot. And, only two were room temperature. The other two somehow felt colder than room temperature, which I didn’t think possible. And, it had very little flavor. It looks like cheese sauce, but it lacked taste. Huge disappointment.
The tortillas were a saving grace for this place. They are handmade, and when they come to your table they are hot. Additionally, they have a slight crisp to the outside of them which I love. These were some of the best I’ve had in a long time, which made the cheese sauce (and rest of the meal) all the more frustrating, because these tortillas demonstrate that Ricky’s can do stuff well.
For dinner, I had the chimichanga dinner, which comes with two smaller chimichangas instead of one huge one. I loved this, as I got to try two instead of one, which is what you get at most places. I’ve not seen this before. So, I went with fajita chicken and fajita beef, topped with cheese. The beef one was decent, not great. The meat was dry in a lot of spots, it would have been nice to have some veggies or pico on the inside, but all it had was meat. But, it was fried and rolled well. I discovered my other chimichanga was also beef. So, I waited to inform my server that my order was wrong. When he finally returned, after several minutes, I told him the issue and he looked at me incredulously. This annoyed me, as I know the difference between chicken and beef, and he was basically accusing me of being wrong. So, I cut it open, and when he saw that it was indeed beef he apologized and went to get me a chicken one. This took approximately ten minutes to arrive. And, they clearly didn’t let it fry long enough, because it was soggy and not crispy like the one I actually ate. The chicken, like the beef, was dry. It was doubly annoying I had to wait so long for the replacement, only to find that they didn’t cook it properly. If it was going to take so long, they might as well take the additional two minutes and fry it properly.
Our server was friendly, but disappeared in the middle of the meal. This is when I discovered my order was wrong, and I also ran out of water. So, that was bad timing. I may return to give Ricky’s another shot, but I doubt it’s soon based on my first experience.

First time here, and literally one of the BEST Mexican restaurants ever! Keep up the great work! It is delish!

Good service good food, expected a bit more but I was good

the cheese was runny. chips were ok. homemade tortillas .yum…
ribs were dry and flavorless but rest of our meals were good.
nothing stood out but waiter was friendly.

Another visit to Okc and a trip to Rickys. I invited 4 friends who have never been here. Javier is always my guy. He ALWAYS takes good care of me and my guests. This was no exception. He made all the recommendations. He’s always right on. Beer was awesome and cold. Food, always great. Number9, 7, quesadillas, special guiso, chips and salsa, etc. I highly recommend.

So we went to Ricky’s Café the other night because we had a group of 8 and all of our regular places were packed. I understand why Ricky’s wasn’t! The food was mediocre at best. Somewhere between Taco Bell and Chilis. The ⁴⁄₈ at the table had their orders incorrect (wrong sauce, wrong meat, wrong tortilla…) Next time we’ll stick to Alfredo’s

Im biased being from South Texas and tend to compare all Mexican restaurants to a very authentic place in Corpus Christi. That being said… Ricky’s wasnt bad. The salsa was pretty good. Each person gets their own serving of «queso». I put quotes because the consistency was unusual to me. Not exacItly a cheese consistency, more like a thin cheese-​like liquid, but its free so thats probably the reason. My husband and I both ordered a combo that had 2 beef fajita quesadillas (equal to one tortilla), one sour cream chicken enchilada, and I think a crispy taco. The fajita meat was pretty fatty and stringy and there was only meat in one of my quesdillas. I will say that it is a lot of food, with leftovers. The enchilada was alright although the sour cream sauce tasted more like cream of chicken soup that was very salty. I wont comment on the taco because Im not sure thats what else was with it. The rice and beans werent anything special. They do have homemade tortillas which were tasty dipped in the «cheese sauce». We ordered the flan for dessert and were pleasntly surprised. Creamier than any flan Ive ever with tasty whipped cream and caramel sauce (and it was cheap!) It was probably the best part of the meal. The décor is overly Mexican and the lights are SUPER bright. Our service was just fine and the food came out fast.

My favorite Mexican restaurant! The service is great and so is the food!

Good food, service, and priced reasonable. I like Margaritas and the Chile Colorado!

Me and my family come here often for lunch/​dinner and we have yet to ever be disappointed. Great food, very reasonable prices, excellent service!

Ricky’s Café moved from a much smaller location around the corner to this beautiful new bright and spacious building but the food has remained consistently good.
Their tortillas are among the best in the area and their entrees are large enough that two people can reasonably split one plate. One burrito (don’t remember the name from the menu) was nearly the length of a football. Service was very prompt and thoughtful– my grandfather has a severe allergy to meat so the waiter checked with the kitchen and brought out a special bowl of beans that didn’t contain lard.
If you plan on going on a Sunday, be sure to get there early since the place fills up quickly and there’s always a line.

I thought it was great. my family did not.
The chips/​salsa/​free queso similar to Los Amigos and its nice that they have relish.