Best Mexican Restaurants in Amurrica. Few Oregon spots on the list.

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50) Nuestra Cocina, Portland, Ore.
49) Javier’s, Dallas
48) Mezcaleria Oaxaca, Seattle, Wash.
47) El Rey Del Taco, Atlanta, Ga.
46) Talavera, Coral Gables, Fla.
45) Sanchez Taqueria, Tigard, Ore.
44) El Sarape, Boston, Mass.
43) Las Teresitas, Minneapolis
42) Salpicon, Chicago
41) El Huarache Azteca, Highland Park, Calif.
40) El Chapparal, San Antonio, Texas
39) El Borrego de Oro, Los Angeles, Calif.
38) Cemitas Poblanas Elvirita, Los Angeles, Calif.
37) La Pasadita, Chicago
36) Taqueria Los Charros, Mountain View, Calif.
35) Taqueria del Sol, Atlanta, Ga.
34) Tortilleria Nixtamal, Queens, N.Y.
33) Jacala, San Antonio
32) El Parian, Los Angeles
31) Tacomiendo, Los Angeles
30) Super Taqueria, Durham, N.C.
29) El Molino, Boyes Hot Springs, Calif.
28) Babita, San Gabriel, Calif.
27) Distrito, Philadelphia
26) Taqueria y Panderia de La Santa Cruz, Portland, Ore.
25) Birrieria Zaragoza, Chicago
24) Empellon Cocina, New York
23) Las Tortugas, Memphis, Tenn.
22) Maxwell Street Market, Chicago
21) El Modelo, Albuquerque, N.M.
20) Changos Taqueria, Austin, Texas
19) Fonda San Miguel, Austin, Tex.
18) Las Cuatro Milpas, San Diego, Calif.
17) Bonito Michoacan, Las Vegas, Nev.
16) La Super-Rica Taqueria, Santa Barbara, Calif.
15) La Casita Mexicana, Bell, Calif.
14) Barrio Café, Phoenix, Ariz.
13) Los Tacos No. 1, New York City
12) Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia, San Antonio
11) Guisados, Los Angeles
10) Chichen Itza, Los Angeles
9) Big Star, Chicago
8) Hugo's Regional Mexican Cuisine, Houston
7) La Taqueria, San Francisco
6) Loteria Grill, Los Angeles
5) Pinche Taqueria, Denver
4) La Condesa, Austin
3) Guelaguetza, Los Angeles
2) Oyamel, Washington, DC
1) Topolobampo, Chicago, Ill.
 
Nuestra Cocina is bomb. Not really sure how "mexican" it is though. Never heard of durty sanchez' in Tigard.
 
FUCK THIS SHIT THERE IS ONE PLACE WITHIN A 6 HOUR DRIVE

im going to boston to work that boston calling show next weekend, might have to hit up #44 el sarape

theres a greasy place in the financial district called el triunfu thats ok, but nothing even comes close to comparing to west coast shit

fml
 
Houston doesn't have a lot of beauty and such, but it does have fantastic Mexican food. So this list is pretty flawed to only have one single place on it from Houston, IMO
 
Houston doesn't have a lot of beauty and such, but it does have fantastic Mexican food. So this list is pretty flawed to only have one single place on it from Houston, IMO

Probably mostly texmex.
 
My wife and I have been meaning to go to the spot in SD for a while now. It's supposed to be money. Just a long ass wait if you don't get there super early. I think we might go after the farmers market tomorrow morning.
 
Nuestra Cocina is bomb. Not really sure how "mexican" it is though. Never heard of durty sanchez' in Tigard.

Nuestra Cocina is the bomb. Love those spicy margaritas.

Sanchez in Tigard is pretty good - my bro-in-law lives right there, so we stopped and tried it for the first time recently. La Pasadita in Chicago is good, too.

La Taqueria in San Francisco is pretty dope. I stop by every time I go to SF, sometimes even every single day (I love Mexican food).

But where is El Pollo Loco, ese?
 
Maybe it's just me, but I find some really incredible food at small hole-in-the-wall type places around here. To be sure, some are garbage, but others are mucho bueno.
 
I had dinner here once. Not so good. Guess I should've gone to El Modelo instead.

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Maybe it's just me, but I find some really incredible food at small hole-in-the-wall type places around here. To be sure, some are garbage, but others are mucho bueno.

Yeah, those are always the best. This is the place in San Diego that is on the list.

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This is my favorite spot in SD. It's only a 15 minute walk from my place. I've only had burritos here, but they are sooo good. The Carne Asada has nothing but meat and guac. No rice/bean filler. And only 4 bucks.

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Houston doesn't have a lot of beauty and such, but it does have fantastic Mexican food. So this list is pretty flawed to only have one single place on it from Houston, IMO
Boy, I'll say. I've eaten a couple dozen Mexican meals at different Houston restaurants at varying price points, and the absolute worst Mexican food I had down there was drastically better than anything I've had in Oregon. Admittedly, I haven't tried some of the more expensive restaurants in Portland, but still...
 
Boy, I'll say. I've eaten a couple dozen Mexican meals at different Houston restaurants at varying price points, and the absolute worst Mexican food I had down there was drastically better than anything I've had in Oregon. Admittedly, I haven't tried some of the more expensive restaurants in Portland, but still...

TexMex is Mexican food for cracka azz crackaz.

hoop fam
 
Want good Mexican, go to the barrio:

Luis;s Taqueria in Woodburn is a nice stop if you are doing the tulip festival . . . or crave some good mexican food.

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I agree that you find some of the best mexican in small hole in wall places . . . Hillsboro got a few of them.
 
Want good Mexican, go to the barrio:

Luis;s Taqueria in Woodburn is a nice stop if you are doing the tulip festival . . . or crave some good mexican food.

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I agree that you find some of the best mexican in small hole in wall places . . . Hillsboro got a few of them.

I've gone to the woodenshoe tulip festival the past 2 years. It's beautiful! The weather was great this year when I went, clear skies meant a perfect view of mt hood.
 
If you like mexican, stop by Luis's next time.

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I will for sure. I don't know that I can say I've ever been to a good Mexican restaurant. The best "Mexican" I've had is probably tacos from a stand in culver city called titos tacos.

I do make delicious enchiladas though!
 
I mean the list is ok for the places I've been to. A few headscratchers in LA, and there are better places of course. Its impossible to try every place, but they happened to do a decent job I suppose.
 
El P my man you been to titos tacos? Is it good or have I just not experienced enough Mexican food?
 
El P my man you been to titos tacos? Is it good or have I just not experienced enough Mexican food?

I've been to Titos many times. I live about 4 miles away from there. I love it. Its not authentic mexican food, but its good shit. Many people don't like it the first few times they go, but it gets damned addicting. The crunchy tacos with the meat and that salsa is like crack.
 
Cartlandia has some bomb taco stands

Only reason i go to cartlandia is the good evil wrap co. Shit is bomb, and they are huge Blazer fans. The rip city wrap is so good!

Edit: The Philly cheese steak cart is average, but steakadelphia on Powell is better!
 
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Here was my "lunch" at Las Cuatro Milpas yesterday. We went at 930 to try and get there in between the breakfast (menudo) and lunch crowds. The line being out the door doesn't mean much cause if you are behind one or two people, you're already outside. we barely had a wait, but when we left at 10, the line was 20 or 30 people deep. We got rolled tacos, Chorizo con Huevos (top left), Tamale with rice and beans and some tortillas. We also picked up a dozen more tortillas to go for something like 3 bucks. The only things on the menu we didn't get was the menudo and a burrito. The Chorizo, Tamales and tortillas are the things to get. I'd stand in line just to pick up a pack of tortillas.

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