With Cinco de Mayo approaching, we took a look through the many (many!) options for Mexican food in the Twin Cities metro. Here's what we picked out for the stand-out selections for dining during the holiday—or really any time you're looking for great food.
Best Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
Not just for Cinco de Mayo
By Taylor Carik
MetromixApril 24, 2009
El Burrito Mercado
175 Cesar Chavez St. - St. Paul651-227-2192
The ambiance—bright and festive with spirited music and smells that are out of this world—here is as close to a Mexican experience as you’ll get without hopping a plane.
Pineda Tacos
60 Nathan Lane -
Plymouth
763-545-1977
Pineda Tacos is an unrivaled and blissfully delicious hole-in-the-wall taqueria with locations all over the Twin Cities.
La Casita Mexican Restaurant
5058 Central Ave. N.E. -
Columbia Heights
763-571-7784
La Casita serves up huge portions of Southwestern style Mexican food and they have $1 tacos on Wednesdays!
Adelitas Mexican Restaurant
2405 Central Ave. N.E. - Minneapolis612-789-2526
There's a bunch of great choices for great Mexican food on Central Ave. in Minneapolis, but Adelitas has recently come into their own as a stand out spot (that also has buckets of cheap beers).
La Cucaracha Mexican Restaurante
36 Dale St. S. - St. Paul651-221-9682
Families and groups of friends gather at La Cucaracha, a St. Paul mainstay where festive Mexican murals line the dining room walls and the roomy booths of the bar.
Pancho Villa Restaurant
2539 Nicollet Ave. - Minneapolis612-871-7014
Since the word got out about Pancho Villa's everyday happy hour, the small spot on Nicollet gets packed. But the drink and food prices make it worth fighting the crowd.
Dominguez Family Restaurant
3313 East 50th St. - Minneapolis612-724-8493
This welcome addition to the Nokomis neighborhood is a hit for its terrific, crave-worthy tacos.
Little Tijuana
17 E. 26th St. - Minneapolis612-872-0578
You already know this, but if you're drunk and looking for a late night chimichanga, don't forget about Little T's.
Boca Chica Restaurant
11 Cesar Chavez St. - St. Paul651-222-8499
Boca Chica Restaurante has been setting standards in Mexican cuisine since 1964. Yep, that’s over 40 years of experience making food the old-fashioned way.
What other people are saying...
Enriqueb03 from Lynhurst-Kingsfield - August 20, 2009 at 10:02 AM
This is good, some solid restaurants... You forgot to mention to most authentic restaurants though.. THIS IS A STAPLE!! Gorditas el Gordo o...
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