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  1. Rank 687. El Barrio Cantina

    Modern Mexican





  2. Address
    1528 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 8:30 PM, in 27 min

    Tuesday 9 AM–8:30 PM

    Online
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  3. Rank 687. El Ruso

    Mexican




  4. Rank 687. Fonda Moderna

    Modern Mexican


  5. Rank 687. Guisados

    Traditional Mexican


    Address
    541 S Spring St, Unit 101, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 9 AM–10 PM

    Online
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  6. Rank 687. HomeState

    Mexican


    Address
    12105 Waterfront Dr, Playa Vista, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–8 PM

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  7. Rank 687. HomeState

    Mexican


    Address
    4624 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 7 AM–10 PM

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  8. Rank 687. HomeState

    Mexican


    Address
    13424 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 57 min

    Tuesday 8 AM–9 PM

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  9. Rank 687. HomeState

    Mexican


    Address
    3170 Glendale Blvd, Unit A&D, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 57 min

    Tuesday 8 AM–9 PM

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  10. Rank 687. HomeState

    Mexican


    Address
    5611 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 8 AM–10 PM

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  11. Rank 687. HomeState

    Mexican


    Address
    1992 Lincoln Ave, Pasadena, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 57 min

    Tuesday 8 AM–9 PM

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  12. Rank 687. HomeState

    Mexican


    Address
    720 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 57 min

    Tuesday 8 AM–9 PM

    Online
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  13. Rank 687. King Taco

    Mexican


    Address
    45 N Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena, CA, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Tuesday 10 AM–Midnight

    Online
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  14. Address
    353 S Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2:30 AM

    Tuesday 2 PM–2:30 AM

    Online
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  15. Address
    765 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 7 AM–10 PM

    Online
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  16. Address
    6168 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10:30 PM

    Tuesday 10 AM–10:30 PM

    Online
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  17. Rank 687. Tacos Lionydas

    Mixe-style Mexican








  18. Rank 687. Tiendita

    Mexican


    Address
    1580 S Disneyland Dr, Anaheim, CA, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Tuesday 8 AM–11 PM

    Online
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  19. Address
    11222 Washington Pl, Culver City, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–8 PM

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  20. Rank 687. X'tiosu

    Mexican



  21. Rank 748. Comedor Lilia

    Pacific Northwestern Mexican


    Address
    3159 S Moody Ave, Portland, OR, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 57 min

    Tuesday 5 PM–9 PM

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  22. Rank 749. Birrieria Tijuana

    Tijuana Baja


  23. The fajita quesadilla here is the size of a small country, stuffed with chicken or beef, bell peppers, onions, and molten cheese, with carne asada cut thick enough to surprise anyone expecting a casual counter spot. This neighborhood Mexican restaurant in Peoria earned a Phoenix New Times Best of Phoenix nod for its quesadillas, and the tortilla, crisp and golden, holds everything together better than most plans do.


  24. Rank 749. Carolina's

    Mexican


    Address
    2126 E Cactus Rd, #100, Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–9 PM

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  25. Rank 749. Cocina 10

    Sonoran

    The kitchen inside Crescent Ballroom wraps burritos in foil and marks them with stickers bearing faces like Morrissey and Mr. Bean, which tells you most of what you need to know. This Sonoran Mexican spot was shaped by Chris Bianco of Pizzeria Bianco fame, and it runs until midnight, so the crowd skews toward concertgoers and touring bands who just rolled off I-10. Sonoran dogs, tacos, nachos, and burritos, done with more care than the venue setting suggests.



  26. Address
    2480 Canyon Blvd M1, Boulder, CO, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–8:30 PM

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  27. The huaraches here come on hand-pressed masa that's thick enough to hold its shape under a pile of toppings, queso fresco, onion, and cilantro. This casual Mexican counter runs through tacos, tortas, burritos, and those huaraches all day, with carne asada and al pastor doing the heavy lifting. The building from the outside makes no promises, but the salsas inside range from warm to genuinely alarming, which seems to be the point.


  28. Rank 749. El Tejado

    Mexican

    The green chile here is a gravy-thick, pork-studded Colorado classic that regulars order straight up with tortillas, no plate required. El Tejado is an old-school Mexican diner on South Broadway, and the room does look a bit like a cartoon cave, which somehow suits it. The hot version of that chile is a separate proposition entirely, built in layers rather than just spiked, and it will find your limits.


    Address
    2651 S Broadway, Denver, CO, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 10 AM

    Tuesday 10 AM–9 PM

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  29. A food trailer parked in a restaurant's lot, Pablito's slings breakfast burritos to the green-chile-obsessed Denver crowd that takes these things very seriously. The menu runs four standards plus a build-your-own, but most people end up ordering the one called The Best Damn Burrito...Period, which commits fully to its own marketing. Westword named it Denver's best breakfast burrito in 2023, and the line on a cold morning makes a decent argument.


    Address
    2200 Youngfield St, Lakewood, CO, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–Noon

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  30. Pochitos is a north Denver tortilla factory that also sells tamales by the dozen, and that second fact tends to overshadow the first. It's a bulk-buy, family-run shop where you stock the fridge: tortillas, chips, salsas, refried beans, rice, and masa for the ambitious. The tamales come in red and green, and they sell masa too, in case you want to make your own, though most people try one and quietly put that plan away.


  31. Rank 749. Sushinola Roll

    Sinaloan Sushi

    Sinaloan-style sushi, where the emphasis lands firmly on Sinaloa. This casual roll shop in west Phoenix leans into the coastal Mexican seafood traditions of the northwest, so expect aguachile poured over crab rolls and shrimp cocktail ladled on top in a gloriously soupy heap. The kitchen rotates experiments freely, meaning octopus, mango, or caramelized banana might all show up on a roll depending on the week.


  32. Rank 761. Taco Time

    Mexican


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    Mexican


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    Mexican


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    Mexican


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    Mexican


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    Mexican


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    Mexican


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    Mexican


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    Mexican


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    Mexican


  42. Rank 761. Taco Time

    Mexican



  43. Address
    75 9th Ave, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM

    Online
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  44. Rank 772. Taqueria Tlaxcalli

    Mexico City Taqueria


  45. Rank 772. Xixa

    Mexican


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