The Best Mexican Food in Riverside
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The best Mexican food in Riverside, according to the experts: USA Today, AAA, and the Michelin Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. El Mexicali Cafe II comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Palm Springs and Corona.
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Luna Modern Mexican Kitchen and Tac/Quila hold the next two places. Eater shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with AAA next.
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Rank 1. El Mexicali Cafe II
Mexican
The awards
- USA Today USA Today: Restaurants of the Year
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Rank 2. Luna Modern Mexican Kitchen
Modern Mexican
The awards
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Rank 3. Tac/Quila
Modern Mexican
Hacienda arches and in-house tortillas set the tone at this modern Mexican restaurant in downtown Palm Springs, where business lunchers and sunburned tourists in cover-ups share the room without anyone noticing the difference. The menu runs from street tacos to lobster, and the quesabirria short rib tacos come with a side of consommé for dipping. The tequila list is long enough that the margarita flights feel almost restrained.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 4. Delicias Mexican Cuisine
Mexican
A molcajete that arrives looking like a stone-bowl still life, heaped with grilled meats, nopales, and queso fresco, sets the tone at this relaxed Mexican restaurant in Desert Hot Springs. The menu moves comfortably from huevos divorciados at breakfast through mole enchiladas and carne asada platters at dinner, the kind of cooking that takes its time. The margaritas and mezcal flights give you a reason to as well.
The awards
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Rank 4. Low Desert Modern Mexican
Modern Mexican
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