Our Favorite Mexican Restaurants
Our Favorite Mexican Restaurants
Our favorite restaurants are first and foremost those of Mexican cuisine. We don't claim to be experts on what others like in Mexican food, but we know what we like. Some of our favorite items are:
1) Chili Rellenos - Lightly battered, tender Poblano chili oozing with cheese.
2) Pork Tacos - Spicy shredded marinated pork with onions and cilantro.
3) Chips - Thin and fresh, with interesting spicy salsas.
4) Chili Verde - Shredded pork with generous portions of green sauce.
5) Quesadillas - With the tortillas grilled.
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El Paisano 3315 Watson Rd St Louis, MO - map  
| Only been here once so far, but it was fabulous!! |
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El Palenque 254 S. Florissant Ferguson, MO - map
| They have all our favorites and everything we've had here is excellent!! |
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Eloy's 1508 Wyoming Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM - map
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Absolutely loved Eloy's sour cream enchiladas when they were on Eubank Blvd in the 1980s. After a couple moves, they are now serving those same great enchiladas at their Wyoming location. And of course being in New Mexico, they have REAL puffy sopapillas and honey.
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La Mexicana 77 Chouteau Trace Parkway Pontoon Beach, IL - map
| Great chili rellenos and chicken quesadillas. Thin chips and flavorful homemade salsa. Wonderful sauce smothered tamales. |
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Senor Pique 14870 Manchester Road Manchester, MO - map
| Operated by a family from Mexico. Chili rellenos are excellent. Tacos al pastor are very tasty with a touch of pineapple. Interesting bean soup. |
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Mariachi's 400 S. Illinois Street Belleville, IL - map
| Great chips and salsa. Chili relleno was wonderful. Nice variety of cheese on cheese enchilada. |
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El Mezcal (aka Elmo's Cow ;) 2704 Corner Ct Alton, IL - map
| Popular family location. Great chili verde and chicken quesadillas. Spicy hot chili verde salsa available. |
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Los Tres Amigos 1822 Vaughn Rd. Wood River, IL - map
| Serving the great Morales tacos with the fried shells and spicy meat and potato filling. |
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Cielito Lindo 3530 South Campbell Ave Springfield, MO - map
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Fabulous chili rellenos. No breading and always very tender and spicy. Good quesadillas and taquitos, too. |
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Rubios Various locations California, Arizona
|  At Rubios we first discovered pork carnitas tacos in what they call Street Tacos. Tasty shredded pork along with guacamole, onions, and cilantro in a soft tortilla. And great Churros! |
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Los Caporales 122 N Bluff Rd. Collinsville, IL - map
| Very authentically ethnic. May be too authentic for some people's taste. Great pork tacos al pastor. Guacamole is very fresh. They have expanded their menu recently with many good items. |
 Breakfast in Tuxla |  Lunch in Cozumel |
 Homemade tamales wrapped in banana leaves |  Making the tortillas |
 Cooking on the "propane burner in a washtub" |  Restaurant on the town plaza |
 Farmer's market |  Cooking over an open fire |
 Indoor fire in the morning |  Outdoor breakfast buffet |
 Morning produce delivery |  Meat and produce in the Mercado |