Top-75 Mexican Restaurants in Minneapolis – St. Paul

I recently took at look at what Mexican restaurants are most popular with Urbanspoon users in the Twin Cities to see what people seem to be enjoying these days. I’ve included the top-75 below.

Why 75? It turns out that the reality based, quisling community has 74 restaurants that they enjoy more than the first Mexican restaurant owned by Minnesota’s master of false outrage.

Rank	Rating	Restaurant
1	+100%	Cooperativa Mercado Central Midtown/Phillips Latin American and Mexican
2	+100%	El Parian Eagan Mexican
3	+100%	Taqueria Los Ocampo Midtown/Phillips Tacos and Mexican
4	+95%	Rancho Grande Buffalo Mexican and American
5	+95%	Dora’s Mexican Restaurant (Los Cabos) West St Paul Mexican
6	+95%	Pineda Tacos West St Paul Tacos and Mexican
7	+94%	J R Mac’s Bar & Grill West 7th Mexican
8	+94%	Taco Loco Shakopee Tacos and Mexican
9	+94%	Chipotle Mexican Grill Apple Valley Mexican
10	+94%	Plaza Garibaldi Oakdale Mexican
11	+93%	El Molcajete Buffalo Mexican
12	+93%	A la Salsa Midtown/Phillips Mexican
13	+93%	Chipotle Mexican Grill St Anthony Mexican
14	+93%	El Azteca Anoka/Andover Mexican
15	+93%	Esquina Mexican Eats Downtown Minneapolis Mexican and Tacos
16	+93%	Pineda Tacos Plymouth Tacos and Mexican
17	+93%	Teresa’s Restaurante Mexicano West St Paul Mexican
18	+92%	La Perla Del Pacifico Southwest Minneapolis Mexican
19	+92%	Chipotle Mexican Grill Crystal Mexican
20	+92%	Don Julio’s Mexican Restaurant Forest Lake Mexican
21	+92%	Chipotle Uptown Tacos and Mexican
22	+92%	El Toro Mexican Shakopee Mexican
23	+91%	El Tejaban Mexican Grill Richfield Tacos and Mexican
24	+90%	El toro mexican restaurant Robbinsdale Mexican
25	+90%	Panchero’s Mexican Grill Champlin Tex-Mex and Mexican
26	+90%	Teresa’s Mexican Restaurant West St Paul Mexican
27	+90%	Chipotle Mexican Grill Chanhassen Mexican and Fast Food
28	+90%	La Casita Mexican Roseville Mexican
29	+90%	El Taco Riendo Northeast Minneapolis Tacos, Mexican and Vegetarian
30	+90%	Qdoba Mexican Grill Eden Prairie Mexican
31	+90%	Adelitas Mexican Northeast Minneapolis Mexican
32	+90%	Dominguez Family South Minneapolis Mexican
33	+89%	Cafe Ena Southwest Minneapolis Latin American and Mexican
34	+89%	Chipotle Mexican Grill White Bear Lake Mexican
35	+89%	Chipotle Mexican Grill Burnsville Mexican
36	+89%	El Loro Mexican Crystal Mexican
37	+89%	Rey Azteca Mexican Restaurant Chanhassen Mexican
38	+89%	Boca Chica Restaurante West Side Mexican and Southwestern
39	+88%	Chipotle Mexican Grill Blaine Mexican
40	+88%	La Cocinita Bayport Mexican
41	+88%	Las Margaritas Cottage Grove Mexican
42	+88%	Mi Casita Scandia Mexican
43	+88%	El Azteca Plymouth Mexican
44	+88%	El Toro Mexican Champlin Mexican
45	+88%	Chipotle Mexican Grill Richfield Mexican
46	+88%	Morelos Mex-Grill Eat Street Mexican
47	+88%	Morelos Mex-Grill Richfield Mexican
48	+87%	El Paraiso Southwest Minneapolis Mexican and Seafood
49	+87%	El Burrito Mercado West Side Mexican, Southwestern and Sandwiches/Subs
50	+87%	Chipotle Mexican Grill Downtown Minneapolis Fast Food and Mexican
51	+87%	Barrio Downtown Minneapolis Mexican
52	+87%	El Loro Mexican Restaurant – Savage Savage Mexican
53	+87%	El Tequila Mexican Restaurant Northfield Mexican
54	+86%	El Rodeo Maple Grove/Osseo Mexican
55	+86%	La Chaya Bistro Southwest Minneapolis Mexican, Italian and Pizza
56	+86%	T J Hooligan’s Prior Lake Mexican, American and Pub Food
57	+86%	Masa Downtown Minneapolis Mexican, Southwestern and International
58	+86%	Salsa a la Salsa Loring Park Mexican
59	+85%	Chipotle Mexican Grill Merriam Park/Highland Park Mexican
60	+85%	Washington Square Bar & Grill White Bear Lake American, Burgers and Mexican
61	+85%	El Loro Mexican Eagan Mexican
62	+85%	El Loro Burnsville Mexican
63	+85%	Rojo Mexican Grill St Louis Park Mexican
64	+85%	Teresa’s Restaurant Lakeville Mexican
65	+85%	El Azteca Apple Valley Mexican
66	+85%	Manny’s Tortas Midtown/Phillips Southwestern, Mexican and Sandwiches/Subs
67	+84%	Acapulco Restaurante Mexicano Blaine Mexican
68	+84%	Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant Shakopee Mexican
69	+84%	Zantigo Mexican Blaine Mexican
70	+84%	Casa Lupita White Bear Lake Mexican
71	+84%	El Taquito West St Paul Mexican
72	+84%	Qdoba Mexican Grill Chaska Mexican
73	+83%	La Casita Mexican Columbia Heights Mexican
74	+83%	El Loro Mexican Restaurant – Coon Rapids Coon Rapids Mexican
75	+83%	Baja Sol Cantina Inver Grove Heights Mexican and Southwestern

My personal recommendation: Check out Lake Street in Minneapolis. From Uptown to the Mississippi River, there are a ton of authentic, delicious, Mexican restaurants that kick some serious butt.

18 thoughts on “Top-75 Mexican Restaurants in Minneapolis – St. Paul”

Ed–El Parian is quite excellent in Eagan. Make sure to ask for their hotter salsas though–the basic stuff they bring out tastes a little like tomato sauce.

@Kirk, I like your local knowledge. Driving from Lake St to Eagan for Mexican food seems a little off, but I’m willing to give it a shot.

We need to do a Lake St taco tour. Maybe it could replace the Blizzard Pub Crawl this winter. I know Taylor would be in.

hmm, tacos.

Chipolte and Qdoba? Seriously?

At least La Cucharacha did not make the list. That would have been sadder than Taco John’s and Taco Bell.

Chipotle and Qdoba is better than Zantigo. Zantigo is just Taco Bell, but with green chili.

I just had dinner at Taqueria La Hacienda on Lake and Clinton. It is my second favorite taqueria in Minneapolis. Al Pastor is their specialty and so good.

Can I just say how awesome it is that Dora’s made #5? Especially since it closed last year.

I was trying to help Dora with some online marketing to keep the restaurant afloat, but it just wasn’t enough. Maybe this is proof my efforts were at least doing something.

Sad to see it go. That was the first restaurant I’ve been a regular at. Dora would start making a quesadilla for my daughter as soon as we walked in the door. So good.

While not in Minneapolis / St Paul if you are out in Elk River, please check out Mucho Loco which just opened in Elk River. The food is awesome! Best i’ve had in years and I eat alot of Mexican food. The margaritas and atmosphere are great as well but oh the food 🙂 What I like is that food like the Chimichanga’s typically heavy are fairly light at least the tortilla is. The cheese sauce is excellent and the sides of beans or rice are extremely well done. Glad to have this new restaurant opening in Elk River Minnesota. They are located in the mall near Applebee’s and the old Target. In the space where the Hirschfields used to be.

Is one Chipotle really all that different from another? Why is the one in Apple Valley #9 while the one in Merriam Park/Highland Park #59. I suppose if you live in Apple Valley, Chipotle may be the best Mexican you can find.

This is why you can’t trust a vote, things like La Casita and Qdoba and Chipotle make it on the list. If those represent the best Mexican you’ve ever had I feel sad for you.

Chipotle? Say it ain’t so.

Spot on with Rancho Grande in Buffalo at #4, it’s truly south of the border solid. If you head out west on 55, hit it up, you won’t be disappointed. Heck, you can even holler at me to meet you for a beer.

@Aaron, I’ll work on a Rancho Grande road trip plan.

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Good list! Will keep it handy.

I don’t get this reference: Minnesota’s master of false outrage. Who is that?

@jane, the “master of false outrage” is the current head of the MN GOP, Tony Sutton, who happens to also be the CEO of the Baja Sol restaurant franchise.

I’m a big fan of authentic Mexican food and recently discovered Cooperativa Mercado Central. This is definitely one of the best Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities. After living in Minneapolis for most of my life we’re making a move to the suburbs this month which is going to make finding a local Mexican place pretty challenging. Why is it that Chipotle seems to be the only Mexican restaurant people in the burbs seem to enjoy. Come on people, open your minds a bit.

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