List of Mexican restaurants
This is a list of notable Mexican restaurants. Mexican cuisine is primarily a fusion of indigenous Mesoamerican cooking with European, especially Spanish, elements added after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the 16th century. The basic staples remain native foods such as corn, beans and chili peppers, but the Europeans introduced many other foods, the most important of which were meat from domesticated animals, dairy products and various herbs and many spices.
Mexican restaurants
| Name | Head office location | Original location | Year started | Number of locations | Notes |
| Acapulco Mexican Restaurant and Cantina | Cypress, California | Pasadena, California | 1960 | 4 | |
| El Adobe de Capistrano | San Juan Capistrano, California | San Juan Capistrano, California | 1948 | 1 | |
| Anna's Taqueria | Brookline, Massachusetts | Boston, Massachusetts | 1995 | 8 | |
| Baja Fresh | Scottsdale, Arizona | Newbury Park, California | 1990 | 162 | |
| Baker's Drive-Thru | San Bernardino, California | San Bernardino, California | 1952 | 39 | |
| Big City Burrito | Fort Collins, Colorado | Fort Collins, Colorado | 1994 | 2 | |
| Boca Grande Taqueria | Cambridge, Massachusetts Brookline, Massachusetts | Boston, Massachusetts area. | 1986 | 2 | |
| BurritoVille | Jersey City, New Jersey | New York, New York | 1992 | 1 | |
| Cafe Rio | Salt Lake City, Utah | St. George, Utah | 1997 | 120 | |
| California Tortilla | Potomac, Maryland | Bethesda, Maryland | 1995 | 40 | |
| Cantina Mariachi | Zaragoza, Spain | Zaragoza, Spain | 119 | ||
| Carlos'n Charlie's | Mexico | Mexico | 1963 | 10 | |
| Casa Bonita | Lakewood, Colorado | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1968 | 1 | |
| Chevys Fresh Mex | Cypress, California | Alameda, California | 1986 | 23 | |
| Chi-Chi's Europe | Diegem, Belgium | Belgium | 5 | Belgium-based restaurant chain that was originally the European branch of the now defunct American company Chi-Chi's | |
| El Chico | Texas | Dallas, Texas | 1940 | 29 | |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Newport Beach, California | Denver, Colorado | 1993 | 2,250 | |
| Chiquito | United Kingdom | Clifton, York, United Kingdom | 1989 | 83 | |
| Chuy's | Austin, Texas | Austin, Texas | 1982 | 102 | |
| El Coyote Cafe | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles, California | 1931 | 1 | |
| El Pollo Loco | San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico | Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1974 | 52 | Based in Mexico, not related to U.S. company |
| El Pollo Loco | Costa Mesa, California | Los Angeles, California | 1980 | 480 | Based in the United States, not related to Mexican company |
| El Taco Tote | El Paso, Texas | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | 1988 | 23 | |
| Don Pedro Mexican Restaurant | San Antonio, Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 1968 | 1 | |
| Dos Reales | Champaign, Illinois | 7 | |||
| El Bajío | Mexico City, Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico | 1972 | 18 | |
| El Fenix | Dallas, Texas | Dallas, Texas | 1918 | 21 | |
| Freebirds World Burrito | Austin, Texas | Santa Barbara, California | 1987 | 75 | |
| Grupo Sanborns | Mexico City, Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico | 1903 | 159 | |
| King Taco | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles, California | 1974 | 22 | |
| La Bamba Mexican Restaurant | Champaign, Illinois | Champaign, Illinois | 1987 | 8 | |
| La Salsa | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles, California | 1979 | 23 | |
| Maggie Rita's | Houston, Texas | Houston, Texas | 2010 | 1 | |
| Margaritas | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | Orono, Maine | 1987 | 24 | |
| Maui Tacos | New York, New York | Napili-Honokowai, Hawaii | 1993 | 21 | |
| Moe's Southwest Grill | Atlanta, Georgia | Atlanta, Georgia | 2000 | 680+ | |
| Molina's Cantina | Houston, Texas | Houston, Texas | 1941 | 2 | |
| Ninfa's | Houston, Texas | Houston, Texas | 1973 | 1 | |
| Nuestra Cocina | Portland, Oregon | Portland, Oregon | 2004 | 1 | |
| On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina | Dallas, Texas | 1982 | 150+ | ||
| Pancheros Mexican Grill | Coralville, Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 1992 | 71 | |
| Pancho's Mexican Buffet | Dallas, Texas | El Paso, Texas | 1958 | 13 | |
| Posado’s | Tyler, Texas | Tyler, Texas | 1986 | 11 | |
| Pink Taco | Los Angeles, California | Paradise, Nevada | 1999 | 5 | |
| Pujol | Mexico City, Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | ||
| Restaurante Arroyo | Mexico City, Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico | 1940 | 1 | |
| Rosa's Cafe | Fort Worth, Texas | San Angelo, Texas | 1983 | 45 | |
| Rubio's Coastal Grill | Carlsbad, California | San Diego, California | 1983 | 200+ | |
| Serrano | Reykjavík, Iceland | Reykjavík, Iceland | 2002 | 10 | |
| Surf Taco | Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey | Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey | 2001 | 15 | |
| Qdoba | San Diego, California | Denver, Colorado | 1995 | 729 | |
| Taco Cabana | San Antonio, Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 1978 | 163 | |
| Taco del Mar | Lynnwood, Washington | Seattle, Washington | 1992 | ||
| Taco Palenque | Laredo, Texas | Laredo, Texas | 1987 | 26 | |
| Taqueria Arandas | Houston, Texas | Houston, Texas | 1981 | 27 | |
| Tijuana Flats | Maitland, Florida | Winter Park, Florida | 1995 | 130 | |
| El Torito | California | California | 1954 | 69 | |
| Tumbleweed Tex Mex Grill & Margarita Bar | Louisville, Kentucky | New Albany, Indiana | 1975 | 19 |