🌮 Best Mexican & Tex-Mex in Salt Lake City
34 mexican & tex-mex spots in Salt Lake City, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Mexican & Tex-Mex Spots
1
Red Iguana
The Cardenas family's Mexican restaurant, famous for its extraordinary selection of mole sauces. Open since 1985, Red Iguana is Salt Lake City's most-visited restaurant, drawing lines out the door for...
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2
Nico's Restaurant
Nico's is a small, no-frills Mexican spot on North Temple that runs largely on word of mouth — a hole-in-the-wall with limited indoor seating and a menu of burritos, quesadillas, and breakfast plates ...
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3
Lone Star Taqueria
A SLC taqueria since 1989, famous for massive burritos and some of the best fish tacos in Utah. Featured on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The tiny counter-service space always has a line, a...
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4
Chunga's
Authentic Mexico City-style tacos in west Salt Lake, famous for its tacos al pastor carved from a rotating trompo. Chunga's is a no-frills taqueria that consistently delivers some of the most authenti...
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5
La Lola Taco
LA taco culture brought to Murray by Chef Luis Perez, an offshoot of his Santa Ana gastropub. The cooking channels Southern California's street-taco sensibility rather than the local norm. A taco spot...
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6
Tacos Don Rafa
No-frills taqueria on State Street where Don Rafa himself still works the kitchen most days. Al pastor from a traditional vertical spit, carne asada, and lengua on fresh tortillas. The food does all t...
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7
Katrina's Mexican Restaurant
A Millcreek-area Mexican kitchen built around house-made moles that take days to cook down, plus enchiladas, tamales, and chiles rellenos done with care. The cooking leans traditional rather than Tex-...
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8
Chimayo
An upscale Park City destination cooking creative Southwestern and New Mexican, with a fireplace-warmed room and a tequila program to match. The plates push past their roots without losing them, and t...
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9
La Casa Del Tamal
A longtime West Valley Mexican favorite now planted in SLC's growing Post District, trading in birria tacos, tamales, and pozole. Straightforward, comforting cooking at a casual price. Get the birria ...
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10
Chile-Tepin
West Valley Mexican on 200 S where the chile relleno and enchiladas are the real draw. Authentic regional cooking with the kind of salsa that makes you realize what the bottled stuff is missing. Walk ...
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All 34 Mexican & Tex-Mex Spots in Salt Lake City
Blue Iguana
86
El Paisa Grill
86
Taqueria 27
86
Tacos Garay
85
Real Taqueria
85
Sabor Latino
85
Sol Agave American Fork
85
Mi Casa Tamales
84
Emiliano's Taco Shop
84
Guisado's Homestyle Cooking
84
Alamexo
84
Beto's Mexican Food
83
Del Barrio Cafe
83
Sal Y Limon
83
Chili's (Lehi / The Original)
82
Muertos Cantina
82
ROCTACO
82
Cafe Sabor
81
Halalepeños
81
Nacho House
80
Loco Lizard Cantina
80
El Chanate
79
Jay Jay Restaurant
78
Tekila Mexican Grill
78
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