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 | 60 | |
Baker's Drive-Thru | San Bernardino, California | San Bernardino, California | 1952 | 39 | |
Boca Grande Taqueria | Cambridge, Massachusetts Brookline, Massachusetts | Boston, Massachusetts area. | 1986 | 2 | |
BurritoVille | Jersey City, New Jersey | New York City | 1992 | 1 | |
Cafe Rio | Salt Lake City, Utah | St. George, Utah | 1997 | 120 | |
California Tortilla | Potomac, Maryland | Bethesda, Maryland | 1995 | 40 | |
Californios | San Francisco, California | San Francisco, California | 2015 | 1 | First Mexican restaurant to receive two Michelin stars in 2017 |
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 Charro Café | Tucson, Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | 1922 | 3 | |
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 (Mexico) | San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico | Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1974 | 52 | Based in Mexico, not related to U.S. company |
El Pollo Loco (United States) | 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 | |
Grupo Sanborns | Mexico City, Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico | 1903 | 159 | |
Kiki's Mexican Restaurant | El Paso, Texas | El Paso, Texas | 1976 | 1 | Founded in 1976 and has remained in same location.[1] |
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 | |
Lucha Libre Taco Shop | San Diego, California | San Diego, California | 2008 | 3 |
Maggie Rita's | Houston, Texas | Houston, Texas | 2010 | 1 | |
Margaritas | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | Orono, Maine | 1987 | 24 | |
Maui Tacos | New York City | 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 | |
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+ | |
Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte, North Carolina | 2000 | 80+ | |
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 Bill | Melbourne | Gold Coast, Queensland | 1967 | 33 | |
Taco Cabana | San Antonio, Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 1978 | 142 | |
Taco del Mar | Lynnwood, Washington | Seattle, Washington | 1992 | | |
Taco María | Costa Mesa, California | Costa Mesa, California | 2013 | 1 | (Michelin Guide) |
Taco Palenque | Laredo, Texas | Laredo, Texas | 1987 | 41 | |
Tacos Chukis | Seattle | Seattle | 2016 | 4 | |
Tacos El Cuñado | West Michigan | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 2008 | 11 | |
La Tapatia, Inc. | El Paso, Texas | El Paso, Texas | 1950s | 1 | Originally founded as a tortilla factory, now known for tamales.[2] |
Taqueria Arandas | Houston, Texas | Houston, Texas | 1981 | 27 | |
Tijuana Flats | Maitland, Florida | Winter Park, Florida | 1995 | 130 | |
Tio's Tacos | Riverside, California | Riverside, California | 1990 | 1 | |
Torchy's Tacos | Austin, Texas | Austin, Texas | 2006 | 126 |
El Torito | California | California | 1954 | 69 | |
Tumbleweed Tex Mex Grill & Margarita Bar | Louisville, Kentucky | New Albany, Indiana | 1975 | 19 | |