Any authentic taqueria in the Twin Cities should serve up a solid al pastor taco, but El Taco Riendo;s is especially nice - lipstick red, tangy and garnished with a few pineapple slices. Read more.
Bymore Meats in Midtown Global Market sells a pre-marinated arranchera that's a shoe-in for your next cookout. And, at about $5 per pound, it's cheap, cheap, cheap. Read more.
Order the barbacoa in a $7 torta for a hulking sandwich, because the three-bite tacos will only leave you pinning for more. Read more.
Where low ambiance and an order-at-the-counter layout means you can get your lunch quickly, then eat it our favorite way: in the car with salse dripping down your arm. Order their carne asada. Read more.
This is possibly the best taqueria in town, serves up probably the best carnitas in the Twin Cities. Read more.
At Pancho Villa you'll see cowboys happily slurping ceviche with an El Modelo on the side. There's not a better summer meal in town. Read more.
Be sure to order their elotes, a famous street treat served perfectly from this Latin-themed food truck. Read more.
On Fridays, and most taquerias on weekends. While you're there, grab some pozole, also a traditional weekend soup, made with hominy. Read more.
El Nuevo Rodeo, where the traditional garnish of habanero and onion slaw plays foil to the depth of the pork pibil. Read more.
La Loma does a bang-up version of tamales, drenched in green tomatillo salsa, it's hands down one of our favorite dishes, anywhere. Read more.
This strip-mall wonder Los Arcos, where the tostadas are exactly as they are in Mexico. Don't miss the corn tortillas either, some of the best in the state. Read more.
Be sure to try chef David Suarez's Sope De Tortilla (tortilla soup), it's amazing! Read more.