Mexican cuisine: the best places to taste it in South Bend
18 restaurant menus in South Bend, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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"Amazing food and incredibly nice service. Meal is $5.99 and you get a decent amount of food plus drink pretty quickly. This is one of those hole in..."
David Colvin
"Great quality food. Reasonable prices, and sadly went out of..."
"I love this place! Not a week goes by without being there at LEAST once. Everything on the menu has wonderful flavor. Their burritos and guacamole..."
Bonnie Weaver
"Awesome food! Had the Sopas with the creamed chipolte chicken and the marinated pork (which packed some heat). Best beans and rice I've had. Love..."
Stan Sikorski
"The best thanks to janitzio restaurant the best taco please oso for the best Carne Ala mexicana oso For the cebiche that they are going to put in..."
Joe Chave
"Best Authentic Mexican food in town! Braised tender carne asada, fresh guacamole made to order, fresh chips and salas! Hands down the best Ive had..."
Crystal Budzin
"The food is excellent! And the staff is always so cheerful and helpful. The restaurant is always so clean and inviting. Outstanding place! Great..."
Renae Johnson
"La Perla in Benton Harbor was fantastic enough to be worth the drive up so it's awesome they have opened a second restaurant in South Bend. Quality..."
Matthew Ruffner
"My wife and I had a catering emergency two weeks ago. We needed to feed 40 people and our original plans fell thru at the last minute. I walked into..."
Wes Steiner
"We are so happy to have found an authentic Mexican restaurant! Great service, friendly owners, awesome..."
Susan Hammons
"Food is absolutely fabulous! The staff r really nice and the environment is very clean and comfy. I will be back soon. Thanks for the bomb..."
Jenni Snead
"Everything was really good! Authentic. Nice people. Thumbs..."
Jennifer Colby
"Great food! I plan on going back and trying many more items on the..."
Kevin Zelasko
"Only good place in South Bend for AUTHENTIC Mexican..."
Debra Geist
"Quite good! Even gave us complimentary Guacamole that was..."
Neal Emerick
"I ordered tacos while my son had the biggest chimichanga I’d ever seen this side of the St Joseph River. Everything was delicious and I plan to..."
BoilersRock
"Always amazing! Great food, atmosphere, hospitality, timely and great selection of drinks! Hope they will be able to expand and stay open for a very,..."
Sarah McAllister
"I'm originally from Chicago, I've been living in Michigan for a year now. My family and I were in South Bend this month for work purposes. Hands down..."
Suleyma Ramos
"Wow fantastic authentic Mexican food.. On a cold fall day a good hot soup.. With homage mass tortillas!!..."
Amy Lopez
"Colorful and decorative. Food was so good though. I got the tostada and added avocado. So good! I'd return in a..."
RS Johnson
"I ordered molcajete. I've had it twice before at other restaurants. Shrimp, steak, chicken, chorizo. Jalapeño, tomato, onion, garden pepper, and a..."
"Great place!! I wanted a Mexican breakfast and this was the place!! It was just like my mom and grandma were in the kitchen. I’ll be..."
Lionel R Guerra
"It’s my absolute favorite breakfast place, but the lunch options are delicious too. Plus, Chico and Angelica always make me feel so welcome, like..."
Kristina Barroso Burrell
"Excellent food. A great place to pop in for lunch. Not the largest space to gather, but the service and quality of the food are..."
Nick Schafer
"Home cook flavor, the mix of Mexican-American is definitive. Great place to stop and eat. We tried the Chilaquiles, Breakfast..."
Maestro Martinez
"Very Good food. And always very good service. Will go back..."
John Banicki
"Fantastic menu and a great staff – well worth the..."
George Garner
"Great food,fresh,and great people. If you haven't tried you are missing..."
Nate Blad
"Great food and staff, chorizo tacos are the..."
Gerard Ellis
"Love..."
Paula Sours
"Fantastic breakfast!! Great food! Friendly..."
Kim Jesensky
"Had a 7 o'clock reservation arrived at 7:04 got sat immediately wasn't very busy at all. Sat and sat for 20 minutes before being greeted. Ordered our..."
Brantley Botham
"Gracious owner. Nice taco and the the bean taco was good. We will be..."
Marianne Christy
"Clean, Pleasant and very good. Wonderful little..."
Bobby Stewart
"Great food nice..."
Neal DJ
"Great breakfast don't know why it says no dine in..."
nickk05281982
"One of the best places in the city to get Mexican food. It is always hot & made to order. Chico is a local legend in South Bend and he is always..."
Bruce Bragg Jr
"Great little Mexican/American restaurant with a quaint "diner" feel to it. Staff is super friendly and attentive. Food is good and always hot &..."
"It's a small store with competitive prices. However, I would not say that the prices, particularly in produce, are any better than anywhere else. ..."
Bob Sherman
"Always busy .great food .authentic. not Americanized.. Store has what you think you need.. Good meats..
6/12 another great in town meal.
9/26 yet..."
robert young
"Amazing food! Nice lady to greet and chat with! My son brought me here because he really liked the food, and I really liked the food as well! I will..."
Spend’n & Eat’n Living Da Life
"Food was absolutely delicious, prices were fair, staff was great. The wait was a bit long but they had quite a few orders and the food is made fresh..."
Krystle Suzanne
"The food is authentic. The flavor of their mild sauce is unique. You get a nice size portion of rice too! The corn tortillas are thicker than im used..."
Luci Hail
"The food is awesome! I absolutely love it here! The best way to enjoy this place is to actually come into the restaurant and..."
"A rare combination...Mexican and Thai food in one place. Food is tasty and margaritas are potent. Place looked a bit odd as if going thru a..."
Beatriz Dattoli
"Omg... I realized almost all my reviews are good... guess I need to start adding the not so good one.. But- this seriously was the best lunch I've..."
Angelika Burt
"Food is Excellent the Horchata was so good and the pad thai is the best ive had😍 very good..."
Maria De Los Angeles Fernandez Hernandez
"Who would've thought that a restaurant could have bomb Thai AND Mexican food! Cinco 5 has the best fajitas I've ever had and the best pad thai I've..."
Crystal G
"What a great place with an eclectic array of dishes. And I love their 1-5 level spiciness. It's got a great atmosphere and delicious food, off the..."
Shane Frost
"The team at Cinco5 is outstanding. They remember you, your name, your stories, AND your order! Cinco5 is also the food that saw me and my roommate..."
Danielle Sautter
"It was an awesome place to eat. The food was good and the staff was friendly. They did seem super busy and almost didn't take us. Just heads up, you..."
"We have many events at Notre Dame and use Taste of Mexican regularly. The food is delicious and the owner is one of the sweetest guys around. Great..."
Mary Olen
"Great food, great service. We stumbled upon Taste of Mexico today. It was an exceptionally delicious meal with extremely friendly service. The..."
DomerX3
"Good food at moderate prices. I work in South Bend taking pictures twice a year and make sure I always stop by. Service is good gotta try the shrimp..."
Packerman22
"Genuine Mexican place, good food. Surprisingly fast cooks. Watch the salsa that comes with the chips if you're sensitive to spicy food, maybe wait..."
Lucas Harmon
"Working in the area, was looking for a good Mexican restaurant. 1st time there, tried the chips and salsa, pretty impressed. Then I ordered 3 tacos,..."
Frank Brown
"Easily the best Mexican food I've ever eaten. Chips come with a deliciously spicy and surprisingly warm salsa.
Ordered the steak enchiladas, every..."
Azeem Lalani
"Best Mexican restaurant in South Bend. Truly authentic taste and feel. Great friendly service and a very welcoming atmosphere. Reasonable prices too...."
Naomi Castillo
"Authentic Mexican food! If you are looking for "Hacienda" type American/Mexican fare,you are better off at Hacienda. If you want authentic mexican,..."
Dr. Timothy W. Curtis Ph.D
"If the food wasn't as good as it is I wouldn't have given it 5 stars. I was just there last week and the service was horrible! Me and my bfs daughter..."
"I cannot find a place that has salsa verde that even compares to theirs! It's definitely on..."
Jen Kocsis
"This is my favorite place to get tacos! They are always on..."
Jurek Winston Shultz
"The most friendly place and awesome delicious food ever. I would give this place a 10 Star � if they allow..."
Phong Kinsella
"Tacos de barbacoa were so so good. Menudo was decent will keep looking for the best menudo in..."
Jesusa Vela
"Great food at a great price 👍 everything was delicious and the service was good too. We will definitely be back again! Try it out if you get a..."
A N
"The "el pastor" tostada is on point. Best flavor around. If you don't know what that means...time to visit. Also, the torta milanesa is so tasty. If..."
Adam Le Mere
"Food was great so was the staff. We ordered right at closing time and they were so accommodating and..."
Ann St Peter
"Authentic, delicious food that hasn’t let me down. Friendly staff, delicious carnitas and barbacoa, they also have lingua; all the keys proteins of..."
"La Esperanza is the absolute best, authentic Mexican food for miles around. My husband is from San Antonio - and will only go to La Esperanza. Nice..."
Sue Chesnut
"The food is always great! You never have to wait long and the portions are a healthy size without being ridiculous. The staff is always friendly,..."
Christoph Morton
"The food is always fresh and delicious. They will allow for changes to meet your personal preferences. The staff are friendly and..."
Tim Joines
"Best of the best! Never disappointed in a meal..."
Dustan Harley
"Ate here yesterday for the first time, and it was FANTASTIC. Some of the best Mexican food I've ever had. If l lived in South Bend, I'd be eating..."
Leward Fluty
"I live this place great service atmosphere was awesome and the food is by far the best I've had must share this experience with good..."
Kenya Cohn
"Food is Always Great! Very friendly staff!
Will dine here..."
Lynette Salata Hochstedler
"We love to have a late dinner and unwind! Great staff and..."
Kasey Marie Warren
"Friendly family owned restaurant with very good..."
Maria Weidman Boice
"Simply delicious, authentic food. Amazing people, we always have a superb time, thank you..."
Michele Ceuterick-Feehan
"Best Mexican food in our area. Took Mex. Nat'l. Soccer (female) team a few years ago when played vs. ND Irish & both teams had great time & loved the..."
Freddie Thon
"Great authentic Mexican dishes. Prices are reasonable, service is..."
Larry Fick Jr.
"My favorite Mexican food in town! Great food, great service..."
"This place has fantastic food and friendly service. I love..."
Jason Casey
"Love the salsa. Food is authentic and delicious! Favorites are carnitas. Chicken enchiladas with mole and Carne..."
Cathy Martin
"Never a bad meal. The negatives are phoney those people never ate here , I guess they are expecting Taco Bell (idiots) menu has a good choice of..."
Gene Kaiser
"Good authentic Mexican food. Great food and good service. A little bit more expensive than others in the area (We prefer el Pariaso). But it was..."
JB
"Authenic. I wonder if the guy who complained was at the same restaurant. Our group of 4 (including a !00% Mexican) visit a lot of Mexican restaurants..."
CDP
"Excellent service & food Will go back. Vegitarion bean..."
Bob Voors
"Very Authentic! Excellent food, fair prices and great service. Looking forward to my next meal here!..."
Gary LaMirand
"Great Mexican food. We visited on Cinco de Mayo 2011 and had a fabulous..."
Studebaker Joe
"Authentic Mex. If you like real Mexican food, this is it. Cooked like it is in Mexican family kitchen, because that's what it is. Not incredibly..."
Goff Heleical
"Chips and Salsa. What can I say? Sometimes it's the simple things that matter! I usually prefer a chunkier, hotter salsa than La Esperanza offers...."
David
"Good food and value.. This restaurant is consistently good. The food gets high marks across the menu, tasting more like Mexican food in the southwest..."
Hcb
"Carne asada tacos amazing! Definately had margaritas and they were great! Wonderful sweet..."
Foodluver1
"Very Good. I had the chicken enchiladas and they tasted like my mom's (she's mexican-american and I grew up in San Antonio, Texas)!! I was so happy..."
Bridget
"Tacos were delicious, i recently started going because its next to my job and i cant get enough of there..."
Juan Estrada
"My husband and I were one of their first customers. Can’t believe It’s almost been 20 years. This is the best Mexican restaurant around. Meals..."
Lynn Blessing
"In South Bend for my sons baseball tournament and craving Mexican food. La Esperanza was not too far from our hotel so we went. Good choice. All..."
Kypros Stylianou
"What a great find! The service we received was fantastic and the food was excellent, authentic, and full of flavor. No place we've been to has better..."
Scott Nielsen
"I haven't had anything I don't like there. I love the salsa. Friendly staff. Portions are great. One of those places I eat what I love 4 times in a..."
"Amazing food and great service. We eat here once or twice a week. The pastor (pork) tacos and barbacoa are the best in town. I highly recommend..."
Jacquie Roth Holleman
"Tried the Taco Wars special today and loved it! Great place, good luck in Taco..."
Sam Centellas
"Great food, Join us and enjoy our delicious food. Tacos are the..."
Julio C Solorzano
"I can honestly say these are my favorite tacos. The soft corn with steak onion cilantro and just a little bit of cheese are fabulous. I will be..."
Chris Adamo
"I really love this tacos, but there's no tacos without the delicious red sauce they have....
Also very friendly staff,makes you feel like in your own..."
Diana Campos
"Great food and better people! It was a great experience. Try the..."
John Rosetto
"This was a great experience!! The tacos were awesome and very authentic. I really loved the guacamole!! The rice is great, too. I loved that they had..."
Amber Pulford
"Amazing Taco dinner. 3 tacos of any meat w/ rice and beans. We waited maybe 5 minutes and had our plates in front of us. You guys made a fan. Ill be..."
Cory Wilder
"My favorite restaurant in South Send!! Food is amazing and the service is even better! We ordered a large Langostinos with spicy sauce (my bad) and..."
Kaige
"First visit..Very much enjoyed my steak tacos and a fresh veggie/fruit juice. Super fresh. We weren't in a hurry , it wasn't "fast" food. But I..."
Suzanne Brummel
"I ordered take out and I’d say this place has become my favorite taco place. I would love to dine in some day. Ordered chorizo and Al Pastor and Al..."
Jerica Coutinho
"I ate here for the first time and food was amazing! Everything was cooked well and tasted great! Really impressed! Only thing was wish they had it a..."
Ronald Lard
"Holy moly, the steak burrito was bomb-tastic! I'll be trying the tacos next time!
If I get really fat, I'm blaming you Los..."
BoilersRock
"The waiter at the counter was very rude and I don't think she likes African Americans , but other than that the food is..."
Karen Walker
"Incredible authentic Mexican food in a cosy place. Menu is in Spanish and English, everything I've had there was amazing and my party of 5 were..."
Zack Cain
"Fantastic authentic Mexican food that tastes and smells absolutely phenomenal. Right on the corner and very well priced for the..."
"Good service. Had a long wait but the food is definitely worth it. This is our go to place, we love..."
Christina Fox
"We had an awsome waitress,good food hot and fresh they have gone back to the cheese soup they had before thank goodness other w as watered..."
Barbara Harman Davis
"We went to the Portage Hacienda Friday and did not have any trouble at all. We had 30 people and waitress was so good. I loved it and will go back...."
Patti Ottman
"Great food. Great service. Wet Burrito is the best..."
Bill Steinke
"Not a bad restaurant. We had good servers for our group. A mudslide is $8 (and weak on the alcohol even on an empty stomach which was fine by me). I..."
L D
"My waiter was Tim or Timothy he was super nice and Attentive everytime we get water people think your not going to tip them so they don't ask us how..."
Jay
"Went for lunch, this was our first time. I think they have a separate, condensed menu for lunch. Unfortunately couldn't get the dish I wanted to..."
Elizabeth Hine (Lizbert27)
"Finest Mexican restaurant in mishawaka. You cant go wrong with the chips and salsa.
Highly recommend the enchiladas or wet burritos. Street truck..."
"Tacos were on point great food and wonderful service. Our bartender rocío was awesome. Will definitely go there..."
Pedro Moose Bustillos
"We have eaten here several times and every time the staff was friendly and our food was amazing! This is one of our favorite places to..."
Leann Henderson-Alexander
"Juan our server rocked, food was a bit slow arriving but was excellent. Juan listened to my wife's allergy issues and recommended entres accordingly...."
Clark Lohry
"Great food and great service!
I'm a regular and it's great each..."
Bob Culp
"Amazing food and margaritas......first I've been in here.......good atmosphere.......ppl are very friendly.......if I'm ever back in the..."
Don Brainard
"Service is awesome, he should have been a comedian. Food and drinks were very..."
Wendy Pehling Reed
"Good food, very good prices. We got fajitas for 2 and it could literally feed 4. Will be..."
William E. Geyer III
"We've been here several times, it's our favorite Mexican..."
MaryAnn Barboza Leneway
"Food was outstanding* just had a hard time understanding the..."
Jessica Bryant Lenardson
"Food was excellent. Service was exceptional.. Great..."
Barry J. Heaps
"Food and Service was excellent! Margaritas was on point. This will be my new spot. Absolutely love..."
Nailah Collier
"This place has great lunch specials and the food is fresh and tasty. Love the salsa. Several of us from the office go for "Fajita Thursday." The..."
Charles Bowen
"Best authentic Mexican in South Bend, I live in Las Vegas but frequent South Bend and I can tell you this place tops most Vegas Mexican restaurants...."
Bryan Conrado
"This is top place ! Amazing! Great kitchen! Friendly staff ! I’m..."
Poberezhnik Pabiarezhnik
"Please read this review. Great service. Margaritas were amazing. Fajitas were delicious. The only thing I wanted for was warm salsa. I will..."
Eric Richardson
"Good food but the service could be better our server disappeared after we got our drinks and our chips were burnt also he didnt come back and check..."
"This restaurant was fantastic. The entire experience from the time we stepped into the building was breath taking. They have beautiful art in every..."
Addison James Gorce
"I was very pleased. We went early, like 4:30, but service was fast. I have a severe onion allergy, so I'm always cautious ordering out. The staff was..."
Mary Sandstrom Pontius
"I highly recommend Fiesta Cancun - South Bend! Our server was fantastic, and our food was delicious! I'll definitely be..."
Michelle Burry
"Breakfast at Fiesta Cancun was Great!! Everybody should try it at least once.......you’ll definitely go back, I know I will! A lot of food for..."
Karen Ziegler
"I went there with my daughter we had an absolutely wonderful lunch the service was excellent The Price Is Awesome nothing but five stars from me the..."
Cindy Amor
"We love this place. Great margaritas and food. Always drink and usually..."
Sherre Roush Horvath
"Decent lunch. The mixed fajitas was delicious. Others had the house special fajitas and burrito plate. I'll be..."
Noel Townsend
"My husband and I have been here many times and most times have been great! Service is always wonderful. The staff are super friendly and attentive..."
Alisha Spears
"I visited the area with my family passing through on vacation. The food was very well made, seasoned, and just so great. Id ever in South Bend again..."
Katarvis Torres
"Great food and drinks. Speedy service. Even though they were short staffed on my second visit, our server did an amazing job juggling many tables and..."
Sagan Stier
"Absolutely fantastic! Our local friend recommended this amazingly unique venue: it is covered with ornate and vividly colorful handcrafted paintings..."
G. Yang
"Delicious authentic food.
Friendly staff.
Great dining..."
Andrea C.
"Food is amazing. Atmosphere there is also nice. -1 star bc when I called to order takeout the guy who answered could barely speak English. Is was..."
"Excellent food with very reasonable prices. I would recommend Pedro's to..."
Derek Davis
"Go there atleast twice a week an they never disappointe. Nice an fast service. Absalutely love..."
Kiara Ashley
"Absolutely love Pedros. The staff is amazing and well tacos are as well. Never a complaint unless my daughter runs out of green sauce for her..."
Ashley Yolanda Harradon
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Jacob Picking
"If you haven't tried Pedro's on Portage, you are missing out! If you haven't been there in awhile...you need to go. The food is outstanding and the..."
Terri Glenn
"There Tacos are perfect and the burritos are so full filling just how you want it!! My new Favorite Mexican/American..."
Danielle Jacquez Martinez
"Always great food and great service. Love the $1..."
Shawn Albright
"Please people if you are allergic to something please ask how the food is cook what they put on it but don't ever talk bad about any restaurant..."
Olga Dominguez
"Stopped by for lunch at what seemed like the peak of lunch hour. Service was lacking and slow. Food was fresh and delicious and very reasonably..."
konigwolf32890
"Wish I had taken a picture of the tacos al pastor but they were too good and disappeared quickly! I would definitely go back for those tacos! We also..."
Gabriella Canen
"Great place to eat good prices, good food, generous portions. They also serve American breakfast classics. The chips they serve are small. The right..."
Andrew Hostetler
"Food was great. Big proportions service is excellent all around a Great small..."
Ferman Miller
"Good authentic mexican food and nice service. Very filling and hits the spot after a long work..."
Omar Nelson
"Pretty damn good food. Went on a Sunday morning. Will go back ..."
"I love its flavor real Mexican flavor, says me a..."
Rosalia Mora
"Always enjoy going there. People always polite. Everything is made in a hurry but..."
Greg Clifford
"It's great, and always fresh. No hormones added, and the bowl is very..."
Marlon Stewart
"They got me in and out quick and with no..."
Misha Bradley
"Hands down one of my favorite places to eat! Tons of options sure to please..."
Larissa Hertzberg
"Love..."
Voncia Wilkins
"Great Chipotle! The employees were nice. One lady even told me where to scan my awards code when I was waiting for my parents to order! The bathroom..."
Makenna Gall
"The food was SO GOOD, and the workers kept us entertained the whole time. The assembling of the actual food was a little slow, so try to avoid rush..."
"Hubby and I have had multiple bad experiences at various Hacienda restaurants in the Michiana area, so many to the point that it’s been several..."
Amy Nolte
"Jared was an excellent server!!! Took great care of us. I tried to find a manger to tell them but like usual can never be found when I’m..."
Tracy Bubelenyi Van Acker
"We had a birthday party here in the Fiesta Room and it was wonderful! Thank you so much to all of the wait staff! They did a spectacular job! They..."
Amanda Virgil RN
"I know many aschew chains, but I love this place for food, staff and..."
Mary Sandstrom Pontius
"Had a great time at Rod's Birthday dinner at Hacienda the meal was great..."
Alice Sloan
"My favorite place very friendly!!! Good food love the salsa and ranch. I been going there for over 5..."
Anne Davis
"Lori is absolutely amazing had a huge party with a lot of kids tonight for my daughters birthday and she was..."
Jeremy DeWispeleare
"Awesome experience. The staff totally help me surprise my friend for his birthday n it was just an altogether wonderful experience. Food was great,..."
T C
"Had a shredded beef enchilada and one of the best orange margaritas I have ever had. Really frozen and yummy! Maybe I was extra thirsty but it was..."
Deb Stuart
"The staff was excellent and we did not have to wait to be seated. The greeter was personable as well as the waitress. Our food was perfect and I love..."
Jessie Lytle
"The food was very good. I always comes out fresh and hot. The price isn't too high I would go back again (this wasn't my first time.going..."
"Good. Not the greatest Mexican food in town, but cool for a night out. Some good drink..."
JB
"Had dinner in the bar the other night. The food and service was awesome. And love the new bar remodel and 1 awesome big screen..."
Mike
"Not bad...not great either. The marinara...errr...salsa was just that. More Italian than Mexican. Tamale was good. Enchilada and soft taco were..."
Richard McClelland Simpson III
"Great place, great Margaarita, reasonable..."
Paul G
"Took my niece out for just a girl's night because she had a birthday. Of course it's always good. She enjoyed it, and our waitress was great.
Only..."
Tazor D
"Still one of my favorite Mexican restaurant. I like that they can handle big groups. The food is great always. The waitresses are always great. I..."
Keith America
"Very good but limited option for vegetarians . Just have to survive on beans no more varieties. Have learned in USA to accommodate our choice not..."
ashish patel
"We been going to this Hacienda Mexican restaurant on Grape Road Granger IN
Its clean , good atmosphere and has fast service Green salsa good good..."
Asit Parikh
"Waitress was awesome. Food was good also. Lots of unique drinks. LOVE that they make their guacamole right at your..."
Tammy Melser
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