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Restaurants
Roadfood restaurants aren't only about good food. They are places with memorable personality: diners, town cafes, BBQs, street carts, even some deluxe dining rooms.
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Memorable | One of the Best
Best Fish Taco in Ensenada
Cooked-to-order fish and shrimp tacos are the only selections at this small Los Angeles-area restaurant, and they are utterly fantastic. Payment is cash only.
Los Angeles, CA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Boca Tacos Y Tequila
The attitude at Boca Tacos is sassy, but the cooking is elegant. Expect the unexpected in the way of fillings and salsas. It's a Tucson best bet.
Tucson, AZ
Memorable | One of the Best
Border Taco
An inconspicuous Douglas, Arizona, taqueria, Border Taco serves good food beyond tacos, from breakfast burritos to chimichangas and weekend menudo.
Douglas, AZ
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Boulted Bread
In Raleigh, Boulted Bread can do no wrong with its stone-milled flours, from morning buns and salted chocolate chip cookies to levain and lemon poppyseed cake.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Bruce’s Bar and Grill | Square Meals & Cold Beer
A locals' favorite tavern on the old Augusta Road, Bruce's is known for big fresh burgers, house-made chips for loaded nachos, Sunday supper, and a full bar.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Cacao Mexicatessen
Cacao Mexicatessen is an Eagle Rock delight With beloved eateries like Casa Bianca Pizzaria and Oinkster, Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock is quickly becoming “home to all things delicious.” One restaurant at the “East LA Meets Napa” event had served wild boar tacos — and I missed it. So, it was like instant karma when … Continue reading Cacao Mexicatessen
Los Angeles, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
California Tacos
"Imperfectly perfect" are the formal watchwords of these Tampa and St. Petersburg San Diego-style taco stands. House specialty: a loaded grouper fish taco.
Tampa, FL
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Charlie’s Chowder House
A fun, casual Oregon cafe with low-priced seafood tacos, gumbo, jambalaya, and chili, Charlie's is most famous for excellent Pacific Northwest-style chowder.
Astoria, OR
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Crossroads Cafe
Crossroads Cafe is the number one choice for excellent breakfast, lunch, dinner, and desserts outside of Joshua Tree National Park.
Memorable | One of the Best
Dandelion’s Cafe
A friendly, eccentric cafe in North Augusta, Dandelion's serves Quebec poutine, mac 'n' cheese skillets, exuberant pizza, & killer cheesecake. *CLOSED*
North Augusta, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Dish | Idaho Panhandle Food-Lover’s Destination
Waterside grill and fine restaurant, Dish is an Idaho Panhandle food-lover's destination. Bests: smashed potatoes, bacon, anything with huckleberries.
Memorable | One of the Best
El Campeon
El Campeon is an Orange County restaurant / bakery / grocery / fresh-juice purveyor that offers great Mexican food at bargain prices.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
El Charro
Tucson's El Charro is a colorful fortress of Arizona-Mexican foodways, from the chimichanga to superb carne seca & dizzying margaritas.
Tucson, AZ
Good | Worth a Return
El Gallo Giro
A Mexican and Tex-Mex treasure southwest of Boise, Idaho, El Gallo Giro has a broad menu of expertly-made specialties from the Rio Grande and points south.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
El Indio Mexican Restaurant
24/7 this Northridge taco stand buzzes with a steady stream of policemen, students, and blue collar joes. The chile relleno burrito is a best bet.
Los Angeles, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
El Paisa Taco Truck
El Paisa's superb tacos are made with everything from chicken to beef head. Pork carnitas are a best bet. Great food in Oakland at the right price. No seats.
Oakland, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
El Siboney
El Siboney is an out-of-the-way restaurant serving Cuban lunch and early dinner, mostly to locals. A Key West, Florida, hidden gem!
Key West, FL
Good | Worth a Return
El Taurino Tacos
El Taurino Tacos is located on a corner of a 3-way stop where Hoover, Olympic and South Park View Streets converge. Its bright lights beckon, promising good eats 24 hours a day. Painted above the door is the promise: A NICE PLACE TO EAT. This is drunk food at its finest. What should I eat … Continue reading El Taurino Tacos
Los Angeles, CA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Felipe’s
Felipe's is a modest storefront restaurant serving some of the best Mexican food in Palm Springs. Margaritas are great; dessert mustn't be missed.
Palm Springs, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon
Fresa's Chicken al Carbon serves bright, casual Mexican food under string lights and oak trees in the heart of Austin's South 1st Street.
Austin, TX
Memorable | One of the Best
Freshy’s Seafood Market
** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** In a former gas station on Mercer Island, Freshy's is a seafood market and picnic-style restaurant that is a brilliant taste of the Pacific Northwest.
Memorable | One of the Best
Fry Bread House
Hand-stretched fry bread holds ingredients to become a giant native-American taco. It's just one treat on a menu of southwestern specialties.
Memorable | One of the Best
Fry Bread House
Run by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, Phoenix's Fry Bread House tops its light, airy bread with fabulous beans, green or red chiles and cheese.
Phoenix, AZ
Memorable | One of the Best
Fuel City Tacos
A Dallas convenience store, gas station and beer depot, Fuel City offers delicious, inexpensive tacos. Dining facilities are just a few picnic tables outside.
Dallas, TX
Memorable | One of the Best
Hollingshead’s Delicatessen
Sports bars are a special kind of breed of restaurant. Usually loud, crowded, and filled with people at varying levels of drunkenness – the food offerings are ordinarily heavy, fries concoctions that do little more than soak up the liquor being served. But Hollingshead’s Delicatessen is its own special breed – opting to serve delicious … Continue reading Hollingshead’s Delicatessen
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Joe T. Garcia’s
Joe T's is a legendary restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas, serving giant portions of good Tex-Mex chow from an era before Tex-Mex was fashionable.
Fort Worth, TX
Memorable | One of the Best
Joi Cafe
Joi Cafe is vegan-friendly, plant-based, and all organic, offering a variety of righteous fare for conscientious eaters in Westlake Village, California.
Good | Worth a Return
Juniper Ridge Saloon
Juniper Ridge Saloon is a quick border run from the semi-dry state of Utah, serving fresh bar food as well as fine adult libations.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Killer Seafood
Killer Seafood is all good: shrimp in glorious Simmerin' Sauce, outstanding grouper, and 4-star Key lime pie. A fun seaside shack, decorated with dollar bills.
Good | Worth a Return
La Cahua del Yeyo
Local seafood hole-in-the-wall features inventive Baja-Med flavors & Sonoran classics at taco-stand prices. Octopus & olive taco is a Tijuana must-eat.
Memorable | One of the Best
La Corriente Cevichería Nais
La Corriente Cevichería Nais is a mini-chain for Baja beach-shack seafood such as red snapper ceviche tostadas, shrimp tacos, mezcal daiquiris & Clamato beer.
Memorable | One of the Best
La Jalisiense | From-Scratch Mexican in North Augusta, SC
From-scratch Mexican meals from familiar fajitas & chile rellenos to menudo & pozole are made with skill and style at North Augusta's La Jalisiense.
North Augusta, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
La Super Rica
There is always a line at Santa Barbara's La Super Rica, and it's not hard to taste why. This is Mexico City style food, as fresh as you can get.
Santa Barbara, CA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Laredo Taqueria | Taco Bests of Houston Texas
Laredo Taqueria is a bright green eatery serving tasty tacos in soft flour tortillas, served with two different kinds of spicy salsa.
Houston, TX
Good | Worth a Return
Las Ahumaderas/Taqueria las Tres Salas
In boozy Tijuana, the 24-hour taco alley remains a draw for tourists and locals alike. The tacos are reliable and the experience is memorable. A Tijuana staple since 1960.
Memorable | One of the Best
Las Cazuelas
Strip mall Mexican food with a real point of view: Poblano. It’s not just tacos and burritos. It’s a place to try something new.
Las Vegas, NV
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Las Cuatro Milpas
Since 1933, Las Cuatro Milpas has been serving traditional Mexican fare to lines of adoring fans. Everything's from scratch, and it's all good.
San Diego, CA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Little Diner
Little Diner of Canutillo, Texas, just outside El Paso, offers the best true Tex-Mex food: superb chili con carne, flautas, gorditas, and made-here tortillas.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Loncheria Otro Rollo
Loncheria Otro Rollo is a tiny red trailer in a gas station parking lot that serves authentic Guadalajaran sandwiches drowned in fiery sauce.
Bakersfield, CA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Lorelei Restaurant & Cabana Bar
A huge wooden mermaid at mile marker 82 signals Lorelei’s Cabana Bar, a place to watch the sunset, drink Key lime piña coladas, & enjoy fresh coconut shrimp.
Memorable | One of the Best
Los Abuelos
Los Abuelos owner Olga Bonilla offers excellent, authentic Mexican food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week. It's all fresh and delicious.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Magnolia Downtown
A downtown Aiken restaurant where healthy eating is the goal, with vegan and vegetarian options (meat, too!). Magnolia's chocolate zucchini cake is a must.
Aiken, SC
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Magnolia’s Street Food
An urban-hip food truck in an isolated town, Magnolia's is operated by a freewheeling family serving creative Southwestern fare. Get the loaded fries!
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Maguro Brothers
From the tuna barons of the Kekaulike market in Chinatown come flawless poke and shimmering cuts of fine tuna presented casually, on Styrofoam.
Honolulu, HI
Good | Worth a Return
Main Street Diner
A blast-from-the-past Main Street diner in Pendleton, Oregon, that is known for hearty breakfasts and from-scratch milk shakes.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Maria’s Taco Xpress
An only-in-Austin vibe permeates Maria’s Taco Xpress. Come for the migas breakfast tacos on Sunday mornings; stay for “hippie church.”
Austin, TX
Memorable | One of the Best
Marination Ma Kai
Fusion cuisine, Pacific Northwest style. A goofy but terrific menu of Hawaiian, Korean and Asian foods. Think kim chee galore and Spam.
Seattle, WA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Matt’s El Rancho
A bustling south Austin Tex-Mex landmark, Matt's El Rancho is the place to come for chilies rellenos, huevos rancheros and legendary Bob Armstrong Queso.
Austin, TX
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Media Noche
Light-filled Media Noche is a beautiful spot to enjoy modern takes on Cuban favorites, like The Celia: crisp-fried chicken, coconut slaw, and avocado.
San Francisco, CA
Good | Worth a Return
Michael’s Kitchen
When you're in Taos, stop by Michael's Kitchen for the tastiest cinnamon bun and a nap-inducing New Mexican-style diner breakfast.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Mitla Cafe
An historic family cafe on Route 66, Mitla Cafe is indirectly responsible for popularizing America’s favorite Mexican fast-food: the crunchy taco.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Mr. G’s Smokehouse & Seafood Grill
Smoked meats and brilliantly cooked and seasoned seafood are served in the most casual setting. Mr. G's is a Roadfood treasure with a winning personality.
Port St. Joe, FL
Memorable | One of the Best
OST
Saddles for counter stools and cowboy decor everywhere, OST is a vintage Texas town cafe serving great chicken-fried steak and Tex-Mex classics.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Pico de Gallo | South Tucson’s Best Tacos | Street Food
Pico de Gallo is a modest taqueria serving South Tucson's best tacos. Also: pico de gallo (chile-spiked fruit salad) & coctel de elote (cheese & corn soup/stew).
Tucson, AZ
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Restaurante Las Palmas
A broad menu of scrupulously cooked-to-order Mexican food at reasonable prices in the most informal surroundings makes Restaurante Las Palmas a Roadfood prize.
Aiken, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Rosie’s Tamale House
Rosie’s is a rough-and-tumble Texas roadside restaurant selling excellent Mexican food at low prices: tamales, tacos, chalupas, burritos & chili con queso.
Austin, TX
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Rosita’s
A friendly Nebraska cafe with south-of-the-border décor, Rosita's makes everything from scratch, even the amazing puffy corn chips.
Scottsbluff, NE
Memorable | One of the Best
Ruddell’s Smokehouse
Ruddell's is a beachside cafe serving the best smoked fish on the California Central Coast in the form of creative tacos and sandwiches.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Salsas
Salsas is a Cathedral City storefront restaurant with a full California Mexican menu that includes fantastic shrimp dishes and grilled tacos.
Cathedral City, CA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Sarah’s
Serving familiar Mexican food in Billings, Montana, Sarah's makes excellent taquitos and a huge smothered beef burrito loaded with big hunks of meat.
Billings, MT
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Sarapes Restaurante
Hungry for something more authentic than Taco Bell? Serapes Restaurante in Enfield, Connecticut, has the answer: homestyle Mexican cooking.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Sariñana’s Tamale Factory
Sariñana's, since 1939, serves old-school Mexican food that still tastes fresh and exciting today. Fine tacos, tamales, enchiladas; and fiery weekend menudo.
Good | Worth a Return
Shaggy’s Pensacola
Get into a vacation state of mind the minute you arrive at Shaggy’s, then enjoy a western view of the sunset and crisp fried green tomatoes with crab cakes.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Shore Rider
Shore Rider in La Jolla, California, is a beach-themed family restaurant. Seafood & Mexican options, including an effulgent 1-pound burrito, are standouts.
San Diego, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Stand
Burgers, tacos, milk shakes and French fries are all well above ordinary fast food standards at Phoenix's casual, friendly Stand.
Phoenix, AZ
Memorable | One of the Best
Taco Taco Cafe
A small taqueria that rolls its own flour tortillas to make some of the finest San Antonio Texas tacos. Great for breakfast as well as lunch.
San Antonio, TX
Memorable | One of the Best
Taco Town
The taco at this Nebraska restaurant comes in a crisp corn shell pliable enough that it doesn't shatter, loaded with ground beef that is cream rich and peppery.
Scottsbluff, NE
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Tacos and More Loncheria
Tacos and Mor provides locals in Warner Robins, Georgia, with authentic Mexican dishes, including tortas, burritos and tacos.
Memorable | One of the Best
Tacos Apson
Apson is one of Tucson's best taquerias: ultra-casual, affordable, with a wide variety of tacos, plus tortas, quesadillas, caramelos, and burritos.
Tucson, AZ
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Tacos El Gordo
Tacos El Gordo serves delicious pork adobada; or step out of your comfort zone to try beef head or tongue, braised in simmering broth until moist and tender.
Memorable | One of the Best
Tacos El Paisa
Tacos El Paisa in the Logan Heights neighborhood of southern San Diego offers some of the best adobada tacos and Mexican beverages in the region.
San Diego, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Tacos La Barca
Tacos La Barca is an affordable food truck serving the food of Mexico's Jalisco, including birria (goat) made into an orange stew of dark meat.
Des Moines, IA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Tacos La Central
Tacos La Central: minimalist Tijuana-style tacos maximized with meats grilled over mesquite on flawless handmade tortillas.
Memorable | One of the Best
Tacos Martin Birria de Res
A favorite Tijuana street taco, the Birria de Res here is tender, flavorful, and served with a heady, complex consommé.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Tacos Salceados Ermita
The most inventive taqueria in Tijuana is known for crispy cheese in tacos and on its Papa Cuadrada, a mind-blowing hash of potatoes & meat.
Memorable | One of the Best
Taqueria El Patron
From-scratch Mexican cooking makes Taqueria El Patron an Augusta destination restaurant for exemplary tacos, burritos & flautas as well as grand chicken mole.
Augusta, GA
Memorable | One of the Best
Taqueria San Jose
Taqueria San Jose makes what may be the best burritos in San Francisco: huge, two-fisted packages bursting with ingredients of choice.
San Francisco, CA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
The Little One
Serving the best Sonoran Mexican food, The Little One is a warm, colorful eatery in the heart of Tucson. Vegetarian and vegan options abound.
Tucson, AZ
Memorable | One of the Best
The Shed
The Shed in Santa Fe serves native New Mexico fare. Definitive carne adovada and pollo adobo. Dessert? Chilled red raspberry soup.
Santa Fe, NM
Memorable | One of the Best
Tumerico
Inventive from-scratch Mexican food makes Tumerico a popular Tucson, AZ beacon of enlightened vegetarian & vegan eating. The menu changes daily.
Tucson, AZ
Memorable | One of the Best
Una Mas Taqueria
Fresh ingredients, bright flavors, and low prices make Aiken, South Carolina's quick & casual Una Mas Taqueria a Mexican restaurant to treasure.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
White Duck Taco
Mexico is the inspiration for some of White Duck's tacos, but most are a fascinating fusion that reflects flavors of the world, from Buffalo, NY to Thailand.
Asheville, NC
Memorable | One of the Best
Yuca’s Hut
A thumbprint of a walk-up fast-food shack housed in an old shoeshine stand that serves snacks with Yucatan origins but flavors that are all-American.
