Top rated Mexican restaurants in Waukegan

Experience the best that Waukegan has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 46 places from Mexican restaurant category.

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Los Altos Mexican Restaurant
Mexican restaurant
👍👍 The food is amazing! I ordered tacos and a sope and it was delicious. The servers and cook are friendly and the service was overall fast and great!
$$ $$
4.70 (119 reviews) (~5.1 km from centre)
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Teresita Restaurant
Mexican restaurant
👍 Food is pretty good. Plus you get a lot. Everyone loves that.
$ $$$
4.60 (130 reviews) (~2.54 km from centre)
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CANTINA RESTAURANT & DELI
Mexican restaurant
👍👍 Good food, friendly service, family-owned, and bonus points 10% military discount! Located on the corner of Lewis Avenue and King Drive.
$ $$$
4.60 (33 reviews) (~4.99 km from centre)
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Momcorn
Mexican restaurant
Counter-serve destination for Mexican street eats, including gluten-free & vegetarian offerings.
$ $$$
4.50 (549 reviews) (~6.83 km from centre)
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Tacos el Durango Mexican Grill
Mexican restaurant
Unadorned counter-serve providing typical Mexican staples such as fajitas, tacos & chicken mole.
$ $$$
4.50 (416 reviews) (~4.41 km from centre)
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The Otherdoor
Mexican restaurant
👍👍 Traded with Hubby so I had Duck, Steak, and Barbacoa with salsa #5 (zippy, but not melt your innards hot). Amazing, complex, customizable flavor and food.
$$ $$
4.50 (395 reviews) (~9.36 km from centre)
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El Rey Del Pollo Asado
Mexican restaurant
😠 this place has good food don’t get me wrong, but I want to understand how I almost cracked my permanent retainer from finding a toothpick inside my taco? it was laying perfectly flat in there and I took a bite and felt something very hard. you may be thinking that I put this there, but look at the c...
$ $$$
4.40 (1.4K reviews) (~2.7 km from centre)
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Juan's Chuck Wagon Restaurant
Restaurant
👍 Great waitress always attended. 👌 The food is amazing. The Google reserve works amazing with them.
$ $$$
4.40 (694 reviews) (~0.89 km from centre)
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El Sabrocito Mexican Restaurant
Mexican restaurant
👍 Amazing family owned restaurant. Food is always delicious and comes out quickly. Menudo on the weekends. Small but cozy with plenty of seating. Friendly customer service. The only issue is that the bathroom is downstairs. The entire facility is very clean and tidy. Parking is limited because...
$ $$$
4.40 (256 reviews) (~3.97 km from centre)
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La Fondita Restaurante Mexicano
Mexican restaurant
👍👍 I don't know who gave this place a 1 star review because the food and service here were both good! We went in the morning around 11:30'ish. It was so quiet, only 2 other people in there. The man who took our order was nice. As well as the girl who brought us more water. The only small downside I wou...
$ $$$
4.40 (245 reviews) (~2.37 km from centre)
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Paulina's
Mexican restaurant
👍👍 This is the most authentic food I have eaten here in Waukegan. It is a small Restaurant but the food is great!! This is my second time coming here. Today I tried their Pozole OMG!! It was better than my moms and she is a great cook.. Also their Picaditas were delicious, very affordable prices.
4.40 (155 reviews) (~1.28 km from centre)
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La Mexicanita Restaurant
Mexican restaurant
👍👍 I decided to stop in for dinner tonight 😋 this restaurant is fantastic!! We ordered a Steak Burrito dinner nachos and guacamole. This is a very authentic experience food and atmosphere tops plus they have a outdoor patio. I highly recommend 👌
4.40 (69 reviews) (~1.85 km from centre)
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El Famous Burrito
Mexican restaurant
No-frills eatery serving Mexican favorites such as giant burritos, tacos & tortas.
$ $$$
4.30 (1.2K reviews) (~3.36 km from centre)
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Tacos El Norte Lake Bluff
Mexican restaurant
Enduring eatery serving classic Mexican dishes in a simple space with patio seating.
$$ $$
4.30 (291 reviews) (~9.77 km from centre)
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Tamalería Doña Amada
Mexican restaurant
👍👍 I was really optimistic based on reviews; and I was surprised how good the food was. I’m from Chicago and relocated, so I was looking for the best tamales in the area. Red sauce for tamales tasted amazing and my husband felt like there was enough sauce on the green ones. Actually could really tell t...
4.30 (150 reviews) (~4.46 km from centre)
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Mi Jacalito Restaurant
Mexican restaurant
👍👍 Very good food here everything fresh & hot. Thx again for my meal keep up the GREAT WORK.
4.30 (99 reviews) (~1.57 km from centre)
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Taqueria Guerrero #1
Mexican restaurant
👍👍 This place is always consistently great. The tacos are amazing and the tostadas de ceviche are delicious. The ladies that work there are so kind and very attentive. Definitely recommend for anyone that likes authentic Mexican cuisine
$ $$$
4.20 (395 reviews) (~1.23 km from centre)
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Lola's Tacos and Tequila
Mexican restaurant
👍 The service was amazing I believe it was the manager or even owner? That came up to us and gave us a complimentary tequila sunrise? I believe, it tasted similar to it. That was very nice of the guy to do. The food was good and margaritas were strong. We came to eat here before our movie and those dr...
4.20 (342 reviews) (~9.94 km from centre)
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Golosinas El Encanto
Mexican restaurant
👍👍 Best quesadillas around. Also fast and friendly service, definitely recommend it.
$ $$$
4.20 (230 reviews) (~0.48 km from centre)
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El Burrito Bravo
Mexican restaurant
😠 Cannot believe the great reviews this place gets, so many other Mexican places that are so much better, but it is the only one by my job, I only get 30 minutes for lunch. Way too expensive for what you get, a 3-taco lunch with rice and beans for over $13. Really and now, they have something new, a l...
4.20 (166 reviews) (~5.6 km from centre)
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