Best Mexican Restaurants in North Utah County
(Highland to North Orem)
rev. 6 August 2022, first round completed 7 March 2021
Taste-tested side by side with 4 items: chile relleno, cheese enchilada, rice, and beans
(Within each grade, restaurants are listed in order, except where indicated)
Chile Relleno
A-/A
Sol Agave's cream version
A-
La Puente
B++
Mi Ranchito
Sol Agave's carnita version
B+
La Fountain
Paco's Tacos
B/B+ (Not in order)
Los Arbiertos
Cocolito
Mexiquense (standard is C/C+ below, but it rates here with their red mild sauce from the salsa bar)
El Mexicano (Tuesdays only), North Orem
B
Los Compadres
Betos
B-/B
Los Hermanos
C/C+
Jalisco Market
Mexiquense (but higher, above, with added red mild sauce at bar)
C
La Costa
Cheese Enchilada
B+ (not in order in this grade group)
Cocolito
Mi Ranchito
Jalisco Market
B/B+ (not in order in this grade group)
Sol Agave
Pacos Tacos
Mexiquense
Costa Vida flour version
B (not in order)
Taqueria 27
La Fountain (corn)
Costa Vida corn
Los Compadres
B-/B
Cafe Rio flour
B-
Cafe Rio corn
La Costa
La Fountain (flour) (not tested with above 2 in this grade)
C/C+
Betos
C
Los Aribiatos
C-
Los Hermanos
Rice
B++
Mi Ranchito
B+ (not in order)
Los Aribiatos
La Costa
B/B+ (not in order)
Taqueria 27
Los Abiertos
Cafe Rio
B (not in order)
Sol Agave
Pacos Tacos
Jalisco Market
Costa Vida
B-/B
Mexiquense
B-
Betos
C+/B-
Los Hermanos
C+
Cocolito
Los Compadres
C/C+
La Fountain
Beans
A
Mi Ranchito
B+/A-
Pacos Tacos
Los Abiertos
B+ (not in order)
Costa Vida refried
Costa Vida black
Sol Agave black
Costa Vida refried
Los Hermanos, Lindon
La Fountain
Los Aribiatos
B/B+ (not in order)
Costa Vida pinto
Los Compadres
B (not in order)
Sol Agave refried
Costa Vida black
Cafe Rio black
Cocolito
Taqueria 27 - pinto
B-/B
La Costa
B-
Cafe Rio pinto
C+
La Fountain
C/C+
Mexiquense
MISC FOOD ITEMS TESTED
Street Corn:
Taqueria 27 B/B+
Mexiquense:
Duck taco:
Taqueria B
Chips
C+/B-
Sol Agave
Salsa
B-/B
Sol Agave
