Top Mexican Restaurants in Hendricks County, Indiana
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Ask five people around Hendricks County, Indiana, where they go for Mexican food, and there’s a pretty good chance you’ll get five different answers.
Some of us judge a place by the chips and salsa before we even open the menu. Others want authentic street tacos, a big plate of fajitas or a cold margarita after a long week. Luckily, Hendricks County has plenty of options for all of the above.
From longtime local favorites to newer spots, there’s plenty to try. Come hungry as we make our way around the county for some of the area’s top Mexican food.
Mota Tacos | Brownsburg
Don’t let the location inside a Brownsburg gas station fool you because Mota Tacos is serving up authentic Mexican street food made with fresh ingredients and family recipes.
Stop in for street-style tacos and tamales, or grab a breakfast taco or burrito on your morning commute. It’s casual, convenient and exactly the kind of hidden gem you’ll probably tell somebody about after you find it.
Tlahcos Mexican Cuisine | Plainfield
Tlahcos in downtown Plainfield offers a more modern take on Mexican night, with a menu that goes well beyond the usual combination plates. Try the quesa birria, Gobernador shrimp tacos or something from the ceviche bar, then pair it with one of the restaurant’s fruit, cucumber-mint or jalapeño margaritas.
They even serve weekend brunch, where corn pancakes and biscuits with chorizo gravy put a Mexican spin on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
3 Agaves | Avon
If your idea of Mexican night involves chips and salsa, a cold drink and enough food to guarantee leftovers, 3 Agaves in Avon checks all those boxes.
The large menu covers everything from fajitas and burritos to seafood, tortas and combination dinners, while starters include Mexican street esquite made with Indiana corn, cotija cheese and lime.
Morita Mexican Kitchen | Danville & Plainfield
With locations in both Danville and Plainfield, Morita Mexican Kitchen gives you two chances to check out its take on Mexican cuisine.
Expect fresh ingredients, house-made salsas and modern Mexican dishes in a sit-down setting that works just as well for family dinner as it does for a night out.
Tequila Sunrise | Brownsburg
Tequila Sunrise offers a slightly more polished atmosphere than your typical neighborhood Mexican restaurant without losing the relaxed, family-friendly feel.
Traditional Mexican dishes fill the menu alongside margaritas and specialty drinks, making it just as easy to stop in for family dinner as it is to meet friends for drinks.
Iguanas | Brownsburg & Plainfield
Iguanas has been a longtime Hendricks County favorite, with locations in both Brownsburg and Plainfield.
It’s the kind of familiar neighborhood Mexican restaurant where you can settle in with chips and salsa before choosing from tacos, burritos, fajitas and other favorites. Then wash it all down with one of their colorful margaritas.
Los Rancheros | Avon
Los Rancheros is another good choice when you’re craving the classics. Come for the chips and salsa, then work your way through a menu filled with tacos, enchiladas, burritos, fajitas and other familiar Mexican favorites.
It’s straightforward, filling and exactly what plenty of us are looking for when somebody says, “How about Mexican tonight?”
Tacos Don Pablo | Plainfield
Sometimes you don’t need a giant menu. You just want a good taco.
Tacos Don Pablo in Plainfield keeps the focus on casual Mexican favorites and makes a good stop when you’re craving something quick without turning dinner into a big production.
Save Room for Danny’s Mexican Ice Cream
After all those tacos and chips and salsa, save a little room for something sweet at Danny’s Mexican Ice Cream in Avon.
More than 30 flavors range from familiar favorites to choices like corn, queso and mango chili, and Danny’s makes its ice cream and honeycomb candy in-house.
More Mexican Food to Explore
Still hungry? Here are a few more places around Hendricks County where you can satisfy that taco craving.
- Avon Mexican Market combines a Mexican grocery store, butcher counter and taqueria under one roof.
- La Hacienda and El Rodeo in Avon
- Don Julio’s Mexican Bar & Grill in Brownsburg
- La Ranchera in Danville.
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