Mexican Restaurants in Lafayette, LA

Mexican in Lafayette at a glance

• Mexican is the 6th largest food category in Lafayette, after bars and southern and soul food.
• Its 4.8% share compares with 7.6% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 41 listed below, 31 are independent and 10 belong to chains; 32 list a website.

Mexican Restaurants in Lafayette

• El Hidalguense
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1601 Eraste Landry Rd
• El Paso Mexican Grill Ambassador
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3910 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy
• La Carreta | Mexican
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 400 Jefferson St #7014
• Agave Mexican Grill & Cantina
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1919 Kaliste Saloom Rd
• Agave Mexican Grill & Cantina
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 200 E Vermilion St
• Carniceria El Ranchito
  Restaurant · Mexican · 2405 Cameron St
• Chipotle Mexican Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 4231 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Ste 101
• Izzo's Illegal Burrito
  Restaurant · Mexican · 2010 Johnston St
• Mezcal Mexican Restaurant
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3546 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy
• Pedro's Tacos and Tequila Bar
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3323 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy
• Superior Grill Lafayette
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 2320 Kaliste Saloom Rd
• Taqueria El Dolar #2
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1904 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy
• El Paso Mexican Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1809 W Pinhook Rd
• Taqueria el Mexicano
  Restaurant · Mexican · 110 Mimosa Pl
• El Potrillo Mexican Restaurant & Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1934 Moss St
• Hacienda Real Mexican Restaurant & Cantina
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3145 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy
• Taco Sisters
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3902 Johnston St
• Izzo's Illegal Burrito
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 4409 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy #100
• Agave Mexican Grill and Cantina
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 525 Bertrand Dr
• Cactus Mexican Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · 2633 SE Evangeline Thruway
• El Burrito Loco
  Restaurant · Mexican · 485 Ridge Rd
• La Pagua | Mexican • Salvadoran
  Restaurant · Mexican · 5423 Johnston St
• Bullritos
  Restaurant · Mexican · 2918 Johnston St
• Coyote Blues
  Restaurant · Mexican · 5741 Johnston St
• La Papa Loca
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1403 Eraste Landry Rd
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  Restaurant · Mexican · 2010 W Pinhook Rd
• Moe's Southwest Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 3546 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy
• Picante Mexican Restaurant and Cantina
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3235 NW Evangeline Trwy
• Polechan
  Restaurant · Mexican · 485 Ridge Rd
• Posados
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3822 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy
• Urbanos Taqueria
  Restaurant · Mexican · 2023 W Pinhook Rd
• Sombreros of Lafayette
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1734 W Pinhook Rd
• Sombreros Mexican Restaurant
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3235 NW Evangeline Trwy
• Taco Bell
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1224 NE Evangeline Trwy
• Taqueria El Dolar
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1918 W University Ave
• Topo Loco
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1503 N Bertrand Dr
• Taqueria el mexicano
  Restaurant · Mexican · 4545 Johnston St
• La Espuela Cantina and Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3235 NW Evangeline Thwy
• Little Hacienda Mexican Restaurant
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3558 W Pinhook Rd
• Vallarta Mexican Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · 6774 Johnston St
• Taqueria El Patron Express
  Restaurant · Mexican · 2525 Moss St

Mexican elsewhere in Louisiana

Among the Louisiana cities in this guide, the most mexican listings are in New Orleans (70), Baton Rouge (50), Shreveport (31) and Lake Charles (28).

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