The best Mexican restaurants in the Kansas City area are listed in order:

  1. Abuelo's Mexican Food Embassy - 8541 NW Prairie View Rd, Kansas City, MO - Amazing food, especially in the sea food department. They have a happy hour from 4-7 Mon-Thurs, and allow you to sign up for coupons by email. The chips are light and tasty and everything in the restaurant is made fresh. The atmosphere is also very nice with the 3 murals. The best!
  2. Alfredo's Place - 4702 NE Vivion Rd, Kansas City, MO - Get buy-one, get-one free coupon from Kansas City Entertainment book - Excellent food. The best pork chimichanga's, tamales, rice, chips, warm salsa, everything! A little hard to find in a strip center, but well worth the visit.  Plus if you have a coupon, it is an even better deal. Make sure you present the coupon before ordering. Enjoy!
  3. Chapala - 105 S Clairborne Rd, Olathe, KS - Get buy-one, get-one free coupon from Kansas City Entertainment book - Very good food. Excellent salsa and chips. Great ambiance and fajitas. Great deal with 2 for 1 coupon, but reasonable without.
  4. Moe's Southwest Grill - 8351 W. 135th Street, Overland Park, KS - Get buy-one, get-one free coupon from Kansas City Entertainment book, very informal and casual eatery. Excellent red and black corn chips and salsa bar. Great deal with coupon.
  5. Ponak's - 2856 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO - Excellent food, SW Blvd. staple, great green salsa.
  6. LA Mesa - 1212225 S Strang Line Rd, Olathe, KS - Great food, look for coupons in local coupon publications.
  7. Panzon's - 8710 Lackman Road, Shawnee, KS - Excellent green salsa.
  8. El Maguey - 800 SW Sunset St, Blue Springs, MO - Get buy-one, get-one free coupon from Kansas City Entertainment book - Great food, very authentic. Reasonable prices, especially with coupon. Excellent chips and margaritas.
  9. Margartia's - 2829 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO - A Kansas City tradition with various locations.
  10. Sol Azteca Mexican Gill - 524 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, KS -  Great food.
  11. Tequila Harry's - 11817 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS - Excellent chicken taco salads. Daily food specials with taco salads featured on Friday's.

Enjoy!