Mexican Restaurants near South Pasadena

“🛑Stopped to get my granddaughter food after school🏫, drive thru 🚙service Very Slow and No PEOPLE SKILLS at WINDOW, MY granddaughter enjoyed her 🌮tacos 🌮and cheesey beans 🥘👍👍,,PROPER TRAINING and BETTER MANAGEMENT NEEDED HERE.😎“

“The best authentic Mexican food I’ve ever had, I’m here on vacation from Texas decided to stop in and try the Birria Tacos, the absolute best ever! Big portion of food and for an amazing price! Salsa is amazing, rice delicious, all of it is great! If you are in the area I’d stop in and try it!“

“We love Pepe’s Cantina! All theee of us had Chicken Enchiladas with poblano sauce. House margs are on happy hour at lunch! Bartender/Mgr was so friendly! Chips and salsa were delivered as soon as we sat down…Will definitely return!“

“Amazing!! Best Mexican food around and loved the casita bowls!“

“Mexican Pizza... nuff said!“

“the best tacos in town“

“delicious fresh food with good service! I don't know what they put in their chimi aioli sauce, but I would pay for a gallon of it“

“Amazing!! Best Mexican food around and loved the casita bowls!“

“Excellent food! Highly recommend! No long wait like other places in the area and the prices are excellent as well!“

“Amazing!! Best Mexican food around and loved the casita bowls!“

“I cannot give El Buen Gusto enough stars. A buddy told me I had to go try this truck. Myself, being partytaco, naturally must go find the best tacos. Look no further, my friends. Hands down the best food truck I've found in the area when it comes to mexican food. Super authentic, flavors are incredible, red salsa is ACTUALLY fire, I always get an extra and drink it straight lol. Everything I've tried has been so dang good. I dream about this place. Get the gorditas and carnitas!“

“Mexican Pizza... nuff said!“

“Fantastic authentic Mexican food. I enjoyed the fajitas and my partner ordered a veggie taco and an al pastor taco. The horchata and hibiscus jaimaca to wash down the food were also excellent. Would love to try their happy hour sometime which is 2-5pm on weekdays. Also a couple of hours on Saturday.“

“First time eating there today for taco Tuesday, at $1.70 per taco! We are from Colorado and so we know about great authentic Mexican food. Very clean and organized building. Great service coupled with excellent Mexican food. Israel was our waiter and he was very pleasant. Everything was done super-fast and with very friendly genuine people. Voted best Mexican restaurant in Pinellas Park in 2026 and 2025; stop in and you will NOT be disappointed. Enjoy! Oh happy hour starts at 3pm daily! You will love it.“

“lovely patio. giant fans. great food.“

“100 % recommend Jake’s. Went to the pajama pizza place down the street and was treated like crap. Walked into Jake’s and was greeted warmly. We’ve got another 7 days here. My bet is we’ll return at least 2 more times. Thank you for your smiles and hospitality.“

“This is the absolute best Mexican food in the area! The service is exceptional, food is hot and fresh and they have the best raspberry margaritas around by far!!! If you happen to get lucky and grab a seat by the bar you will not regret it. The bartender, Carissa has a great personality, knows her stuff and has great recommendations. The brisket is delicious and the shredded chicken chimichanga with the house queso is to die to! I recommend this restaurant to all of my friends and to you as well.“

“visited Torchy's St Pete today, loved it and looking forward to the next visit. We sat at the bar and Will & Tom took great care of us. we have, queso, guacamole and salsa to start. Chips were fresh and tasty as were all three dips. Torchy's has a good variety of Tacos that are flavorful and different from other restaurants. I highly recommend it.“

“SOOOO authentically delicious!!! Amazing service we had from the moment we walked in and the food was excellent and nice sized meals for the price. Family owned restaurant with amazing flavors even the aguas frescas are delicious, we will definitely be returning and you should definitely give them a try you won’t be disappointed!“

“La mejor comida 👍 100% recomendable“

“Took my employees here for a quick lunch yesterday. Service was amazing. The atmosphere was amazing. The view was even better. We started off with the mad nachos it was huge and absolutely delicious! Hit the spot! I had the Birria Tacos with Consomé it was extremely flavorful and tender (If you want the birria tacos, go earlier rather than later,since they sell out. ) Since it’s in a tourist area, the menu reflects both local flavor and appeal for visitors. We are not alcohol drinkers, but looking around at the other tables, the drinks looked refreshing. Everything came very fast. I would recommend this restaurant for groups. We will be coming back soon for dinner.“

“Wow, what a wonderful experience! Went on a Saturday night and even though it was packed, the service we received was stellar. We were seated in the outside patio where there was a private party of about 30 people and even though the staff was busy with that party, they still managed to pay attention to our small party of 3. Our server was very attentive and got our drinks quickly. The specialty drinks were so good! The Cupid's Margherita and the Cupid's Mocktail highly recommend. As for the food, the Sweet Corn Esquites was fresh and delicious. We opted for a Taco Tour and we're not disappointed! The tacos al pastor were amazing as well as the taco beria...try them, you will not be disappointed....and we'll, the atmosphere was great, the decorations added to the ambiance. Overall an wonderful experience. Can't wait to see what they come up with for St. Patrick's Day.“

“Craft cocktail Diva Paloma and the Seafood Chimichanga were fantastic !! The service was excellent!!!“

“This is hands down the best Mexican place in town! We have never had a bad experience here. The food is absolutely fantastic! Can’t say I love it enough!“

“Absolutely wonderful food. Im so glad we found that place! Plus the people working there walking with the smile ON it's just feel so good and nice to eat there. food amazing!!! and the music perfect!!! thank You!!! see You soon again!!! my belly is fuuuuuullllllll!!!!!“

“We are not from the area and wanted mexican food close to where we were staying. The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because the building is older(no fault of the restaurant), but the place itself was very clean. They had multiple TV’s going at once which was distracting. I feel like one in the bar should suffice. The food was good. We can’t say anything bad about that. If you’re okay with a place that isn’t fancy, but has good food then you should be happy here.“

“This place is a grandslam home run. I've been coming here for years and decided to write a review. It's Christmas Day and I've been here 2x. 10 tacos total. I go for the al pastor and asada both ways(mex + amer) green salsa. Best in the city, i remember when it was gas but now it's that 🔥“

“Best Mexican food in town. Fresh ceviche daily Coffee flan!“

“stopped by today with my buddy. one women was working while waiting for help and she was whippin it up! food was hot and fresh. amazing service. Will be back for more!“

“First of all are server Jenny was outstanding she had 5 or 6 tables and gave my wife and i the proper attention and was so nice, the food though was so good started with there nachos gauc, cheese sauce & bean dip amazing but the gauc is made to order amazing. Tried Birra pizza so so good very rich and proper, ordered Steak,Carnitas, Al Pastor tacos amazing too Steak was Ribeye . Al Pastor was fire and Carnitas was
proper, i would highly recomend this spot lo key but Amazing eats. Ty Tacomiendo!!!“

“I went here last night and we have a wonderful dinner at a great price and the pinapple water was so good. I have a chimichonga and my daughter had tacos. The chips and sausa was fresh. You have to go here.“

“Absolutely the best! from the service to the food! My family and I have been coming here for many, many years!“

“I love their carnitas tacos! I have been here several times and have not been disappointed yet. Their tacos are delicious and I love that they serve them with rice and your choice of beans. My husband really enjoys the Cowboy Brisket Bowl. The atmosphere is good too with the blue booths and sometimes they have live music.“

“What a delight! *Good Food *Exceptionally well decorated *Comfortable Newly upholstered Beautiful Seating Kept so refreshingly Clean Value and fair pricing Good Service Professionals Can't wait to return!! Ty Staff Of El Jalisco“

“Just left Grand Hacienda at Tyrone Mall in St Petersburg and was introduced to one of the best meals that is on their special menu introduced today. It is the birria ramen!! absolutely delicious. The flavor is amazing and it has pieces of tender birria beef found in their special tacos. It’s being prepared for a short period of time. Go try it…..you will love it!!“

“WAY overpriced for subpar food...noisy ..obnoxious bartender ...etc etc...chips put of a bag and just yuk“

“Great service. Delicious food!“

“The best Mexican food I could eve wish for. I have eaten at dozens of Mexican restuarants in my vast travels around this state and country, and I must honestly say, that Carmelita's is second to none. Their food is Excellent ! Go there once and you will be hooked. It's that good, I promise !“

“I highly recommend this restaurant. The flavor was amazing! I will be coming back to visit every time I am in St. Pete’s!“

“great atmosphere, drinks and service.
there are a few tables outside that are under a covered porch and sun shades for late afternoon sun. bar area is great and Gina is super nice and will gladly take overflow dining if there is a wait for tables. tacos are single order. in the pic I have braised pork, carne asada, black bean/roasted corn(veg). chips and salsa are free.“

“Loved the food, decor, and friendly service. Will return often, I'm sure!“

“Excellent food, great prices, awesome service! Happy hour 2 for 1 beers and other selections like margaritas and sangrias. The bacon quac was amazing! So fresh and delicious and a great twist on the usual. We had pulled pork tacos and steak enchiladas and wow, they were great and the sides of rice and the refried beans were sooo good!😋 we will definitely be back!“

“Good food!! Good drinks !“

“Todo delicioso. 💯% Recomendado“

“Food is very good and employees are friendly“

“We eat here often after catering our own events! Tried some items off the new Indian menu, all were fabulous!“

“Went by for the first time yesterday--amazing service, but more than that, they make you feel cared for. It's like visiting your mom (but she's kind and doesn't pressure you to get married and have kids). I was very touched by the experience. And the Cuban sandwich was absolutely amazing!“

“It was very good the staff and owner are very nice and friendly love to talk and make friends the food was EXTREMELY GREAT!!!!!“

“Great food that you will definitely crave and come back for!!!!“