14 Best Mexican Restaurants near Dalton Gardens

“As a transplant from Southern California, this is our favorite Mexican food. It’s the closest to authentic Cali Mexican you can get up here. Everything is phenomenal, the lengua is cooked to perfection, the super burrito is our go to, full of rice, beans, excellent flavorful carne asada. Not to mention, if you like heat.. they bring the spice. It’s amazing. Their customer service is also 10/10. Love everything about it.“

“I just had the veg-head burrito and will be thinking about it for weeks! It was incredible and so flavorful. I loved the combination of flavors and the chipotle crema was outstanding. My daughter ordered the chicken chimichanga and she also really enjoyed her meal. Delish!Vegetarian options: The veg-head burrito was amazing.“

“Stopped at this place on the way through Idaho from Montana. Just picked it out off of Google reviews. It was EXCEPTIONAL. Party of 4. Everything ordered was delicious. Cuban sandwich was my favorite. Tamales were the best I’ve had in recent memory. This family needs a bigger restaurant honestly, so more people can enjoy this great food. The tiny restaurant was busting during lunch but wait was not long and was well worth it.“

“I'm always on the lookout for authentic San Diego style Mexican food. I try this place for the first time today and I had a quick snack of loaded tacos carne asada of courseI was very impressed very impressed with their salsa very impressed with their presentation and the foodI've tried so many places in this area that I have not gone back to you but I will definitely be coming back to this place very soonNow my only question is can they make an authentic carne asada burrito ? ? Are their rollee tacos corn or flour tortilla? Wait, Do they do roll tacos? Lol.“

“Food has always been fantastic here. It's a small restaurant but doesn't feel cramped. It's cozy and the atmosphere is very nice, and the service is great. I like that they have options for people who are vegan/vegetarian, and last night when we ordered from them on doordash they threw in a big bag of chips for free--score! Thanks for that!“

“As someone who has eaten a lot of Mexican food in southern CA and in Baja CA, this is the closest match I've found in northern ID. The generous portions of al pastor and carne asada are on point and their carne asada fries/steak fries are just like the California fries I used to get! Some folks don't like fattier meats but I love it and think it adds great flavor. Their beans and rice are yummy too and their salsa is fresh and delicious. I highly recommend this restaurant!“

“I’ve been living in Coeur d’Alene for seven years. We are from Southern California where there is a lot of culture and extraordinary food. Here we were missing our fresh tacos at a reasonable price not compromising quality and tacos. Los Panchos has made our standards. They are by far the best Mexican tacos I’ve had here in the Pacific Northwest, highly recommended you will enjoy it“

“I was holding on to hope that the Mexican place not far from my house was good, and that faith was rewarded tonight. I saw something that puzzled my mind on the menu, fried potato tacos, and decided to roll the dice. I also got a large order of chicken taquitos.Our orders came fast which was nice as there were enough customers there that it might have slowed things down. I took one bite of these potato tacos and I was dumbstruck. You know how on food shows they say "this shouldn't work but it does" ? Those tacos ARE DELICIOUS!!! They're visually appealing, crisp,flavorful, and the potato is the absolute star in a surprising and unique way. Our waitress Maddie was charming and helpful. The taquitos were very juicy with the chicken and quite enjoyable. My ma didn't care for the rice, so I dinged a star for her not liking the beef taco. I loved everything I tasted“

“This place have the best Mexican food! They offer California style burritos. The meat in this place has very good quality and it is a good size serving. We especially lobe their burritos and enchiladas. The rice is so good also. They have the best green spicy sauce. You can just use for everything! it makes everything and anything delicious The prices here also pretty reasonable considering how expensive everything is. The customer service is also great. Everyone is so friendly. They also offer real soft drinks bottles and all with real sugar. Oh and they are so accommodating also. We have some picky orders in the past and they really do listen and make sure that they make it that way you want.“

“Las Brasas can make your meal celiac-safe! I was recently diagnosed with celiac disease (think gluten allergy on steroids), and eating out is such a pain. Even a tiny bit of cross contamination does damage. Las Brasas has a button on their register to mark a meal for celiac customers, and then they designate one person to prepare the meal using separate pans and utensils. They walked me through their menu to explain which items I could safely eat, and when I said I wanted a taco combo, they explained that the refried beans would likely be cross contaminated from using the spoon to spread it on tortillas for burritos, but that they could cook up a side of black beans separately instead (which is even yummier in my opinion). The food was delicious as always, and I finally found a place to eat out that won't make me sick! I will be coming back for taco Tuesday as often as possible!Dietary restrictions: They successfully made a celiac-safe meal for me, which is hard to do since the tiniest amount of cross contamination will cause a reaction. The owner told me his sister in law has celiac, so they know how important it is.“

“Okay, so the only reason I gave this place 3 stars for food is, being a native Southern Californian, I'm used to Mexican food with a *serious* amount of flavor. And this place does a decent job in that respect. Better than 90% of the Mexican places in the inland PNW where people seem to be afraid of chili's or other spicy ingredients. So I would really call this type of food "Latin American INSPIRED" food. But their meats are acceptable as a substitute for something simmered for a couple days by someone's abuelo who grew up in Guadalajara or Cuidad Juarez. More of a "we waved some chili's at the food to inspire it" kinda "Mexican food" that the...sensitive pallets of North Idaho can handle. Their salsa is pretty good, though, I will give them that, even if it is missing that "holy Mother Mary, that's going to be uncomfortable coming out" heat I miss so much.Service is reliably good, and the staff is very friendly and accommodating.I will say it's always cold inside the very small dining room. Like "don't forget your jacket or sweatshirt" cold. Maybe it's my missing thyroid and that I'm sensitive to temperature changes now, but I'm always very chilly inside.I'd recommend them for their Buritto Supremo, my family all like their tacos, and we haven't had any complaints for the quality of the meals we get. If you live up here, and need a decent, affordable, and enjoyable hit of Mexican food, hit this place up, definitely! Parking can be a little tricky, and the one way roads make approach kinda troublesome, but if you coke in from the resort area of CdA, you'll be fine.“

“This place was a wonderful find. The staff are nice. The portions are on the larger side. We always have leftovers to take home. Fresh ingredients. Discovered street tacos here. Wow! And the chimichangas are huge and satisfying. If you like cheesecake, they have a fabulous fried cheesecake rolls. It looks like an egg roll, but it's a warm wonderful dessert.“

“This place is on par if not better than Mexican food from Texas and California. The salsa is on a different level, the street tacos are fantastic, and the chimichanga was probably the best I've had. The servers we spoke to were all very nice as well. If you're in the area I would highly recommend.“

“My wife and I went here for the first time recently and it was great! Honestly I don't know how it took us so long. We both loved our food. I had a large house margarita as well and that was fantastic! Our server was one of the friendliest we have had in a long time. Overall great and we will definitely be coming back more often.“