This location offers plenty of well-known Mexican dishes like tacos and burritos, but it is home to one of the area’s best mole poblano platters. The dish includes skinless cooked chicken with a delicious mole sauce made from a mixture of nuts, chili peppers and chocolate served with rice, beans and fresh tortillas. Enjoy the mole platter with your choice of “Agua Fresca” (fruit flavored water).

This Mexican restaurant has many delicious platters from Oaxaca, including the Tlayuda Mixta (a.k.a. the Mexican pizza). Tluya Mixta is one of the most popular platters in the state of Oaxaca. El Tule imports its tortillas and quesillo (cheese) all the way from Oaxaca. The dish includes a fried tortilla, ground pork and refried black beans topped with fresh avocado, tomato and lettuce. Enjoy this traditional tray with their special horchata drink that has a taste of prickly pear.

Los Pambazos is a family-owned food truck that carries a variety of different “pambazos.” Pambazo originates from Mexico City and it’s made from white bread dipped in a red guajillo sauce and is usually filled with potatoes and chorizo. If you like sandwiches and Mexican food, this location is one of the tops to try delicious pambazos.

For an amazing machaca con huevo (with egg) breakfast platter, take a trip to Dona Maria. Machaca is pretty much delicious shredded beef. Machaca con huevo is a traditional platter from Monterrey, and it’s best enjoyed with a michelada to quench summer thirst.

Tlaquepaque is home to the juicy “carne en su jugo” platter, which includes steak, bacon, beans and plenty of spices sitting in its own juices with a side of refried beans and rice. “carne en su jugo” is an authentic dish from Guadalajara, Jalisco. Enjoy this platter with a Cazuela, an alcoholic drink filled with chopped fruit.

This spot turns any Mexican platter into your ideal vegan dish. With a wide array of selections, Adelitas is perhaps best known for their vegan chilaquiles plate, which includes fried tortilla pieces, tofu, green sauce, onions and tomatoes, and is served with pinto beans and potatoes. Enjoy a vegan dish while sipping on a “michelada de camarones” (michelada with shrimp).

Mariscos Las Islitas is an authentic Mexican seafood spot with live music and a large menu. Order the “Pescado Zarandeado” and get a glimpse of food from Nayarit. It is a traditional grilled fish dish with a chile and garlic-based seasoning dipped in mayonnaise before it hits the grill. Pair up this dish with the unique “cerveza preparada,” a Modelo canned beer prepared with bits of cucumber, shrimp and powdered and liquid chile on top.

Not only does Puro Michoacan have full entrees, they also have delicous “botanas” (snacks). In this case, the botana is cut-up cucumbers and oranges topped off with powdered and liquid chile—a great way to start a delicious dinner. This restaurant also carries the popular “parrillada,” which is a mixed grill with your choice of meats, onions, tomatoes and other vegetables topped off with cheese.

Apart from having some of the best sweet Mexican bread, El Buen Gusto also has a wide variety of traditional Mexican platters that will make your mouth water. This restaurant is known for its “pina rellena de mariscos” (pineapple stuffed with seafood). It includes shrimp, octopus, abalone and their special sauce. Pair up the platter with your choice of draft beer.

Many people argue that best Mexican food can be found in food trucks, and they’d be correct in this case. Tacos Los Tres Reyes makes authentic street tacos and other Mexican cuisine. They are famous for their gorditas, which are small cakes made with masa and stuffed with cheese, meat and topped with lettuce, tomatoes and fresh salsa. Enjoy a “gordita” with a bottled Coke—with real sugar—just the way it is served in Mexico.

With homemade tortillas and first-class aguachile, Mendozas has what it takes to be considered an authentic Mexican restaurant. Enjoy their famous seafood platter, the aguachile, which includes shrimp, cucumber and onions marinated in lemon juice with slices of oranges. This mouthwatering platter could call for a Corona michelada to complete the meal.

El Patio Mexican Birrieria has almost any Mexican platter you can think of. A Birrieria, as the name states, is a place that makes Birria—a dish from the state of Jalisco made from goat meat. In Mexico, this platter is served for celebrations, but everyday can be a special occasion by ordering the popular birria platter—best eaten with cilantro, onions and a splash of lemon.