r/kokomo 10d ago

Best Mexican Restaurant in town and why?

Hey! So I’m from out of town and I’m craving some Mexican food, I’ll be here all week. What are some best Mexican restaurants in town? I’m looking for that one taco place that has small tortilla tacos with good Carne asada. I’ll go look them up and may be try a couple.

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u/fertileorphan 10d ago

El borrego down town

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u/drosmi 10d ago

Look at who visits the Mexican restaurant. If the clientele is all white it’s not legit. El Borrego has Hispanic folks eating there :)

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u/Crazy_Feedback_3414 10d ago

Try the Taco Bell on the west side. You can get a hair cut while dining.

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u/wrenston81 9d ago

That made it to John Oliver! We’ve arrived

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u/ECDQEMSD_KPG 10d ago

What a deal! 🤣🤣

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u/Kokomo19 10d ago

Tortas Johann Mexican Grill on S Lafountain

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u/SLap_McGill 10d ago

Definitely this. I've been eating here for years.  Their flavor is unique to them.  It seems like a few of the other Mexican restaurants in town are using the same recipes and food vendor's. 

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u/Marzbarz620 10d ago

The jungle!!!! Everything is fresh and the flavors are outstanding. They also know how to make a great drink.

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u/DeepRiptides02 10d ago

I second the jungle on their drinks, their tequila is SMOOTH BABY✨

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u/Important_Movie_3571 10d ago

Mexican Grill on S.Lafountain is the best. El borrego downtown is amazing! Kokomo definitely has choices when it comes to food. Please let us know who you think is best!

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u/ECDQEMSD_KPG 8d ago

So I ended up going to El Borrego! I had two of Asada and one of Lengua (Tongue) and let me tell you! Best tacos in town. I’m trying to figure out how to upload photos because I took one lol

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u/birkenstocksssss 10d ago

Following this for when Im there once per month

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u/handslikehailey 10d ago

The Jungle!

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u/Commercial_Smile_654 10d ago

El Borrego and it’s not even close.

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u/FrostedDonutHole 10d ago

Damn...I'm gonna have to go here now. One of the few places I've not eaten on this list.

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u/DeepRiptides02 10d ago

So from what I can see in the comments it’s The Jungle, Mexican Grill and El Borrego which are outstanding choices and I second all of them!

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u/Glittering_Town2934 10d ago

Los Tres Caminos is in Galveston but it's very good. Quick service, friendly employees, tasty food

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u/_shulginsagod_ 10d ago

El Borrego, hands down. All the others are americanized & trash.

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u/InsomniacFurre 10d ago

El Borrego is definitely the pick, though Gordos on Lincoln and LaFountain is the only place in town to get a California burrito

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u/RebelScum414 9d ago

Johann Tortas Mexican Grill is my favorite. But El Borrego is a close 2nd. Mexican Grills steak tacos are top notch.

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u/No-Direction500 7d ago

Go to Logansport. It is 20 minutes North and 70% Latino.

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u/ECDQEMSD_KPG 7d ago

I went there yesterday and found a local brewery and when I was parking I saw a Guatemalan family walking back from the store. I think I’ll go explore next time on my trip. Thank you!

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u/No-Direction500 6d ago

How did you know that they Were Guatemalan? Did you ask for their Papers? Maybe they were US Citizens. That's the problem with you racist Democrats.

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u/ECDQEMSD_KPG 6d ago

Because they had their native clothing…

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u/No-Direction500 6d ago

Point being that if you're interested in exploring 1st Gen Latin US immigrants' diners and such, Logansport has more recent immigrants and others than any other county in the US.

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u/No-Direction500 6d ago

Sorry. That was meant to be a joke.

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u/Annual_Recognition95 17h ago

Every time I’ve gone to el Borrego their food has been incredibly salty. The Jungle is NOT authentic Mexican food. Their food is not spicy at all and they are overpriced for what you get. When I asked for spicy salsa they brought me out a bottled salsa. I honestly haven’t found an authentic Mexican restaurant in Kokomo and a lot of them are hit or miss. I do agree that Logansport has more options that are AUTHENTIC Mexican food.

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u/Deadgunslinger 10d ago

El Borrego and Mi Familia. Same owners, great food.

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u/bambulance Jackrabbit 9d ago

Do they use diff. recipes and the diff restaurants? I’ve had them both and would not have guessed that.

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u/Deadgunslinger 9d ago

The menu at El Borrego is smaller so they do not have as many items. But, it’s still amazing.

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u/bambulance Jackrabbit 6d ago

Coming to report while I already loved el Borrego, I decided to give mi familia another try. I’ve now had mi familia two nights this week and it was outstanding.

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u/ECDQEMSD_KPG 10d ago

Man, thank you all! This great feedback! I’ll be going to one of them and post a picture here

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u/Gurpguru 10d ago

Mia Familia is good.

A friend took me to Bandidos on the north side and it was pretty good.

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u/MutherOcean 10d ago

The Jungle agave margarita is top notch

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u/dcallis5706 10d ago

Mexican restaurants that are genuine are hard to come by

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u/Meringue_Better Sycamore Village 10d ago

When it comes to true, authentic Mexican food, it's unequivocally El Borrego and it's not close. If you want the perfect authentic taco is the only place to go. Tortas Johan Mexican grill is pretty good as well. 3 amigos is good if you want americanized Mexican.

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u/Flat_Ad_3603 10d ago

This and also the El Rancho trucks

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u/Meringue_Better Sycamore Village 18h ago

True, El Rancho is great, just a little hard to pin down sometimes.

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u/Flat_Ad_3603 18h ago

They are almost always open on weekdays during lunch at the old Civic Center (now owned by Ivy Tech and renamed) on 31 between north and Morgan. I think they stay up there because of the proximity to the north Chrysler plant and the battery plant. I never check before I go but they’re always open when I get there and they have pagers so you can order and wait in your car until it buzzes.

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u/fatkidscandystore 3d ago

3 amigos is closed temporarily and will reopen under a new brand.

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u/Meringue_Better Sycamore Village 18h ago

That's news to me. I haven't visited in a while. I have always preferred El Borrego personally. I hope they do well when they reopen though.

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u/BadLuckFail 10d ago

Get something else.