What’s life without tacos, enchiladas and burritos? For those looking for Mexican on the westside you can’t go wrong with the choices below.
Tacos Por Favor
Address: 1408 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: (310) 392-5768
Yelp link: (4 stars with 1200+ reviews)
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- Great for some good, cheap, tasty tacos before heading to the beach
Mercado
The drop dead gorgeous Deborah Gonzalez
Address: 1416 4th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: (310) 526-7121
Yelp link: (4 stars with 900+ reviews)
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- We love their chile relleno and street corn
- They are really strict about their no substitution policy
Gilbert’s El Indio Restaurant
Cheers to the super fun Grace Gates
Address: 2526 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (310) 450-8057
Yelp link: (4 stars with 600+ reviews)
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- Solid spot for enchiladas and other traditional Mexican options
- We’d recommend starting with nachos unless you hate cheese (in which case we don’t know why you’d even be here)
Del Frisco’s Grille
Address: 1551 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: (310) 395-7333
Yelp link: (4 stars with 600+ reviews)
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- The food can be hit or miss, but we’ve generally had good meals and fun times at DF’s
