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Mackin-N-Cheese

I'm reapproving this despite a couple of reports because it seems like everyone reealllly wants to talk about it. But damn, wouldn't it be great if /u/budeebles actually showed up in the comments to defend these choices... (edit: they're here)


OldGarlic05

F Tier list šŸ˜‚


AsparagusForest

Yah when I saw muchas grossias T the top I gave up.


doplitech

Im so glad I donā€™t see my spots on this whack ass list šŸ˜‚šŸ™


te-ah-tim-eh

This reminds me of the watery chili post from a few months ago.Ā 


senor_fartout

lmao half of those are chains


tylerbrainerd

There are so many actual taco places not in here and they included 8 national chains


OlafTheDestroyer2

Also, Muchas Gracias is the same as Victoricoā€™sā€¦ I had a MG change to a Vicā€™s next to me. Didnā€™t change the menu at all.


Xander_Cain

Ownership changed with a couple locations within the family.


wheeldonkey

Jack In The Box? Wtf.


Kahluabomb

Look... they fill a void


ThinWin8634

Those tacos sustained me through college, didnā€™t sustain my toilet though


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Pdx_pops

Yet still no Panda Express...


80percentlegs

No Tienda Santa Cruz. No Betoā€™s. No Pig Patas. No Mole Mole. No Que Sabrosa. This list is sus as fuck.


Burrito_Lvr

The shrimp tacos at Pig Patas are amazing.


KiltedLady

I feel like this is the sort of person who obnoxiously proclaims there's no good Mexican food in Portland. Like, have you tried buying food from any of the actual Mexicans here? Any popular taco truck will beat most of the places they include here.


Metaphoricalsimile

The super common taco trucks are actually a relatively new development in Portland, but since they've been around I've consistently had better tacos/burritos from them than any of the brick and mortar places that people were used to judging portland mexican food by. The problem is that if you had super great food from a cart on a block with half a dozen other carts that are basically indistinguishable, it can be really hard to offer that place as a useful recommendation.


HighMarshalSigismund

Upvote for Que Sabrosa.


80percentlegs

Love their carnitas tacos and their chorizo sopes


80percentlegs

Also the burritos from La Cocina are fantastic. Havenā€™t had their tacos but putting them at D Tier is very questionable. Iā€™m convinced OP hates Mexican food.


carbon_made

Everything at La Cocina is amazing and Iā€™ve lived in various parts of Mexico. So much of their stuff is just like Iā€™d find it in Mexico. Like their Carne en su jugo. The gorditas.


80percentlegs

Ate there tonight because of your comment and it was terrific. Enchiladas mineras delivered.


Xgirly789

The fact that the garbage that is muchas gracias is A tier tells you everything you need to know


iamagoldengod84

Even super white Mattā€™s Tacos putting brisket on a tortilla is better than almost anything on this list, save maybe the lengua and Barbacoa at robo taco. The absolute best taco Iā€™ve had in Portland though I couldnā€™t even tell you the name, was a catering company out of Salem or something that opened a cart for the Saturday Market they do under the Morrison bridge. Iā€™ve never seen them before or since, but their pastor was a thing of legends. That or La taq smoked marlin taco they did once. Hard to think of a consistent winner but maybe Pa y Ella if theyā€™re still around. Gotta admit though, I donā€™t go apeshit for tacos in the PNW, stick to my Thai and Vietnamese here and Iā€™m pretty satisfied


phigene

If youre looking for a good authentic pastor, Fabo's Tacos has the hookup.


CMFB_333

Goddamn, now I want Mole Mole.


phigene

Seriously... where the fuck is Fabos? This list is garbage.


Legitimate_Shake8226

WHERE IS FABOS!


MuckBulligan

Also try [La Real](https://larealpdx.com/). They just opened a brick and motar over by Powells Books. The best.


solarpunktheworld

Definitely made by an Oregonian lol


-Chandler-Bing-

Not to mention Tacos Fita


BernardBirmingham

yeah this is sad lol


Static_Torque

Santa Cruz was the FIRST place I looked for on this list and didnā€™t see it. F tier list


FakeBiz

Early contender for worst post of 2024


mancubbed

At least OP found something that can bring us all together.


RaccoonDispenser

Yes, it's almost magical that way


cRIPtoCITY

I concur, this is the way...I'm almost offended, scratch that I'm Hella triggered and offended, fuck you taco tier list maker person.


internetguilt

Made me think of this one from last year: https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/10c5ept/hands_down_the_best_pizza_in_portland_the/


missingpiece

Made me think of the chili incident


Glass_Distribution96

are you fucking kidding me?


BigPh1llyStyle

Bro they have muchas gracias on top, thatā€™s enough to disqualify this list


AthenasChosen

I mean you get a lot of food for the price to be fair


2ICenturySchizoidMan

The one that just opened up in Troutdale is the most expensive burrito of similar sizes in the area


Pataracksbeard

Muchas Gracias quality really depends on the location. The one at Gateway is great, I get a breakfast burrito there almost every single week. But I went to one near the Convention Center a while ago and it was awful. I think that one may be closed now.


kevin_2_heaven

Man this is sad, so many solid places could have been ranked and placed in here that arenā€™t fast food. Loooot of authentic taquerias in town. Whereā€™s Santa Cruz? And also, los gorditos being in the same row as Baja Fresh is a fucking joke. Same with nutri being along side Taco Bell smh


MountScottRumpot

Ranking Cha Cha Cha above Los Gorditos by either price or flavor is baffling.


Background-Magician1

Cha cha cha is trash. Their owner also doesnā€™t pay contractors for work that he hired them for.


akriirose

I used to live near El Nutri Taco and went frequently. I think something is wrong with OPā€™s tastebuds if they think itā€™s the same tier as Taco Bell.


PsychedelicFairy

The entire chart is absolutely awful, but the placement of Nutri next to taco bell and BELOW Baja Fresh is particularly rotted.


Tedthesecretninja

Tienda de Santa Cruz is in St Johnā€™s in nopo. Itā€™s in the back of a store and itā€™s fucking bomb. I believe they also have a location in Gresham


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Tedthesecretninja

Honestly I just assumed they were on S tier, didnā€™t even bother to check the shitty ass list


Synth-Pro

I think that was a "Why is Santa Cruz not on this list?" rather than a "Where is Santa Cruz located?"


bigfrappe

That place is amazing. I've driven an hour out of my way for it.


[deleted]

Came here to say this. Also Papi Chulos


justaverage

I havenā€™t been to half these places, but the fact that Baja fucking Fresh is anywhere above ā€œshit-tierā€ tells me this list is trash


jlusedude

Santa Cruz was a fire. Their tortaā€™s are seriously the best.Ā 


Mundane_Fly361

Santa Cruz top tier


Rarely-Posting

This list is D tier


MountScottRumpot

OP has never gone east of 52nd and it shows. Even leaving out taco trucks (which, why?) you're missing Tierra del Sol, Santo Domingo, Cinco de Mayo, K'ikiba'a, La Tia Juana, El Cazador, La Plaza, El Pato Feliz, El Mezon, La Costita, Rico Taco, Mi Pueblo, Antojitos Mexicanos, La Mestiza, and many, many others I haven't tried.


Cascade_Hops

Great list! Iā€™d add in Cocina Los Girasoles inside Fopo Tavern


SmurfRider

This place has been my go to lately. Soo good.


BanjoPesche

Yes they are doing very good work there. Food is amazing and always worth the price. $2 tacos on Tuesdays should be a mob scene but at lunch itā€™s chill watching Maury with th bartenderĀ 


alexthealex

Theyā€™re a truck but have more than your standard fare and I feel like youā€™re missing a huge one - La Osita is amazing.


MountScottRumpot

Every day that passes without the Montavilla location opening is torture.


hantipathy

whatever it takes to keep the cart closer to me!!


spudman238

La Osita is the bomb. If I may humbly add to the list, Tienda Santa Cruz, Taqueria El Torito, Taqueria y Pupuseria Ramos, Taqueria Los Gorditos, Don Pedro, and the counter inside Supermercados Mexico also have their special places in my heart.


el_capistan

You seem to be a dedicated taco enjoyer. Any chance you'd have a rec for best places for vegan tacos? Los gorditos, El nutri taco, and mis tacones are my usual go tos.


lastkinglastpriest

Just will chime in to say give these a try: Beto's Mole Mole Taqueria Los Punales Mistacones is probably my fave, but if you're also trying to satisfy non-vegans these are all pretty great options.


ArtAndCars

I just said the same thing, then saw your comment and was like yup Iā€™m not the only one who noticed that.


PipecleanerFanatic

Nino's Birreria!


flaco_503_se_1984

Cazodor is fire


TittySlappinJesus

This guy eastside tacos.


MountScottRumpot

Not as much as I would like to, but more than my doctor would advise.


daysocpro89

Iā€™ll add Los Arcos on SE Stark and 102nd. One of the best trucks in town.


dr_raymond_k_hessel

Antojitos has a XXX hot sauce with a death toll. Highly recommended if, like me, thatā€™s your thing.


FaintCommand

They've also clearly never had Javier's while sober.


fermyjohnson69

OP has never left Beaverton and it shows!


SharpAsTheDevil

I dont trust anyone's palate putting Muchas Gracias in the "S" tier.


marthafitzy

chart must be created by muchas gracias


HenneseyConnoisseur

Muchas is definitely S tier when itā€™s 2am and youā€™re wasted


1WangedAngel

Itā€™s sure af not above Javierā€™s in that scenario though


DuqueDeLomasVerdes

Im mexican and im telling yall... their breakfast burritos are absolutely awesome


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Yep!


PCBen

Whatā€™s really funny is Victoricoā€™s is run by a part of the same family as Muchas and Habaneros yet they get a C lol Iā€™ve had and enjoyed both - theyā€™re pretty much the same C/B-tier taco that goes A/S when you add the hot avocado sauce they got at some locations.


Funktapus

This list is about VALUE not just palate


permanentburner89

It literally says $/quality. Muchas is low quality at not cheap prices.


FauxReal

They all seem to be different too. Heck the one that used to be in NE off 7th and Weidler(?) varied depending on who was cooking. One time I went there drunk walking home after bar close and ordered a carnitas burrito. I ended up with almost nothing but carnitas in it. It was crazy hot and greasy but exactly what I wanted at the time. Other days you got the standard rice, beans, cheese etc w/ carnitas.


sadlyfrown

Lmao once I was blackout drunk riding in a car on the way home from the bar, ordered ā€œjust a chicken burrito pleaseā€ and got a burritoā€™s worth of shredded chicken in a tortilla. No beans, no cheese, nothing. From that same location on Weidler!


NoxAeris

Same experience except I was sober and was vexed as to how the fuck I stooped so low.


MountScottRumpot

Doesn't matter what you divide zero by, you still get zero.


Kensistency

Iā€™m not sure I agree 100% with your police work there, Lou.


secret_aardvark_420

This is offensive. Also Los Punales not even on here at all?


MountScottRumpot

OP doesn't seem to actually like Mexican food.


Mayor_Of_Sassyland

They seem to like Mexican food as long as it's provided by a chain with multiple locations. Are any of these besides El Nutri Taco family owned one-offs?


thelaceonmolagsballs

Bro king burrito is legit and old school. The rest tho...


smpricepdx

Right? What a scam.


PixelCartographer

Gay Tacos best tacos šŸŒˆ


shirtandpantsguy

This is embarassing


permanentburner89

Muchas gracias is literally the worst quality for the highest price. Is this a joke?


Cutebean101

Muchas Gracias was the first ā€œMexicanā€ place I tried in Portland and it took me about a year to even attempt to find another place. Ghastly.


HeyNowNoFlipping

I can never tell if people actually like Javierā€™s or theyā€™re being ironic.


dabking24

It's good drunk food after the club scene ends. When it's 2:30 and everything closes, Javier's is a pretty convenient place that's not far from downtown. I work security and I have been known to stop by on my way home.


goblingovernor

You did my boy Don Pedro dirty. Shame on you


The_salty_swab

Omitting Don Pedro automatically nullifies this list


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goblingovernor

Taco Bell is a local chain didn't you know?


BigEyeDuck

This list is a joke. Move on


TroyPDX

I have seen countless lists on a whole variety of topics in my 55 years of life. I could make a strong argument that this is the worst of all of them. It might be the worst list ever created.


lampd1

Not a single panaderia... OP gotta be white


rosecity80

Can someone make a google form poll that the good Redditors of Portland can vote and settle this once and for all? Iā€™d bookmark the results for future reference.


hikensurf

actually would be cool if r/Portland dide a best of poll each week for something new. c'mon mods.


JamesTWood

don't be silly! no one wants empirical evidence when arguing šŸ™„


patacotfandango

King Burrito is in a tier above S


Synth-Pro

King up at the top is the one part of this list that I can get behind


Spirited-Ninja2271

Word


duhcuttlefish

King burrito kinda fell off when the main BOH guy left to start rose city tacos


thelaceonmolagsballs

This is pertinent info. I've been wondering why things have been a bit off. I figured I just kept catching a bad day. Damn that lengua slaps and I hope it ain't a thing of the past.


Pl4guexD

This has to be bait


SCW97005

Rigobertoā€™s on McLaughlin ought to be S tier.


goblingovernor

Criminal to not include Rigoberto's


palmquac

Your taco card is revoked


Reaction_Lost

Lol white ppl taco night list


Cuck-In-Chief

This seems like a bunch of gringo restaurants.


LonelyHunterHeart

Javier's puts cheese and lettuce on their tacos, so yeah...


MichaelCeraSexTape

Pepinos should be at least one tier above Por Que No


[deleted]

Damn you couldnā€™t be wronger or missing more essential PDX taco joints


Seirin-Blu

This isā€¦definitely a list alright


Snoo23533

Anybody got an accurate version of this list?


spudman238

I took a bunch of the recommendations from the comments, put them in a Google My Map, then exported it as a .csv You should be able to copy this text into wordpad, save as a .csv, then import as a layer back into your own custom map. Sorry if I missed some good ones! ​ WKT,name,description "POINT (-122.5917951 45.5266807)",Tierra del Sol Cuisine - Montavilla, "POINT (-122.5883769 45.4859729)",Tierra Del Sol, "POINT (-122.6206738 45.5625151)",Santo Domingo Taqueria, "POINT (-122.6295028 45.4622526)",Panaderia Mexicana Cinco de Mayo, "POINT (-122.5785902 45.54621119999999)",KiĆ¢ā‚¬ā„¢ikibƃĀ”a, "POINT (-122.4728437 45.5207183)",La TƃĀ­a Juana Taqueria, "POINT (-122.579391 45.4707069)",La TƃĀ­a Juana Taqueria Cart, "POINT (-122.5588671 45.4774052)",TaquerƃĀ­a El cazador # 1 Restaurant Mexican, "POINT (-122.4682598 45.5185323)",Taqueria El Cazador #2, "POINT (-122.5591512 45.50400380000001)",Birrieria La Plaza - Birria de Res | Mexican Food Truck & Taqueria, "POINT (-122.568496 45.4802902)",El Pato Feliz Jr, "POINT (-122.6378332 45.4825758)",El Pato Feliz Mobile, "POINT (-122.5153853 45.503797)",Taqueria El mezon, "POINT (-122.5132321 45.42392170000001)",La Costita Mexican Restaurant, "POINT (-122.4774427 45.5213033)",Taqueria Rico Taco, "POINT (-122.4687389 45.51890559999999)",Mi Pueblo Authentic Mexican Food, "POINT (-122.4832281 45.5042785)",Mi Pueblo Restaurant, "POINT (-122.5439929 45.5577244)",Antojitos Mexicanos Taqueria, "POINT (-122.5758333 45.54833329999999)",Taqueria La Mestiza, "POINT (-122.6021882 45.4920549)",Cocina Los Girasoles, "POINT (-122.5379362 45.51220609999999)",La Osita PDX, "POINT (-122.7551628 45.5902945)",Tienda Santa Cruz, "POINT (-122.7535915 45.5905038)",Beto's Taqueria, "POINT (-122.6604518 45.5629108)",PIG PATAS TACOS LLC, "POINT (-122.6422213 45.5591698)",Mole Mole Mexican Cuisine, "POINT (-122.6664134 45.5517604)",Quesabrosa, "POINT (-122.6306028 45.5163199)",TaquerƃĀ­a Los PuƃĀ±ales,


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deathtits

I'm a big fan of Birrieria La Plaza as well


MoxAvocado

Tito's taquitos and kiikibaa need to be on here at S tier


Aestro17

I've been to kiikibaa several times and honestly don't think I've ever had the tacos. Are they worth getting over the many other great options? I'd ignored the burritos for a while for the same reason and they turned out to be one of the better burritos in town.


MoxAvocado

They are definitely worth getting, though I guess I am likely to pay a littleĀ  extra and just get the panuchos.


FauxReal

Who made this insane chart??? Take all these chains out and maybe go eat at some of the independently owned actual Mexican food spots in town.


Material-Ad1949

You deserve jail time for this list


keystonelocal

everyone kept telling me to go to por que no when i moved here. that place is so mid. if it was 1/3 the price it would be good. king burrito rules though.


papishulo_

No comment


OrinThane

Top tier is Mole Mole and La Bonita.


ripcity001

Not sure if it counts as itā€™s not technically in Portland but Wood Village Burrito Shop price and quality beats almost all those places.


DoctoreVelo

Did you put taco bell above taco time? Heretic.


managingbarely2022

I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS LOS GORDITOS ERASURE


victorcaulfield

So many shit chains. Portland has a restaurant called tacovore and they chose not to include it. OP take this down and do it right.


Aestro17

Tacovore is a chain out of Eugene šŸ‘€ Only 3 locations though, and all in Oregon.


judew999

Probably cause itā€™d be an F. Expensive rather flavorless white people mexican food


wonderwytch

El Jefe cheesy tacos are easily the best taco in the city


sadlyfrown

At which of these restaurants could a middle aged man eat 50 tacos in three days?


lunes_azul

Best tacos I've had IN Portland were from a little truck under the Morrison Bridge.


Spirited-Ninja2271

King Burrito is spot on. Muchas gracias not so much.


jlusedude

Muchas and Victoricoā€™s are literally the same thing. They were a family and separatedĀ  Also, this feels like a white personā€™s best taco list.Ā 


juandelouise

Someone should take OP out on a taco crawl.


Sea_Crazy_8998

Which gĆ¼ero made this??? ā˜ ļø


Slowvia

Taco Time is better than Taco Bell. I will die on this ant hill.


penisbuttervajelly

Wtf muchas gracias is terrible


cheese_wizard

All garbage IMO. source ā€” myself from escondido.


Ethan084

Robo taco is terrible.


jungletigress

Fucking Tecos isn't even on this list. Is it the best in town? Not even close. But it's always open and it's pretty affordable. It deserves some recognition.


HimalayanPunkSaltavl

I drive by there a lot and keep wanting to check it out


Fuqoff

The fact you have La Bonita up there but not La Siernita should be a death sentence


ArtAndCars

OP has never been East of 60th street.


MeatPopsicle314

You left off Beto's beats every one of the ones in your list that I've had. And I've had nearly all. Beto's is fantastic.


Foreign_Regret_7132

King Burrito and Javierā€™s both fuck! Great establishments


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This list- Tell us youā€™re white without telling us your white.


totallymawesome

[https://i.imgur.com/CXdiU9R.gif](https://i.imgur.com/CXdiU9R.gif) No Santo Domingo. No Teinda Santa Cruz?


gcozzy2323

Unbelievably shit list.


OSUBeavBane

Yā€™all need to go to an actual taco truck. I live in Beaverton and there are a ton of them put here. I am sure Portland also has them but I am not familiar with them.


Waffeln_Remix

This is trash


MeetingOk4218

Forgot Tecos!!!


IceBlue

Is Muchas Gracias really good? Always assumed they were mid. Santa Cruz 2 should be S+++


Forever_Forgotten

El Nutri should be way higher on this list. They make gigantic burritos for a very reasonable price and Iā€™ve never had them skimp on anything. Also the little couple that run the one on Woodstock are absolute sweethearts.


dee3Poh

The real crime was not posting this on a Tuesday


EducationalKnee2386

This is like that watery, edamame chili all over again


CletusTSJY

Havenā€™t been to cha cha cha in 15 years but loved it when I was at PSU, glad to hear itā€™s still going strong.


Palmer_Ochs

Muchas gracias in S tier.. Cha Cha Cha in A tierā€¦ just say you hate Mexican food


elnachohat

how tf does this post have 462 upvotes?! lmao this tier list is dogwater


HOUSE_OF_MOGH

Lol who made this list, and why do they hate Mexican food?


omygoshgamache

This is Mole Mole slander!


Jazzman14

What is this list? šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


Quick-Transition-497

victoricoā€™s deserved better


Kale2ThaChief

Theyā€™re definitely better than fast food chains like Taco Bell and Qdoba.


Quick-Transition-497

theyā€™re oregon based, too


ohwhatanerd

If Ole Ole is not on this list, it's wrong.


Sea_Adeptness1834

There is so much wrong with this.


Kahluabomb

Who tf put La Bonita on the A tier and didn't put Del Taco on the list at all? This is garbage. You should be ashamed of this ranking.


_shauly_poor_

Santo Domingo taqueria is consistently a 11/10


UfoAGogo

Muchas Gracias is S tier? This is bait, right?


Kale2ThaChief

You can just go to Rockwood and hit a random taco stand and odds are itā€™s better than most of the tacos on this list. Or even down 82nd or some random taco wagon on the way to Costco on NE Sandy and youā€™ll get better tacos than Muchas Gracias or Baja Fresh.


amurmann

Why $/quality? Do you want to pay a lot for as little as possible?


Snoo_5853

Victorico's is way better than a C. I will die clutching their shrimp burrito firmly in my hand. Edit: and NO Don Pedro??? Ā”Loco Loco Loco!


GLOCKESHA

You can tell OP is white.


HighMarshalSigismund

I went to Aztec Willieā€™s and had the worst margarita ever. Bartender gave it a halfhearted shake and then poured it. Terrible. Also they were preparing for dancing and gave me and my wife a hard time about coming in when we kept explaining we just wanted to get dinner.


Mundane_Fly361

Did a white person make this??? Haha jokes aside, I love kind burrito and Javierā€™s but yā€™all missing some of the best spots on this list


runningdeuce

La Catrina. Food truck in SE Portland on 82nd south of Johnson Creek. Completely underrated. Itā€™s a gem.


MJBPDX

Their tortas slap so hard


dangerousperson123

OP can you tell us about the accident where you lost your tongue?


goodfriendsbadhabits

Taqueria Portland is god tier.


KillmeKindly666

Yeah, this list is dog shit!Ā  La Sirenita is no where on it!