Mexican & Latin American

Armadillo Grill

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120 East Main St (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510

Directions

phone (919) 929-4669

Open Sun-Thu, 11am-11pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-midn.

Two-story, casual restaurant offers fresh Tex-Mex food made from scratch daily, with a tortilla-making machine that kids like to watch. Also offers TVs and darts in the bar upstairs. All ABC permits. Free parking. Kids menu. Outdoor dining.

B-Ski’s Tortilla Wrap Grill

147 East Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 969-9727

Open Sun-Wed, 10am-3am; Thu-Sat, 10am-4am.

Offers soups, salads and hot and cold tortillas filled with a wide choice of steak, chicken, cheese, vegetables and sauces. Breakfast wraps served all day. Cushioned booths and fireplace.

Bandido’s Mexican Cafe

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159-1/2 East Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 967-5048

Open for Mon-Fri, 11am-2:30pm and 5-9:30pm (Fri, till 10pm); Sat, noon-10pm; closed Sun.

Voted best Mexican restaurant by readers of The Durham and Chapel Hill Herald newspapers and The News of Orange County (2006), plus the best salsa in the Bull City Challenge (2005). Need we say more? Great food, margaritas and service. All ABC permits. Credit cards. Kids menu. Outdoor dining. Smoke-free.

Bandido’s Mexican Cafe

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122 South Churton St (Downtown)
Hillsborough, NC 27278

Directions

phone (919) 732-8662

Open for Mon-Fri, 11am-2:30pm and 5-9:30pm (Fri, till 10pm); Sat, noon-10pm; Sun, 5-9:30pm.

Voted best Mexican restaurant by readers of The Durham and Chapel Hill Herald newspapers and The News of Orange County (2006), plus the best salsa in the Bull City Challenge (2005). Need we say more? Great food, margaritas and service. All ABC permits. Credit cards. Free parking. Kids menu. Outdoor dining. Smoke-free.

Carrburritos Taqueria

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711 West Rosemary St (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510

Directions

phone (919) 933-8226

Open Mon-Sat, 11am-10pm; closed Sun.

Café for discerning diners serves California-style Mexican food, including meats, fish, vegetables, burritos, tacos, nachos and more. Homemade chorizo and six inspired salsas. Excellent guacamole. Mexican beers and margaritas. All ABC permits. Outdoor dining. Cafeterias & Buffet-Style.

Casa Ibarra

107 Freeland Memorial Dr (Daniel Boone Village)
Hillsborough, NC 27278

Directions

phone (919) 732-3480

Open Mon-Fri, 11am-2:30pm & 5-10pm; Sat, noon-10pm; Sun, noon-9pm.

Authentic Mexican food. Specializes in flavorful south-of-the-border cuisine and offers traditional Mexican beverages. Entertainment: Live music on the weekend. Smoke-free.

Chipotle’s Mexican Grill

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301 West Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Directions

phone (919) 942-2091

Open for lunch and dinner.

Offers large burritos, tacos, salads and other dishes.

Cinco De Mayo Restaurant and Cantina

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1502 East Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 929-6566

Open Mon-Thu, 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-10:30pm; Sun, noon-10pm.

Serves traditional, quality Mexican cuisine in a casual, fun atmosphere. All ABC permits. Micro Brew on tap.  Private parties space available.

Cosmic Cantina

128 East Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 960-3955

Open daily, 11am-4am.

This northern California-style taqueria serves healthy burritos, salads, quesadillas and other specialties. Roof deck. All ABC permits. Smoke-free.

Don Jose No. 3

708 West Rosemary St (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510

Directions

phone (919) 969-8568

Open daily, 9am-9pm.

Market (tienda) and restaurant offers its own masa, a coarse corn dough used to make a variety of dishes, mainly topped with beans, cheese and meats; a variety of salsas, laid out on a self-serve bar; its own homemade bread for tortas, huge sandwiches filled with meat, cheese, beans and peppers; and more than 20 kinds of pastries and doughnuts.