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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Dallas Observer and The Infatuation. Updated August 2026.
Mia's Tex-Mex Restaurant · Oak Lawn, Dallas
Dallas Observer's 14 Best Tex-Mex. The Cuellar-family Dallas legend whose brisket taco is a foundational Tex-Mex dish; recently relocated but unchanged.
El Ranchito · Oak Cliff, Dallas
Named on both Dallas Observer's 14 Best Tex-Mex and Infatuation's 16 Best Mexican lists. The 30+ year Jefferson Boulevard anchor with cabrito al horno, mariachis, and the most Oak Cliff room in town.
Las Palmas Tex-Mex · Uptown, Dallas
Swanky Tex-Mex room built around hickory ribs, velvet queso, and handmade tortillas.
Herrera's Oak Cliff · Oak Cliff, Dallas
Dallas Observer's 14 Best Tex-Mex. The Herrera family's seven-page, 30-plus combination-plate institution, one of the last old-guard enchilada houses still firing.
Mariano's Hacienda Ranch · Lower Greenville, Dallas
Dallas Observer's 14 Best Tex-Mex. Mariano Martinez invented the frozen margarita machine here in 1971; the enchilada plates still land with the velvet queso that defined the category.