Utica, NY
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The Utica metro's Mexican coverage is thin. El Jarocho in Rome is a Veracruz kitchen the Rome Sentinel profiled at length, and the same paper's food column covers Los Amigos on Seneca Turnpike in New Hartford.
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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Rome Sentinel. Updated September 2026.
El Jarocho Mexican Restaurant and Bar · Rome
A family-run Veracruz Mexican restaurant in Rome, open close to six years and covered in depth by the Rome Sentinel's MV Diners column, which called it authentic and local to the Mohawk Valley. A second location later followed in New Hartford. Order the camarones a la diabla, the bistec acapulco, or la banderita, a three-enchilada plate stuffed with shrimp, crab, and lobster.
Taquería Los Amigos · New Hartford
The Rome Sentinel's Cara Dolan Berry covered the opening, calling Los Amigos a vibrant new addition to New Hartford's dining scene and the menu elaborate, the food gratefully authentic and just plain good. The owner came from Mexico by way of Binghamton, where he cooked in someone else's kitchen while planning his own, and chose Seneca Turnpike for it. Tacos, enchiladas, burritos, fajitas, tamales, tostadas and taquitos are all on the menu. Order the house special fajitas, grilled beef, chicken and pork with peppers and onions.