Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked Mexican restaurants & taquerias
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. El Capitan and Carnitas Don Alfredo sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E El Capitan | ▲3 | +16.8% |
| 2 | C Carnitas Don Alfredo | ▲2 | +15.7% |
| 3 | T Ta Canijo | - | +13.5% |
| 4 |
T
Taco Maya
|
▲1 | +12.5% |
| 5 | T Taco & Burrito Express | ▲2 | +12.2% |
| 6 | E El Ranchito | ▲2 | +11.9% |
| 7 | L Los Burritos Tapatios | ▲1 | +11.4% |
| 8 | L Los Burritos Mexicanos | - | +10.9% |
| 9 | T Tacos & Burritos Rancho Grande | ▲1 | +9.1% |
| 10 | F Fat Burrito | ▲3 | +9.1% |
| 11 | E El Patron | ▲1 | +8.3% |
| 12 | E El Faro Restaurant | ▲1 | +6.4% |
| 13 | F Friaco's Mexican Restaurant & Cantina | - | +6.4% |
| 14 |
C
Cafe Tola
|
▼1 | +5.3% |
| 15 |
M
Mago Grill & Cantina
|
▲1 | +3.9% |
- Taqueria Los Comales
- El Paso Grande
- Pepe's Mexican Restaurant
- Carnitas Don Alfredo
- Frontera Grill
- La Mexicanita
- Zacatacos
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
1,657 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Taqueria Los Comales (13)
- El Paso Grande (1)
- Pepe's Mexican Restaurant (22)
- Carnitas Don Alfredo (3)
- Frontera Grill (2)
- La Mexicanita (3)
- Zacatacos (3)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 P Pepe's Mexican Restaurant 22
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2
T
Taqueria Los Comales 13
- 3 L Las Islas Marias 9
- 4 E El Burrito Loco 9
- 5 L Los Burritos Tapatios 8
- 6 T Tacos El Norte 8
- 7 T Tacos El Tio 7
-
8
T
- 9 T Ta Canijo 6
- 10 E El Salto Mexican Restaurant 6
- 11 T Taco Dale 5
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12
F
Fat Rosie's Taco and Tequila Bar 5
- 13 C Casa Margarita 5
- 14 E El Faro Restaurant 4
- 15 E El Burrito Mexicano 4
- 16 L La Cabana 4
- 17 T Taco Madre 4
- 18 L Las Palmas 4
- 19 L Las Gorditas De Don Angel #4 3
- 20 S Super Tacos Morelos 3
- 21 T Taqueria La Chiquita 3
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22
E
El Taconazo 3
- 23 F Friaco's Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 3
- 24 L Los Burritos Mexicanos 3
- 25 F Fat Burrito 3
- 26 L Las Fuentes 3
- 27 E El Patron 3
- 28 A Antigua Mexican Grill 3
- 29 L Las Delicias 3
- 30 E El Capitan 3
- 31 T Tortazo 3
- 32 T Taco & Burrito Express 3
- 33 T Tacos & Burritos Rancho Grande 3
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34
M
Mi Tierra 3
- 35 B Burrito Express 3
- 36 L Lucky Burrito 3
- 37 C Carnitas Don Alfredo 3
- 38 L La Mexicanita 3
- 39 Z Zacatacos 3
- 40 H Hacienda Real 3
- 41 T Taquerias Atotonilco 3
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42
M
- 43 E El Ranchito 3
- 44 B Burrito Jalisco Number 1 3
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45
L
Lalo's 3
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46
C
- 47 F Flacos Tacos 2
- 48 F Frontera Grill 2
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49
E
El Campestre 2
- 50 L La Quesadilla Mexican Grill 2
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