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. La Unica and Bartaco sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L La Unica | ▲4 | +16.8% |
| 2 |
B
Bartaco
|
▲1 | +13.8% |
| 3 |
P
Plaza Azteca
|
- | +13.5% |
| 4 | E El Cerro Grande | ▲2 | +13.2% |
| 5 | F Fiesta Mexicana | ▲1 | +9.6% |
| 6 | L La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant | ▲5 | +8.5% |
| 7 | S San Felipe Mexican Restaurant | ▲5 | +8.4% |
| 8 | T Tacos Oaxaca | ▲1 | +7.1% |
| 9 | L La Carreta Mexican Restaurant | ▲1 | +6.0% |
| 10 | L La Cocina Mexican Restaurant | - | +5.8% |
| 11 | M Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant | ▲4 | +5.1% |
| 12 | E El Dorado Mexican Restaurant | ▲2 | +4.0% |
| 13 |
M
Mi Cancun
|
▲1 | +3.7% |
| 14 | M Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant | ▲2 | +2.1% |
| 15 | E El Paso Mexican Restaurant | - | +1.6% |
- Mi Casita
- La Cocina Mexican Restaurant
- El Cerro Grande
- San Jose Mexican Restaurant
- Rio 150 Mexican Restaurant
- Mi Pueblo Mexican Grill
- La Rancherita Grill & Tequila Bar
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
1,389 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Mi Casita (12)
- La Cocina Mexican Restaurant (9)
- El Cerro Grande (4)
- San Jose Mexican Restaurant (7)
- Rio 150 Mexican Restaurant (1)
- Mi Pueblo Mexican Grill (9)
- La Rancherita Grill & Tequila Bar (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 M Mi Casita 12
- 2 L La Cocina Mexican Restaurant 9
- 3 M Mi Pueblo Mexican Grill 9
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4
L
Los Tres Magueyes 8
- 5 S San Jose Mexican Restaurant 7
- 6 F Fiesta Mexicana 7
- 7 E El Paso Mexican Restaurant 7
-
8
M
- 9 S San Felipe Mexican Restaurant 6
- 10 D Don Beto's Tacos 6
- 11 M Monterrey Mexican Restaurant 6
- 12 M Mamacita Mexican Restaurant 5
-
13
A
Azteca Mexican 5
- 14 L La Fiesta 5
- 15 E El Cerro Grande 4
- 16 C Crazy Mexico 4
- 17 G Gonza Tacos y Tequila 4
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18
C
Chuy's 4
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19
T
Taco Boy 3
-
20
P
- 21 M Mi Cabana Mexican Restaurant 3
- 22 T Tacos Oaxaca 3
- 23 L Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant 3
- 24 L La Unica 3
- 25 E El Dorado Mexican Restaurant 3
- 26 T Taco Loco 3
- 27 C Casa Garcia 3
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28
B
- 29 C Chubby's Tacos 3
- 30 L La Carreta Mexican Restaurant 3
- 31 M Monte De Rey 3
- 32 M Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant 3
- 33 M Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant 3
- 34 L La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant 3
- 35 R Rio Grande 3
- 36 Q Que Onda Tacos + Tequila 3
- 37 P Plaza Del Mariachi 3
- 38 P Papa's and Beer 3
- 39 M Mazatlan Family Mexican Restaurant 3
- 40 E El Vallarta 3
- 41 L Los Jacubes 3
- 42 L La Fogata 3
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43
M
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant 2
- 44 C Casa Santa Ana 2
- 45 T Taxco Mexican Grill 2
- 46 C Chico's Mexican Restaurant 2
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47
F
Fonda Lupita 2
- 48 E El Burrito 2
- 49 A A Toda Madre 2
- 50 Z Zapata's Mexican Restaurant 2
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