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 Paisano and La Fogata sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E El Paisano | ▲13 | +19.0% |
| 2 | L La Fogata | ▲16 | +17.0% |
| 3 |
C
Cristina's Fine Mexican Restaurant
|
▲6 | +16.8% |
| 4 | T Taqueria Mexicano Grill | ▲9 | +16.0% |
| 5 | J Jardin Corona | ▲14 | +15.6% |
| 6 |
T
Taquerias Arandas
|
▲6 | +15.5% |
| 7 | L Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant | ▲13 | +15.2% |
| 8 | P Palenque Grill | ▲3 | +13.9% |
| 9 | N Nicha's Comida Mexicana | ▲6 | +13.6% |
| 10 |
L
La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant
|
▲8 | +13.4% |
| 11 | G Gorditas Doña Lula | ▲7 | +12.1% |
| 12 |
S
Salsa Limón
|
▲7 | +12.1% |
| 13 | E El Toro Mexican Restaurant | ▲13 | +11.4% |
| 14 | E El Rincon | ▲12 | +11.3% |
| 15 | T Tacos Kissi | ▲7 | +10.7% |
- Pappasito's Cantina
- Chuy's
- Lupe Tortilla
- Gringo's Mexican Kitchen
- Mi Cocina
- Jimmy Changas
- Palenque Grill
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
7,840 tracked store locations in Texas. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Pappasito's Cantina (20)
- Chuy's (61)
- Lupe Tortilla (36)
- Gringo's Mexican Kitchen (16)
- Mi Cocina (14)
- Jimmy Changas (4)
- Palenque Grill (9)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
C
Chuy's 61
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2
L
Lupe Tortilla 36
- 3 T Taqueria Jalisco 36
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4
C
Casa Ole 22
- 5 P Pappasito's Cantina 20
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6
T
- 7 T Taqueria Guadalajara 17
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8
G
Gringo's Mexican Kitchen 16
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9
L
Las Palapas 15
- 10 E El Tapatio 15
- 11 T Taqueria Vallarta 15
- 12 T The Jalapeno Tree 15
- 13 M Mi Cocina 14
- 14 E El Pato Mexican Food 14
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15
T
Taqueria Taxco 13
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16
E
El Fenix 13
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17
L
Los Cucos Mexican Cafe 13
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18
C
- 19 T Taqueria La Tapatia 12
- 20 G Garcia's Mexican Restaurant 12
- 21 L La Hacienda 12
- 22 A Agave Jalisco 12
- 23 M Muelle 37 11
- 24 M Mexican Inn Cafe 11
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25
E
El Tiempo Cantina 11
- 26 L La Mexicana 10
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27
A
Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant 10
- 28 T Tostada Regia 9
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29
T
Tia's Taco Hut 9
- 30 P Palenque Grill 9
- 31 B Bigotes Street Tacos 8
- 32 L La Tapatia 8
- 33 M Masfajitas 8
- 34 M Mi Pueblo 8
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35
C
Casa Garcia's 8
- 36 C Casa Jalisco 7
- 37 E El Rincon 7
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38
B
Blue Goose Cantina 7
- 39 R Rios Barbacoa 7
- 40 L La Fiesta 7
- 41 L La Palapa 7
- 42 L Las Fuentes 7
- 43 M Mamacita's 7
- 44 E El Paisa Cocina Mexicana 7
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45
C
Cantina Laredo 6
- 46 M Mexico Lindo 6
- 47 G Gorditas Doña Lula 6
- 48 A Acapulco Restaurant 6
- 49 E El Ranchito 6
- 50 L La Fogata 6
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