Tacos El Mexicano

We love this place! Fresh cilantro in the salsa, fast service, and good prices. My son loves the horchata. My husband loves the flautas. I love the pork tacos and cheese enchiladas. Our favorite Mexican food in NE Kansas.

Really good food. Everything is fresh and homemade. The items are affordable, and lunch is served quickly, so it’s a great place to stop when you are short on time. Definitely some of the best Mexican food in the area!

Truly the best Mexican food in a the area. My absolute favorite is the burrito! Have never taken anyone there who hasn’t left a fan and repeat customer.

I was traveling along I-​70 and stopped by this gem right off the interstate. The food was amazing, fresh and authentic. My husband and I had a fantastic lunch for under $ 13. It’s an adorable spot and I highly suggest stopping in.

Hands down the best Authentic Mexican food in the MidWest. That’s right this place is that good, originally from Southern CA and finding good quality Mexican food has been nearly impossible. Which is ironic the street name is California, anyways back to the most important part… The food is worth driving from Manhattan to Topeka every day, twice a day. The price should be double and my hats off to the cook. As you can tell the price is cheap, but the food is better then every fine restaurant in Kansas. Yes, the exterior look of the place can use some TLC and fresh paint job, but who cares I’m here to eat great food not to live there. We went to a near by Mexican restaurant with tons of reviews but looking at the menu, tasting burn chips an flavorless salsa, we ran out to this Gem in the rough. Do yourself a favor an make a trip to Tacos El Mexicano.

We stopped in our way to check out Lake Shawnee. We’re wayward out of towners who have recently relocated so we’re on a hunt to build our list of local Topeka faves. It’s been hit or miss, but I was a fan of this little taqueria-​esque restaurant.
We both tried the flautas (beef and chicken) and we found the portions to be the right size. The salsa was tasty and the guac was insane! They offer two sizes of bottled coke and I liked the options. We also grabbed some sweet empanadas. We were able to eat for two and grab dessert to go for $ 17. It’s a decent lil’ place with a dive feel.
The not so great – dirty, kinda sticky, tables covered in tortilla chip crumbs. There’s a lot of styrofoam and plastic cutlery being used. Actually – I see a lot if places in topeka using styrofoam… what’s up with that?

We stopped here on our way back from a trip. We got there at 4:25 and they closed at 5pm. I’ve been a waitress and thought it was okay for us to order. Both owner and waitress were extremely rude. While standing there tapping her foot waving her order paper, We ordered our food and they promptly told us we close at 5. While eating (it was tasty) I watch the waitress mop the bathroom and front, then go straight to warming plates to deliver food. Disgusting! Guess that’s the extra flavor I was tasting. Lost my appetite and will never be back.

By far, my favorite Mexican restaurant since moving here from the Bay Area. Most of the Mexican spots I’ve tried around here are more Tex Mex. This place has authentic tacos like the ones I used to get at the taco trucks. Just tortillas, meat, onions, cilantro, salsa and lime. Perfect.
The carne asada leaves a bit to be desired. The pastor is good. The carnitas is excellent.

I love this place. Back in the 90s when I was going to school in Topeka, it was called Tacos El Sol — guess owners have changed but the menu seems exactly the same. I try to stop here whenever I have to be in Topeka once or twice a year. The veggie burrito is great, full of cabbage and deliciousness. I dunno if they are still open in the early morning, but I used to stop here at 7 AM for a veggie burrito to go, it made me a lot happier about going to class. I really like the menudo also. I think it’s great that it’s a bus stop — it’s almost like a port! Stop here on the way to Mexico City, haha.

Best Mexican food in Topeka at any price. Ridiculously cheap for the quality of food. Guacamole and chicken tacos are the best.
Certainly not fancy, but the restaurant has always been clean and the staff has always been friendly.
One caveat however, if the los Paisano’s bus is in the parking lot the line will be very very long.

Real, real, real Mexican. Inexpensive and flavorful. Everything tastes so fresh. Salsa is clearly homemade. Menu in Spanish (with English), staff and customers speaking Spanish, and playing Spanish-​speaking TV means this is real Mexican food and they don’t have to say ‘authentic’ bc it is. Will def be back many times while I am here in Topeka.

Food was outstanding. 6 of us ate for $ 32.00. I had the Three Steak Tacos with guacamole and beans. I don’t know what is in the green sauce on top of the tacos but, I would like to order a five gallon bucket to go please.

Easily the most legit Mexican food in town. Well priced, consistent, and not diluted by the expectations of the Midwest consumer. There are few reasons to pay someone else to cook around here and this is one.

The food was fantastic!!! We definitely got our money’s worth. The shells were hand-​made, and the guacamole was fresh and incredible! Family of five and we had hard and soft tacos, enchilada, quesadilla, and a burrito. All of them were freshly made. It was very casual dining, order at table and then find your seat and then sit down

The soft tacos are the best in town. Beef or Pork — there is just no flavor like them anywhere else around here. I’d venture to say the corn tortilla shells are made fresh daily. The meat is tender and with a squirt of lime juice on top — it’s a sample of heaven. This joint gets my vote for BEST Mexican food in Topeka hands-​down. Nobody else even comes close.
The service is always friendly and the food is served at a pace where you know they’re back there preparing it for you — not heating up a premade plate and bringing to you table — like so many other restaurants in town do.
As a pure-​white-​chick I find the décor a bit overboard — blaring TVs with «Mexican Soap Operas» and brightly hand-​painted walls paired with plastic table covers with chili peppers printed all over them… but the really food is good and I really don’t care. Take it to go if you wish — they’ll package it right up for you.
Lastly, don’t let the fact that these are real Mexican women who speak Spanish fluently (and probably as a first language) scare you off. Or that there’s a bunch of stuff all over the place you can’t read — they speak English and are very happy to help you out.