Don’t be fooled by the northerly location—excellent Mexican food exists in Seattle. This port city on the Pacific Ocean has a reputation for welcoming immigrants and their varied cuisines, and the flavors of Mexico are no exception. Regional variations are particularly popular, according to Thrillist. You’ll find so much more than just the basic quesadilla, such as tacos al pastor from Central Mexico, Southern California-style taquitos, and even Korean fusion. Here’s a list of nine restaurants doing the best Mexican catering in Seattle.
1. Taco Del Mar (12th Ave., Seattle)
Widely renowned for some of the best Mexican in Seattle, this locally based chain specializes in the cuisine of Coastal Mexico. In addition to the requisite Taco Bar, also choose from unique alternatives like a Taco Salad Bar, Baja Bowl Bar, or Nacho Bar stocked with your choice of two types of meat like tender braised chicken, satisfying seasoned pork, or Alaskan fish.
2. Pecado Bueno (Fremont Ave. N., Seattle )
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Combine traditional taqueria fare with the freshest ingredients like sustainable seafood and hormone-free meats, and you get some of the best Mexican catering in Seattle. The Enchilada Box, which comes with rice, beans, and a cookie, is an excellent alternative to a run-of-the-mill sandwich. The sweet and savory garlic-roasted butternut squash, an unexpected enchilada filling, gets raves from both vegetarian and meat eaters. Order it smothered in your choice of tangy green, spicy red, or gooey cheese sauce.
3. Terentino’s Catering (21st Ave. W., Seattle)
Get your Mexican fix for breakfast, lunch, or dinner courtesy of Terentino’s Catering. Chef and owner Terry Harris prepares dishes from around the world including to-die-for chile relleno casserole, a unique breakfast dish loaded with hot poblano peppers and melted cheese. Later in the day, go for the interactive taco bar, or Mexican enchiladas stuffed with your choice of chicken, beef, or black beans. No wonder it’s known for some of the best Mexican in Seattle.
4. Lovage (S. Weller St., Seattle)
Dig into some of the best Mexican catering in Seattle in a salad or customizable bowl format with international influences. Order the “On the Border” bowl and select your choice of base of rice noodles, zucchini noodles, or quinoa, and top it with fresh ingredients like carrots, black beans, corn, bell peppers, jalapeños, salsa, and zesty cilantro-lime dressing.
5. Bomba Fusion (Delridge Way SW, Seattle)
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The familiar cuisine of Mexico and the fiery flavors of Korea are a match made in heaven at this beloved food truck owned and operated by a group of former Amazon interns. Regular customers adore the bibimbap buffet, complete with succulent Korean barbecue beef bulgogi and spicy pork bulgogi, tofu, fluffy white rice, sautéed vegetables, zucchini, bean sprouts, stir-fried glass noodles, and, of course, fiery kimchi and crunchy corn tortilla chips.
6. Amonos! Mexican Kitchen (130th Ave. NE, Bellevue)
Order some of the best Mexican catering in Seattle for breakfast, lunch, or dinner in an instant. Wake up with the breakfast taco bar, piled high with warm scrambled eggs, crispy potatoes, and cheese. Come lunchtime, the taco bar changes a bit and includes lettuce, cheese, onion, cilantro rice, beans, sour cream, and salsa. Both come with your choice of flour or corn tortillas and proteins like carne asada, carnitas, or vegetables.
7. Taqueria Los Chilangos (Wallingford Ave. N., Seattle)
This food truck is widely known for cooking up some of the best Mexican in Seattle, and their “Street Soft” taco bar is guaranteed to please. It comes stocked with corn tortillas, rice, black beans, cilantro, onions, limes, hot salsa, mild salsa, and your choice of two types of meat like rich carnitas, tender chicken slow-cooked with adobo sauce, al pastor seasoned with died chiles, or carne asada.
8. Blue Water Taco Grill (Queen Anne Ave. N., Seattle)
For a quick and easy working lunch, you can’t go wrong with an order from this spot specializing in Southern California-style Mexican catering in Seattle. Feed a large party with the Fresh Mex Taco Salad Bar that includes warm and crispy taco salad shells, fresh romaine lettuce, black beans, corn, sour cream, guacamole, queso blanco, pico de gallo, and your choice of protein like chicken, carnitas, carne asada, or prawns and homemade dressing like sweet chipotle or cilantro-lime vinaigrette.
9. Moctezuma’s Mexican Restaurant (Southcenter Mall, Tukwila)
Savor some of the best Mexican in Seattle from this local restaurant chain known for incredibly fresh ingredients, from scratch cooking, and impeccable attention to detail. The Authentic Mexico City Taco Bar arrives heaving with shredded barbacoa beef and grilled chicken tacos made with homemade tortillas. Sides include rice, beans, assorted salsas, cilantro, onion, limes, chips, and salsa.
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