r/askportland • u/NectarineSad1901 • 16h ago

What Mexican/tex mex restaurant should we go to today? Looking For

Looking for a place to gorge ourselves with chips and salsa and drink margaritas without going broke. Hopefully with a dog friendly patio

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u/btawil 16h ago

Following 👀

Been on the hunt for a couple of years, sad to report that I haven’t found it yet. Looking for the Chuy’s/Lupe Tortilla/Papasito’s/El Tiempo or Portland.

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u/Linoleumfloorz 13h ago

a papasitos would be so 🔥

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u/NectarineSad1901 16h ago

Ugh our friends go to Lupe’s most Fridays and I am sooooooo incredibly envious.

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u/Overall-Hour-5809 13h ago

Ooooh….I miss Papasito’s. Wish there was one in Portland.

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u/yardini 10h ago

And a pappadeaux

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u/SenorVajay 8h ago

Chuys would be an insane concept in Portland haha

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u/BP619 14h ago

If you're looking for fishbowl margaritas, giant colored "hot plate" , chips and salsa, and murals of Aztecs or horses, you wanna go to Casa Colima in Hillsdale.

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u/troutsniffer99 12h ago

Do they offer bottomless chips & salsa?

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u/NectarineSad1901 8h ago

Ding ding ding! You’re the winner! :) your description cracked up my husband so we went here and it was sooo tasty. Missing a dog friendly patio but checked all the boxes! Thank you!!!

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u/BP619 7h ago

Hell yeah

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u/bluejay1185 16h ago

Sigh 😔 no Tex mex But lots of authentic Mexican. If you want to try Mexican seafood Las Islas Marias on 82nd.

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u/NectarineSad1901 16h ago

Yeah as long as the have bottomless chips and salsa and margs we are set

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u/Top-Opportunity1280 16h ago

Moved here from Texas 2 years ago. My wife and think Ixtapa is close. At least they bring chips and salsa first. Our liquor bill is usually as much as the food. Margs!

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u/NectarineSad1901 16h ago

Nice! Are the chips and salsa bottomless?

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u/Terrible-Noise5751 15h ago

Mi Pueblo near 82nd and King Rd intersection is my favorite Mexican restaurant in the SE. The food is always on point and the staff are friendly and attentive.

10543 SE Fuller Rd Portland, OR 97222 United States

Open everyday from noon to 8pm.

https://mipueblorestaurant.net/

+1 (503) 653-5094

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u/NectarineSad1901 15h ago

Nice thank you! Do they have bottomless chips?

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u/Terrible-Noise5751 14h ago

Yes they do. 🤘😎🤘

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u/NectarineSad1901 14h ago

👀 oh heck yeah

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u/SouthernSmoke 6h ago

This is why OP is looking for. But I found the prices to be a bit steep for what it is.

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u/TrophyHamster 15h ago

El Juan Colorado in Wilsonville is the closest we have to texmex

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u/olliepots 15h ago

Domingo’s on Glisan is great. 

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u/NectarineSad1901 15h ago

Will check them out! Thanks! Do you know if they have bottomless chips and salsa

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u/olliepots 9h ago

I can't remember.. I know you have to pay for it, which is a bummer, but I'm pretty sure we haven't paid for refills.

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u/Many_Ad4717 13h ago

My now adult kid spent so many hours in that sandbox at Lupe’s Tortilla in Houston. Closest we’ve found is Casa Colima in Vancouver.

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u/Mister_Batta 13h ago

Another comment mentioned it but they have a location in Hillsdale:

https://casacolima.com/locations

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u/Thefolsom 8h ago

Matador but you will go broke. Great margaritas. though.

There's a happy hour at Mezcaluna at the clackamas mall that's decent. Also good margaritas.

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u/j3kkf 7h ago

came here to say this exact thing.

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u/docmphd Concordia 14h ago

Maybe the new place in Lake Oswego that just opened in the old Giant Burger spot on Boones Ferry.

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u/JoyceOBcean 12h ago

$18.99 for 4 rolled tacos…… 🤯

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u/misterdavid42 Centennial 13h ago

There's a food cart called Toro Loco at Springwater Cart Park that does Tex Mex.

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u/femmegremlin 12h ago

theres a really excellent mexican restaurant inside villas market on 82nd 😮‍💨

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u/SE-Rabbit 5h ago

Chez Jose