Tex-Mex cuisine is a regional American cuisine that originates from the culinary creations of Tejano people. It has spread from border states such as Texas and others in the Southwestern United States to the rest of the country. It is a subtype of Southwestern cuisine found in the American Southwest.
The cuisine of the Southwestern United States is food styled after the rustic cooking of the Southwestern United States. It comprises a fusion of recipes for things that might have been eaten by Spanish colonial settlers, cowboys, Native Americans, and Mexicans throughout the post-Columbian era; there is, however, a great diversity in this kind of cuisine throughout the Southwestern states.
Molina's Cantina is a Tex-Mex restaurant chain in Houston, Texas. As of 2022, Molina's is the oldest still-operating Tex-Mex restaurant in Houston.
Korean–Mexican fusion is a type of fusion cuisine originally from Los Angeles that combines traditional elements of American-style Mexican and Korean foods. The earliest Korean-Mexican fusion featured Mexican or Tex-Mex dishes such as tacos or burritos filled with Korean-style barbecued meats and kimchi. Typical dishes include Korean tacos and bulgogi burritos. Food critics Jane and Michael Stern state that Korean–Mexican fusion is a growing food trend that has steadily gained in popularity since 2009.
Esparza's Tex Mex Cafe, or simply Esparza's, was a Tex-Mex restaurant in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Opened by Martha and Joe Esparza in 1990, the restaurant operated for more than 24 years before closing in January 2014. Its unusual menu included buffalo tostadas, ground ostrich and nopalitos, several varieties of tongue, beef brisket, and more traditional options such as enchiladas, quesadillas, tacos and tamales. Esparza's was one of Portland's most popular restaurants during the 1990s and was named "Restaurant of the Year" by The Oregonian in 1992.
The Goose, formerly The Blue Goose, is a New Mexican, Southwestern, and Tex-Mex restaurant in southeast Portland, Oregon, United States.
Fogón Cocina Mexicana is a Mexican restaurant in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, in the United States.
Matt's BBQ is a barbecue restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Boise neighborhood. Sibling restaurant Matt's BBQ Tacos, also located in Portland, opened in 2019.
Spinasse is an Italian restaurant in Seattle, Washington, established in 2008.
La Carta de Oaxaca is a Mexican restaurant in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Taurus Ox is a Lao restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The restaurant launched another called Ox Burger.
Tacos Chukis is a chain of Mexican restaurants with multiple locations in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Carmelo's Tacos is a Mexican restaurant with two locations in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Nacho Borracho is a bar and Mexican/Tex-Mex restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Kamonegi is a Japanese restaurant in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Paju is a Korean restaurant in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.
El Chupacabra is a Mexican / Tex-Mex restaurant with two locations in Seattle, Washington. The business operates in the Greenwood / Phinney Ridge area, and along Alki Beach Park in West Seattle. Previously, a third location operated in South Lake Union, until 2018.
Lil Red Takeout and Catering, is a Jamaican restaurant in Seattle's Columbia City / Rainier Valley area, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Wood Shop BBQ is a restaurant in Seattle's Atlantic / Central District area, in the U.S. state of Washington. Owned by James Barrington and Matt Davis, the restaurant has been featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Wood Shop BBQ has operated outposts.
