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13 Mexican fast-food chains that could be the next Chipotlehttps://www.businessinsider.in/13-mexican-fast-food-chains-that-could-be-the-next-chipotle/freebirds-world-burrito/slidelist/51271320.cms2021-07-26T12:47:13+05:30

13 Mexican fast-food chains that could be the next Chipotle

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Jul 26, 2021, 12:47 IST

Freebirds World Burrito

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Cool offerings: Freebirds is a fast casual chain in the Southwest that offers multiple flavors of tortillas, dessert options, and a rewards card to rack up points for a free meal or merchandise.

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Tijuana Flats

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Cool offerings: Tijuana flats is known for its hot sauce bar. It has a funky, almost grungy atmosphere with murals on the wall and hand painted ceiling tiles. The Florida chain has a fun personality. A point on its manifesto: "It only burns for a little while."

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Baja Fresh Mexican Grill

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Cool offerings: Baja Fresh has been around since 1990 and is all about nutrition. The chain is transparent with its ingredients and even offers a 600 calorie menu, crispy fish tacos, and taquitos.

Pancheros

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Cool offerings: Pancheros menu is simple, but the chain prides itself on its home-made tortillas that it claims can hold the heaviest of burritos.

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Taco Cabana

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Cool offerings: Compared to other Mexican fast food options, Taco Cabana is cheap and offers a range in Mexican dishes. The best part? Happy hour from 4-7 where customers can get a margarita or beer plus bean or cheese nachos for $3.

Del Taco

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Cool offerings: Del Taco has been around since the 1960s, yet its menu continues to be innovative. Beer-battered fish tacos, suf and turf burritos, and a generous dollar menu are enough to grab customers' attention.

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Moe's

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Cool offerings: "Welcome to Moe's!" A friendly greeting, two burrito size options, and Moe's Grocery gives this chain a fun edge to its competition.

Qdoba

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Cool offerings: Qdoba is growing quickly with over 600 locations in the US. Its menu stands out by offering tortilla soup, taco salad and nototiously named tacos.

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Dos Toros

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Cool offerings: The menu at Dos Toros is simple, but the culture of the New York-based chain is edgy and transparent. Its website features music videos that the staff made of themselves and shares the playlists of its restaurants.

Taco Bueno

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Cool offerings: Other than random offerings like the .59 cent taco burger, Taco Bueno's signature item is the beef muchaco. Its a taco made of pita bread with a layer of refried beans, beef, a veggies. The chain says it's, "the best kept secret in town."

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Zona Fresca

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Cool offerings: Zona Fresca's motto: "To serve not your everyday Mexican food, but Mexican food you can eat everyday." It's menu is baja California themed with shrimp or fish tacos, burritos, and quesadillas.

California Tortilla

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Cool offerings: California Tortilla's chef-inspired creations are unique and intriguing. The Korean BBQ burrito, honey lime burrito, and bacon chicken club burrito are unlike anything we've seen at other Mexican chains.

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El Pollo Loco

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Cool offerings: El Pollo Loco is all about chicken. Crazy chicken. Burritos, salads, and individual chicken meals are featured on its vast menu.

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