Where is the best Mexican food in Tigard?
Most of Tigard’s Mexican food lives on two strips: Pacific Highway, where the taquerias and full-service rooms line up one after another, and downtown Main Street, where the family favorite sits a block from Rotary Plaza. The shortlist below sorts real, verified addresses by how you are likely to eat: taco-shop lunch, sit-down dinner, or a quick stop on the way home.
Which taquerias do Tigard locals rate highest?
Two names come up again and again when locals argue about Tigard’s best Mexican food, and they sit on opposite ends of town.
Taqueria La Fuente
Downtown Tigard · Main Street
A family taqueria and restaurant on downtown Main Street, open since 2003 and the name that regularly lands at the top of local “best Mexican in Tigard” lists. Al pastor, carnitas and the classic combo plates, served in a warm sit-down room a block from Rotary Plaza.
12198 SW Main St, Tigard, OR 97223 · 503-639-3653
Sanchez Taqueria Y Panaderia
Pacific Highway · Tacos & bakery
A taco shop and bakery under one roof and one of the most-reviewed Mexican stops in the area. Order tacos, burritos and quesadillas at the counter, then grab conchas or pan dulce from the bakery case on the way out.
13050 SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard, OR 97223 · 503-684-2838
Local move: Sanchez is a taqueria and a panaderia in one, so order your tacos at the counter and grab a bag of conchas for the morning before you leave.
Where can you sit down for a full Mexican dinner in Tigard?
When the meal deserves a table and a menu that goes beyond tacos, these two full-service rooms on the Pacific Highway strip are the reliable answer.
El Guajillo Mexican Restaurant
Pacific Highway · Full service
A full-service Mexican restaurant on the Pacific Highway strip with a menu that runs deep beyond the usual suspects: generous combo plates, seafood dishes and the classics, served in a sit-down room made for a proper dinner.
12725 SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard, OR 97223 · 503-372-5556
Mazatlán Mexican Restaurant
Pacific Highway · Sit down
A full-service, sit-down Mexican restaurant on the Pacific Highway strip, the pick when you want a real table and a menu that goes well beyond tacos. The kind of room where family dinners are the norm and nobody is in a hurry.
11619 SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard, OR 97223 · 503-620-6650
Local move: combo plates are the value play at both rooms, and the leftovers travel well if your eyes were bigger than your appetite.
What about tacos to go, or from a cart?
Some of the best tacos in Tigard never require a reservation. These two cover the takeout and cart-side end of the scene, and the cart even does double duty with a sit-down restaurant nearby.
La Real Taqueria
Cart on Pacific Highway · Restaurant on Hall Blvd
Street-style tacos from the cart on Pacific Highway, or the sit-down full menu a few blocks over at 12085 SW Hall Blvd #130. One name, two ways to eat, both a short drive apart.
11530 SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard, OR 97223 · 503-477-9333
Livi's Taquería
Pacific Highway · Fast casual
A fast-casual taqueria on the Pacific Highway strip, well liked by regulars for crunchy quesadillas, tacos and burritos served quickly at the counter for takeout or a fast table.
11654 SW Pacific Hwy Unit 6, Tigard, OR 97223 · 971-808-7138
For a quick-service taco counter, Taco Del Sol at 13165 SW Pacific Hwy is the other steady fixture on the strip, and we covered it in full in our lunch guide .
Any tips for Mexican food hunting in Tigard?
- Follow the two strips: Pacific Highway carries most of the taquerias and sit-down rooms, and downtown Main Street holds the family favorite. Washington Square is where you go for dumplings, not tacos.
- Sanchez’s bakery case is the sleeper move: tacos for lunch, pan dulce for the morning, all in one stop.
- If you want tortas from a cart, the Hudson Plaza pod has West Coast Torta Company, and the full pod tour is in our food cart pods guide .
- Hours vary by day and season, so check a spot’s site before you go, especially on Sundays, when many Tigard kitchens run shorter schedules.