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Mexican
Amigos
Three Locations:
100 14th Stree (On the Corner) 244-4005
1145 Fifth St. SW (by Food Lion) 984-5773
1863 Seminole Trail 973-9301
Daily 11 am - 10 pm
L/D $5/$7
Lunch specials on Monday; margarita specials
on Tuesday. Look for coupons. Carry out available.
Aqui es Mexico
295-4748
Fax: 975-3863
221 Carlton Rd. Suite 12
$7-10
Easily the most authentic Mexican and El Salvadoran food in town. Everything from pupusas to huevos rancheros to tamales. Wednesday is Mexican pasta day (5-9 pm). Open for brunch Sunday.
Atomic Burrito
977-0117
109 Second St. SE (Downtown Mall)
Mon-Sat 11 am - 2 am (but kitchen closes at 10 pm Mon-Wed,
12 am Thu-Sat, bar open late)
$6
Baja Bean Company
www.bajabean.com
293-4507
1327 W. Main St. (Corner)
Daily 11 am - 2 am
L/D $6
California-style Mexican. Margaritas as
big as your head. Live music. Patio seating.
Chipotle
872-0212
953 Emmett St. N (Barracks Rd. Shopping Ctr.)
L/D $6-7
Extremely popular organic burrito chain, walking distance from the Law School.
El Puerto
872-9488
2045 Barracks Rd. (near the Tavern and ALC Copies, across
from the main Barracks Road Center)
M-F 11 am - 10 pm, Sat 11:30 am - 10 pm, Sun 11:30 am - 9
pm
L/D $4/$6
Closest Mexican sit-down restaurant to the Law School. Burritos, enchiladas, tacos, combo meals. Ask for their hot tomatillo salsa (it's free).
El Tapatio
293-6071
1304 Long Street on
250 Bypass (Pantops Mountain area by Pita Inn)
Mon-Sat 10 am - 10 pm, Sun 10 pm - 9 pm
L/D $7
Offers on-line discount coupon.
Guadalajara
805 E. Market St. 977-2676
395 Greenbriar Dr. 978-4313
2206 Fontaine Ave 979-2424
M-F 10 am - 10 pm, Sat-Sun noon - 10 pm
Lunch around $5, dinner $7 and up
Average Mexican food. Call ahead for
large groups. Takeout available.
La Cocina del Sol (Charlottesville)
872-0270
2005 Commonwealth Drive (corner of Hydraulic Road & Commonwealth Drive formerly Rococo's)
Mon - Sat 11:00 am - 10:00 pm; Sun: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
$11-20
La Cocina del Sol (Crozet)
823-5469
1200 Crozet Avenue
Crozet, VA 22932
Mon-Sat 11 am - 10 pm, Sun 10:30 am - 10 pm
L/D $11-$20
Yellow Building in front of the post office in Crozet.
Qdoba
www.qdoba.com
293-6299
1416 University
Ave. (the Corner)
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Mon-Wed 11 am - 10 pm, Thu-Sat 11 am - 2:30 pm, Sun 12 - 9 pm
L/D $6
National Chain Tex-Mex food in wrapped burritos
(or "naked"
burritos in a bowl with a tortilla on the side), tacos, nachos,
chips and salsa; food is customized to your taste while you
watch; big-screen TV in back. Popular with students.
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Pupusa Crazy servers will make the guacamole dip
fresh at your table.
 Restaurants come and go. For the latest on Charlottesville
restaurants, see the list in the back of C-Ville Weekly, (Dining
Web site) or check out Charlottesville-Dining.com,
which offers surveys and rankings of local restaurants. For true-blue foodies, the Hook's food blog, The Dish, offers breaking news on dining and food.

"la Cocina del Sol in Crozet is the by far the best Mexican-Latin food in the greater Charlottesville area. "
—Kyle Komenda '07
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