Have you tried Cozumel on Pendleton Pike, in the new strip mall next to Watsons? So good! The bacon-wrapped shrimp are so indulgent, and the entree includes two full skewers. The menu offers a wider variety of options than some of the other Mexican eateries in town, with a nice choice of seafood entrees in addition to more-traditional burritos, quesadillas, etc. And the margaritas are huge! I ordered a medium-size version and received a glass the size of a fish bowl. The fruit-flavored ones are especially worth sipping--my favorite is the mango. The queso-with-chorizo appetizer is also worth ordering, even if it puts a dent in your appetite!

I'm also a fan of El Jaripeo--one of the few Mexican places I've found with chorizo tacos on the menu. Ummm, chorizo....

I haven't been there but I'll have to try it. Thanks for the tip! A mango margarita sounds awesome.

If you live on the east side, you might try El Azabache - across the street from Washington Square Mall. I really like their fish tacos. They taste very similar to ones I ate in Costa Rica. I also like El Jaripeo but have not been to Cozumel. Mango margaritas sound yummy though!

La Piedad in Broad Ripple is my absolute favorite. You order your food and it's on the table in less than 10 minutes. I always go for vegetarian combo C.

El Azabache is AMAZING!I had no idea anyone else went to that place!

Fountain Square = El Arado. I think.

Right. Thank you.

Had El Sol once and it was terrible. Mexico City Grill on South Emerson is life changing.

Really? Maybe plenty of others agreed with you (cough, hater, cough). I loved it, though I could only handle it every once in a while.

I'll have to try Mexico City Grill some time.

Places like El Sol and La Piedad are fine for Hoosier palates. But I definitely wouldn't call them authentic. They're fine, for what they are, but if you want REAL Mexican food you have to venture to West (or East) Washington Street to those little hole in the wall taquerias where people don't even speak English. THAT is real Mexican food.

La Escollera on East Washington - lots of seafood, crazy delicious.

That was vaguely insulting.

Maybe El Sol wasn't as authentic I would have thought but they did have stuff on the menu that wasn't just tacos, burritos and enchiladas, so I would have put them above some place like Acapulco Joe's.

I guess the only issue for me with (some) of the tiny taquerias is that they don't always have vegetarian options. Like the place in Irvington near Lazy Daze (it might even be called La Taqueria). I know they are supposed to have really great pork tamales but, unfortunately, unless I get a sudden craving for pork, I have to rule that out.

I'd like to get more familiar with more of the authentic places, though.

By the way, I was just kidding with the hater business.

Have ya'll ever tried Qdoba? It's the best burrito in INDY.. I helped vote for it in NUVO..

just in case... /sarcasm

I just can't get into this high-brow Mexican food. It's Taco Bell alllllll the way for me.

I jest. Lisa, I think El Sol is coming back. See? http://www.indy.com/posts/333

Let's go when it reopens.

The Mexican food on east and west Washington street is a lot of things (some of it pretty scary), but one thing it isn't is high-brow.

It's a date!

I've heard a lot of people say that Cancun (at 65th St) is crappy, but I never seem to notice much after I've had about 2/3rds of the Cancun Margarita. To heck with the food, I'd go there for that alone. Well worth the $8.00.

I had the Chicken Enchiladas Suizas at Cozumel---what made it stand out is the fact that they serve their enchiladas with fresh steamed vegetables and rice. Nice touch. As for El Sol---negatory. Years ago I was hooked on the tostadas at Acapulco Joe's---odd topppings such as an olive, beet slice, slice of heard boiled egg---that did the job.

Wow. El Sol is really unpopular with some folks on here. It's funny how different tastes and the different ways that restaurants that serve the same general type of cuisine can make for such disparate opinions on what's good and bad.

That tostada sounds good, John (sans the beet slice), but I could never get into Acapulco Joe's too much. I hate that they only give you taco sauce to eat with your chips, #1 (unless you order something like guac or queso off the menu), and their service is slow. At least at the one downtown. I know there's one in Greenwood, too but I've never been there.

Sure it was (wink).

I actually like Qdoba ok for something quick that has beans and rice in it but I can't really think of it as Mexican food, obviously. For one thing, it's way too low in fat.