Restaurantji unveils Hickory's must-visit Mexican dining spots. Enjoy the best Shrimp Tacos, Taco Salad, Chicken Fajitas, and more in the city.
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305 1st Ave SW, Hickory
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“Wonderful authentic Mexican food and grocery store. Stunning decorations and so many plants.”
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1350 US-321, Hickory
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“Was starving Friday, they had great food fast service and it was hot! Thanks”
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2220 North Center Street, Hickory
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“Lo mejor de la comida Mexicana ?? Muy auténtica ??”
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2516 1st Ave SW, Hickory
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“my first visit yesterday - and I can't wait to go back !! super nice people - great food -”
Mexican · $
715 Lenoir Rhyne Blvd SE, Hickory
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“My mother in law and her boyfriend brought my husband and I here right after we got married 😂 so, I may be biased because now it holds a special place in my heart. But, the food was good and the service was fast. I really had no complaints. They have a kids menu so my daughter was able to get her normal chicken and fries. Kid-friendliness: Kid menu was available with all the favs”
Mexican · $
1940 12th Avenue Northeast, Hickory
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“SO DELISH. Everything i got was way too good. Got the cali burrito and two authentic carnitas tacos with red salsa and a coke! 10/10 recommend 🤩🤩🤩”
Mexican · $
2336 Springs Road Northeast, Hickory
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“Fabulous food!!! Amazing portions!!!! I moved here from Portland Oregon and since I moved here I have been on the hunt for Mexican Food that reminds me of my PDX joint I use to go to. This food is amazing and flavorful. I am very very picky with food. I eat a bean, cheese, rice burrito with red and green sauce religiously. Super flavorful and I can tell the quality of ingredients they genuinely care about. This is the first time I have found a place that has made a perfect replica of my favorite simple burrito. I will back forever as I eat a lot of burritos. My man eats chicken quesadilla and he also was blown away and will also be back. We are beyond impressed and I will be recommending this food truck to everyone 🔥🔥🔥”
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1023 16th St NE, Hickory
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“Bisteck a la Mexicans was awesome- tender steak with peppers & onions, rice & beans. Lots of meat for little $$- 1 to go container gave 3 meals worth of meat with just adding some additional beans. Don’t be intimidated by Hispanic focused shopping center and Spanish menu-hostess was very friendly. Only quibble is I would have liked more rice and beans. Unlikely to eat in, modest dining room, but great to go food”
Mexican · $
9887 NC-127, Hickory
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“Freaky fast service and big portions.”
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2419 Springs Road Northeast Ste 105, Hickory
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“Best restaurant ever waitress was really sweet n tentative I am making that a habit once a month!!!”
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505 U.S. Hwy 70 SW, Hickory
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“Went there for first time; Hickory location off 70. Food was abundant and delicious, our waiter, Jasper was exceptional. We will be back! This is the best place of several I have tried since moving here.”
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755 4th St SW, Hickory
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“great food and service”
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3180 S Hwy 127, Hickory
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“The food is amazing and the service was excellent! I highly recommend this restaurant!”
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2750 Springs Road Northeast, Hickory
“Next time you're in the area, Make the stop and order you some food. I havent been here in years and I must say that they've improved 10 folds. I have definitely missed out. I have other goto taco trucks on springs road, so ive neglected this one and decided to try it recently. Im glad I did because it was so much better than I remember it to be. Excellent tacos. Good salsa. Taco meats appeared freshly made when I received my order. No complaints and will definitely return more often and add this to my weekly rotation.”
Mexican · $$
1095 Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard Southeast, Hickory
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“Really enjoyed the food. It was quite a lot. We were a party of 6. I highly recommend if you are looking for a Seafood restaurant. 🙂”
Mexican · $
1709 N Center St, Hickory
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“Every time I go in, they’re cleaning Clorox in a bottle and a rag and they’re cleaning cleaning cleaning. I appreciate that I know that place is clean. Food is awesome. My favorite place to go.”
Mexican · $
944 2nd St NE, Hickory
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“Yummy fresh mexican food! Had curbside miss eating inside.”
Bakery · $
2344a Springs Road Northeast, Hickory
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“They have plenty of cases filled with an amazing variety of pan dulce (which I recently discovered is pronounced dull-se). I got a wide variety for a low price. I went around 9am on a Thursday, it wasn’t busy which was nice for me to take time and pick out what I wanted to try. Everything was delicious, fresh and appealing to look at 🤩💘”
Mexican · $
66 US-321, Hickory
“This is a great new Chipotle location in Hickory. The person that made our salads was very kind and easy to talk to and he did a great job making the food. The only sadness was that they forgot to put in our salad dressings and I didn't realize until I got home.”
Mexican · $
2038 US Hwy 70 Southeast, Hickory
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“🥰 every time we go to Hickory we have to stop build your own burrito great staff great place to eat!”
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1770 US Hwy 70 Southeast, Hickory
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“i went there and their drink machine was messed up. i reported it trying to help and the cashier said others had reported the drinks being messed up also. an older lady that I assume was the manager comes out with the rudest most unprofessional attitude. she literally took a cup and announced "carbonation" then dumped it out then did this over and over for the whole machine instead of just tasting the problem. manager or not rude, lazy employee. not going back to pack $16+ dollars just to have an employee make a scene at the drink machine they wanna charge $3 for. keep your rotten attitudes and overpriced crap I feel bad for the young people working there if that's how things go in front of customers”
Fast Food · $
2505 US Hwy 70 Southeast, Hickory
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“We live next to a Taco Bell by a certain baseball stadium in town. We purposely drive to this one that’s 15 minutes further because the night crew is very fast, never had a mistake with an order, and including the drive back, it would still be faster than the one closest to us. Y’all rule 🥲”
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2451 Springs Road Northeast, Hickory
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“omg i love jackson there he is literally so full of energy and so funny like yall cooked with hiring him he's so sweet he gave me n my friend a passion mix w strawberry n was soo good like literally best energy give him a raise immediately”
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