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Posters of Diego Riveraโ€™s art line the walls of St. Maryโ€™s Mexican Food, near Interstate 10. Some people rave about the restaurantโ€™s flour tortillas.

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St. Maryโ€™s Mexican Food

Location:ย 1030 W. St. Maryโ€™s Road

St. Maryโ€™sย is the first place I take friends visiting from out of town to introduce them to Tucson. Standing in line in their lobby, waiting patiently to order anything that uses their standout tortillas and, always, a horchata, is a rite of passage.

Rollies Mexican Patio

Location:ย 4573 S. 12th Ave.

Everything atย Rolliesย is delicious (including its eponymous rolled tacos, dipped in quesoโ€ฆ yum), but their flat enchiladas, doused in their award-winning birria, are life-changing. Their quesabirria tacos, called birria rojo cheesies, are also not to be missed.


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