Best Mexican restaurant
Bostonians prefer to have many of their world cuisines filtered through an American idiom (see the Chinese
and Italian categories), and that's the case at the Border Café, a Harvard Square institution. The Tex-Mex
joint attracts crowds so big the place needs a buzzer system to alert you that your hour-long wait is
finally over and the margarita-drinking may commence. Who needs to be a purist when fajitas are made to
order and delivered sizzling to your table on a cast-iron skillet?
Anna's Taqueria is the little burrito shop that could. In just a couple of years, it has become a local
chain and a favorite. Grilled meats (including killer pork), your choice of beans and toppings, and
pliant homemade tortillas add up to mouthwatering burritos. It's mostly take-out (though a few locales
have ample seating), and lunchtime is a spectacle: the crowd's all keyed up as flawless line cooks put
on a show worthy of the Rockettes. Unlike Taco Bell, Anna's needs no talking Chihuahua to put competitors
to shame.
Border Café, 32 Church Street, Cambridge, (617) 864-6100; Anna's Taqueria, various locations.
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