Just off of Allen Road near West Outer Drive, Los Arcos is run by the Diaz family, who also operate El Parian taco trucks, Los Arcos, and La Palapa del Parian in southwest. This spacious sit-down restaurant offers a variety of traditional dishes such as arrachera, pollo con mole, and camarones a la diabla. They also offer unique menu items like the Hawaiian Burger — pineapple, bacon, beef patty, cheese, tomatoes, onion, jalapeño, served with fries and salchipulpos (pan-fried beef sausages).

This family-owned restaurant has been around for more than 20 years and serves up bountiful large portions for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Expect tacos, burritos, tamales, and chimichangas, as well as chilaquiles with eggs, mini botanas, and carne asada platters with Delmonico steak. For larger dining parties, order a variety of family packs available in any party size. Multiple locations downriver include Lincoln Park, Taylor, and Wyandotte.

The Taco Stand Taqueria offers carry-out service with limited stools that surround the building, offering a front-row window into the kitchen. The Taco Stand offers quick service items of tacos, quesadillas, and burritos and has multiple locations around downriver to enjoy carne asada fries and taco stand bowls which are filled with rice, beans, meat, cheese, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Taylor, Garden City, and Riverview locations offer dine in service.

This supermarket has a small counter inside that is serving up lunch specials that include two tacos, rice, and beans, and the marinated pork for al pastor tacos is sliced off the spit to order. As guests wait for food, they can shop at the market’s butcher counter, select imported beers and Mexican sodas from fully-stocked coolers, and check out the shelves of ceramics, gifts, and sweet treats.

Located inside the Sunoco gas station on W. Jefferson, El Agave Taqueria serves up Michoacán-style carnitas, large cups of horchata, and tacos are available for $1 on Tuesdays. A separate entrance transports guests from the fluorescent and neon-lit gas station into a bright and bold atmosphere comfortable for both to-go and dine-in service.

The Garcia family has served tacos to the Downriver area since 1979. The specialty is the Mexican sandwich, an open-faced flour tortilla sandwich layered with white beans, another tortilla, Mexican rice, a third tortilla, and topped with guisado de res or guisado de puerco, and melted cheese. The restaurant — attached to 7th Street Market — offers dine-in service and Monday carry-out specials that are regularly updated on Facebook.

This cash-only truck resides on Southfield, although it has gone through various iterations over the years. This truck, often attracts a line fans, is known for its super burritos — packed with meat, lettuce, onion, cilantro, cheese, tomato, rice, beans, and salsa. Lunch and dinner specials are updated on the handwritten menu beneath the window. The truck is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day except Sunday.

La Finca serves up large portions of Mexican classics, including huevos con chorizo, wet burritos, enchiladas with green or red sauce, and desserts like flan and flaming ice cream. The tripe stew is available on the weekends, and note, that due to the small size of the restaurant, the tables fill up quickly for dine-in service.

Los Charros offers several items made famous on social media, such as beef birria ramen noodles and quesabirrias (a Wednesday special for $10). Here, quesabirrias are made with flour tortillas, cheese, birria, onions, and cilantro pressed to form a quesadilla, and served with a side cup of beefy consomé for dipping. Weekly specials are updated on social media. The restaurant is daily except Mondays.

Galindo’s is known downriver for their tortas which are served on Mexican bakery rolls made fresh daily, and the back of the menu is compiled of over 20 different flavor varieties. The Chupacabra has breaded chicken, breaded steak, pork, salchica, egg, and queso Oaxaca. The Italian is served with chorizo, salchicha, and queso Oaxaca. The menu also features breakfast from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., dinners with rice and beans, and Tuesday carryout specials on tacos that are updated on social media. Galindo’s also offers its Mexican fare from other locations and two food trucks downriver. One parks near the airport on Grosse Ile and the other on Fort and West Road in Trenton. Follow the food truck and events page for hours.

Baked goods, burgers, and taco Tuesday — all under one roof. El Bigotes is located within Vinewood Mexican Bakery and serves quesabirras, tacos, and burgers — all available for carryout limited dining in. Visit the bakery after for pan dulce, cookies, cheesecake, and tamales to take home. On Fat Tuesday, stop in to enjoy fresh baked paczki.

Serving downriver for more than 40 years, Mexican Gardens is a great option for folks headed to MJR Southgate Digital Cinema 20 for its dinner-and-a-movie deal. For $42, guests receive a $25 gift card to the restaurant and two movie tickets. A fully stocked bar serves customers margaritas and imported beers while waiting for a table on busy nights.

Sabor combines the flavors of Mexican and Mediterranean on one menu — from wet burritos, chicken shawarma wraps and tacos, taco and fattoush salads, and a dip sampler featuring guacamole, pico de gallo, hummus, and garlic dip, and a mix of tortilla chips and pita bread. For dessert, sopapillas — a fry bread that the spot likens to mini elephant ears, churros, and the occasional baklava. The restaurant also features a vegan taco menu. Sabor is located next to the liquor store with the blue awning on West Road.