The map above shows the best Mexican chain in each US state and comes from CashNetUSA.
They looked at the following chains:
Taco Bell, Chipotle, Qdoba, Del Taco, Taco John’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill, El Pollo Loco
And here are the worst rated Mexican chains by state:
Full List By State:
| State | Top Rated | Bottom Rated |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Moe's Southwest Grill | Chipotle |
| Alaska | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Arizona | Chipotle | Del Taco |
| Arkansas | Chipotle | Qdoba |
| California | El Pollo Loco | Taco Bell |
| Colorado | Chipotle | Taco Bell |
| Connecticut | Moe's Southwest Grill | Chipotle |
| Delaware | Chipotle | Taco Bell |
| Florida | Qdoba | Chipotle |
| Georgia | Qdoba | Chipotle |
| Hawaii | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Idaho | Chipotle | Taco Bell |
| Illinois | Moe's Southwest Grill | Taco Bell |
| Indiana | Moe's Southwest Grill | Taco Bell |
| Iowa | Moe's Southwest Grill | Taco Bell |
| Kansas | Qdoba | Taco Bell |
| Kentucky | Moe's Southwest Grill | Taco Bell |
| Louisiana | Chipotle | Taco Bell |
| Maine | Chipotle | Chipotle |
| Maryland | Qdoba | Chipotle |
| Massachusetts | Qdoba | Chipotle |
| Michigan | Moe's Southwest Grill | Chipotle |
| Minnesota | Qdoba | Chipotle |
| Mississippi | Moe's Southwest Grill | Taco Bell |
| Missouri | Moe's Southwest Grill | Taco Bell |
| Montana | Qdoba | Taco Bell |
| Nebraska | Qdoba | Taco Bell |
| Nevada | Chipotle | Qdoba |
| New Hampshire | Chipotle | Taco Bell |
| New Jersey | Qdoba | Chipotle |
| New Mexico | Chipotle | Taco Bell |
| New York | Qdoba | Chipotle |
| North Carolina | Qdoba | Chipotle |
| North Dakota | Qdoba | Taco Bell |
| Ohio | Moe's Southwest Grill | Taco Bell |
| Oklahoma | Qdoba | Taco Bell |
| Oregon | Qdoba | Taco Bell |
| Pennsylvania | Moe's Southwest Grill | Chipotle |
| Rhode Island | Chipotle | Chipotle |
| South Carolina | Moe's Southwest Grill | Chipotle |
| South Dakota | Qdoba | Taco Bell |
| Tennessee | Moe's Southwest Grill | Chipotle |
| Texas | Qdoba | Taco Bell |
| Utah | Chipotle | Taco Bell |
| Vermont | Moe's Southwest Grill | Taco Bell |
| Virginia | Qdoba | Chipotle |
| Washington | Chipotle | Taco Bell |
| West Virginia | Qdoba | Chipotle |
| Wisconsin | Moe's Southwest Grill | Taco Bell |
| Wyoming | Qdoba | Taco Bell |
Methodology:
The full methodology of how they ranked the best and worst chains can be found here.
Also see the best and worst:
What’s your favourite Mexican chain?
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