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DALLAS (KDAF) — Texas is home to many of the best things, high school football, barbecue, rodeos, music, nightlife, and much more. One of the best things though is food, nationwide and even worldwide, the Lone Star State has some of the best food offerings money can buy.

The cream of the crop in Texas is Tex-Mex and BBQ! Did you know that Texas is home to some of the best Mexican restaurant chains in the country? A report from Restaurant Clicks says, “Most Mexican chain restaurants in the U.S. deem themselves Tex-Mex cuisine as they fuse Mexican flavors with more American ingredients like cheddar cheese, hard-shelled tacos, and flour tortillas, not to mention a major reduction of heat and spice levels typical in authentic Mexican salsas.”

Do you think you know the best Mexican restaurant chains in America, and which ones are from Texas? Let’s take a look at the report’s list:

  1. Chuy’s – Austin
  2. Baja Fresh – California
  3. Torchy’s Tacos – Austin
  4. Chipotle – Colorado
  5. Qdoba – Colorado
  6. Taco Bell – California
  7. Del Taco – California
  8. Moe’s Southwest Grill – Georgia
  9. Taco Cabana – Texas
  10. Pappasito’s Cantina – Texas
  11. El Pollo Loco – Mexico
  12. Wahoo’s Fish Tacos – California
  13. El Torito – California

For more from this report by Restaurant Clicks, click here!