taqueria
/ˌtɑːkəˈriːə
/noun chiefly US
A Mexican restaurant specializing in tacos.And unlike our large impostor taco chains, which impose one mediocre style nationwide, ‘real’ (that is, authentic Mexican) taquerias are spreading variety and quality throughout the land....
- San Francisco has a multitude of great restaurants, especially the taquerias, which are cheap and serve beer.
- He met Carlos a second time in a small house that Carlos rents near the plant, in a town where the five & dime and the bakery have been replaced by a taqueria and a Mexican grocery store.
Origin
Mexican Spanish.