Ranking Mexican restaurants sounds simple until two completely different meals both refuse to leave your mind. One place nails the tortillas. Another wins you over with mole that took hours to build.
Somewhere else, the tacos are so good that every other comparison suddenly feels unfair. Upstate New York made this list difficult in the best possible way.
We looked past flashy dining rooms and focused on what actually lands on the plate. Flavor mattered. Technique mattered…