Carne asada, which in English means "grilled meat," is beef. For this Mexican dish, one-inch-thick steaks are marinated in lime juice and seasonings, grilled, and then cut into thin strips. Carne asada is either served as a main course typically with rice and beans, or used as a filling for tacos or burritos.

Arroyo Restaurant in Mexico City features seating for 2,200 patrons and parking for 600 cars. Its army of cooks makes up to 15,000 tortillas a day.

Taco Bell was just named the best Mexican restaurant in the United States, according to a nationwide customer survey of people's favorite brands. The Harris Poll, surveyed more than 77,000 customers on over 3,000 brands to determine what everyone loved the most. Taco Bell beat Chipotle, Baja Fresh, Del Taco, and Qdoba.

Pew counted 788,018 restaurants operating nationwide, based on SafeGraph's data as of March 23, 2023. Of the more than 80,000 restaurants serving Mexican food, 51 percent are in California, Texas, Illinois, New York and Florida.