Mexican Restaurants in Brighton, New York Area

Mexican Restaurants in Brighton, New York Area

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Brighton is a small suburb located just to the southeast of Rochester, N.Y. Brighton also is a gateway to an area filled with small parks, golf country clubs and the recreational water areas. Near Brighton are Ellison County Park and Wetlands, Oak Hill Country Club and the waters of the Irondequoit Bay off of Lake Ontario. For visitors, there are several restaurant choices around Brighton and the surrounding Rochester area, including Mexican places.

John's Tex-Mex Eatery

John's Tex-Mex Eatery is a simple, storefront restaurant that makes things easy for its diners. The interior of the restaurant is decorated with Southwest and Mexican flare, like cacti and Mexican Day of the Dead skeletons. On the menu, diners have a choice between a burrito combo, a taco combo and a quesadilla combo. Among the flavor choices, though, are wear it gets interesting. One of the house specials is John's "Famous Mexican Mush Taco," with Mexican corn mush, cheese and sour cream.

John's Tex-Mex Eatery
489 South Ave.
Brighton, NY 14620
(585) 232-5830‎
johnstexmex.com

Sonora's Mexican Restaurant

Sonora's is a traditional Mexican restaurant that offers dishes beyond the taco and burrito mix. The restaurant itself is crammed with Mexican and Latino knickknacks, including the music that plays over the loud speaker. Diners wishing for something unique can choose entrees such as chile rellenos stuffed with cheese and spices or carnitas, a dish of fried pork, rice and cilantro.

Sonora's Mexican Restaurant
800 Jefferson Road
Rochester, NY 14623
(585) 424-2510‎

Dorado

Dorado takes Mexican food and mixes with some dishes with a strong Central American influence. The interior of the restaurant is colorful, with a big mural of a Mexican village dominating one wall. Interesting menu choices include Mexican spicy fish, a dish of mahi mahi made in a spicy house sauce with peppers and rice, or chicken mole, which is chicken baked in a chocolatey mole sauce.

Dorado
690 Park Ave.
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 244-8560‎
doradoparkave.com

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