Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in Apex: downtown to Sweetwater

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Apex’s Mexican restaurants spread along the town’s main road. East Williams Street has three restaurants, downtown has La Rancherita on Salem Street, and the chain burrito counters sit at Beaver Creek Commons, Haddon Hall Commons on West Williams Street and Pine Plaza. Newer places are at Sweetwater on Richardson Road and on Green Level West Road.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Apex’s town limits, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 12, 2026. Where a place has no website we could find, it is listed because Wake County’s restaurant inspection data shows a permit at that Apex address; that is how we added La Taberna, Mi Cancun, Mezcalito, Tacos Mexico and Cocina Mexicana La Peña de Horeb. We left out map entries we could not confirm, among them Aranda’s on Apex Peakway (its site no longer loads and the county lists another restaurant at that address), Ciudad Mexico on U.S. 64 and Chili’s on Beaver Creek Commons Drive, neither of which appears in the county’s current list. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

The places

Chipotle is the burrito chain’s Pine Plaza store, with online ordering available during store hours, its location page says.

Cocina Mexicana La Peña de Horeb holds a Wake County restaurant permit on Ten Ten Road. The county record lists no phone.

La Rancherita is the Apex location of a Mexican restaurant with two more in Raleigh. It is downtown on North Salem Street and posts an Apex menu on its site.

La Taberna Mexican Bar & Grill is on East Williams Street. It took part in the town’s 2026 Restaurant Week with a lunch menu posted on the Town of Apex website.

Mamacita calls itself a modern Mexican restaurant with cocktails. The Apex restaurant on Creekside Landing Drive is one of three in the Triangle, with others listed for Heritage and Wake Forest.

Mezcalito is on Green Level West Road in west Apex. Wake County lists it as a permitted restaurant.

Mi Cancun has two Wake County permits in Apex: East Williams Street and the Sweetwater shops on Richardson Road. Neither record lists a phone.

Moe’s Southwest Grill is in Haddon Hall Commons on West Williams Street, its page says, serving burritos, tacos and nachos.

Qdoba is the chain’s Beaver Creek Commons Drive store.

Taco Bell has two Apex restaurants, on Laura Village Road and on Moncure Place. Both list later drive-thru hours than dining room hours.

Tacos Mexico Restaurant is on East Williams Street. Wake County lists it as a permitted restaurant.

Related lists: wings, pizza, breakfast and coffee, burgers, sushi and Asian, ice cream and desserts, bakeries, patios and outdoor dining and every list by category. Also: brunch, date night, the business directory and restaurant inspection scores.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I get Mexican food in Apex?

This list has 13 Mexican and Tex-Mex places inside Apex town limits, including La Rancherita downtown on North Salem Street, Tacos Mexico, La Taberna and Mi Cancun on East Williams Street, Mamacita on Creekside Landing Drive and Mezcalito on Green Level West Road.

Which Apex Mexican restaurants are open late?

The Taco Bell drive-thru on Laura Village Road lists 3 a.m. Sunday to Wednesday and 4 a.m. Thursday to Saturday; the Moncure Place Taco Bell drive-thru lists 1 a.m. daily.

Is there a Mexican restaurant in downtown Apex?

La Rancherita is at 102 N. Salem St., open 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Where are the fast-casual burrito places in Apex?

Chipotle is at 1081 Pine Plaza Drive, Moe’s Southwest Grill at 770 W. Williams St. and Qdoba at 1005 Beaver Creek Commons Drive.