Delicious and FAST!!! Authentic Mexican food with some great service. Visiting from Baltimore to see family and friends. Friend said we have to go to one of his favorites in the area. He wasn't kidding. This place is not only delicious but FAST! We were seated immediately, approached for drink orders right away, and had them back at our table within minutes. Same for food. The server was quick, polite, and on top of it. When we got our drinks, we knew what we wanted and he wasted no time at all getting our order in. No joke... within 5 minutes of placing the order we had freshly cooked hot food on our table! Incredible. It was almost concerning initially because of how fast it was but everything was amazing. Service was fast. Food was delicious. The location is tucked away in the corner of a group of buildings but inside is all authentic. They make you feel like part of the family. If in the area again, I will absolutely be back for more! Great spot. read more

First visit the chicken burrito was delicious! Steak burrito was good too and the doors were crispy crunchy. I like the variety of salsas too. read more

Finally stopped in at this place just 2 miles from home. It certainly is authentic Mexican! And we'll certainly be back. I tried the steak tostada, which had some of the most plentiful & flavorful carne asada steak! The cheese enchilada wasn't overpowered with too much cheese, so nicely done. Overall happy with my choices! read more

We've had better food from taco bell. The ground beef was terrible. The enchiladas were bland. The tortilla was burnt. They didnt follow the instructions on the order. Overall, it was a terrible supper for $71. But the doordasher was really great. read more

Great food and service. Salsa, hot sauces and entree all delicious. Entire staff are friendly and helpful. Highly recommend.

Average service at most area restaurants. Once the food is delivered service stops. The taste was average and portions small for the price. Lots of Mexican options. I might return on a Tuesday when seniors get 25% off of a meal. read more

Moved to west side of Indy about a year ago. This was the third Mexican place we have tried in the Avon area. This is the only place we have eaten at multiple times. Food is fresh and delicious, wait staff very nice and the price was great. It's a small restaurant with big Mexican flavor! read more

I am on a mission to try all of the taquerias on the West Side of Indy. Taqueria Vargas is my numero uno at this moment. We had 7 tacos and a huge margarita with chips and salsa for ~$30. The al pastor was SO GOOD! I loved the azada too! I especially loved the garnishes, radish, lime, and grilled onion as well. They put four different salsas in squeeze bottles on the table for us. The two that were in the typical mustard and ketchup bottles were Hot Hot Hot This place is unassuming, informal, and low-key with excellent service. We will definitely return. read more

Taqueria Vargas #1 - a table of tacos and a salad - Mexican Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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Buenos tacos para los que quieren tacos buenos y deliciosos. El servicio es rápido también.

I love it here! I went for lunch on a Monday and sat at a booth. The place is very authentic with a Latin feel. The food is always flavorful. The $2 margaritas are what brings me in! The service is good as the servers are super friendly and pleasant. Parking is free out front. I usually visit this place at least one or two times per week. I'm a fan & highly recommend! read more

Taqueria Vargas #1 - Lunch Special #1 with a $2 margarita - Mexican Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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This spot was shared to me from a friend and I've been hooked on it ever since! Best lengua tacos and horchata in the city!

crappy service doesnt come back to you're table to refill anything! Allows other customers to play music full volume and other have to listen to it while trying to talk to love ones and they just allow it! They don't let you know they charge for every little thing! Got four tacos and got two baby limes and asked for extra and later get the bill and get charge 1.50 for limes! My daughter got a bean burrito and it looked like it was just microwave! read more

We ordered 2 chimichagna and got 2 burritos. Ordered a cheese enchilads and got a beef one. Really we are done wirh this. This is not the 1st time with problems either. Really??? read more

Food is always amazing and comes out fast. Service is quick and people are polite. It's a small restaurant but is great everytime we go! read more

Food was good as usual. I remember visiting this restaurant every week when they first opened. There are a few changes to the inside and some changes to menu prices but otherwise food is still good. They now have an alcohol menu which they didn't have a few years ago. Their salsa and chips are good and the salsa has a kick to it so if you're not a fan of heat, you might want to eat in moderation. I got the carne asada tacos and they were delicious. They have some sauce bottles with a green and red sauce and the red sauce is extra spicy and the green is mild. read more

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Wow. When I say at this point I'm a Mexican food connoisseur, I don't mean it lightly. I have tried so many places from commercial to main steam to authentic to hole in the wall and this is at the top of my list. Not only is the food all homemade fresh in house, but it's so cheap for a great amount of food. The staff is kind and friendly. The restaurant is very clean and small, kind of a hole in the wall place but I'm not sure why because it's the best! 10/10 recommend. read more

Taqueria Vargas #1 - Three Steak Tacos Combo - Mexican Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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The Texas margarita here is THE BEST! Food always comes out hot.. I love the sauces brought to table.. especially the one in yellow bottle but beware its not for the weak. Tacos are great and my favorite has to be the chicken fajitas. read more

Food is always speedy to order and consistently so good! Staff is so friendly too They keep us coming back read more

Most authentic Mexican food spot in this area! Homemade tortillas and extremely fast service!

Always good FAST service! Carnitas tacos are my favorite! The pozole is also amazing! Rinse it down with an ice cold Modelo draft! I live on the east side and this is my favorite spot and make the drive! read more

We did a pickup order through doordash this past weekend. My aunt lives nearby and I had never even realized Taqueria Vargas was right at the corner. There was a slight mixup up with our order, but I called and got it fixed right away. We ended up with steak instead of chicken and my aunt won't do red meat. They were quick to fix it. The queso was excellent! I am a queso snob and the queso blanco has been my favorite as of recent. I got it and the guacamole, which was good, but not excellent. I ordered the shrimp and chicken with cheese and held the rice. And of course because it was covered in queso blanco it was a great choice! The shrimp was very good. I saved the chicken for leftovers today. It was a ton of food between our 3 meals. They gave us a lot of salsa choice, but never having been I didn't know what they were. The green one smelled hot so I passed, but the 2nd green one may have been mixed with guacamole and it disguised the smell. I now call it green fire. My husband didn't believe how how it was and he tried the first one and also said it was pretty spicy. I would pass on these next time. My aunt enjoyed her chicken fajitas and had leftover for today. I wouldn't hesitate to order again. read more

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I've driven by this place before but it's never at a meal time and we don't always remember it but we came across it on DoorDash and decided to give it a try! My husband and I were craving Mexican and this looked like a good local option. It was great! I ordered the pollo chorizo to change up my usual order from Mexican restaurants and I liked it a lot. There was rice included as well. The chicken is just one big piece that you have to cut. I wish it was cut up like arrow con pollo but it was still awesome. It was topped with chorizo and queso. My husband got arrows con pollo which tasted about like it does at any Mexican restaurant. Very good but exactly what we are used to. We got queso dip as well to go with the chips they included and it stayed melted and warm the whole trip! read more

I didn't get any food because although the drinks were on special for $2.50 my green apple and the peach margarita were watered down and tasted like cheap liquor. What's WORSE was the $10.99 carnitos (clay pot) drink that was disgusting! Tasted like the grapefruit was old and rotten and still squeezed. Just wasn't mixed right. I recommend going to Los Chilaquiles restaurant which is less than 10 minutes away from this restaurant! $10.99 for a baby drink is ridiculous. It's $14.99 for a large. And if you want salt on the rim, make sure you ASK for it. The place was packed tho so maybe the food was good but I wouldn't know cos I wouldn't be going back to try. read more

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I'm glad I found this place! Their food is good . Once you go in you seat yourself and a server comes shortly after. Our server was very nice and talkative. Answered our questions about the menu. Prices are OK. They do offer a lunch menu! read more

The tacos here are excellent and so are the sopes. The wings.....not so much. Pretty pathetic actually. But all in all. If you want tacos this place is legit. I love the asada and pastor tacos. read more

Taqueria Vargas #1 - Look at the water cap for size comparison. - Mexican Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Food is excellent! Highly recommend there birria tacos. I usually get 4 . And it already comes with tha dipping juice. And the prices of that is $19.06 . Definitely worth it . Queso , phenomenal !! The Nachos Al Carbon is definitely good as well . I recommend that most def. read more

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Have been looking for a place with some good burritos..... and I think we just found it. I ordered the burrito ranchero and my boyfriend ordered the Colorado burrito. They were so good, big and fulfilling we couldn't finish them. Loved it especially with the green salsa that it came with. It had a really good kick and flavor. Will be returning to try out the rest of the menu. read more

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This is not only my favorite Mexican restaurant in Indianapolis it is probably my favorite restaurant. Their Verde sauce is some of the best I've ever had and I prefer their authentic Mexican cuisine to what I've had in the southwest and California. This is a family owned and operated business and the neighborhood vibe is apparent. If you need to have the most updated atmosphere and trendiest dishes this may not be the place for you but if you are looking for legitimate authentic high-quality Mexican food look no further than Vargas read more

I think at this point, we all know what to expect from our local mexican restaurants. There were no surprises here. The staff were very friendly, the food was solid - pretty good, but not amazing. B+ I'll definitely go back. I had lomo, pastor and carnitas tacos. They were all really good. Their salsas were pretty good too. The creamier salsa verde was my favorite. It had some kick, but not too much. read more

This is a hidden gem,! Here on a nice sunny day, during lunch. I ordered a stuffed pablano with rice and beans. And a margarita on the rocks....service was fast, food is delicious...and the margarita prepared correctly. read more

Taqueria Vargas #1 - Chili pablano with rice and beans and a margarita - Mexican Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Got tacos delivered for dinner: Lengua, Asada and Al Pastor. The Lengua tacos were some of the best I've had. The Asada was a bit dry, but still ok. The Al Pastor taco was great. The meat came with a pineapple sauce already cooked in. The mix of sweet and savory was great. I saw they have cabeza, tripa, etc that I can't wait to try soon! read more

If you're ordering online, then stick to just tacos. We placed an order tonight through door dash for three chorizo tacos, one chicken tamale, two chalupa's, one enchilada, and one burrito as well as one large cheese dip. The chorizo tacos were authentic great tacos. However the rest of the food, was very underwhelming. The two chalupas were unrecognizable and didn't contain any meat. The enchilada and burrito were both smothered in a salsa, which smelled and tasted more like marianna than anything. Lastly we ordered a large cheese (queso), which was fine except for the fact that they gave us a small tiny bag of chips. If you're craving mexican food, there are better delivery places. read more

Coming from CA the level of Mexican food (more specifically Al Pastor tacos) is hard to come by in other states. This place, stacks up! We usually door dash only pastor tacos. They are always amazing!!! read more

The carne asada tacos were alright, but sadly they didn't stay warm in the takeout containers and the prices were a little steep for what we got. The tacos were slightly greasy but the additional veggies on the side were appreciated. It wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible. read more

It was my first time coming to this place leaving Andy's nail shop. I was greeted and handed a menu to place my to go order. I ordered and paid for my food and took a seat while I waited for my food . I received my food and proceeded to my car thinking I'm about to dive in because I was starving. I looked up and a lady is outside my car window. I'm not sure if the lady was a manager but I'm sure she was . She asked me if I received my food and I said yeah and showed her the food . She said I needed to come back in and pay. I told her I did pay and she said let me see receipt. I'm digging in my pockets to recover it but I noticed I didn't get one and I only had the change from my order. She asked again let me see receipt . I told her I didn't receive one . She told me I need to come back in and pay . I just looked at her as she kept telling me I need to pay . I got back out my car and just handed her the bag . She snatched it away from me and I followed her back inside. I just asked her if I could have my money back as we headed back inside . The young lady that took my payment and the young man that handed me my food looked very confused. One asked wait what happened and the other said I'm sorry and just handed me a 20 back. The older lady that came and harassed me asking for a receipt just walked to the back with the food and I believe she's the one who told the person at the register to just give me my money back even though she was dead wrong. She was very rude and her attitude was nasty . She didn't apologize or anything . My mind was blown because you don't approach somebody like that . I couldn't give zero stars but at least the cashier and the person that handed me my food felt bad and apologized. It's very disappointing because I heard the food was great but customer service is everything . That's insane to accuse someone of walking out and not paying before asking questions. read more

Taqueria Vargas #1 - a hand holding a one hundred dollar bill - Mexican Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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Best carnitas in town bar none! Will most definitely return! Having recently been back in Southern California for "real" Mexican food I wasn't sure if theirs couple match up. Thankfully I was wrong! So happy to find a new favorite! read more

Got food poisoning from the steak tacos at this place. From reading some of the other bad reviews it seems they have bad food handling issues especially with the steak. Ate here one other time a few months back and had no issues but it looked like I came back at a bad time which should be never. read more

Very good tacos. Been here twice now. Very friendly and quick service. Have had the cabeza, chorizo, lengua, asada and pastor. All very good though three of us that had takeout decided the asada we prob wouldn't get again. Very good salsas included with a lil baggy of chips. Pretty fat tacos but for 2.25 they could be a little fatter. Regardless I will be back!! read more

I love the place. It's cozy and my go to for tacos and frozen margaritas. Definitely recommended

Súper tasty food. The best tacos In town. Clean place with friendly service every time.