Best places for
barbacoa in Long Island & Queens.
Taco Island Mexican Cantina in St James tops the list. Every place in Long Island & Queens where reviewers actually named the barbacoa, ordered by the restaurant’s Sweet Score. To be clear: the number rates the place, not the dish — we can tell you who serves it and who’s well regarded, not which one makes it best.
Taco Island Mexican CantinaTop 10%
Top 10% of everywhere we track, on 157 ratings.
Barbacoa Artisanal Burger HouseTop 25%
Sits in the upper quarter of everything we cover.
Park Avenue GrillTop 25%
Rated above the Amityville median of 63.
Guac Shop Mexican GrillLocal favorite
Well thought of in Garden City — 670 ratings.
Oceanside brunch
On the map in Oceanside.
Moe's Southwest Grill
Mexican in Greenvale · 638 people have rated it.
Barito Tacos & Cocktails
Mexican in Port Jefferson.
Blue Tortilla Fresh Mexican Grille
Mexican in Selden.
Bad Boy Burrito
On the map in Long Beach.
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Mexican in Deer Park · 1,073 people have rated it.
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Mexican in Hicksville.
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Mexican in Wantagh · 407 people have rated it.
Tulum Tacos & Tequila
Mexican in Long Beach · 10 people have rated it.
That’s all 13 of them ✦
Dishes come from what reviewers wrote, matched against a fixed list so nothing is invented. The ranking is of the restaurants, not of the dish itself. How ranking works →