Where can you get Mexican food in central Iowa?

Abelardo's

Eat here: 5525 Douglas Ave.

Hours: open 24 hours

Info: abelardosmexicanfood.com, 515-278-4749

Dos Rios

Eat here: 316 Court Ave.

Hours: 11 a.m.-close Monday through Saturday

Info: dosriosrestaurant.com; 515-282-2995

El Patio

Eat here: 611 37th St.

Lunch Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday - Friday

Dinner Hours: 5 p.m. - close Tuesday - Sunday

*extended hours on Cinco de Mayo

Info: 515-274-2303

El Rodeo

Eat here: Three locations — 7420 Douglas Ave, Urbandale; 1234 E. Euclid Ave., Des Moines; 1310 N.W. 118th St., Clive

Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday

Info: elrodeo123.com

Los Laureles

Eat here: 1518 East Grand Ave.

Hours: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 3 a.m. Friday, 8 a.m. - 3 a.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. - 12 a.m. Sunday

Info: 515-265-2200

Malo

Eat here: 900 Mulberry St.

Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday (kitchen closes at 11 p.m.); 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday

Info: malodesmoines.com, 515-556-0571

Mi Mexico

Eat here: 11407 Forest Ave., Clive

Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday

Info: Facebook page: Mi MeXiCo, 515-222-6933

Mi Patria

Eat here: 1410 22nd St. West Des Moines

Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Sunday

Info: mipatriaecuador.com, 515-222-2755

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant

Eat here: Five locations in Iowa — 8801 University Ave., Clive; (restaurant under the name of Mazatlan Azatlan Mexican Restaurant) 9974 Swanson Blvd, Clive; 6630 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines; 50 36th St. S.W., Altoona; 3138 Singing Hills Blvd., Sioux City

Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday

Info: monterrey123.com

Roadside Tacos

Eat here: parking lot next to Whiskey Dixx, 4th St.

Hours: vary

Info: facebook.com/roadsidetacos

Tacopocalypse

Eat here: 407 E. 5th St.

Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday

Info: tacopocalypse.com, 515-556-0571

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