There is a useful difference between stopping for tacos and choosing where a whole group will eat. In Cedar Rapids, a bakery can make a quick lunch into a bag of pastries for home; a birria kitchen can turn the same slow-cooked filling into tacos, ramen or a meal to share; a bar and grill can keep fish-taco eaters and steak diners at one table. These three addresses cover those different appetites without pretending they serve the same experience.
El Super Burrito & Lupita's: the taco order has a sweet ending
On Johnson Avenue NW, El Super Burrito & Lupita's has been in business since 2004. The street tacos keep corn tortillas, onion and cilantro at their centre, while fillings such as potato with chorizo or steak-and-bacon alambre broaden the order. A taco platter adds rice and beans; a smaller meal leaves more room for the bakery.
The burritos deserve a look even in a taco guide. The Ahogado arrives covered in green salsa on a hot plate, while the Bombero uses red sauce and peppers and onions. Conchas, churros and other pastries make the bakery more than a decorative name. The restaurant publishes delivery and pickup hours that end half an hour before the dining-room closing time.
Rio Burritos: follow the birria
At First Avenue NE, Rio Burritos builds a large part of its identity around birria and consommé. Quesabirria tacos are identified as a customer favourite on the restaurant's own menu. Ramen, nachos and a grilled-cheese sandwich carry the idea into other formats; larger packs are designed for sharing.
There is also a puffy flour taco with cheese, lettuce and tomato, as well as an asada-and-elote taco. These offer a different texture from the broth-and-cheese route. The current menu provides pickup and delivery, with the address at checkout determining whether a delivery order can be fulfilled. Two published restaurant phone contacts refer to the same First Avenue location; both appear in the profile.
Los Compadres: make room for the rest of the table
Los Compadres on 33rd Avenue SW gives a taco dinner a broader setting. Its breaded-fish taco plate includes rice and guacamole salad, but the same menu also offers pastor enchiladas, mole chicken and mixed grilled meats. That makes it useful when one person wants tacos and another wants a substantial plated meal.
A patio and reserved group dining add practical reasons to choose it for a longer gathering. It opens Sunday, when the other two restaurants in this selection close. The profiles below set out the dishes, direct contacts and ordering options, including the distinction between a catering contact and a restaurant phone.
For pastries and tacos, start on Johnson Avenue; for birria, look to First Avenue; for a Sunday group meal, Los Compadres fills a different role.
Options to compare
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Street tacos, sauce-covered burritos and a Mexican bakery at a Cedar Rapids business established in 2004.
Street tacos, sauce-covered burritos and a Mexican bakery at a Cedar Rapids business established in 2004.
Birria tacos with consommé, puffy flour tacos and shareable birria combinations on First Avenue.
Birria tacos with consommé, puffy flour tacos and shareable birria combinations on First Avenue.
Fish tacos, grilled meats and a wide Mexican dinner menu with patio seating on 33rd Avenue.
Fish tacos, grilled meats and a wide Mexican dinner menu with patio seating on 33rd Avenue.
Sources & references
Sources for the information and reporting discussed in this guide.
- El Super Burrito: history and bakery / El Super Burrito: historia y panadería ↗ Primary source elsuperburritocedarrapids.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- El Super Burrito: full menu / El Super Burrito: carta completa ↗ Primary source elsuperburritocedarrapids.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- El Super Burrito: ordering and catering hours / El Super Burrito: pedidos, catering y horarios ↗ Primary source www.elsuperburritoandlupitas.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- Rio Burritos: current contact and services / Rio Burritos: contacto y servicios actuales ↗ Primary source rioburritos.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- Rio Burritos: current menu / Rio Burritos: carta actual ↗ Primary source rioburritos.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- Rio Burritos: alternative ordering contact / Rio Burritos: contacto alternativo de pedidos ↗ Primary source www.orderrioburritos.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- Los Compadres: dishes / Los Compadres: platos ↗ Primary source www.loscompadresbarandgrill.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- Los Compadres: patio and group dining / Los Compadres: patio y grupos ↗ Primary source www.loscompadresbarandgrill.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- Los Compadres: contact and hours / Los Compadres: contacto y horarios ↗ Primary source www.loscompadresbarandgrill.com · Accessed November 5, 2026