Topeka offers a useful choice between a small taco order and a whole combination plate. On Southeast 6th Street, Tacos El Sol keeps the focus on meat, onion, cilantro and salsa. El Taquito Express, on the southwest side, distinguishes fish and shrimp plates with their own accompaniments. Tacos El Mexicano on California Avenue lets a diner choose between soft tacos and dorados before choosing the filling.
These differences help a reader assemble an actual meal. A taco with shredded beef is different from a hard-shell ground-beef taco; a shrimp combination may include rice in the taco as well as beside it. The profiles collect those menu details with the phone numbers and current ordering routes.
Tacos El Sol: a family recipe book since 1998
The family’s twenty-fifth-anniversary interview emphasized consistency. Pastor, asada, carnitas, lengua and barbacoa give the taco menu several starting points, with red salsa and a hotter green option. A small mixed order allows the fillings to be compared without committing to one large plate.
The kitchen also has a signature beyond tacos: its steak, potato and cheese burrito, identified by the family as the most popular item in that report. Rice and an optional queso finish make it a fuller meal. The 6th Street restaurant keeps a shorter Sunday, ending at 5 p.m., while Friday and Saturday run until 8 p.m.
El Taquito Express: read the seafood combinations closely
The regular order has four tacos with a chosen meat. Fish and shrimp combinations have three each, but their dressings differ. Fish uses lettuce, pico and sauce; shrimp uses rice, cilantro and sauce. Taco Naco adds beans, onion and cilantro to asada, with queso beside its combination.
Picadas, with a thicker base and beans, offer another way to eat the same choice of fillings. Breakfast burritos and egg plates make the 9 a.m. opening useful before lunch. The current official telephone and direct pickup-and-delivery link are in the profile, avoiding older numbers still found in travel listings.
Tacos El Mexicano: give the crisp shell its own place
The California Avenue menu distinguishes soft chorizo, barbacoa, asada, pastor, lengua and carnitas tacos from chicken and ground-beef dorados. Flautas introduce another rolled, crisp format. That precision makes a family order easier to plan than a generic instruction to get several beef tacos.
Tortas, burritos and chilaquiles broaden the kitchen, while chips and green salsa remain frequently mentioned choices. Takeout and delivery are listed for the same address, with online cutoffs separate from dining hours. Sunday ends at 4 p.m. in current local listings, earlier than either of the other two restaurants’ Saturday service.
Choose soft or crisp first, then the filling and portion: Topeka’s menus give enough detail to build a meal before making the call.
Options to compare
These options relate to the question. Read each profile and check current details before deciding.
A family-owned 6th Street taqueria since 1998, with pastor, lengua and carnitas, fresh salsas and a steak-potato-cheese burrito.
A family-owned 6th Street taqueria since 1998, with pastor, lengua and carnitas, fresh salsas and a steak-potato-cheese burrito.
Southwest 29th Street tacos with cochinita, shrimp and fish combinations, picadas and a direct pickup-and-delivery menu.
Southwest 29th Street tacos with cochinita, shrimp and fish combinations, picadas and a direct pickup-and-delivery menu.
California Avenue’s family-owned kitchen, with soft pastor and barbacoa tacos, crisp chicken or beef tacos, tortas and breakfast burritos.
California Avenue’s family-owned kitchen, with soft pastor and barbacoa tacos, crisp chicken or beef tacos, tortas and breakfast burritos.
Sources & references
Sources for the information and reporting discussed in this guide.
- El Sol: current business story / El Sol: presentación actual del negocio ↗ Primary source coverage-9e4972db61bd1ecaf80722b2959e88c4.web.ordersave.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- El Taquito: current official contact / El Taquito: contacto oficial actual ↗ Primary source www.eltaquitoexpressks.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- WIBW: El Sol’s family history and signature burrito / WIBW: historia familiar y burrito de El Sol ↗ Secondary source www.wibw.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- El Sol: current hours and dishes / El Sol: horarios y platos actuales ↗ Secondary source www.restaurantji.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- El Taquito: direct menu and ingredients / El Taquito: carta directa e ingredientes ↗ Secondary source eltaquitoexpressks.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- El Mexicano: merchant menu and delivery / El Mexicano: carta del negocio y reparto ↗ Secondary source eatstreet.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- Topeka tourism: family-owned El Mexicano / Turismo de Topeka: El Mexicano familiar ↗ Secondary source www.visittopeka.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- El Mexicano: current local hours / El Mexicano: horario local actual ↗ Secondary source www.restaurantji.com · Accessed November 5, 2026
- El Mexicano: matching schedule and public feedback / El Mexicano: horario coincidente y comentarios públicos ↗ Secondary source restaurantguru.com · Accessed November 5, 2026