Tres amigos in Oerlikon was nice! Lunch menu can be affordable but nowhere cheap..
The place in Niederdorf is disgusting, don't waste your money!
They also sell a few items of Mexican grocery like proper corn tortillas and stuff.
It's a blink and you miss it type place, set away from the main street, but very good Mexican food and Margaritas! And friendly service! Wow, what a concept.
I second that opinion. It is pretty darn good.
Another nice place is El Burrito Feliz in Winterthur, not too far away from the train station. Very authentic, "homemade-style" Mexican food.
I was at Fiesta Mexicana in Schlieren. It is Mexican Food, not
as much Tex Mex....
It was really enjoyable!! Margaritas are good as well!
La Lupe, on the other hand, is the first Mexican place in Zurich to have a reasonably wide Mexican menu that is actually done well. (El Luchador is good, but the menu is tiny.) It's owned by a Croatian, IIRC, but the chef is Mexican, and that's what matters!
Now, if only someone would make chorizo tacos, AKA the best flavor tacos in existence...
Oh yeah, did I mention I'm 1/2 Central American and that lime juice runs through my veins?
We really enjoyed the food there, and wifey had one of the best margaritas she's ever had.
And as an American from a southern state abundant with great Mexican restaurants, I was pleasantly surprised to not be completely disappointed with the quality of the food.
There's one in Oerlikon, and I think another one somewhere around Zurich. Also, the same people (person, company, group, not sure) owns the "Stars and Stripes Bar and Grill" which I had never been to until an Italian friend of mine wanted me to take him there. Once again I was pleasantly surprised to have a cheese burger and onion rings that wouldn't have been out of place at any casual dining restaurant in the States (including the yellow cheddar cheese).
Side note: all of my friends who travel for work know that if they go to either England or America always have to bring back some cheddar for me because I have yet to find any yellow cheddar here in Switzerland.
I'm sure Grumpygrapefruit can supply you with white cheddar. It is only fairly recently that Migros or Coop even started carrying Cathedral City cheddar. Be thankful you didn't arrive 25 years ago.
El maiz has yellow, mild cheddar that melts well. They also have a white cheese that's really great for chilies relleno or salads - i think it's made after a Venezuelan recipe.
Migros has a yellow mild cheese - I forget what they call it, but it's also a yellow cheddar.
Grumpy's cheese is fab, but you don't want to be melting that on a taco, and I find that cathedral cheddar doesn't melt well. It's greasy. In a pinch, I've used asiago fresca - easily available. If you want a pepper jack, sprinkle hot pepper flakes on it as you melt it.