Best of Boston

2017 Best Mexican Restaurant

Chilacates

For his tacos, tortas, and tostadas, owner Socrates Abreu fills house-made corn tortillas and telera bread with ingredients so fresh he didn’t even bother to install a freezer in either of his two locations. An array of protein options—from tangy pineapple-marinated al pastor to chipotle-flecked chicken tinga—keep us, and seemingly all of J.P., digging in on the reg. 658 Centre St., Jamaica Plain; 224 Amory St., Jamaica Plain; 617-522-6000, chilacates.mx.

658 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, 617-522-6000, chilacates.mx