This Seattle staple serves a guacamole trio with seasonal ingredients like almonds, pomegranate, and poblano peppers.
Garnishing your guac with salsa roja and pico de piña elevates the traditional experience.
Considered one of its signature menu items, this magnificent guac is made tableside by a “guacamoliere.”
Goodness gracious, great bowls of guac! This chunky guacamole is made fresh to your preferred degree of spiciness.
The eponymous dishes at Guaca Mole include Traditional, Yucateco, and Con Chicharrón, complete with pork rinds.
In addition to tacos and other popular Mexican dishes, this eatery features eleven varieties of guacamole.
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Kirkland
Milagro CantinaThis Seattle staple serves a guacamole trio with seasonal ingredients like almonds, pomegranate, and poblano peppers.
Seattle
The SaintMade with serrano chiles, not jalapeños, and served with authentic totopos, Mexican-style chips.
Portland
Tamale BoyOriginally a food truck, this brick-and-mortar restaurant wows guests by making tableside guacamole featuring a kick of dried chile oil and a crunch of roasted sunflower seeds.
Boise
BarbacoaGuacamole is stylishly prepared at your table,by a waiter who wheels up a cart loaded with fresh avocados, plantain chips, and mason jars filled with chopped red onion, cilantro, and lime. www.barbacoa-boise.com
Seattle
PoquitosThe traditional house-made guac is always joined by a daily special, such as cantaloupe, apricot and almond butter, or grilled corn and poblano. www.vivapoquitos.com
National
On The BorderMade fresh-to-order, with ripe avocados and choice of tomatoes, jalapeños, cilantro, red onions and fresh lime juice. This multi-unit Mexican restaurant makes a delicious tableside guacamole – Guacamole Live!® – which is served with house-made tortilla chips
Dallas and San Antonio, TX
Urban TacoGarnishing your guac with salsa roja and pico de piña elevates the traditional experience
Santa Fe, NM
Gabriel’sSkillfully prepared tableside, then presented in a rustic molcajete
Austin
La CondesaDevotees of the modern Mexican cuisine at this restaurant can choose from traditional guacamole, chipotle puree with toasted almonds, guac topped with a seasonal garnish, jumbo-lump crab guac with apple and coconut vinegar, or a tasting of all four
Albuquerque
GarduñosFamous tableside guac, made more famous by the “awkward guacamole” scene in Breaking Bad
Austin
Fonda San MiguelTime-tested (this place opened in 1975), the simple, chunky guac here is billed as D.F., or Mexico City, style
Houston
Amazón GrillHere it’s called guacamami – avocados mashed with sundried tomatoes, roasted garlic, Parmesan, and toasted pepitas
Denver
LolaA waiter brings a rolling cart loaded with guacamole ingredients to your table, allowing guests to customize the heat, the citrus, and more
National
On The BorderMade fresh-to-order, with ripe avocados and choice of tomatoes, jalapeños, cilantro, red onions and fresh lime juice. This multi-unit Mexican restaurant makes a delicious tableside guacamole – Guacamole Live!® – which is served with house-made tortilla chips.
Tucson, AZ
Flying V Bar & GrillConsidered one of its signature menu items, this magnificent guac is made tableside by a “guacamoliere.”
Los Angeles, CA
Los Gringos TacosFamous for its tableside guacamole, a simple concoction of avocado, tomato, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, and a super-secret spice blend.
Los Angeles, CA
Petty CashChosen as LA’s best guacamole by Los Angeles magazine in 2014 for its traditional version and the specialty, named the bomb.com, featuring sea urchin and chicharrones.
Las Vegas, NV
Bonito MichoacanHailed by Travel+Leisure as one of the nation’s best Mexican restaurants, this neighborhood favorite makes its guacamole tableside.
San Francisco, CA
ColibriTell your waiter how spicy you like it; served with fresh corn tortillas, though chips are available if you ask.
Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Santa Monica
Border GrillToo Hot Tamales stars Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger opened their original grill in 1985, and their fresh, chunky guacamole has been famous ever since.
Chicago, IL
Las PalmasGoodness gracious, great bowls of guac! This chunky guacamole is made fresh to your preferred degree of spiciness.
Chicago, IL
Frontera GrillGuacamole is a mainstay in chef Rick Bayless’s signature restaurant, often spiked with ingredients like grilled onions, bacon, candied pecans, or queso de cincho.
Cleveland, OH
MomochoAs many as six types on the menu, including smoked trout/bacon, sheep’s milk gouda with agave nectar, and pickled corn/crab/chipotle.
Kansas City, KS
Frida’sHere, it’s served as a duo: one dollop traditional, one of an apple-cranberry version.
National
On The BorderMade fresh-to-order, with ripe avocados and choice of tomatoes, jalapeños, cilantro, red onions and fresh lime juice. This multi-unit Mexican restaurant makes a delicious tableside guacamole – Guacamole Live!® – which is served with house-made tortilla chips.
Louisville, KY
Guaca MoleThe eponymous dishes at Guaca Mole include Traditional, Yucateco, and Con Chicharrón, complete with pork rinds.
Coral Gables, FL
TalaveraMade when ordered, then sprinkled with salty queso añejo, and served with crispy chicharrónes for dipping.
Atlanta, GA
Alma CocinaHip Mexican-Asian fusion joint serves a sake-ginger guacamole, and the chipotle version with toasted pepitas is a winner, too.
Chapel Hill, N.C
Lucha TigreHip Mexican-Asian fusion joint serves a sake-ginger guacamole, and the chipotle version with toasted pepitas is a winner, too.
New York City
Guac Tacos + TequilaA guacamole lovers paradise. In addition to tacos and other popular Mexican dishes, this eatery features eleven, that’s right, eleven varieties of guacamole and an expansive dips menu.
National
On The BorderMade fresh-to-order, with ripe avocados and choice of tomatoes, jalapeños, cilantro, red onions and fresh lime juice. This multi-unit Mexican restaurant makes a delicious tableside guacamole – Guacamole Live!® – which is served with house-made tortilla chips.
New York City (three locations), plus others nationwide
Rosa MexicanoTableside guac has been their signature dish since 1984; nine out of 10 guests reportedly order it.
New York City
A.G. KitchenThe avo-lovers in your family will love testing their taste buds on the inspired guac combinations at A.G. Kitchen. Be sure to try their three signature flavors: classic, papaya and mint, and pineapple and pomegranate.
Stamford, CT
PalomaFood Network star Aaron Sanchez serves it traditional, super-fresh, and made to order.
Boston
Lolita Cocina and Tequila BarFour kinds: regular, picante, bacon-spiked, and especial, with lump crab and Atlantic lobster.
New York City
MayaTry the tuna tartare guac, with sesame seeds and jicama, or the spicy crab version.
Atlantic City and New York; also Fort Lauderdale
Dos CaminosYou never know what you’ll find at this mini-chain: Ingredients can include chicharron, mangos, papayas, and even chapulines (crispy Oaxacan grasshoppers).
Philadelphia
El VezA dizzying array of guac styles, including the Cesar Chavez with basil, Oaxaca cheese, and a pasilla-balsamic sauce; Bazooka Limon with goat cheese and pistachio; and Tito Santana with mango, jicama, and red bell pepper.
