Mexican Restaurants Near Wall, New Jersey

By S.L. Stoddart

Popular Mexican dishes often include a surf and turf combination.
Wall is a township near the northeastern coast of New Jersey. At only a 10-minute drive from the beach, the area is popular with tourists looking for a vacation with outdoor recreation, watersports and golf. After hitting the links at the Bel-Aire Golf Course, dine on gourmet Mexican cuisine at a Wall area restaurant.

La Hacienda Mexican Grill

La Hacienda Mexican Grill is located less than 15 minutes northeast of Wall in Bradley Beach. The restaurant serves gourmet Mexican cuisine in a casual atmosphere surrounded by brightly colored walls and traditional Mexican decor. Guests can dine in the large dining rooms as they listen to a mariachi band or relax on the outdoor patio. For starters, the restaurant offers an array of appetizers featuring homemade guacamole and spicy tamales. Signature entrees include enchiladas, alambre shrimp, fire-grilled pork chops, pelangoche and onions, huaraches, tenderloin steak covered in red salsa, molé chicken breast, ceviche, fried red snapper and octopus cocktail. For dessert the restaurant serves homemade flan, coconut pie and tres leches cake. Guests can also order authentic Mexican beverages, cerveza and margaritas.


La Hacienda Mexican Grill
700 Main St.
Bradley Beach, NJ 07720
(732) 774-7680
lahaciendabradleybeach.com

Surf Taco

Surf Taco is located less than 15 minutes southeast of Wall in Point Pleasant Beach. Of the eight different Surf Taco restaurants along the Jersey shore, the Point Pleasant location is the original home of the eatery. The restaurant serves customizable coastal cuisine with a Mexican flare. Guests can dine in the casual, open-air dining room surrounded by deep-blue walls and colorful decor. The restaurant's menu features an array of tacos and burritos made with fresh cod, garlic shrimp, seasoned ground beef, char-grilled chicken, marinated carne asada steak or black beans. Daring guests can order the Tsunami which is a giant, wet chicken burrito. If the Tsunami is eaten in less than 15 minutes, guests get their picture taken to be featured on the Tsunami Wall of Fame. The restaurant also serves a variety of wraps, enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas, nachos, salads and combo meals. Diners can customize their meals at the salsa bar, which offers salsas with varying degrees of spiciness. The restaurant also has a kids menu and serves a variety of fresh fruit smoothies.

Surf Taco
1300 Richmond Ave.
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
(732) 701-9000
surftaco.com

10th Ave. Burrito Co.

The 10th Ave. Burrito Co. is located about 10 minutes east of Wall in Belmar. The restaurant specializes in burritos that feature fresh Mexican ingredients with a California-style flare. Guests can actually watch their food being made to order from the kitchen, which is garnished with multiple bottles of hot sauce and decorated with Mexican skeleton art. Guests can dine in, eat on the outdoor patio or grab takeout. This eatery features several appetizers such as homemade chips and salsa, black bean soup and chipotle grilled corn on the cob. Burritos, tacos and quesadillas can be made with grilled tilapia, shrimp, chorizo sausage, grilled steak, marinated chicken, portobello mushrooms, beans or pork molé. Among signature entrees offered are spicy mac-and-cheese, fajitas, a surf and turf plate, spicy mixed vegetable stew and pork molé platter.

10th Ave. Burrito Co.
702 10th Ave.
Belmar, NJ 07719
(732) 280-1515
tenthaveburrito.com

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About The Author

S.L. Stoddart has been writing professionally since 2005, and has been published in various outlets such as the "South End News," eHow.com, Trails.com and Golflink.com. Stoddart holds a Bachelors of Arts in broadcast journalism and psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit.

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