Award-Winning Since 2021
Recognized by Kansas City diners, local publications, and the Government of Mexico.
🏆SELLO M, Mexican Academy of Gastronomy & Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) of Mexico, 2026
🥇BEST TACOS, Kansas City Magazine, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
🥇BEST TACOS, Kansas City Star, 2024
🥇BEST TACOS, The Pitch Kansas City, 2026
🥈BEST TACOS, Kansas City Star, 2025
🥇BEST BURRITO, Kansas City Magazine, 2026
🥈BEST MARGARITAS, Kansas City Star, 2024, 2025
🥇BEST POP-UP, Kansas City Magazine, 2023, 2024
🥇BEST FOOD TRUCK, Kansas City Magazine, 2026
🥇BEST FOOD TRUCK, The Pitch Kansas City, 2026
🥇BEST FOOD TRUCK, Kansas City Star, 2025
🥈BEST CATERING, Kansas City Star, 2024
🥇BEST NEW RESTAURANT, Kansas City Magazine, 2022, 2024
RECOGNIZED IN KANSAS CITY AND BEYOND
Made With Love.
Recognized Along The Way.
From neighborhood favorites to international culinary honors, every recognition belongs to the cooks, team members, guests and Kansas City community behind TACO NACO KC.
Gracias, Kansas City. This belongs to our whole team.
FEATURED RECOGNITION
Sello M
Mexican Gastronomy Abroad
Officially recognized by the Government of Mexico for the promotion of authentic Mexican gastronomy abroad.
Sello M recognizes restaurants and culinary businesses committed to the recipes, ingredients, techniques, traditions and expertise behind Mexican cuisine.
For TACO NACO KC, it is a meaningful recognition of our Mexican roots and the work of Chef Fernanda Reyes and our team to share them in Kansas City.
RECOGNIZED BY
Kansas City Magazine - The Kansas City Star - Feast Magazine - The Pitch KC - Startland News
Johnson County Post - Johnson County Government - Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
CommunityVotes Kansas City - CommunityVotes Johnson County - Visit Kansas City - Visit Overland Park
Academia Mexicana de Gastronomía - Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE) de México
Five years of local love
THE KANSAS CITY STAR
Best Tacos
Winner · 2024
Runner-Up · 2025
Best Food Truck
Winner · 2025
Best Margaritas
Runner-Up · 2024 · 2025
Best Catering
Runner-Up · 2024
THE Pitch Kansas City
Best Tacos
Winner · 2026
Runner-Up · 2025
Finalist · 2023
Best Mexican Restaurant
Winner · 2025
KANSAS CITY MAGAZINE
Best Tacos
Winner · 2023
Winner · 2024
Winner · 2025
Winner · 2026
Best Burrito
Winner · 2026
Best Food Pop-Up
Winner · 2023
Winner · 2024
Best New Restaurant
Runner-Up · 2021
Winner · 2022
Winner · 2024
Best Food Truck
Winner · 2026
Top 40 Kansas City Restaurants
Ranked #22
Johnson County Post
Best of Johnson County
TACO NACO KC and Chef Fernanda Reyes have been recognized as finalists across a pretty wide range of reader-voted favorites:
Best Restaurant · Finalist
Best Mexican Restaurant · Finalist
Best Brunch · Finalist
Best Lunch · Finalist
Best Cheap Meal · Winner · 2025
Best Vegetarian · Finalist
Best Gluten-Free Options · Finalist
Best Caterer · Finalist
Best Chef
Chef Fernanda Reyes · Finalist
FOUR YEARS OF
NEIGHBORHOOD LOVE
NextDoor Neighborhood Favorite
2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024For four consecutive years, neighbors selected TACO NACO KC as one of their favorite local businesses on NextDoor.
FROM THE FARMERS’ MARKET
TO THE WORLD CUP
FIFA World Cup 2026
Kansas City FIFA Fan Festival
In 2026, TACO NACO KC was selected as one of the local restaurants serving at the Kansas City FIFA Fan Festival during the FIFA World Cup.
We started by serving tacos at local markets and neighborhood festivals. A few years later, we were serving them as Kansas City welcomed fútbol fans from around the world.
Kansas City made that possible.
A LITTLE GREENER EVERY DAY.
Johnson County Green Business Program
Environmental Recognition · 2024
TACO NACO KC was recognized by Johnson County Government and the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment through the Johnson County Green Business Program.
Our restaurants continue working to reduce waste through recycling, composting, renewable energy, efficient equipment and lighting, responsible refrigeration, and more sustainable packaging.
We do not have everything figured out. We simply believe that many small decisions can add up to something meaningful.
Better tacos. Less waste. Keep improving.
SMALL BUSINESS.
BIG COMMUNITY.
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Superstar
2022 · 2023
TACO NACO KC was recognized by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce as a Small Business Superstar.
We are proud to be a locally grown, Mexican-owned Kansas City business, and even prouder of the jobs, partnerships, and opportunities that have grown alongside it.
Behind the food
Chef Fernanda Reyes
Explore the culinary training, professional kitchens and international experience behind the food at TACO NACO KC.
Gracias, Kansas City.
Every recognition reflects the guests, team and community who keep showing up. We’re grateful to keep cooking for you.
See the original sources
Reader-voted awards, editorial recommendations and culinary distinctions recognize different things. A winner, runner-up and finalist are different results; the status and year are listed with each recognition above.
- Kansas City Magazine’s 2024 Best of KC readers’ choice winners lists TACO NACO KC for Best Tacos, Best Food Pop-Up and Best New Restaurant.
- Kansas City Magazine’s 2025 food and restaurant winners lists TACO NACO KC for Best Tacos and Best Food Truck.
- Kansas City Magazine’s 2026 winners announcement explains its reader voting and links to the complete results.
- KCUR’s 2025 guide to Kansas City’s best tacos includes our Westport restaurant. This is editorial coverage, separate from an award competition.
- Visit Overland Park’s taco guide features the Overland Park restaurant and its quesabirria.
- Visit KC’s TACO NACO KC listing describes the restaurant, Chef Fernanda Reyes and Sello M recognition.
- Sello M’s official program website explains the Mexican gastronomy distinction.
Some recognitions come from separate reader-vote platforms, print editions or event organizers. We are continuing to pair each claim with its original result. If you spot an error, please contact us so we can correct it.
Explore our taco guide, current menu, chef’s background and locations.