Cilantro Taqueria Expanding to Avon This Spring

The popular Mexican street food restaurant will open its seventh location in May.

Published on Feb. 10, 2026

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Cilantro Taqueria, a local restaurant group that has opened a new location every year since 2019, is expanding to Avon this spring. The new restaurant will be the seventh Cilantro Taqueria and is slated to open in May in the former Lifetime Fitness space on Detroit Road.

Why it matters

Cilantro Taqueria has quickly established itself as a popular destination for high-quality Mexican street food in the Cleveland area. The expansion to Avon demonstrates the continued demand for the restaurant's affordable and customizable menu of tacos, bowls, burritos, and more.

The details

The Avon location will join Cilantro Taqueria's existing restaurants in Coventry Village, Tremont, Lakewood, North Olmsted, Chesterland, and Shaker Heights. The menu features a selection of street tacos, bowls, burritos, and fajitas, as well as starters and snacks like chips and guacamole, esquite, elote, and queso fundido. The restaurant also serves cold beer and a variety of margarita slushies.

  • Cilantro Taqueria opened its first location in Coventry Village in 2019.
  • The Avon location is slated to open in May 2026.

The players

Cilantro Taqueria

A local restaurant group that has opened a new location of its Mexican street food restaurant every year since 2019.

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What’s next

The new Avon location is expected to open in May 2026, joining Cilantro Taqueria's existing six restaurants in the Cleveland area.

The takeaway

Cilantro Taqueria's rapid expansion demonstrates the continued demand for its affordable and customizable Mexican street food menu in the Cleveland market. The Avon location will provide residents of that city with easy access to the restaurant's popular tacos, bowls, and more.