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29 People Who Need To Stay 100 Feet Away From Mexican Food

Please do not slather your tamales in mayo.

1. This ungodly use of guac:

"IDK if you’re a vegan or a heathen." —baloonatic

"I love watermelon, guacamole, and mushrooms — but no way in hell would I put those three together." —The_Paprika

2. These frozen burritos that were being passed off as "enchiladas":

"The unmelted Kraft singles on top really make me want to vomit." —[deleted]

"If you get engaged, be sure to get a prenup based on this concoction, 'cause dude is troubled. Good folding of tortillas however." —verucka-salt

3. These enchiladas that are dryer than the Sahara:

"This is hospital food-level bad. I think I could make something better than this, and I’m a horrendous cook." —WayneKrane

"Name names. I live in the Boston area and need to avoid this place." —TSWood

4. These chilaquiles that somehow came out looking like oatmeal:

"That just looks like guac. Where’s the rest?" —konajinx

"LOL completely unrecognizable as…food, but hope it tasted good." —joepancakes

5. This guac that looks suspiciously vomit-esque:

"All you did was enhance the likelihood of having leftover guacamole." —Rancor-ballet

"It looks like icing." —TexansFo4

6. These quesadillas that don't even deserve the title:

"This is just a 'dilla.' Ain't nothin' 'quesa' about it." —AVeryHeavyBurtation

"I love myself a nice cat food quesadilla." —cassitea

7. These perfectly good tamales that are about to be defiled with mayo:

"Welp, that's enough internet." —StarlitEscapades

"My stomach hurts." —CHaOS_Winner

8. This flan that has seen better, fluffier days:

"Turns out I also make 'flan' every morning after a night of drinking." —Tristan155

"The word you wanted was flat. You made flat." —FudderShudders

9. This elote that rolled itself in some cheese for .002 seconds and called it a day:

"That doesn't even qualify as elote!" —dank_est

"WHERE'S THE DANG SAUCE!" —Majestic-Plant

10. This empanadas that could have been stuffed with literally anything else:

"This made me do the disgusted Ramsay face." —Zomborn

11. This deconstructed pozole with...pork rinds:

"This looks more like a deconstructed banh mi." —EligibleSpatula

"Mexican cook here. Please delete this abomination. Thanks in regards." —Shogok1

12. This torta that was basically a salad:

"There's a hair on the crouton on the very bottom..." —im_naughty

"Is this a Canadian taqueria?" —oso0

13. This ramen/cottage cheese taco that needs to be sent back to hell:

"Cottage cheese!?! You absolute monster." —0erlikon

"🤢" —Inn0cent_Jer

14. This rice paper and pasta "burrito" that looks like something out of a sci-fi film:

"It looks...unborn. Embryonic. Fuck." —AHairyFishsticks

"Damn, it's like those caterpillars infected with the mind control worms." —shiverstar

15. These canned beans that likely taste decent, but come in the saddest of packaging:

"Reheated congealed bean matter?" —dirtyrascalz

"No mames." —gtokitsch

16. This quesadilla that works for a drunken snack, but could have at least been made on a griddle:

"Must be northern Mexico, as in Canada." —ShitzN

"You used your counter as a cutting board, too, didn't you?" —ConfessionsAway

17. These chilaquiles with cottage cheese:

"Sour cream after the microwave and no cottage cheese. Come on now." —Brilliant_Cookie

18. This taco station that is chaos personified:

"For the sake of the human race, I hope someone just made this at home and didn't pay a restaurant for it." —Costner_Facts

"Where does it begin, and where does it end?" —welfareplate

19. These dead tortillas:

"IDK what the big deal is; I put fire on my food all the time." —dreadmonster

"You are supposed to heat them over flame...not make them into flame." —vandoh

20. This hard shell invention:

"This is probably the saddest one on here I've seen, and I love it." —ReDxFo

"I’m personally offended by this." —mjd0109

21. This burger that doesn't deserve the word "Mexican" near it:

"So it's a burger with vomit topping?" —emceelokey

22. These chilaquiles that were about 50% of the way there:

"That just isn’t chilaquiles. That’s still chips and salsa smh." —enana43

"Your brother turned a can of green chiles into pig slop." —SphincterOfStephanie

23. These buffalo chicken flautas that are probably tasty, just visually scarring:

"These flautas appear to be an early indicator of what will be in store for you if you eat them." —scotty2751

"I would eat the shit outta these." —Katnip37

24. This concha burger that would 100% fall apart in two seconds:

"I wouldn't eat it, but I want to eat it." —lunaticlola

"This is either innovative or a mistake." —PadThaiFighters

25. This burrito that just looks sad:

"At this point, just throw the 'burrito' away and eat the plate. It’d probably taste better." —PabloAlaska6

"Did someone actually charge you money for this?" —LeagueOfficeFucks

26. These huevos rancheros that need to be put on an actual plate:

"WTFFF the yolk is gonna go into the wood. :/" —Youredoingitwrongbro

"It’s like a deconstructed taco. With an egg on top. On top of a cutting board." —CannedNoodlez

27. This tamal that likely doesn't taste bad, but feels sacrilegious anyway:

"Somewhere an abuela is weeping." —TokimusPrime

"*Angry Mexican noises*" —crikon_musk

28. These tacos that make no logistical sense:

"I'm unreasonably angry about this. I've seen way dumber food. But somehow this just aggravates me in a primal way." —Forward-Village1528

"Drink the guac after like a tequila worm? 🙄" —captain-prax

29. And finally, this onion burrito that HAS to be a joke:

"This is illegal in 13 countries." —MedicalDisscharge

"I can smell it lol." —observerfor1000years