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a Jalisco-style taqueria on Central Avenue in KCK, part of the KCK Taco Trail, praised for tacos al pastor, cabeza, and tripa.

Description

Taqueria 7 Leguas is a family-owned taqueria on the Central Avenue corridor in Kansas City, Kansas, serving food from the Jalisco region of Mexico.1 It is one of the taquerias featured on the KCK Taco Trail. Reviewers single out the tacos al pastor as close to authentic Mexico City style, and one called the tacos de cabeza among the best they had eaten in the U.S. outside Chicago; the tacos de tripa also draw praise.1 The shop is a small, order-at-the-counter operation.

Ownership and history

The business operates as Taqueria 7 Leguas LLC, a privately held company registered in Kansas City, KS 66102, described in a business profile as privately owned with roughly 5-10 employees.2 The individual owner’s name and the taqueria’s founding year are. The name refers to “Siete Leguas,” a Jalisco tequila and, historically, the horse of revolutionary Pancho Villa — consistent with the shop’s stated Jalisco roots.1

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: official menu not machine-capturable (Facebook-only web presence; no site or ordering platform found; MenuPix’s menu scan is image-blocked) — items below from aggregator listings and reviews · URL(s): https://www.menupix.com/kansascity/restaurants/250077821/Taqueria-7-Leguas-Kansas-City-KS · https://www.yelp.com/biz/taqueria-7-leguas-kansas-city · Confidence: Medium

Tacos (street-style, homemade tortillas)

  • Tacos al pastor — marinated pork; reviewers call them close to Mexico City style1
  • Tacos de cabeza — beef head; singled out as among the best a reviewer had eaten in the U.S. outside Chicago1
  • Tacos de tripa — tripe; a Restaurantji customers’ favorite13
  • Standard proteins (asada, chorizo, etc.)1
  • Order of three tacos — $9.004

Plates and antojitos

  • Enchiladas 3 Amigos — three chicken enchiladas, one mole poblano, one red sauce, one white-cheese-dip sauce; with rice and beans — $14.004
  • Fajita chimichanga — chicken or beef — $14.994
  • Quesadillas (large) and other Jalisco-style plates1
  • Guisados (daily stewed-meat plates) and weekend menudo, per reviewers5
  • Camarones a la diabla (“Shrimp Diablo”) — a Restaurantji customers’ favorite3
  • Cheese dip — $7.99 · Chips with salsa — $6.994

Drinks — beer served with table service;5 micheladas and aguas frescas per earlier aggregator listings.

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Yelp — Taqueria 7 Leguas, 1706 Central Ave, Kansas City, KS (https://www.yelp.com/biz/taqueria-7-leguas-kansas-city), corroborated by Tripadvisor (Taqueria Siete Leguas) and the Visit Kansas City, KS listing (https://www.visitkansascityks.com/listing/taqueria-7-leguas/1789/) — asserts: name, 1706 Central Ave KCK 66102 address, Jalisco-style cuisine, operating status (Yelp updated June 2026), signature tacos (al pastor, cabeza, tripa), hours (daily 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.), and phone (913) 321-5300. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8

  2. Cortera business profile — Taqueria 7 Leguas LLC, Kansas City, KS 66102. https://start.cortera.com/company/research/l4m1rzj4j/taqueria-7-leguas-llc/ — asserts: LLC registration and privately-held status with ~5-10 employees. ↩

  3. Restaurantji — 7 Leguas Taqueria (accessed 2026-07-24; aggregator, cross-check only). https://www.restaurantji.com/ks/kansas-city/7-leguas-taqueria-/ — asserts: customers’ favorites tacos de tripa and shrimp diablo. NOTE: this listing carries a “permanently closed” flag contradicted by Yelp’s live “Open now” status the same day — treated as aggregator data error. ↩ ↩2

  4. MenuPix — Taqueria 7 Leguas, popular menu items (accessed 2026-07-24; aggregator, cross-check only). https://www.menupix.com/kansascity/restaurants/250077821/Taqueria-7-Leguas-Kansas-City-KS — asserts: order of three tacos $9.00; cheese dip $7.99; fajita chimichanga (chicken or beef) $14.99; chips with salsa $6.99; Enchiladas 3 Amigos $14.00 (three chicken enchiladas — mole poblano, red sauce, white cheese dip — with rice and beans). A scanned full menu exists on MenuPix but the image is bot-blocked. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  5. Yelp — Taqueria 7 Leguas (live check 2026-07-24, listing “Updated June 2026”). https://www.yelp.com/biz/taqueria-7-leguas-kansas-city — asserts: open (“Open now” at Friday-evening check); hours now daily 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; review mentions of guisado and weekend menudo; sit-down table service with beer. ↩ ↩2

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On the record — ks.city/registry/taqueria-7-leguas · record updated 2026-07-24