About Us

In 1997, Julio Espino opened Inca Authentic Mexican Restaurant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Immediately the restaurant was a local favorite. Combining authentic family tradition, the freshest ingredients and amazing quality, his loyal customers demanded more. Julio was repeatedly asked how customers could get their hands on the best salsa they'd ever had.

Julio answered their request, now selling the fresh made salsa in over 250 stores across 8 states. The salsa is available in Mild, Medium, Hot and Black Bean & Corn. Accompanied with their legendary Homemade Queso and newest product: thin, lightly-salted Chips! Their products contain only the freshest ingredients, no gluten, and no added sugar... just like the finest authentic salsa should. Try it and see why it simply is better than the rest.

The Word On The Street Is

That local favorite INCA Salsa is growing fast! Check out some articles we've been featured in!

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Sioux Falls. Business

“We started selling salsa in town as a hobby thing in maybe 2003 or 2004,” said Julio Espino, who owned Inca Mexican Restaurant at the time. “Then we got real serious in 2012.”

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The Argus Leader

The secret sauce that makes his salsa popular? Fresh ingredients. Whereas other salsa makers opt for canned tomatoes, which keeps prices low, Espino has always used fresh ingredients which comes with a higher price tag.

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KELOLAND News

“And it wasn’t an easy road, but it wasn’t impossible. It was just hard work,” Espino said.

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The Argus Leader

Espino sells a fresh salsa and a shelf-stable or jarred salsa, using the same recipe but a different process to make it. The salsas, which come in varying degrees of heat, are made locally at Backyard Specialty Foods in Tea, he said.

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