Category Archives: Mexican

El Boqueron Restaurant

El Boqueron Restaurant, 2311 Price Avenue, Wheaton, MD, 301-933-4900 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper] Another Mexican/El Salvadorean place. I haven’t eaten here, but it looks decent. Related Posts:

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Chipotle

Chipotle, web site, numerous area locations. [Washingtonian | WaPo | food-plan | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] OK, let’s get the bad news out of the way up front. This is a chain. Even worse, it is … Continue reading

Posted in Adams Morgan/Mount Pleasant, Alexandria, Arlington, Bethesda/Chevy Chase, College Park/Hyattsville, DC, Downtown, Maryland, Mexican, Rockville/Gaithersburg, Virginia | 2 Comments

Matamoros

Matamoros, 2322 University Boulevard West, Wheaton, MD, 301-949-2929 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | City Paper | Yelp] Mexican food by non-Mexican Latins. Above average for the area, but no great shakes overall. Related Posts:

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Toritos

Toritos, 4936 Fairmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 301-654-6007 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [openlist | Yelp] An object lesson in everything that is wrong about Mexican food in the United States. Related Posts:

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Rosa Mexicano

Rosa Mexicano, web site (music), 575 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-783-5522, a small chain (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell | openlist | Gayot] I went … Continue reading

Posted in Chinatown/Verizon Center, DC, Mexican | 1 Comment

Andale

Andale, web site, 401 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-783-3133 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] NOW CLOSED Related Posts:

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Guajillo

Guajillo, web site, 1727 N. Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, 703-807-0840, near Rosslyn, by the Citgo, in the strip mall, 703-807-0840, usually open. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don … Continue reading

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Tia Queta

Tia Queta, 4839 Del Ray Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 301-654-4443 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp] I am told they have moles and real Mexican food, I am skeptical but will … Continue reading

Posted in Bethesda/Chevy Chase, Maryland, Mexican | 1 Comment

Los Tios Grill

Los Tios Grill, web site, 2615 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 703-299-9290, just down Mount Vernon Avenue, from Taqueria Poblano, across from the Del Ray Artisans. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper | Don Rockwell] A … Continue reading

Posted in Alexandria, Mexican, Reader Recommended, Salvadorean, Virginia | 4 Comments

La Flor de Puebla Bakery V

La Flor de Puebla Bakery V, 6300 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale, MD, 301-699-8657 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo (scroll down under Bakeries)] A real Mexican bakery, lovely stuff. I don’t usually cover bakeries, but they also sell … Continue reading

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