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Image: Fish, Al Pastor Last Updated: November 2025 Current Status: Only the original locations remains… so, go! Overview: In a pleasant development for Washington, D.C., it is much easier to find a good taco without a trek nowadays (compare current conditions to even this 2015 list). There is the concentration of places on the north […]
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Image: Tortillas about to be served. Last Updated: October 2024 Current Status: Closed Overview: Maïz64 deserves attention. As a fine-dining Mexican restaurant, it is making a claim to be taken seriously, yet be a vibrant, fun spot on the lower part of 14th Street. First impression is that it is succeeding. Matching the ambiance, the […]
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Image: Pupusas (at-home plating, not theirs). Last Updated: June 2021 Current Status: El Tamarindo built out a large tented area for outdoor seating. They also do take-out/delivery. El Tamarindo is often pointed to as an example of a very D.C. phenomenon: The Salvadoran – Mexican restaurant. Forty years ago, unrest in Central America created waves […]
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Last Updated: January 2024 Overview: This tiny spot next to Service Bar on U Street started doing take-out and delivery only during the pandemic. They are sticking with that model for the U Street location, but they also opened a spot inside The Square food hall downtown with ample seating. It began with the laying […]
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Image: Spread. Last Updated: May 2025 Muchas Gracias is a cozy little spot, with a few tables that can fill up quickly on a busy night. The popularity is warranted. While fancier Mexican spots like Maiz64 and Poco Madre did not make it, a crop of more neighborhood-oriented spots rose that serve up the fine-dining […]
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Image: David Vestal, New York City (1950). This week, we added a place to our recommended restaurant list, and thankfully there were no big closures (though Baan Thai is moving up). We also reviewed a place that we do think is worth paying the cab fare to get there. Here is the week that was […]
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Image: Tuna and Uni Tostada Last Visited: November 2019 Poca Madre is an excellent restaurant that has found its groove. You enter from the side of the building, around the corner from Taco Bamba, and pass into a high-ceiling oasis where Chef/Owner Victor Albisu serves upscale Mexican cuisine. Nearly all leave impressed. Rather than starting […]
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Image: Guac! Last Updated: July 2021 Current Status: They are open for dine-in, take-out and delivery. Before Times Review: First Visited: August 2019 The team behind the excellent Taqueria Habanero opened this spot a couple blocks south. It is a little spiffier than the taqueria with a proper bar and plates that go beyond just […]
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