The 11 Best Places for Barbacoa in Washington

Nisa Sejersen: Barbacoa tortas is delicious!

Tammy Gordon: Try the chorizo or barbacoa and wash it down with a Modelo or Mexican Coke.

Alex Orr: Fish tacos suck, but the barbacoa, carnitas, and especially lengua are excellent. Tamales are also quite good - try the pork.

Ebrahim Bandookwala: Barbacoa beef (steamed in maguey leaves) tacos with homemade habanero salsa.

Thomas Vander Wal: Great tacos on freshly made corn tortillas. They are not large. Really good goat barbacoa, al pastor with traditional pineapple. Special grilled octopus taco was tender and full of flavor.

A Vickie: Tacos! Shrimp, al pastor, barbacoa, chicken - they’re all great, authentic Mexican.

Claudia B.: The barbacoa and pescado taco were amazing.

Mike Di Natale: The best tacos.

Claudia B.: Tacos are great! The drink with hyacinth leaves are as well.

Yonas H.: The tortas are way better than the tacos. I recommend the barbacoa torta with all the toppings.

Chorizo tacos are clutch performers.

Gabriel Guzman: Lengua!!! Love these tacos!

Allison Kasic: Queso fundito and the barbacoa tacos are great

Nash Pleasant: Everything I had was good. Great tacos and ceviche. Solid choice for brunch on the weekends as well

Steve C: Carne tacos and suiza enchiladas were awesome!

April Armstrong: The CrabCake Tostada, Grilled Mushroom Tacos, and Wood Grilled chicken were delicious 😋

Bobby: Can’t go wrong with any of the guacamole options. The seafood enchiladas and empanadas were solid too.

Malu Tirzell: Try the ceviche, mushroom tacos. The corn cake for dessert is amazing.

Isa Lara: Wow. Best tacos I've had in a long time. Did barbacoa "con todo" (with everything) plus guacamole. Yum!

Phil Moldavski: Fish tacos. No contest.

Penn Appetit: Cheap and delicious tacos with unlimited toppings

Angela Taylor: Chicken burritto was huge and excellent - enough on both accounts to please a very picky teen! Read more.

RaShonda (shessavvy): Try the Alhambre Mexicana. Deee-lish!

Carey Miller: Order the queso dip! Wash it down with any of the frozen deliciousness!

Stuart Wright: Go for the Seafood Enchilada!!!

Vicki D.: Order the Sangarita! Sangria and frozen margarita in one! Also - free chips and salsa i!

David Ambrose: I’ve been coming here since college (over 15 years) and the homemade flour tortillas are still amazing as well the signature frozen swirl margaritas!

Alex Priest: If they ask if your entire party is here, lie if you have to. Otherwise the host will just be a jerk about it.

Tim McClure: Badass margaritas

Morgan Thomas: Seafood enchiladas are my favorite and the frozen margaritas are really tasty (and popular). This place is great for groups, and the staff is very accommodating.

Mike Wilkinson: The strawberry swirl margaritas are the best.

person no one: The gay cafeteria with Yale as the mayor. Can't beat that.