LA TAQUERIA DC — Restaurant in Virginia

This taqueria is not easy to find and will probably only be known to locals who frequent the industrial Springfield district off the beaten path of Backlic Road.

The venue carries 3 menus: American, Mexican, and Italian. I ventured through at around 4 pm on a Thursday and picked up the Mango Habonero wings for my bestie, the Bella Vita Pizza, and the Fried Chicken tacos.

The manager was very personable and shared that everything is made on site and the ladies behind the counter seemed to enjoy their work. There was a bit of a wait. A few people came on during my wait and grabbed tacos to dine in and about three people picked up to go orders. I would probably do this in the future. The inside area is rather tight. There are picnic tables outside for outdoor dining but not the best right now due to the heat.

I enjoyed the pizza but the crust was pretty hard like old garlic bread but the toppings were top notch. My beatie enjoyed the wings but had a critique of the sauce stating that it was more like jelly than sauce. 🤷‍♂️ The tacos were a hit....The chicken tacos tasted good....the pleasing flavor combination of red cabbage, jalapeños, special sauce and lime squeeze were remarkable and I would return for this menu especially.

It should also be noted that there is a bar full of frozen margarita drinks on tap with a Virgin option that I would...

The quality of the tacos was excellent. I do not like how small the salsa portions were for the tacos ordered and the waitress took over 10 minutes to even come and announce herself and then another 10 minutes to grab our food. I did appreciate her listening to me when I said that the portion for the salsa that comes with the Tacos is small. She brought me a bigger size, but it should automatically be big enough for the customers to enjoy with the tacos, which brings me to the next point5.50 $ per taco is way overpriced Mexican tacos are not uncommon in Northern Virginia and $5.50 for a Birria taco is just way too much. I might try this place again but probably for takeout because eating outside when it’s really cold wasn’t the best scenario and eating inside in front of the kitchen wasn’t either. This place needs more hot drinks on the menu specially if we’re (the customers) are mainly sitting outside and it’s cold. So I asked for hot tea or coffee and was told “we don’t have any” which instantly was really offputting It would’ve been nice to have some traditional Colombian hot chocolate, tea or coffee on the menu so for this I give it a...

I just discovered a few days ago that La Taqueria DC exists in Springfield and I’m so sad I didn’t find it sooner!!! We’ve ordered dinner from here nearly every night since we found this little gem so close by! They make the BESTTTT Birria tacos. I also had one of the Tacos Governador, which are to die for. Yum, shrimp! We also ordered the carne asada fries. Those were good but I think they forgot to add cheese. No worries though. I just sprinkled some shredded cheese on them, popped them in the oven for a few min and that went well. Lol. The meat was perfectly seasoned! We also love the churros with caramel. This restaurant will be seeing me veryyyyyy often going forward. The prices are so reasonable that I don’t even feel guilty ordering takeout or delivery from here so often. I highly recommend this place!! They’re on Ubereats and DoorDash too! I added a pic of the tacos governador so you can see the deliciousness that awaits you if you order...