The weekend’s lovely weather prompted plenty of questionable social distancing as stir-crazy Washingtonians ventured outside to hotspots like 14th Street and the National Mall. But it was all just a prelude to the mega-event of Cinco de Mayo and Taco Tuesday combined. Across the region, people swarmed Mexican restaurants for takeout tacos and margaritas. Some lines did a better job maintaining a healthy distance than others, but police were deployed to help manage and disperse crowds at some establishments. Take a look:
Cinco de Mayo in front of the Cactus Cantina, really need to provide more order and space for people to pick up their food immediately ? pic.twitter.com/D37uWKU8aY
— Ryan Keefe (@weeseandbeyond) May 5, 2020
@PoPville @barredindc @FBI TICO not social distancing that well. You would think they would have planned for cinco de Mayo. #disappointed pic.twitter.com/gssGSF5icR
— Alex (@free_stahlin) May 5, 2020
Lauriel Plaza has lines a block long in both directions. 3 police vehicles to manage the crowd. pic.twitter.com/i0quRwcQVh
— camilo arbelaez (@camiloarbelaez) May 6, 2020
@ARLnowDOTcom my coworker just sent this to me in Shirlington pic.twitter.com/3lUzld6wtH
— Doris (@yungsusbae) May 5, 2020
Well I found everyone in Montgomery County… they’re at Uncle Julio’s at Rio trying to get tacos for #TacoTuesday and #CincoDeMayo but orders are 45 mins behind! @WMAR2News pic.twitter.com/qcLWeT3lbl
— Abby Isaacs WMAR (@AbbyIsaacsNews) May 5, 2020
Sol on H Street at 6PM pic.twitter.com/2DbsCmjKJp
— Capitol Lounge (@CapLounge) May 6, 2020
El Sol at 7 pic.twitter.com/vEdDmXEqA7
— DC Sport (@thedcsport) May 6, 2020
Me, and half of DC are in a socially distant line down the block for @tacocitydc tonight. ? pic.twitter.com/wx2yqgVCLX
— Rachel Clement (@RachelEClement) May 5, 2020
TTT also… ☹️ pic.twitter.com/eyErWsP68e
— PAUL : In Pre-Production (@HuginsPL) May 5, 2020
Buena Vida in Silver Spring around 7:10pm this eve. Social distancing seemed a bit better than photo shows. (I got some delicious Burmese at Mandalay…because really, one does not need to wait for tacos on a random day of the year ?) pic.twitter.com/flyU3uvp7b
— Joy Sims (@JoySims) May 6, 2020
the current situation at Surfside in Dupont ? pic.twitter.com/FKxRa0dNqj
— Mary Tablante (@marytablante) May 6, 2020
Jessica Sidman covers the people and trends behind D.C.’s food and drink scene. Before joining Washingtonian in July 2016, she was Food Editor and Young & Hungry columnist at Washington City Paper. She is a Colorado native and University of Pennsylvania grad.
