Taqueria Habanero - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Fri, 05 May 2023 18:53:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Taqueria Habanero - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 President Biden and VP Harris Hit Up Taqueria Habanero for Cinco De Mayo https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/05/05/president-biden-and-vp-harris-hit-up-taqueria-habanero-for-cinco-de-mayo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=president-biden-and-vp-harris-hit-up-taqueria-habanero-for-cinco-de-mayo Fri, 05 May 2023 17:57:12 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1636675 Joe Biden’s very first DC restaurant outing as president was a Cinco de Mayo taco run. This year, he and VP Kamala Harris are continuing the tradition with a visit to Taqueria Habanero’s newest location in Northeast DC. According to a pool report, the President was greeted to cheers of “We love you Biden! We […]

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Taqueria Habanero Will Bring Tacos and a New Latin Bar to a Northeast DC Food Hall https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/02/01/taqueria-habanero-will-brings-tacos-and-a-new-latin-bar-to-a-northeast-dc-food-hall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taqueria-habanero-will-brings-tacos-and-a-new-latin-bar-to-a-northeast-dc-food-hall Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:12:16 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1621754 Taqueria Habanero, one of DC’s best Mexican restaurants, is expanding. The Montero family, behind the Puebla-style restaurant in Columbia Heights—plus a new location in College Park—will bring their taqueria and a new pan-Latin drinking destination, Bar Alegria, to Edgewood’s forthcoming Bryant Street Market food hall (formerly The Bevy) in March.  The taqueria will be among […]

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30 Best Taco Places in Washington to Satisfy a Fix https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/08/18/30-best-taco-places-in-washington-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=30-best-taco-places-in-washington-dc Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:00:33 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1593324 Taco Bamba Seven Maryland and Virginia locations Victor Albisu—formerly chef/owner of the late, great mod-Mex dining room Poca Madre—lets his freak flag fly at this ever-­expanding group of taquerias, often pulsing with ’90s hair metal. There’s a core menu of breakfast items and straightforward street tacos, but each of his seven locations offers its own […]

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Meet the Restaurant Families Serving Up the Best Tacos in Washington https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/08/18/meet-the-restaurant-families-serving-up-the-best-tacos-in-washington/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-the-restaurant-families-serving-up-the-best-tacos-in-washington Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:57:38 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1593597 The Empire Builders: Jessica and Alfredo Solis El Sol, Mezcalero, Anafre, and Mariscos 1133 The backstory The Mexico City–born brother and sister—both chefs—had plenty of restaurant experience before they opened their first taco destination, Logan Circle’s El Sol (1227 11th St., NW), in 2014. Jessica owned a taqueria in Mexico, while Alfredo spent more than […]

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The Best New Restaurants to Eat Under $25 in DC https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/09/11/best-new-restaurants-to-eat-under-25-in-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-new-restaurants-to-eat-under-25-in-dc Wed, 11 Sep 2019 11:00:17 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=816792 Bandit Taco 4629 41st St., NW You’ll make out like the taqueria’s namesake at Mauricio Flores Turcios’s twin places. Street-style tacos, burritos, and melty quesadillas run $4 to $9. (There are also bowls, but we wouldn’t skip the griddled-to-order tortillas.) For fillings, we love beer-braised carnitas, pork al pastor, or crunchy togarashi-spiced shrimp—most showered with […]

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The Best New Mexican Restaurants Where You Can Eat for Under $25 https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/08/21/the-best-new-mexican-restaurants-to-eat-for-under-25/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-new-mexican-restaurants-to-eat-for-under-25 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:29:37 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=817429 Bandit Taco 4629 41st St., NW You’ll make out like the taqueria’s namesake at Mauricio Flores Turcios’s twin places. Street-style tacos, burritos, and melty quesadillas run $4 to $9. (There are also bowls, but we wouldn’t skip the griddled-to-order tortillas.) For fillings, we love beer-braised carnitas, pork al pastor, or crunchy togarashi-spiced shrimp—most showered with […]

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Cheap Eats 2019: Taqueria Habanero https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/08/01/cheap-eats-2019-taqueria-habanero/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cheap-eats-2019-taqueria-habanero https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/08/01/cheap-eats-2019-taqueria-habanero/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:01:00 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/08/01/cheap-eats-2019-taqueria-habanero/ Standout street tacos and sopes are a given at these taquerias—the Columbia Heights original and the eight-month-old College Park dining room/takeout counter. Freshly pressed tortillas swaddle savory carnitas, lengua, and barbacoa. But it’s only at the newer spinoff that you’ll find regional delicacies such as the meal-in-a-bowl known as the molcajete mixto, a sizzling crock […]

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The 17 Best New Mexican Restaurants Around DC https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/05/16/17-best-new-mexican-restaurants-around-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=17-best-new-mexican-restaurants-around-dc Thu, 16 May 2019 11:00:38 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=715227 Washington has always had scattered pockets of good Mexican food, whether restorative bowls of morning menudo in Riverdale’s Little Mexico neighborhood or lengua-filled street tacos in Hyattsville. But those were the exceptions in a landscape blighted with sour-cream-soaked Tex Mex and chemical-green margaritas. “Hate to break it to you,” we’d shrug to new transplants from LA or Houston. […]

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5 New Brunches to Try Around DC This Weekend https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/01/04/5-best-new-dc-brunches-try-this-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-best-new-dc-brunches-try-this-weekend Fri, 04 Jan 2019 13:00:46 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=574048 The Alex 1075 Thomas Jefferson St., NW Mimosas go for just $1 on Saturday and Sunday for the first ever weekend brunch at this moody faux-speakeasy at The Graham hotel in Georgetown. And unlike another new faux-speakeasy, the food extends beyond Lunchables. Look for American classics like a crab cake Benedict and steak n’ eggs, […]

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Here Are 7 Restaurants That Are Actually Great for Catering a Kid’s Birthday Party https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/02/22/here-are-7-actually-great-restaurants-for-catering-a-kids-birthday-party/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=here-are-7-actually-great-restaurants-for-catering-a-kids-birthday-party Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:30:28 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=244945 Mason Dixie Biscuit Co. 2301 Bladensburg Rd., NE; 202-849-3518 Kids meals at this local fried chicken and biscuits venture include three pieces of boneless fried chicken, a mini biscuit, a side of choice (the gloriously gooey mac ‘n’ cheese is a surefire winner, but the fruit salad is the more healthful choice), and a drink. […]

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