El Rey

I been here a few times with a friend of mine. I liked it and it was fun.

It reminds me of a bar back home in my hometown called Mas. But honestly, I think this bar has a better atmosphere in DC though. I ended up meeting a girl the night I was here hopefully it works out. I would come here again to drink and chill.

Delicious causal place for tacos and other light Mexican fare. The food is very fresh tasting. It can be chilly in the cooler weather if the heat lamps aren't on fully, as with tonight, so we left our jackets on. They also have a nice carryout late night window. The vegetarian options are limited but delicious.

The margaritas and tacos were very good. We went on a Saturday afternoon and the place was packed. We managed to grab space at a common table. Very fun, festive crowd.

Was visiting Washington DC and was super excited to find a cute hipster Mexican joint. It was a Saturday night during Howard's homecoming so it was very lit. First I will speak on the atmosphere. The bar stretches far into the back where there is a lot of seating. There multiple booths which make it perfect for parties. I was with a party of six. All the way on the back is practically the outdoors, a great area to smoke. There are also heaters around that area, ftw. We ordered two pitches of margarita (one traditional on the rocks, the other frozen strawberry). The server told me about their vegan taco that was not on the menu and I got super excited. I also got their tamale (which had cheese) and chips and guacamole. El Rey definitely made my time in DC worth while. Will be back one day.

I’ve been to El Rey twice and enjoyed it more each time. I really like the restaurants overall ambience and the staff couldn’t have been more friendly. They serve some outrageous margaritas and — plain and simple — these people can make a taco as well as the best of the best. Try the Thai Shrimp tacos - then thank me! Highly recommended restaurant.