Yeah so Im gonna take some relatives out for dinner tomorrow, and I know they like hispanic/mexican food, so do yall know where the best place around town is?

Titties Tacos

Have not been there in a while, but Picante out Rt. 50 was always pretty good. http://www.picantetherealtaco.com/

Tippy's ROCKS!!1!!!!

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> Have not been there in a while, but Picante out
> Rt. 50 was always pretty good.
> http://www.picantetherealtaco.com/


Was just there for a work going-away party. Mediocre at best.

No Better Than Tippy's Wrote:
> Was just there for a work going-away party.
> Mediocre at best.

Yeah, de gustibus non disputandum, but I've tried them several times over the years and always said "meh". Disappointing. Not terrible, but I like Uncle Julio's better, meself.

No Better Than Tippy's Wrote:
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> Was just there for a work going-away party.
> Mediocre at best.


That sucks. When it first opened as a small family run restaurant the food was great. I guess once they expanded I noticed things were starting to go downhill, just did not know it has gotten that bad. The "great migration west of 28" drove another business to cut corners, skimp on quality and lose sight of their brand.

What about the Guapos in the fair lakes shopping center? Ive heard good things about it from friends, should i try it?

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> What about the Guapos in the fair lakes shopping
> center? Ive heard good things about it from
> friends, should i try it?


Si, muy buono

Technically not Fairfax, but Los Tios Grill in Del Ray is pretty bitchin.

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> Was just there for a work going-away party.
> Mediocre at best.

A half-dozen years ago, it was good. But, I've noticed the same thing. Not sure if they just started using cheaper ingredients or hired some mediocre cooks.

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> > Was just there for a work going-away party.
> > Mediocre at best.
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> A half-dozen years ago, it was good. But, I've
> noticed the same thing. Not sure if they just
> started using cheaper ingredients or hired some
> mediocre cooks.

Admittedly I only tried it once, but I'd third the lackluster sentiment. Cold beans, congealed cheese, tough protein. El Fresco is less than a mile away on the same side of 50 and is a better option, and their food is lacking seasoning.

Picante blows, avoid at all cost.

El Paso in Springfield is the best!!!!

Picante has good salsa and giant quesadillas. Other than that, they are a waste. El Fresco has good food, but lacks flavor on just about everything except their breakfast items.

Yum Wrote:
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> El Paso in Springfield is the best!!!!


+1

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I also agree that El Paso is good. They have a location at Fairfax Circle too.

Is Tequila Grande (near the Vienna Metro) still open? That place was pretty good a few years ago.

Tequila Grande is still there. I haven't been there in years but I thought it was good the last time I went.

In another recent post, someone said the El Paso in Fairfax Circle is closing.

Anyway, if your relatives have ever lived in the southwest, don't bother trying to take them our for tex-mex anywhere. Even the best places here are just mediocre.

Carlos O'Kelly's!

Los Toltecos on 123

If your relatives like live cockroaches and rats scurrying under tables, Anita's is the place to go. They've really upped the ante on authenticity since Anita passed away.

Dont Doit Wrote:
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> If your relatives like live cockroaches and rats
> scurrying under tables, Anita's is the place to
> go. They've really upped the ante on authenticity
> since Anita passed away.

I've been to several Anitas locations (Herndon, Vienna, Ashburn, Leesburg) and never seen anything like that.

Did they fire you or something?

Tequila Grande in Vienna is still good.

El Tio's off of 29 in Falls Church is very good as well.

Seems to me if I was looking for a good Mexican Restaurant, I would ask a Mexican.

Uncle Julios or Guapos. cyclone anaya's in Merrifield was pretty decent, but it's more Tex-mex

si senor, muy bueno! Wrote:
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> Carlos O'Kelly's!


I miss their original chicken tortilla soup. It was not even on the menu, but you could order it. Before they closed down the Fairfax store they had modified the soup recipe and it no longer rocked. Their salsa was rather good.

Speaking of rock, most of their employees seemed to be of the "Goth" variety for a while there. Not sure what was going on.

Coyote Grill just up the street in Fairfax City is awesome! You could call it gourmet Mexican. Cowboy salad with steak is great. Salsa is the best I have tasted.

Two Amigos next to Dulles Expo is awesome. And they have a GREAT lunch buffet as well.

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> I miss their original chicken tortilla soup. It
> was not even on the menu, but you could order it.
> Before they closed down the Fairfax store they had
> modified the soup recipe and it no longer rocked.
> Their salsa was rather good.
>
> Speaking of rock, most of their employees seemed
> to be of the "Goth" variety for a while there. Not
> sure what was going on.
>
> Coyote Grill just up the street in Fairfax City is
> awesome! You could call it gourmet Mexican. Cowboy
> salad with steak is great. Salsa is the best I
> have tasted.


I knew a couple cooks at Carlos O'Kelly's back in the day - fun dudes to party with!

I've eaten at Coyote Grill a few times and was always impressed, never a disappointment.

My vote is either Chevy's or Guapo's.

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> I knew a couple cooks at Carlos O'Kelly's back in
> the day - fun dudes to party with!
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> I've eaten at Coyote Grill a few times and was
> always impressed, never a disappointment.

Give one of the old cooks a call and see if they have the recipe for their original tortilla soup. Post it here for all to enjoy.

que rico Wrote:
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> El Tio's off of 29 in Falls Church is very good as
> well.

Forgot about this one...agree that it's excellent. As an added bonus, they also have huge margaritas/sangrias that are delicious.

Cyclone Anaya's in Merrifield...slightly upscale and delicious!

Tequila Grande is solid. If you're looking for ambiance, go somewhere else. But I've gotta say that the food is pretty good and if nothing else, they've got the best burrito ever: the Burrito Gordo. This thing is HUGE and is tasty as hell!

Food: tequila grande in vienna

Margaritas: guapos at fair lakes. They even came out and poured another shot in another patrons drink!
A small tasted like it had 2-3 shots in it!

Todd Wrote:
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> Yeah so Im gonna take some relatives out for
> dinner tomorrow, and I know they like
> hispanic/mexican food, so do yall know where the
> best place around town is?

Take them to the nearest Taco Bell and get a pic so we can see the look on their faces when you tell them this is the best Mexican food in Fairfax.

El Tio for the win. Best in the area.

I forgot about Chi Chi's in Springfield. Remember that one?





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/04/2014 10:56AM by zimm.