El Rey

El Rey is a taco restaurant U-Street Washington located in United States.

8 / 10
428
ratings
  • Phone

    (202) 506-6418

  • Website

    elreydc.com

  • Instagram

    No Instagram

  • X (Twitter)

    elrey_dc

  • Facebook

    575043235908248

  • Type

    Taco Restaurant

Address

919 U St NW Washington , D.C. 20001 United States

Credit Cards Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Brunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 53


Keywords:

tacos margaritas good for groups casual chicken tamales happy hour spacious outdoor seating micheladas architecture al pastor crowded meats brunch food alcohol liquor dinner World Cup
Liz Rattray

They make their own fireball that doesn't suck! Come early in the night to stake out a space for your group. Great indoor/outdoor space.

Justin Covert

Tacos are tiny, Nachos are the best deal! Drink list seems good. Specials for World Cup get better and better as the matches progress.

Dizzie Tot

Love the architecture ! got flour based carne asada and mango jarritos total $6.the tacos are small in size but heavy& delish.it is more for hangouts&hh type rather than heavymeals. would come again :)

adam shane

de Pescado was amazing!! Had to get a second. Chipotle aioli and salsa verde .... Yummmm. Not to mention the great conversation about tequila with the bartender .

Tammy Gordon

On my first visit, I dug the margarita (rocks), the guac and the carne asada & pescado tacos .

Neil Kearns

Pretty nice little spot. Know what you want to drink because draft beer selection isn't 14th st good but definitely coming back for food and full experience

Josh Gibbs

Tried the chicken tamale and chili relleno both were tasty. The chicken was mild but the chili was spicy . Wash it down with a margarita !

Matthew Eckert

Amazing food. Walk-up window outside. Retractable roof inside. Open till 1:30AM some nights...Definitely check this place out!!!! #ChefJpimentel ;)

JoRob JoRob

the drinks are really strong! If you are looking for a great bartender ask for Portia and she will lookout for you :)

Jessica Placencia

Tacos !!! Yes. Also good late night when everywhere else on U is too packed. Came here with huge group

Jessica Huff

The carnitas tacos and chicken tamales were delish! Great place for a light meal and drinks for a decent price. The wait staff is awful though. Poor customer service.

Morgan Thomas

The tacos al Pastor aren't bad. The staff isn't nice. This place looks better than it really is. Come here (already) drunk. There are better bars around this area, so don't go out ur way for this.

A Vickie

Great place for casual Tacos and hanging out with a larger a group.

Charlotte

Doesn't open until 5, so chill at the Brixton until 4:59 - it fills up quick! Good margs , didn't love the pico but the chips are delish

Bitches Who Brunch

The Bitches say: A- for a solid Mexican brunch with a fun vibe, great cocktails , and solid grub. Read more

Katie Runyan

Queso , tamales , nachos . Really everything is delicious.

Stephanie DeDecker

Best margs around. Don't drink more than a couple, they're strong

Ignacio Crespo

Amazing tacos ! Carne asada , fish and al pastor is a killer threesome.

Anastasiia ....

Order tacos al pastor , my favorite!!

Campbell Bird

The tamales are $5 because they're huge. Best tacos are al pastor .

Andrew Trull

Margaritas are a standard, but they actually have really good sangria , too.

Amy Cummings

The semi-open air patio is great for day drinking .

Diana Brody

Gets very crowded , and there's no systematic way to wait for a table, so I found it quite stressful.

Nicole Shea

Killer tacos and dance hall music . What's not to love?

Jethro Perez

This is my nightmare. This is my nightmare

Daniel Kahn

Think of this as a drinks place that happens to serve food (small tacos , drowned in sauce) and you'll feel better.

Alex Orr

Heavy on the twenty-something frat and sorority type crowd. Also, open air patio means numerous cigarette smokers.

Mike DeVoll

Queso , do it. Margs are solid, go during happy hour 18 buck carafes .

Adam Sean

Noisy but excellent tacos .

Rob Stark

Sometimes they have frozen margaritas

Kurt J

While I'm partial to on-the-rocks, the frozen margarita is more bang for your buck.

Danny

Nice waitress but this place is incredibly short staffed. One waitress working the entire outdoor area is not enough. We waited for over an hour and our food still didn't come.

B

Cool little container bar in DC.

Rajat Mathur

Tacos fall apart , guac is made out of cream not avacados

Ellen Johnston

Lively outdoor space on a Thursday night.

Bitches Who Brunch

Voted Best Roll Out of Bed Brunch of 2015 by Bitches Who Brunch ! Read more

Andres

The michelada was on point. The horchata was not.

Allison Kasic

Even if you are drunk, this is piss poor Mexican food .

Francisco Ruscalleda

The rajas tamales !

Cory Chimka

meh crowd, meh food, meh service. el chucho up the hill is same concept executed 1000 times better.

Kasia K

shrimp tacos !

Josh Gibbs

Every song sounds like the Harlem Shake

JoRob JoRob

You only need to pitchers lol

Sydney Schaefer

Bring a coat!

Alex Orr

Food is over-priced and underwhelming, but at least they appear to use real lime juice for their 'rita's instead of day-glo green sour-mix crap.

Jenna Taylor

Mexican Fireball shots. That is all.

Rob Stark

Shipping containers+drunk girls at the corner table = loud

Alex Orr

Worst tamale I have ever been served. Dry meat, slimy and soaking wet exterior, flavorless...just awful.

Horatio Thracklebush

Meh. Over priced. Not my cup of tea .

James Andrew

Chile relleno tamale is terrible. Inedible. Worst dish of 2014. No kidding.

Similar places nearby :

8.3
Tacos
District Taco

Chicken burrito bowl is tasty, and they usually have it ready in less than 3 min. - Matt Silverman

8.4
Tacos
Surfside

The best tacos I ever had! Get the butter rice and nachos too. - Brandie

8.7
Mexican
El Chucho Cocina Superior

The tacos are great - try the tuna! The margaritas are amazing. And the service is always top notch! - Courtney

9.2
Music Venue
9:30 Club

Really cool place for a show. Try to get there early for the upstairs stools. Overall, very fun! Bathrooms were also very clean (at least early on). - Melissa Goodnight

7.8
Gay Bar
Nellie's Sports Bar

Everything the Service is Excellent and the Performances are Excellent also - Tameka Terrell

8.6
BBQ
American Ice Company

If you'd like to have the greatest combo possible get blueberry pancakes, fish tacos and fried chicken - Max Frankel