Submitted by BalzMartigan t3_10ew12d in washingtondc
Looking for a good chicano or boricua restaurant that is brown owned and the real deal. Bonus if they serve ligua or chicharrón street tacos
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Reeetankiesbtfo t1_j4tfejs wrote
Tortas Y tacos la chiquita.
Has some of the harder to find meats like lengua, cabeza, tripa, and cuerito
The owner is from Mexico city.
Scared-Personality28 t1_j4tig82 wrote
Bonus, the Arlington Drafthouse is around the corner. Grab a few tacos and then go watch a comedy show. Great time all around!
walt_dinio t1_j4tinef wrote
La Famosa in Navy Yard is our go to. At one point we were going every other week.
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dumbdumasses t1_j4tlw8t wrote
Anybody know any white owned taco places btw?
Reeetankiesbtfo t1_j4tm65l wrote
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Suburbs-suck t1_j4trnu9 wrote
Taco Bell cantina
RandomLogicThough t1_j4ts9gd wrote
No idea about all this but the place is some of the best I've had in the area, which sadly isn't saying much.
messmaker523 t1_j4uafg8 wrote
Tacos don Perez in Wheaton
messmaker523 t1_j4uaiwe wrote
La Famosa is good but hard to justify $30 mofongo
CandlesAnonymous t1_j4uy3d9 wrote
A lado in adams Morgan has lengua tacos
KumaChorou t1_j4v2p4i wrote
Brown owned and the real deal?
Chicano or boricua restaurant?
Dude, like what are you even looking for? El Cabrito in halethorpe has some of the best tacos I’ve had since living in the southwest, but like it’s north Mexican, they don’t serve plantains/are corn husk tamales, not banana leaf ones. In comparison tortilla cafe in eastern market is Salvadoran and does lovely tortas, plantains, pupusas, etc. both are super affordable, both are super different from Puerto Rican food (Salvadoran food maybe a bit closer)
Also is ligua supposed to be lengua or is it something different?
Idk, like sometimes these weirdly racialized restaurant posts feel like trolling.
pantsattack t1_j4v702l wrote
Dude wants authentic cuisine. Is that hard to understand?
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KumaChorou t1_j4vd469 wrote
Sure, but like, what kind of authentic cuisine?
Like, the post is such word salad that anyone who knows a bit about the cuisine in question is going to be confused. Like, the level of specificity here is like saying (and I'm making it slightly more polite than OP wrote it) "I want an asian-owned asian restaurant, especially Japanese or Thai". Also, is it authentic if it's a Chinese restaurant owned/run by Koreans?
They're just different cuisines and it's strange to conflate them while seeking "authenticity".
Also, does it count as "brown-owned" if the owners are east-indian or afro-latino?
Seriously, the race of the owners/staff does not a authentic restaurant make.
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DMV123 t1_j4vlrwy wrote
He said "brown owned," not authentic. There are Puerto Ricans and Mexicans of all races, so their skin color does not have anything to do with whether they are authentic.
pantsattack t1_j4vmv74 wrote
I think you're being too literal. OP's intent is clear.
PKisSz t1_j4vrxxg wrote
Chicano Mexican cuisine is very different from Puerto Rican cuisine. If supporting these businesses helps you feel better about how you group very different peoples by how brown they are, then that's that.
Qui Qui is great PRican food, and the ownership is legit PRican if you can overlook the fact that they're not that tan in fucking January.
BalzMartigan OP t1_j4vwpcw wrote
Yea, typo on lengua didnt mean to cause a debate on meaning, thought context was clear. Not trying to "racialize" I just don't want to go to some tex-mex spot where everything is smothered in cheese sauce and the portions are ridiculously large.
DMV123 t1_j4vzgju wrote
Regardless, as Kuma Chorou said, the racialization of his comment was weird.
Hornerfan t1_j4wjbhc wrote
Taqueria Picoso in Alexandria.
heatfins t1_j4wp1ol wrote
How is it clear? You’re talking about authenticity while he’s literally talking about Chicano food which is fusion food that has never stopped rapidly evolving, therefore not really something that’s judgeable as authentic or not.
ottereatingpopsicles t1_j4x73mo wrote
Taqueria Habanero is delicious. I don’t know what the owners look like
DCJoe1970 t1_j4xfppe wrote
No good boricua restaurants, the closest you are going to get is Mi Cuba Cafe https://micubacafe.com
WaterBubbly t1_j4y8fgs wrote
Is there such a thing as Mexican American food (using literal meaning)? Would OP want a recommendation for an Italian food restaurant owned by a Mexican American?
jonnygrip t1_j4y8fo1 wrote
My go to Lingua taco in town is Habanero on 14th. I believe they are Salvadorian owned?
hoosyourdaddyo t1_j4yanhj wrote
Mexico Lindo, Manassas. Even has a real bodega and you can find some really nice boots and outfits there as well.
hoosyourdaddyo t1_j4yavlm wrote
Try Mexico Lindo in manassas
Any-Agent8854 t1_j4zpzix wrote
Lol @ consciously refusing to recognize unconscious bias when it’s pointed out.
Single-Investment-54 t1_j52dz75 wrote
Does anyone know if there is a Mexican restaurant in the area that is part of that chain of mexican restaurants that go all the way down to Richmond, Va Beach, Norfolk and the Outer Banks? Their menu is numbered the same at every location; for example a #11 is a burrito, enchilada and a taco (always). Names are “el azteca” “la fiesta” “la plaza Azteca” “la playa” and “la bamba” all the same menus and food. Food comes out in u see 10 minutes. Please help.
daisytimes t1_j5735r4 wrote
Most authentic Mexican restaurant owners in the DMV would not consider themselves Chicano. What are you looking for?
Also, PuertoRican food is a completely separate category.
anathemaDennis t1_j4tf1lp wrote
Know a great one but unfortunately for you the owners are black.