Normally, I am put off by Burritos....but TODAY...my interest has been renewed thanks to District Taco! I think my turn-off was due to my experiences at most fast-casual Mexican restaurants, which I will not name here, Burritos simply miss the mark and leave a lot to be desired on flavor and most importantly the portions Oftentimes you are left with a big fat "dough-like" ball filled with rice and beans...barely any meat...and air pockets of sour cream/sauce. I mean who wants to bite into a burrito to only find an empty pocket of guac, sour cream, rice or a mound of rolled tortilla!? Well, this was not the case with District Taco. The burrito I had was on point! Who knew?....Well, now I do! I am talking from the meat proportions to the fillers of rice, beans, guac, salsa and all components. It had the perfect balance of ERRYTHANG!! I tried the Burrito Mojado. The entire buritto was stacked and topped with this amazing sauce.... Salsa de Chile...that made this burrito "a hit" for me. Talk about leaving stuffed and completely satisfied....i sure was!! In all great food and the customer service was friendly-excellent. 4.5 Stars in my book! Thanks District Taco for renewing my liking to the Burrito! I will be returning for sure to try out more of your menu items. read more

District Taco - Burrito Mojado.....Soooo Good!! - Mexican Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

My first visit to District Taco. Wow! So good!! The place was so clean. The service was great! I can't wait to go back!! I had a taco lunch bundle. Two char cooked chicken tacos and one pork taco. Super fresh veggie toppings! Meats were juicy and tender. Very large portions. Excellent chips and guac side. Love all the drink choices too! Gonna be hard to beat this! read more

Tacos were excellent, had the fish combo. Service is great too, fast and easy service dining in at the location. Ambiance is fine, it is a spacious location! read more

Came here before going around Alexandria to have a bite to eat. Tried this place out and got the Bowl (Jefe way) with steak and Chorizo added. It was pretty decent. The flavors went well together and it brought a nice balance. The chorizo was really good! This place reminds me of chipotle btw. Washed it down with my drink. The service was cool I used a kiosk so i wasn't really served by anyone. The ambiance was chill. read more

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The food might be good but almost $20 for a burrito ? Are yall crazy ? The same price for the 3 tacos ? That's full of onions and cilantro, I'm not asking for a handout but if you are gonna charge this prices make sure my fucking tacos have a good amount of steak in them, it's ridiculous. read more

The food is pretty good and the restaurant is immaculately clean; however, it is very expensive. The food is solid, if not spectacular. read more

Your App has ceased to be bare minimum functional. Over the last 18 months you have installed tons of new forced updates, each one making the app less functional. Now the app does not even load / takes minutes to load on a normal iPhone (and not an old iPhone). At this point I don't even bother to order because I can't! read more

District Taco has changed and not in a good way. This food is still good, but everything else has gone down hill. The salsa bar is gone, which was arguably the best part of the restaurant. They have also gotten rid of plates/trays! Everything is packaged to go even when eating in. So now you're eating out of wrappers right on the table and there's all this extra packaging to be trashed. It was an extremely unpleasant dining experience. It also feels like they are nickel and dining you with higher prices for a worse experience. I don't think we will be back. read more

Yall.. We were excited to try but this place but it was SUPER disappointing..Bland, cold and honestly just weird.. We will not be back.

Read before going there at night: The place looked great, and we were in the mood for tacos. We expected it to be busier based on reviews, but it was Sunday, so we figured maybe it's a weekday place. The folks in the kitchen were very nice and did a good job preparing the meal exactly as we ordered. Quick, too. Very friendly. Then we sat down to eat, and that's where it went sideways. The food was just okay. Little bland, to be honest, but not horrible. We were eating and enjoying some conversation when one of the employees, a young kid with glasses and a mop of hair, started loudly slamming chairs into the tables and on the floor (metal chairs, concrete floor). At first, I thought he was having some sort of episode, but then he started yelling, "Good night!" and looking and my wife and I while kind of giggling to himself. I've worked fast food before, and I knew exactly what he was doing; trying to get us to leave so that he could close early. I've seen it happen if someone's hanging out after closing hours. It's immature and poor customer service, but I get it. But this... was more than an HOUR before closing. We tried ignoring him so that we could finish our food and conversation, but this guy kept slamming chairs and yelling "Good night!" like a child throwing a tantrum. It was so bad, I expected a manager or someone to rush out and wrangle this kid. I looked, and the people in the kitchen wanted nothing to do with him. It was frankly embarrassing. Obviously, we won't be back, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else, which is a shame, but if an employee is behaving like this in front of customers and no one is doing anything about it, there is more going on in the back of house. read more

I ate here for the first and last time yesterday evening. I got a carniasada burrito and a fish taco. The service was fine the food was bland and gave me an upset stomach shortly after eating it. I couldn't sleep because of the stomach pain and I spent all day today recovering a lot of it on the toilet. read more

Wow their prices have gone up! Then again so have everyone else's. First off a really nice group of employees here. My son wanted tacos, and while they have bowls, I went that route also. They were decent, but I can't say they satisfied our appetites. To be fair he's a teenager, and I'm a fairly big guy. I do think they could tweak this a bit though. They've come a ways from their humble beginnings. The ingredients are of good quality. Yet I think there are better taco spots. Am a connoisseur of this food group, and will say these are alright. It's nice to have them in the neighborhood. The restaurant is very clean, and seating is quite comfortable. I'll give this another try, but next time will go with the bowl instead. read more

Not sure why I keep giving this place a chance other than that I live two blocks from it. The only thing this place ever had going for it was the salsa bar and their greedy ass owners used covid as an excuse to get rid of it. I grew up in Cal and Colorado and adore Mexican food. I would be down here 3x per week if they didn't suck so much. Instead I get reminded every 6 months or so why I hate this place. Dry ass, bland tacos that smack of a Midwestern housewife's taco night. And despite getting rid of the salsa bar their employees almost never remember to include the two meager tablespoons of salsa you're supposed to get. So make sure to check. read more

District Taco - Some really mediocre Mexican. - Mexican Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

The ordering system deleted the choice of protein for my taco and nacho bowl on my order so the crew decided to serve me a guacamole taco and bowl. I also ordered two burritos with asada, guac, and salsa. The way the burritos were so poorly built made them into one side being dry and another side wet and soggy from the guac being slapped all on one side. read more

Charged twice, I placed an Uber eat order with buy one get one free! When I arrived I found one order, the manager Johnathan told me to place another order and he will cancel one and i get the refund. He never did and I ended up paying double!! read more

Meh is the word that comes to mind. Just a good place to perhaps grab some lunch with coworkers or by yourself or to bring the kids and enjoy a light meal. I was very interested in visiting this place for a while. My expectation was not my reality. I spent about 30 bucks on a chicken quesadilla, soft drink, and three fish tacos and honestly it was just OK for me. I was a little disappointed with the quality of the food. They offer free parking that's a plus. I don't think I'll return. read more

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It's a pretty location and the inside was nice looking. Went to order and it was the worst. Trying to order was like pulling teeth everyone had a horrible attitude cause they had to work. Ordered the egg, chorizo, and potatoes tacos. The Chorizo was decent other than that everything was bland. read more

Absolutely delicious food! Got the three tacos and they were the perfect amount for dinner. Really like the self ordering computers as it allows more time for browsing the menu and making a decision. Staff was friendly and service was quick. Good seating options and bathrooms were clean. read more

District Taco - Mexican Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

Could have just been my experience, but I basically paid 20$ for a burrito and chips and got an unseasoned chipotle at best. Chips were nothing special at all tasted like the bag from the grocery store. Honestly I would have just taken the L and not gone back but the reason for the review was my burrito tortilla clearly ripped as the server was wrapping it and they just didn't care and closed it up in the foil anyway.. anyways portion size was good and the place was clean ‍ read more

District Taco - Burrito that I found completely ripped down the middle after opening the foil - Mexican Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

We love this place! We've only had the breakfast burritos but they are excellent and we go almost very Saturday morning. They're large and all the ingredients are cooked fresh that morning. They're a little expensive but for the size it seems worth it. The staff is friendly, too and it's always clean. read more

If the goal was to make the smallest taco for the most amount of money with the least amount of quality and care, District Taco of Alexandria wins!!!! Congrats. Now go to any of the many independent taco shops and enjoy a real one. Jay Bloom Northern VA read more

Ok- so I understand COVID-19 has changed up the restaurant game drastically BUT customer service shouldn't be impacted what so ever. We online ordered, so I went in to pick up. The shorter woman with a floral mask and white headband was so incredibly rude, it's astonishing that someone with her attitude is allowed to work in customer service. read more

The service took a long time but it was packed so I understand. When I got my food it was medium heat and they completely forgot my pork in my bowl my friend had to put chicken in my bowl because I didn't have any meat at all they really think I am vegetarian and the hot sauce was good not that much of a kick. My churro was hard but it was hot. The place was clean and the vibe was vibing. It's was very good but I would not go out of my way to eat here. read more

District Taco - burrito bowl - Mexican Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

I'm totally dissatisfied with my order. Not because of the flavors of the food. I wouldn't expect to get great Mexican food on the east coast. I was actually mildly satisfied with the flavor of the food. What I was disgusted with is the fact that zero utensils or napkins were provided for Nachos with guac. The fact that I'm staying in a hotel with none of those simple yet essential amenities that a reasonable person might expect for a curbside pickup, consequently ruined my evening. I shouldn't have to tell you that paying $25ish for nachos with queso, sour cream, and guac might require such tools to eat. Regardless, I powered through and did the best I could with my god given appendages, only to result in less than good Mexican food on the hotel room floor and food slobber all over my hands, dripping down to my elbows! Granted, the food may have been better if I didn't have the added flavors from licking my hands, but what do I know? I don't know, but maybe even a few more chips to help scoop it all up would have helped! Of note , I would have taken more pictures of the mess, but didn't want to ruin my phone. read more

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Alex and I have been going to District Taco more and more since being confined to the house during the pandemic. It is close to our new home and we love Mexican food. I've been on the fence about District Taco for many year... bring from so item California and my Papa being Mexican I didn't get the hype. Over the last several orders I have warmed up with each new thing I have ordered but today made me a lifetime customer! Between the customer service from Carlos G and the corn tortilla shrimp tacos it's a taste of Tijuana on the East Coast. We chose to pick up our order today instead of delivery because the last time we were there they forgot to give us the order of churros. It was my first time ordering churros and I am super picky because some of my favorite childhood memories involve buying hot delicious long churros while crossing from the Tijuana border back into CA. You would think the churros aren't a hard thing to make but leaving California I have not been able to find a decent everyday cheap delicious churro on the East Coast... Minus the fancy ones at Boqueria (which are fantastical). Anyway, back to the story at hand, when I told Carlos G about the previous mistake and he not only gave us the one churro but THREE churros on the and a large guac and chips on the house! That is some excellent customer service! Thank you so much. I will leave you on this pro tip from a southern California girl: get the churros and get the shrimp tacos on corn tortilla. They double the corn tortillas, but you only need to eat it with one... I know this sounds crazy but it really brings out the flavor of the shrimp and makes all the ingredients shine versus eating too much corn tortilla! I wouldn't do away with the double corn tortilla because it acts as a great transportation vessel and proves an excellent barrier for all the yummy toppings that are bound to fall out of the edges! Get the two and only eat one! read more

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Great food! We ordered the vegetarian taco and quesadilla, and both were fantastic. Employees were very helpful, especially since an overeager customer took our food accidentally, and they had to remake everything! We will definitely be back. Plenty of parking and outdoor seating, too. read more

Everything I ordered was extremely underwhelming. It didn't seem that fresh. The chicken was okay but but a bit dry. The lettuce was wilted and I think the onions were a bit old. The fish taco was absolutely tasteless. read more

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While I loved Chicken Out at this location previously, District Taco is equally good. Choose your type of entree, and then choose the style of toppings that you want. If you want legit tacos then you can get the Mexican Way with cilantro and onion, or you can get the American way with lettuce/pico/cheese. And on top of that they have a well stocked salsa station, choose the color and spiciness level. The offer a 3-taco combo for $8. It's worth it, since the size of the tacos and total food ends up around an entree portion, certainly enough for a lunch. The Al Pastor was a big hit, succulent pork that was well seasoned. The Chorizo was my personal favorite, has a kick of spice but without the excess oil that plagues most other chorizo I try. The Carne Asada was simple salt and pepper seasoned beef, good quality though. The carnitas was unfortunately bland, was shredded and tender pork, but no strong flavor to carry the taco (suggest skipping it). read more

District Taco - Three taco combo - Mexican Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

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Why do you guys have such a hard time reading an online order?? Every single time I order from here you get the order wrong! Today I am fed up! I ordered 3 breakfast tacos with bacon. Guess what?? I got 3 egg tacos with no bacon. Last order you left off the potatoes. The order before you didn't include any salsa. I WILL NEVER ORDER FROM THIS LOCATION AGAIN!! read more

I would describe this as what Chipotle use to be. It is just quality assembly line Mexican. It taste good and you don't feel bad about yourself afterwards! read more

Long wait for pickup. Small portions for high price. Messed up my order. It's just not worth the money and effort.

The salsa bar is King! Great Mexican food! Quick service and clean restaurant. I like the gourmet sodas too. Great place.

A friend and I came here for takeout breakfast. There were a few folks eating outside, but most folks were waiting in line for their orders. It took a little while for our meal to be completed and bagged, but SO worth it. I got vegetarian breakfast tacos and they were so flavorful. They were so good, I made plans to get breakfast there again the same week. read more

For the life of me I cannot figure out how this particular DT gets anything more than one star. The service is abjectly terrible, even when empty, and the food is cold/disgusting. Today's taco's were basically one ounce of protein, one ounce of veggies, five ounces of sour cream and a dab of guac. Six tacos and $30 later, one one consumed and the other five were thrown away in favor of sandwiches from Balduci's across the street. Cold. Crappy. Overpriced. Blech. read more

Over priced for small portions. The food was ok tasting but for $17 for a bowl and drink I don't expect to walk away hungry.

District Taco sold their soul, cleanliness and good food for cost cutting. If you are wondering why the food preparers are dropping to the floor with their gloves...they are placing the empty food warmers and it's overflowing! Which means they have to pick up metal off the floor and try to keep up with the soles. Also do you notice the food is chopped up into smaller pieces and wait till post this sorry wilted lettuce. Will the real owners return and rescue their family business? This is not the right move. read more

District Taco - Mexican Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

Haven't ordered since before COVID. Wow feels like a totally different place. Food is bland and even my once favorite queso lacks flavor. They need to make some changes. Even the prices and portion size has changed. Won't be ordering from here again. read more

This is probably my favorite place for tacos in Old Town. The menu is straight forward and the staff is always helpful when deciding what to order. I have tried several of their taco fillings but steak with chorizo added has become my go-to. I love their salsa bar and usually order tortillas chips to eat the salsa with. Beware, the hot salsa is actually hot so I mix them when I need to tone down the heat. I also order my tacos with "mexican way" toppings, which is cilantro and onions, on soft corn tortillas. Mexican way reminds me of how tacos are served in California but its a matter of taste so customize them however you like! The seating area at this location is maintained and kept clean. Parking is a little tough with only a small parking area but there is street parking on Washington if you want to avoid the overcrowded lot. read more

District Taco - Fresh salsa bar: I love their hot salsa but mix them when I need to tone down the heat a bit. - Mexican Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

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Portions are a little smaller but the flavor is great. Love that you can add potato to your burrito/bowl!

Best taco. (Period) Fresh ingredients, great collection of sauces, great service. Try the breakfast bowls. They are to die for read more