I go often but the food is better every time. We had the fish tacos and great margaritas The music was good Mexican but not too loud and the service was excellent. We love this place! read more

Solid takeout spot! The serving sizes were very small however compared to other Mexican restaurants. I tried the chicken / steak fajitas and while ordering medium for the steak they came as more like medium well and the steak pieces were a bit cold. For a quick delivery time this was disappointing. The chicken was cooked well but the accompanying peppers could have been cooked more. The tortillas they give you are soooo small! I loved the queso and thought the salsa and guacamole were also good. Both the salsa and queso were bigger serving sizes. However, this place would be better if they gave more food and cooked the meat better. The rice and beans were pretty good but not super authentic! read more

Nice place in Sterling Va. variety of Taco's very tasty . We ordered their special Birria Taco which was delicious. Also ordered fish taco nice and tasty . read more

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The food was just okay. A bit pricey for a taco that costs $6 with small fillings. The El Pastor wasn't tasty. I'll stick with the grilled chicken, even though it's a bit dry for thigh meat. read more

Been here several times now. Must be good, we keep coming back. The tacos are a bit spendy, but they are custom, not-ordinary or everyday tacos. Like their Jalapeno Margarita, too. The Outlaw taco is my fave, but I try to try a new one each time we visit. Plus, this last time they had a selection of 'new' tacos they were trying out - priced at about a dollar less than the usuals. I tried one, wasn't half-bad. All in all, a very nice place to hang for a bit, have a taco or two, then a drink, then go to Vittle Kitten and pick up some groceries. read more

After a hectic week we did not want to cook and decided to walk over to Locals for dinner. Weather was perfect for sitting outside. Seats were comfortable and the service by Guillermo was both attentive and excellent. We started with chips, salsa, and guacamole, enjoying a margarita and a sangria. The margaritas were perfect but could have been served with much less ice. The sangria was delicious but the pour should have been more generous (it was just over half a glass). There is an opportunity for them to max out their game with better chips. They were thick and not as tasty as other venues. The salsa was a little salty, and was more liquidy than I personally prefer. The guacamole was excellent. While it seemed premade, it was fresh and had a smattering of seasonings to add to its taste. We had their tacos - our prime reason for heading here. I had their Locals taco which is their slow cooked birria recipe. I added the combo plate which included a portion of rice and a serving of black beans. I'm partial to birria and their's did not disappoint! The portions were just right, and the black beans were great. She had their Chesapeake taco and refried beans as a side. The shrimp, sauces, and vegetables in her taco worked really well together. We topped off the dinner with churros for desert. OMG! We'll be taking in this dessert treat again! Imagine four churros stacked in a squared setting with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, sprinkles, and chocolate sauce! It was a great way to end our meal! Again, service is a huge factor to us, and Guillermo went out of his way to make sure we had a good meal. Thank you Guillermo ... we'll be back! read more

Locals Tacos and Tequila - Taco combo plate with chips and salsa - Mexican Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

Had amazing authentic Mexican Experience. The Birria quesadillas were outstanding and mouthwatering. Javier and his team are outstanding. The place is very authentic; felt as if I were having my food anywhere in Mexico. I'd definitely recommend to anyone to have a great Mexican meal here. read more

The food was good, but I was a little disappointed by the misinformation the hostess shared. While we waited for a table, she claimed that chips and salsa were complimentary, but that was not the case. As my first experience at this restaurant, the service wasn't the best so I don't know the likelihood of dining here again. read more

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I don't find anything special about the food or the atmosphere. There wasn't anything specifically lacking, but there were other places I'd rather go. read more

**3.5 stars** Honestly, I've avoided going here because Mokomandy was my very most favorite restaurant. I was in the Sterling area and wanting tacos, so we took a chance on this restaurant. Walking in, it has been nicely redecorated to depict Mexican culture/cuisine, but it made me a little nostalgic for Mokomandy when looking at the bar. There was new art, chandeliers, and a cute little patio. It was a nice change! The service was quick and friendly. Our waiter was attentive and offered suggestions. We looked at the menu ahead of time and we were pretty hungry so we started with the chips & salsa. The salsa was yummy (not spicy) and the chips were handmade. Some of the chips were a little chewy still but there were some that were fried to perfection. They weren't free with every order like typical Mexican places, which didn't bother me. My husband got a mojito, which was well-made and honestly, a pretty perfect mojito. We each ordered the 3 taco platter, which comes with rice and beans. I got: El Jefe, Baja, & California Fish. My husband got: Breakfast, Birria, & BBQ. It was a good deal to get the platter! We tried his birria taco first and it was really good. It's the best birria I've had so far. The meat was tender and the dipping sauce was flavorful. My husband said his breakfast taco was spicy (the chorizo was spicier than expected, assuming), but good on flavor. He said the BBQ one was good but kind of one note. Of my tacos, I tried the El Jefe and it was like the birria taco without the dipping sauce and was the clear top one of the three I got. The fish taco was a disappointment, which I think was mostly because a lot of people hyped it on here. The fish was dry and flavorless. It kinda tasted like salmon? which I found weird. At this point, I was regretting getting the baja taco. It was really simple (to me, since it had ranch) and definitely catered to a "safe eater" population. The rice was really quite good and had hints of cilantro in it but the beans were a little salty. We ended with churros and we asked our waiter for no ice cream (dietary restriction) and he put the sprinkles and chocolate sauce on the side for us. He even asked if it was a preference and he could swap it for a different ice cream. The churros were crisp but missing more cinnamon/sugar and a little dry. They weren't bad, but I've been spoiled by Senor Ramon's. We'll definitely be back. I think this is a place that you try out a bunch of stuff and know what you like and don't. read more

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The tacos are amazing. I can't help but get my favorites. It has an awesome bar and many margarita flavors. It is a cute resturant with the ambiance of being felt like family read more

As much as I like the birria tacos here, and even though I can afford it, I must say that $6.75 for one taco is pretty crazy.

Tacos and drinks are good. The staff is nice. Food comes out pretty quickly. Birria and carnitas tacos were really good. Firecracker taco didn't have as much flavor as I was hoping for. The fajitas are really good as well and so is the tinga taco. Inside is cute and fun. read more

Locals Tacos and Tequila - Mexican Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

I was pretty hyped up about visiting here due to some photos and reviews I saw on yelp. We walked in behind a family of 4 and happened to order first so there's no conflict for wait time. I ordered an appetizer, while still looking at the menu a gentleman brings out the appetizer and leaves it on top of the menu. LOL! Minus 1 star. We ordered a taco salad and some tacos. The food is quite average. The dessert was a big disappointment, the ice cream tasted old and the taco shell or whichever it was tasted old too. Minus 1 star. No one topped off water. We left at the end with sharing what's left in the 1 water cup. Minus 1 star. Nice ambiance, decent dining vibe, clean restrooms :) plus 1 star. read more

WOW!! I am blown away. I've lived tacos all my life, and I can honestly say the Calornia fish taco was the best fish taco I've ever had. The flavors just sang. I immediately wanted to share it, (wait---no! don't eat that much!) and wished I'd gotten two. The Jefe taco was also superb, and black beans and cilantro rice were delish. Next time it's fish tacos for me read more

Locals Tacos and Tequila - Sign - Mexican Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

Went to china gourmet eat in. Since i was near i decided to try LT&T. Waited to be seated forever. So i decided to order to go. When the solo waitress came to register to add or complete orders she looked at me I asked to order tacos to go , she looked at me strange and said to go? She said hold as she frantically adding orders or closing sit down customers. It looked like a 1/4 full and herself working alone. Overly worked she said it would be 25 minutes or more for my order. She was happy when I told her it was too long of a wait for 3 tacos to go. She quickly walked away.Wasn't impressed how the restaurant was run. No hostess' i won't be returning. read more

We ordered a variety of tacos with chips and salsa. Was not impressed at all. Found all the tacos to be really one tone and very underwhelming. For the price, you would think you'd get some flavorful and tasty tacos. Chips and salsa did not taste very fresh. Salsa was soupy and no good. Would not order here again. read more

This is our family go to for a fresh and yummy meal. It's quick and easy. The staff is always sweet. It's a good spot to hang with friends. read more

Locals Tacos and Tequila - Street corn, shrimp bowl, specialty tacos and salsa verde. - Mexican Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

Creative tacos with a true Culinary flare. Price is fair, parking easy.. staff are pleasant snd efficient. Have used take out and dined inside numerous times, always a palate pleaser! read more

Having now eaten from here twice -I always try to temper a mid-grade experience with a second run- I can unfortunately say I'm not terribly impressed. The food is fine, but it's not exciting, and in an area full of amazing Salvadoran pupusas and fresh tacos, you need to be Good to get my vote. The flavors here are kind of bland in comparison, even with the salsas and the fresh lime and neither drinks nor desserts were interesting enough to really remember. It's too bad because it's walking distance from my house, but you win some you lose some. The staff is a little hit or miss as well. Mostly lovely, and they put in a lot of work for pandemic safety and curbside delivery but the last time we were there, it was pretty clear the waiter did *not* want to be there. read more

I loved it. Super cute & super friendly service. Food was delicious! Everyone go see Erica on Sunday nights, she was great! read more

Locals Tacos and Tequila - Fiesta rice bowl w/added Romain. Perfect ratios - Mexican Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

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Food is AMAZING. Doesn't matter if you are doing fajitas, burrito, enchiladas or any of the signature tacos. Love the Chicken Fajitas that crush Uncle Julio's, but when I go tacos the Firecracker, Birria, Barbacoa, El Jefe are all great. Frankly they are all excellent. Service is very good too. Cinci the manager does a grab job with customer experience. Get a margarita. My fav is a skinny spicy margarita. Cheers and enjoy. read more

This place has my heart .. the tacos are great my favorite taco it's El Jefe the taste it's super authentic and the churro dessert with ice cream it's to die for. Waitress was super amazing she forgot my Elote (corn) and she gave me a free Mexican coke (which make my day)... prices are super affordable and I will definitely go back read more

Locals Tacos and Tequila - My trio of tacos Birria (not my faves) and El Jefe (my favorite taco) - Mexican Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

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Got food delivered through Grub Hub, paid $25 for delivery, service fee, tip delivery for dinner (for 2). Food looks and is pretty good but only one meal was delivered. When I spoke to the manager she said she couldn't have anyone deliver it to me ( 20 minutes away) but that I could come get my cold burrito if I wanted it. When i said I didn't want to come (40 min round trip) get it she offered me a refund for the burrito but obviously not all the grub hub fees, etc. or other food. Just an underwhelming lack of accountability. When I used to mess up as a server we offered people something so they would come back and feel good about their experience, not this place. read more

I love the colorful ambience here. Much better than you would expect in a basic strip mall. The margaritas and other drinks our spot on, with lots of choices. The queso dip is fantastic. I wasn't a fan of the options for tacos but most people absolutely love it. read more

I was craving the Birria tacos from here so I came in around 7:15 the other night. There were a few other tables filled but we didn't have to wait. The only complaint I have is that the raw onions on the Birria tacos were slightly bitter. I ended up pushing them off my tacos but other than that they were yummy. read more

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BIRRIA TACO IS SO GOOD AND THE BEST THING IVE EVER TASTED. It is expensive though. $10 on 2 tacos but the experience was worth it. The outdoor seating is cute too. Literally will come back here again, but would be spending a lot more if the tacos were cheaper. Ya girl be broke so she gonna leave a little hungry. Maybe if the tacos were like $2-3 thatd be good, but its $5.50 per taco which do be kinda expensivveee. Overall 10/10 so good so yummy read more

Locals Tacos and Tequila - Best birria tacos ever tasted - Mexican Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

My family has been coming here almost weekly since May. The food we've usually ordered has always been good and the service excellent. Something must have changed because it was quite a different experience today. The food was absolutely average. I tried the steak fajitas for the first time and it was a huge disappointment! The meat was flavorless, as well as overcooked, dry, and tough. I barely made it through one serving. The chips were on the verge of being stale and the salsa wasn't as fresh tasting as on previous visits. Next, the service was less than average. Although the staff was friendly and our order taken promptly with no excessive wait for food, no one came to clear our table after we had finished. So we sat at the table with a bunch of dirty dishes and cutlery the entire time that we waited for the dessert we ordered. I thought someone would clear the table by then, but to my utter shock, when the server brought over the dessert, she asked us to make room among our dirty dishes so she could set it down. WOW, just WOW! We ended up having to eat our dessert amidst all our dirty dinner plates. I'm definitely not inspired to go back after that experience. read more

Locals Tacos and Tequila - Can you find the cajeta among all the other piles of dishes? - Mexican Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

We had such amazing food and drinks and the service was even better! We tried this restaurant because it sadly (but deliciously) replaced our favorite restaurant, Moko Mandy. At Locals, we ordered a pollo taco, a carnitas taco, a carne asada taco and the skirt steak fajita. What we really liked here was that you order by the item so you can get as much or as little as you want. It reminds me up a much more upscale Bar Taco. For drinks we got a few mango margaritas on the rocks and our AMAZING server, David, made my wife a custom drink that was delicious. Food aside, we were seriously impressed by the service. Seriously, if you go here ASK FOR DAVID AS YOUR SERVER. He was so polite, professional, attentive and really friendly and funny. David was very conscious of COVID restrictions and kept his mask on the entire time and kept distance, while also being personable. He absolutely made the experience of the restaurant awesome. The decor here is also really cool, very Día de los Muertos with sugar skulls and traditional Mexican decorations. End of story- go order some food and drinks and ask for David as your server! read more

We've gotten take out from here once as we were curious what had moved into the space from the previous restaurant that was there. I told my hubby lets check this place out, oh wow, the tacos are good like close to legit tacos you get in Mexico DF not the tacos from taco bell (although I do enjoy that too). But I love me some authentic tacos!!! The fact this place is so close to home and I don't have to venture out and down route 1 in Alexandria bonus! They've got lots of options to meet your cravings/desires. We've been reluctant to dine in because of our COVID comfort level but the take out was excellent, and I'm just glad we could support another small business. Certainly worth checking out and we will certainly be back! read more

If you want good tacos at a great price, do not come here. If you want good tacos at a horrible price, do not come here. If you want horrible tacos at a great price, do not come here. If you want horrible tacos at a horrible price, then please, still, do not come here. Local Tacos and Tequilas is in a location that is so out of the way, that the drive there is exhausting. The terrible wait staff is something of a B-rated sitcom, where they are impolite and will stand in front of your face, grinning from cheek to cheek without an ounce of care about social distancing or mask policy. Local Tacos and Tequilas is a restaurant that serves terrible food at unjustifiable rates, although I did not look at their drink menu, I believe the only reason why people go there is for the drinks because the food is disgusting. If you want an alternative to Local Tacos and Tequilas, I highly suggest going to Office Depot, buying a 1-Ream stack of papers, taking out one sheet of paper, pouring some off-brand supermarket salsa on top of it and voilà, there you go, you have a better taco than whatever they serve at Local Tacos and Tequilas. What sickens me the most is the fact that for $6 they will give you one birria taco that taste like the meat was microwaved and the salsa (if you can call it that) was something thrown on the floor, scraped up and put into a container. Avoid this place. Locals Signature Birria Specialty Taco read more

Locals Tacos and Tequila - Locals Signature Birria Specialty Taco $6/taco - Mexican Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

We've gotten take out from here a few times now. Its convenient for a quick meal and staff is friendly and helpful. The food is standard fare. They have a good option for a taco meal which includes 2 or 3 tacos with rice and beans. The carne asada taco is one of my favorites, but the carnitas one needed way more seasoning. I've also had the quesadilla there which was good as well. Of course the chips and salsa is addicting as one would expect. Overall its a decent place to get some tasty food and we will keep going back! read more

Finally got a chance to check this place out. Like I told the hostess when I walked in, it takes BIG balls to open a restaurant within these walls - Mokomandy was EPIC. Decided to sit outside for lunch - ordered the chips/salsa/guacamole/queso and it definitely did the job. Grabbed the 3 taco combo for lunch - the shrimp taco was awesome, the steak taco (Outlaw) was ehhh, but their shining star was the signature Birria taco. They get 5 stars as next time I go I will order 5 of them. Looking forward to getting back there soon! PS - if anyone knows how to hunt down the Mokomandy owner please let me know - I bought a $200 gift card from them to show support right before they closed down - was a dick move. read more

Tacos are definitely worth trying. They helped me out last minute in a pinch when I had to place a huge order closer to catering size of tacos on a holiday within an hour of the event itself - food arrived hot and ready in like 35 minutes and I couldn't have been more grateful. Salsa and guacamole are also spot on. Thanks LT&T ! read more

Loudoun county if you want your "Birria" taco fix then hit up this new taco joint. Conveniently located at the old Mokomandy spot, with a friendly staff and hands-down some of the best tacos I've had since living in southern California. Their "birria" tacos are a featured item and served daily unlike other restaurants in the area that only serve "birria" on certain days of the week. My server David was great - super friendly and attentive. read more

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We ventured out! We are both thrilled we did... Honestly, it just wasn't 'breaking out' that warrants the great review, but the staff and of course THE FOOD! Portions are AMPLE - while it may not look like a lot, the quality of the food is fantastic; the queso was the best we've had in a long time; not watery, not a large bowl, but again, the quality was great, so that 'little' bowl becomes bottomless in a way and it filled us up. We each had two tacos; the Birria, the California Fish, Steak and I forget (my husband's order) what the fourth was; my bad. Oh my. Wish we only ordered one each; they are that good and filling! If you are hankering for great food, lovely staff, and rather low prices - just go. You'll thank yourself later. Our only suggestion and this goes to management - no platic cups for water. Why not use glass that can be reused? read more

Disappointed. Paid over $60 for 2 people and this food wasn't that great and super over priced. My tacos were all dry. The only okay thing was the street corn. Everything else was a disappointment. Many other better taco places to go to and much more reasonable priced. Sorry..do not recommend at all! read more

I was thoroughly impressed by this place. A small cute and cozy vibe, very clean... and everyone was very friendly. But let's get to the food. Ahhhhhmazing! The tacos were as good as they looked! I've really been wanting Birria tacos, so I ordered that the California taco and street corn. All so great. We got the massive nachos that we needed to take home, that in itself is a meal! My sassy strawberry margarita ...excellent. Our server Ashley was great, She was holding down the bar and helping us all at once. My boyfriend and I Loved it and will def frequent there! read more

Locals Tacos and Tequila - Nachos with brisket - Mexican Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

Great food. Staff was kind and helpful. Good place for a quick dinner. The barbacoa taco was really good, definitely recommend it. Locals Tacos features a large variety of tacos on their menu, as well as some very good starter options such as nachos. read more

Locals Tacos and Tequila - Americano Taco and Barbacoa taco - Mexican Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

This is such a nice hidden gem of a restaurant! We got takeout here for dinner and I was very impressed with its abundance of options. We got a bunch of tacos, burritos, bowls and salads and all of it was incredibly filling. Their hot sauce is very spicy so caution there. I loved my bowl, it was not overflowing with cheese or beans and I could actually enjoy every topping in a balanced way. I felt like I was eating good quality food too which is hard to find at a small scale taco place! read more