Los Compadres Restaurant was absolutely amazing and a must-visit if you love (or want to try) authentic Mexican food. The atmosphere was great, the service was outstanding, and the chef clearly knows what they're doing. George truly made the experience memorable for me and my three kids. Thank you all please keep up the great work, and please keep that food quality and consistency going! read more

Great Méxican food, some American food, Full bar, Nice staff, Nice regulars, Comfortable Over the past 6-months or so, I'm becoming a regular at Compadres restaurant and bar. The food has been excellent on several visits, and the staff and regulars are real nice. On this visit (Jan 2026), I was just stopping in for a quick brew before a long evening. I've known some of the staff here, so I knew I'd be comfortable. The bar staff remembered my usual drink, which is always a welcoming feeling. I favor a tangy tequila drink as a great partner to the food, or any slightly-sweet cocktail or beer. They have a wide selection. And they remembered my favorite dish, which I've ordered here only once before! I love birria tacos, and they make a terrific recipe. It's tender slow-cooked shredded beef with rich savory flavors too complex to know all the ingredients. The beef picks up the sweet smokiness of mild peppers, perhaps chipotle, deeply-marinated for hours with herbs that i will guess as cumin, thyme, and others, and caramelized diced onion. It's loaded with some queso into a folded soft corn tortiila, which is soaked in the marinade, then pan or griddle-seared. Or maybe seared and then filled? Either way, it's a deeply-colorful hand-held like a super-flavorful super-juicy quesadilla. This birria-dilla is served with a dark reddish consommé of all the flavors of the beef and the marinade, for dipping and dousing and generally risking your clothing to splashes, spills, and wild abandon. Compadres also served me freshly fried thin very-lightly-spiced tortilla chips with a zingy fresh chunky red salsa, and i realized that, without thinking, i was dipping the chips in that luscious consommé more than the salsa! I enjoy the food and the relaxed ambiance of this little place. They recently added a lovely terrifically-detailed mural by a local artist of a pueblo magico, a village of delicious food and good compadres. You know those friends who you always seem to visit at meal-time for a taste of whatever is simmering? These Compadres are those compadres. read more

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Great Margaritas Good Food. Good Value. Love the Taco concept on the menu. Good friendly service Place is clean but lacks decoration. read more

Los Compadres - Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Woodstock, Maryland

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Crabapalooza specials this week and new house made desserts. I went for the steak special, though, which was so huge I couldn't manage the key lime pie. Love this place! Always friendly, always cozy, always a good value! Ok, I lied. I got the key lime pie. Worth it. read more

Los Compadres - Today's steak special, substituted salad for rice. Would cost double anywhere else. - Mexican Near Me - Woodstock, Maryland

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Great service and amazing margaritas with fresh squeezed oranges and limes! Bartender gave my son amazing attention. The pollo was really good with my kids food. I couldn't give 5 stars because some food items needed some love added to them. The salsa was good with a great level of spice. I loved the small local business so you should definitely give them a try. If I lived here I'd probably try to poach the bartender. I wish this place the best!! read more

This is an amazingly authentic Mexican restaurant. Priscilla also is a great host. We enjoyed tamales, fajitas and a quesadilla. But everything looked good. I wish I had taken a photo but it was too yummy and I jumped right in.....I enjoyed the Holiday Lights read more

My husband ordered a mixed plate and on the suggestion of our server, I tried the Chile Verde chopped pork. Both were excellent and I was glad I strayed away from my usual Chili Rellenos. My husband ordered a margarita which I usually don't like. I tried his, and if I was not the driver, absolutely would have ordered one for myself! While we didn't stay for it, on Mondays, the restaurant has a trivia game going on starting at 6:30. read more

Great atmosphere, the service is on point, drinks are made well. The new management has done a great job bringing this spot back to the neighborhood. Enjoy having a restaurant that gives you the neighborhood feel and treats customers well. Highly recommend. read more

I love that you can order chile relleno, tacos, enchiladas, etc. a la carte here! Usually you have to buy a whole entree for those but they have them a la carte. Those are always my favorites so it was great to be able to hone in on just those items when ordering instead of getting extra stuff! read more

Los Compadres - a table full of food - Mexican Near Me - Woodstock, Maryland

Great little cantina in shopping center near the Weis market . Excellent authentic food . Chips and salsa nice too. Cozy vibe with nice little bar and good margaritas. They also have specials everyday ! read more

Los Compadres - Bar area - Mexican Near Me - Woodstock, Maryland

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Excellent food! Went twice in a week. Very tasty and they are extremely generous with condiments . Both times they hooked it up with a good amount of salsa read more

It's a nice and small restaurant near the old town. It worked out for us, since it wasn't busy and we had a few kids with us. The food took a little long to come out but it was good. Service was good, our waitress seemed like a very young girl. So no complaints there.... She did her job. Plenty of parking in front and restrooms were just out of TP and garbage was full when we arrived. So I made sure to let the waitress know. I believe they did fixed those things. read more

Our experience was amazing. Emma was such an amazing hostess and recommended the enchiladas which were delicious! Will definitely be back especially with the new renovations to come. read more

Amazing food and great service. Any time I am in town to visit family, I make it a point to visit Los Compadres. They have great daily food and drink specials, plus you can't go wrong with any of their mix/match street tacos! Probably one of the coolest things that I witnessed here a few months ago was when a customer ordered a beer that they had run out of. So instead of saying they didn't have any, the manager causally left the restaurant and bought more at the near-by liquor store. The customer never knew this, but afterwards I struct up a conversation to learn how they valued their customers. read more

Not bad for winging it while driving home from the city. The wait staff seemed very dude-like and chill. Not a problem for me as I don't care for servers being EXTRA. I think sour cream should just automatically come with the tacos. The street tacos were good but there's an option where you can make your own and, for some reason, I couldn't understand that out of 3 tacos, they could all be different. (Probably a lacking in intelligence on my part.) The cheese dip in the beginning was so good, I was scraping the remnants out with a freaking straw. Lol. Would go back, but i know there are more places. read more

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Finally found a place that serves carne asada fries! This is the only reason I came here but I did have more than fries. When you come to this restaurant you may not be greeted but the waitress will ask you to take a seat anywhere you'd like and give you a menu. You get free chips and salsa which was yummy. The chips weren't too salty and the salas wasn't to spicy so anyone can eat it. ORDER: Steak Enchiladas with Rice, Refried Beans and Sour Cream. It was yummy. Carne Asada Fries were delicious - It came with the carne asada, Pico, guacamole and sour cream. The service was good. They have happy hour and a variety of adult drinks. There is a bar and a sign that said every Friday - Live Music. I'm going to have to come back on a Friday night to check out the atmosphere. I'll definitely be coming back frequently for the fries. read more

Los Compadres - Mexican Near Me - Woodstock, Maryland

Slow--Meh food--abyssal customer service. This place has really gone down hill during COVID. It's too bad because it used to be a great neighborhood spot. Lately the chimichanga has been wet and soggy, the burritos dry, and the order is rarely correct. Once--I can understand. Losing an order or forgetting an item 3 times in a row with absolutely no remedy is just sad. At this point it's my fault--I should just stop ordering from this restaurant. Pass on this place. read more

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I drool whenever I think about the Flautas. You can judge whether that's more of a reflection on me or the restaurant. They're really thick, covered in cheese, and crispy. So good. Chips and Salsa were fresh and crunchy. The salsa especially you can tell is handmade. I do wish they had a spicy version but that's just because I'm addicted to spice. Totcho's were nice, though I wish I could customize them more. My better half says that the Quesadilla wasn't very good-- soggy, supposedly. I haven't had it though so I'll leave that out of the rating. read more

First time ordering carry out Very small servings & not at all what is pictured I reached out to restaurant but no reply read more

My latest order was GREAT! EVERYTHING was delicious! They listened when I asked for Extra Cilantro & Onion this time. I was able to add it to my tacos, salsa & pozole! Will be a returning customer as long as the food stays delicious and the customer service through take out is 100%. My tummy is happy lol read more

Great place with fun vibes! Came here for trivia and to watch the Caps game. Trivia was very fun. They have several TVs to watch games on. The tacos looked great! The service was excellent. Greg, I think the manager, was great and very friendly and personable. Great local spot for drinks and fun! read more

Can't go wrong with the queso and the street tacos. Service is fast and friendly. Highly recommend.

Located in a unassuming strip shopping center in Waverly Woods. Was hungry and was in the area. Used Yelp and figure to check this out... Good Mexican eats! Had Chorizo ( quick tip: any legit Mexican place will have Chorizo if it doesn't ....it's not good place) Everything was fresh Had live music Seating is limited / 1 screen showing sports Has a bar area w 1 additional flat screen Overall...3.5 stars...round up for yelp 4 stars... Good but I won't go out of my way to eat here...better Mexican rest near me read more

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I've been here quite a few times and have seen ownership change. Until the last few times, I'd had less than stellar experiences. I saw the yelp reviews held strong and wondered if I was missing something so, periodically I'd return. I'm glad I did. So much has turned around. The service has been on point. The food has also significantly improved. I've recently had the combo fajitas and the barbacoa burrito, both were tasty with quality meat. They also have a great kids menu (above and beyond the typical burger, Mac n cheese type of selections). My only complaint is their house margaritas are way to sweet for me, but if you prefer your cocktails on the sweet side, I'm sure you'll love them. read more

Los Compadres - Barbacoa burrito - Mexican Near Me - Woodstock, Maryland

Takeout lunch was worth the wait! Tacos were still crispy and the rice and filling were evenly seasoned... absolutely delsih. I would definitely recommend ordering here (support your local mexican restaurants in times like these!) read more

Los Compadres - tacooo - Mexican Near Me - Woodstock, Maryland

I'm so glad that we have this great little Mexican restaurant in our Waverly Woods neighborhood. The food is always good, the service is friendly, & the prices are reasonable. The only thing that is lacking is the atmosphere, so we usually get carry out. read more

Good people good food good prices good quantity good quality drinks basically well priced go for the specials small mom-and-pop doing good in the neighborhood read more

Due to arriving on taco Tuesday, sitting down and acquiring Iced tea from the usual busboy. Noticing that there were no actual wait staff serving tonight. With a cook and a busboy waiting tables, you knew the KRAGLE was going to show up!!!! Piss poor management guys! The star is for the food, if you can ever get it out of the kitchen???? read more

It had been a long day and I had a craving for good Mexican food. I jumped onto Yelp to see if there were any highly-rated Mexican places nearby my current location at that moment (ACE Hardware in EC) and this place popped up. I called them up and put in a to-go order. The guy on the phone was really friendly and I got a feeling was possibly the owner. I was impressed there were traditional options and even lengua tacos available. When I arrived, there were a decent amount of people inside, and many at the bar. They seemed to be regulars. It was a fun vibe. I got my food, paid, and drove home, enjoying the smells filling my car. The food was good. Not the best Mexican food I've had. But definitely not typical Americanized Mexican food either. Overall, I'm not sure if I'd go out of my way to eat here again, but it does seem popular to the locals, which might by why it has almost a 5-star Yelp rating. read more

You really can't go wrong with Taco Tuesday deals here. My friend introduced me to this place and although it's a bit far, it's worthhhh. The two of us ordered the taco box of 10 for $17.50 deal. 10 tacos seems a lot, but we INHALED them lol. They're fairly small, but packed with flavor. My favorites are the carne asada, al pastor, and barbacoa. Also, go easy on the spicy sauce they give you cause it has a goooood kick. Other than the food, service is pretty slow. There was only one lady waiting on tables. There was only one other party in addition to us two and it took her 15 mins to get out check and another 15 to grab it. She wasn't all that friendly either... read more

Los Compadres - Taco Tuesdays: 10 for $17.50 - Mexican Near Me - Woodstock, Maryland

Tried for first time. Very casual place, you sit wherever there's an open table. It was a busy night but food came out fairly quickly. Server was very friendly and had some junior helpers. Food was relatively fresh, they were generous with chips & salsa. Flavors were just a tad bit bland, for me personally. I tried the fish tacos and some parts of the fish was overcooked. read more

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Super good place, atmosphere is nice and the owners are kind. Food was delicious, very fresh and generous portion sizes. Lots of variety on the menu but everything is good! Highly recommend if youre in the area. read more

We had my sister's rehearsal dinner here. The staff was exceptional. I really appreciated how they catered to my sister and the guest. We had buffet style and we had some good margaritas. My sister also loved their flexibility. Food was good as well. The only food I didn't like was the old bay chicken wings. Was too much old bay and salt. read more

We live across the street from Los Compadres and have been enjoying their food for years. They make the best chicken tortilla soup. Everyone who works there are super nice as well. Can't go wrong! read more

So good to see they're open, but lately their tacos and meats have been drier than usual, which stinks because they were sooo tasty before!

My new favorite mexican place. The service here is unbeatable and they make a killer margarita. The enchiladas were very flavorful with marinated shrimp and verde sauce. Don't forget the rice and beans here, holy smokes it's excellent! The chips and salsa they give you before ordering was also great. Cute place and a fun menu. read more

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I placed a carry out order yesterday. The four stars are for a combination of convenience, service, and order accuracy. The food is as other yelpers described-solid and unassuming for a shopping center restaurant. The ingredients were fresh and flavorful. The website is under construction so I was able to access the menu via their Facebook page. They have solid choices including the standard Fajitas, Burritos, Tacos etc. The order was ready and hot when I picked it up, and was accurate. My husband got the Cali burrito (he asked for it without pico de gallo) which includes french fries, sour cream, cheese, and carne asada. He got the queso with chips and added chorizo. I got the Baja Shrimp tacos with black beans and white rice. The beans had cabbage, cilantro, pico de gallo, and the shrimp was flavorful. They were on the smaller side which works for the flour tortilla tacos. Total was $ 33.92 before tip. They seemed somewhat busy with a few tables in the small restaurant and some patrons sitting at their bar. Jeremy helped me with my order. They were friendly and I liked that I was able to get in and out. They quoted me about 15 minutes and in that time I went to the liquor store, got gas, and got a couple items from Weis. It's very convenient and was perfect for the occasion: a rainy Sunday where no one feels like cooking and sadly only two places deliver to us in Marriottsville. It makes me miss Uber eats. I would say it's authentic Mexicali cuisine as the logo suggest, and not bad for the Suburbs. Will be back. read more

Awesome place, food was really great. We ordered a taco box. A mix of flour and crispy tacos. All were very good. Our server Franklin was super nice . Definitely will be back read more

Los Compadres - Mexican Near Me - Woodstock, Maryland

This place is amazing. The best empanadas I've ever had. I recommend this place to everyone I know.

As someone said - super Meh food. Terrible service. It hurts give bad review during covid, but at least this won't happen if they made an effort. Brown guac, stale chips, bland chicken...I can go on. Make an effort! Will not be returning. read more