Ben D.

I really enjoy the food here great tacos and other dishes. I got the Chileajo Mixteco and chips and guacamole. The guacamole was well seasoned and had good flavor. Chileajo Mixteco was tasty but a small portion for the price. Had a great flavor and balance of heat and spices. The rojo sauce is great but the meat also had a lot of fat so it didn't have the consistency overall the make it my favorite here. The tacos are great.

Joy B.

Eating at Sabor Mixteco is like a warm hug. The food is superb, but the ambiance of Sabor Mixteco is warm, welcoming, and fun. The bright beautiful colors and decor are attractive. But, the personal service from the owners and chef makes this a memorable experience and you become part of the Oaxaca community. You are seated and greeted warmly by chef Juan Carlos, who gives you a lesson on the various sauces sitting on your table. His personal recommendations on food and drink are excellent. We started out with the red sangria. The sangria is a full bodied red wine with warm spices, such as cinnamon and nutmeg You can taste a little bit of triple sec that adds to the flavor and fresh fruit. It tastes amazing. Then, for an appetizer, we had the guacamole and freshly made tortilla chips. The guacamole was really fresh and flavorful. We really enjoyed it! But, give me a drumroll please...the star of the show and the most popular dish on the menu is their house made, slow cooked and roasted mole. The ingredients in the mole include: raisins, cinnamon, almonds, chocolate, and dried guajillo and ancho peppers. It is thick, rich, and delicious. The sauce is served over perfectly cooked chicken and accompanied by rice and beans. Truthfully, this is the best mole I have ever eaten. It is irresistible! Chef Solano you have outdone yourself! It is truly amazing. We shared two of Sabor Mixteco's most popular desserts, the tres leches cake and the flan with Carmel sauce. The tres leches cake was freshly made in house. The rich, soft, buttery flavor made this cake taste phenomenal. Then, the flan with caramel sauce, also made freshly in house was cool, creamy, and tasty. It was fantastic! We loved Sabor Mixteco. You may come in as a customer, but you leave as family. A huge round of thanks to the taqueria's co-owners: chef Juan Solano, Marisol Gonzales, and Apolinar Cervantes.

Bisi O.

This was my first time here very randomly just for drinks following a memorial service. They have Mezcalitas on the menu so I was sold. The service we had was excellent from when we came in until we left. The staff was friendly and checked on us repeatedly and appropriately even though at first we only ordered drinks and were seated in their outside seating. A staff member lead us in a little impromptu mezcal tasting and education which we both enjoyed. Eventually we order a quesadilla with braised meat. So delicious! If we had not eaten before we arrived I would have gotten dinner. Can not wait to come back! They are having their two year anniversary April 12 so I will be back. Looking forward to more drinks and food outside here this spring and summer.

Opie M.

Chicken Mole enchiladas, taco shaped, Excellent, sweet mole sauce spiced very mild. Soft white chicken inside. Would be good to have the sauce on top of vanilla ice cream for dessert. No beer or wine yet. One block behind the IHOP on university Blvd. Would like to have a refreshing Local pale ale When they get their license. Prompt, friendly service.

Deb G.

Simply excellent. I've been three times and each time my friends and I have loved the amazing food, fabulous service, and beautiful decor. Most recently, I had the guacamole, al pastor tacos, and the enchiladas divorcieras. All were delicious! It's a generous portion with a big basket of fresh, crunchy chips accompanying it. So good! I loved the al pastor tacos - the pork with adobo seasoning and pineapple pieces was fantastic. The enchiladas were great too - the green sauce on the pulled chicken was flavorful and a bit spicy, and the red sauce was so good (I think it might be the pasilla chile). The black refried beans and rice are a nice accompaniment. In addition to the great food, the servers are so nice and friendly, and obviously super proud of their restaurant (as they should be!). I can't wait to go back.

Lucia B.

Second visit did not disappoint!! This place is the real deal. 1 hr drive soooo worth it. I'll say it again, this is the ONLY authentic Mexican restaurant in the DMV. Outstanding food, delicious drinks and impeccable service. Please do yourself a favor a visit this place.

Mark E.

Sometimes published professional restaurant reviews can be helpful in suggesting someplace to try. A favorable Washington Post review guided us to out-of-the-way, and easily-overlooked Sabor Mixteco on a drizzly Thursday and we came away highly impressed. Despite many local competitors for fast casual cuisine of many ethnic styles, Sabor Mixteco stands tall as a little restaurant not to be misjudged or overlooked by its humble storefront appearance and inexpensive, pedestrian decoration and ambience, bright colors notwithstanding. Culinary artwork with a Mexican flair can be found inside. Though non-fans of Mexican (and/or Tex-Mex) may wish to give this place a pass, if this cuisine is what you seek, Sabor Mixteco does what they do with excellence and charm. A large and varied lunch menu awaited us with surprisingly affordable prices. With lunch under $20 being difficult to find in the DC Burbs, here you can find many delicious and bountiful choices for less than $15, in 2025. Delicious bargains are rare indeed but exist here. One of us had the burrito, which proved too big to eat for lunch and we brought half home. I had the delicious Pastor Alambre Tacos off the lunch menu. We plan to come back and work through the other offerings too. Sabor Mixteco deserves more business. Maybe the recreational cannabis dispensary a few steps away brings them some? One can hope.

Eric H.

Great food and service! Good for folks with allergies as the menu has allergens clearly marker. Everything is homemade fresh, so they can make sure to avoid problems. I have a gluten allergy and also hate cilantro, so most Mexican places aren't great for me. But this place has all homemade Oaxacan food, which is hearty, subtle and delicious. They can do corn torkittas and even made sure to make my dishes without cilantro! I had the Quedo Fondido, which is not what you'd expect - it's better. My entree was the Chicken Mole Enchiladas, which was enough by itself to feed 2 people! They also have Mexican Coca-Cola (of course), and the staff is super friendly. I watched the owner patiently explain the menu to a Mom with two fidgety kids and he was great. Highly recommended. This will become one of my regular spots.

Donyiel C.

Love this place! I got introduced to this business through a Yelp check in event. Otherwise I wouldn't have known it was even here. I returned on my own last week for Taco Tuesday when I was in the area checking out another business I learned about through Yelp! Poli (the owner) was very helpful. I placed a to go order for tacos. With the Taco Tuesday special, if you buy three tacos, you get one free. Not bad at all. I got two carne asada and two chicken. I really enjoyed them. The menu here looks so good. I'm happy they were able to get their liquor license now. I didn't get any drinks but I will be back!

Christine R.

Great customer service here! I came for the Yelp event, but couldn't eat any of the taco options because I'm a pescatarian. I got a quesadilla instead and it was delicious! It only took about 5 min as well. I also love that it's in the neighborhood- I'll be back soon!

Rachel S.

The food is excellent, and the staff is really warm. I've had multiple meals here with my kids. They prefer the food here to any other similar restaurant in the area and many of the chains. I especially appreciate their moderately priced burritos and tasty specialties. I'm there right now, but I can't remember what the name of this pork dish is... but it's incredible. Here's a picture. And now my daughter is begging for flan, and even willing to pay some of her own money to have it.

Sunshine A.

Why am I not visiting this place more often? Their food always hits the spot! We ordered two tacos, chips and salsa, Mole, Chile Ajo and two drinks, Tamarindo and Rosa Jamaica and Tres Leches dessert all for only $75. We usually share our dishes but completely forgot because it was so good. One of the owners, Juan, stopped by to chat with us about food from Oaxaca. Super nice! The service was excellent. This spot deserves 5 stars for sure!

Scot W.

I will definitely go back here! The food was great, the people were friendly, and the menu had a lot of good looking options. I had two tacos and an order of sopes. The sopes were great--the beans were excellent, the tortillas were fresh, and the house made chorizo (an optional addition to the sopes) was delicious. The tacos were also quite good--the Al pastor was especially solid. The Al carbon taco was good, too, but the steak wasn't particularly well seared/charred, but it was well seasoned. The tacos were both generously filled. The space was comfortable and the hosts were warm and attentive; there was music playing, but it wasn't too loud.