Located in a non-descript hotel just outside the Beltway, Tango is well worth a visit for their fantastic baked goods. Hungry? Their empanadas are fantastic with spinach and corn among my favorites. Sweet tooth? Their quince tarts and alfajores are best in class. Party time? The German chocolate cake we bought to celebrate my birthday was the best cake I ever had. True story. Plus the staff and owners are very friendly and helpful. Visit today! read more

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Best way to start a Saturday. We try to eat lite fair but always leave full. I wish I could tell you to go for the pastries over the empanadas(turnovers) but I can't walk out without both. The sandwiches de miga (tea sandwiches) are also delicious. Take a box home with you. Sandra and team are the sweetest. read more

Small but mighty. This is the real Argentinian food in the DMV. Sure you can find the occasional steakhouse but this is the kind of delicious everyday food most Argentines can get walking down the street to the nearest bakery or shop. In the DMV any kind of Argentinian food is a rarity and the quality and selection has now made this my #1 Argentinian store here. For the uninitiated, you have to try the empanadas. A milanesa sandwich is a good lunch alternative, and for dessert get one or two of the facturas (those will be the first thing you see displayed). Even the coffee gives any commercial chain a run for its money. Not a bad idea also: buy empanadas by the dozen, freeze them and thaw individual ones out over the next week when you want lunch or a delicious snack. read more

Little shop tucked on the side of Days Inn, the owner was very friendly and patiently told me about the selection. She also threw in some extras for us. Very reasonable prices, loved the empanadas. read more

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Love the beef empanadas, will go back to try their pizza. Service is amazing and the ambiance is great. See you guys soon for the pizza.

Vengan a Tango Pastry. Panadería 100% argentina. Recomendado 10/10. Amamosssss. atención 10/10. Comida 10/10. Estacionamiento en el lugar. read more

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Took me a couple of attempts to find this place (turns out, I was heading in the wrong direction on Rt. 1 and thought it was attached to the wrong Days Inn). It's run by a very sweet, friendly lady. Good, tasty pastries for cheap--I got a vanilla custard European-style one and a quince one for $1 altogether! read more

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Stopped in for breakfast and fell in love! The emendadas were great and the pastries were so freaking good! The lady who worked there was so nice!!!! She was super friendly and was great in describing all the different pastries and fillings. Will definitely be going back read more

I can say that the coffee, ham and cheese toast are excellent, but the pastries are not good.

Was craving argentine coffee, facturas and empanadas. Chill environment, listening to argentine musica and eating great food... will be placing breakfast order for workplace... love ordering in bulk read more

I found this place on FB. It was difficult to find because it is next to a not-very-nice building. The lady at the counter was extremely friendly and helpful. I am so happy I took the time to drive there and try their food. I had a latte, one factura, and one beef empanada. Everything was delicious. I will be coming back soon. read more

Small cafe with affordable prices for dessert. We walked in and stood at the counter for a while before someone came up to take our order, to our surprise the person sitting at the table near the register watching us wait the whole time was the employee. We ordered the empanadas and dulce de leche cookies. Empanadas were served warmed, they are small so would recommend at least two per person. Everything we tried lacked in flavor and was one note (sweet) it just fell flat for us. read more

Such a hidden gem. This place is fantastic if your someone that cares about food and not appearance of a restaurant. There is not a lot of seating but if you get a chance, GO. I had a delicious coffee, pasqualina (spinach and egg pie), Ham and cheese empanada, 2 alfajores (dulce de leche cookie), and a Milanesa Napolitana sandwich (breaded steak cutlet sandwich with cheese, tomato sauce, lettuce, tomato and mayo). Please note I split all this food with someone else and we left VERY full. The Milanesa sandwich was huge and could easily feed two people. I look forward to returning and trying all the other delicious looking foods on the menu. read more

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I was excited to come into the new remodeled store today as new owners took over. Place was known for a family based vibe with amazing food and very reasonable prices. $17 for a milanesa sandwhich gah damnnnn. You can tell the new owner is focused on making $$$ only as that price is beyond disgusting. Used to love coming here every weekend to pick up facturas, came in today and none are available read more

It is simply the best bakery in all of Alexandria, with a diverse and excellent variety of flavors of Argentine culture, I would return many times! read more

Since they changed the owners this place has nothing but excellent food. 100% original Argentinian flavor in every they offer. I was very happy with the attention and courtesy the service is provided read more

Nada Que ver con las facturas de Antes !!! Creo que lo que nos vendió fue lo que le sobró del día anterior! Nada Que ver con lo que la dueña anterior vendía... muy chiquitas secas el sabor malo ... el lugar está bueno muy bien decorado espero que mejore la calidad .. read more

Best milanesa sandwich ever!! Seriously, taste like heaven. Dont even get me started on the facturas

Washingtonian Magazine includes this Latin/European bakery's facturas (basically glazed and slightly crispy croissants) as one of 40 must-eats for 2013. Sadly, on the day I visited (Friday night), their facturas did not rise enough and I was advised to return on Saturday or Sunday morning to get better quality ones. I will need to do that. Instead of buying facturas, I purchased their two kinds of alfajores (shortbread cookies sandwiching dulce de leche). One was rolled in coconut flakes, while the other was coated with powdered sugar. They were dry and overly sweet. I would not recommend these to anyone. Your best bets are their famed facturas *on a good day* and empanadas. Despite other Yelpers' mention of bad service, Sandra, the owner, was very helpful to me. She gladly explained what each item was. For that, I give this place 3 stars and hope subsequent visits will make me want to raise the rating. read more

Please go here. So, so good. Authentic like no where else close. Beware if you go too late they may be sold l out. It is that great. Don't let the location throw you. It is not really marked and is attached to a 2ish star hotel chain...LOL. Forget all that and get inside and buy some of it all. Their food is made fresh daily. The pastries are delectable and their savory items are just as great. I have never eaten inside as it is very small. Go. You will be satisfied, full and fat and sassy!! read more

Kind of odd that the place shares space with a motel. Hopefully they pass the cost savings on to the consumer... Trusted the high rated reviews and took the low rated reviews for what they all generically seem to be saying which is... the bakery runs out of popular stuff... especially on the weekends. Duh... Never seen a bakery like that before! I don't have a lot of experience with South American pastries, but they seem very European pastry like (not as sweet as US pastries). We did an assortment - got a giant box for less than $20 and everything was outstanding. As good as any european style stuff I've had in DMV area. Place obviously has a powerful spanish speakiing clientele. Would benefit from menu descriptions for people like me who can't speak or read spanish, but willing to try anything if someone can describe what's in it. read more

Completely unreliable and terrible customer service: THEY STOOD ME UP!! I placed an order 10 days before a party to be delivered the day of the event. After receiving an email confirming the order, I called to discuss delivery details, and the person on the phone assured me that the food was going to be at my doorstep the day of the event "with the empanadas warm and ready to serve" she said. They didn't show up! Then they gave me lame excuses: they denied having any record of my phone call and argued that they didn't know the time of the event (which is irrelevant, as they could have delivered the food at any time that day). They also said that they had tried to contact me many times, which is not true as I haven't received any emails or texts, only one phone message left at 7:24 PM the night of the party (after I had tried to contact them several times). To make matters worse, the manager was very rude on the phone and accept no responsibility. He said he was going to give me a full refund but didn't process it, nor answer my emails enquiring about it. I ended up disputing the charge with my credit card! Stay away from this business. read more

We just recently moved down the road to the Huntington area. Naturally, I went exploring for sweet things in the area. Tango is located on the bottom floor of a Days Inn, it's not the nicest location in the world, but there is seating inside the restaurant and a few small tables outside. Having previously lived in Los Angeles, just up the street from an Argentinian bakery and the ever excellent Empanada Place, I was excited to see an Argentinian place in the area. Yay alfajores! Also, lucky for me, Tango buys their chicken and beef from a supplier that provides halal meat, and as the area has some Muslim clientele (the previous owners I believe ran a halal pizza place), they decided to continue on with serving halal. So minus the pork products I can eat most everything here! I can't speak to the other reviewers' experiences but Sandra was an absolute angel to us. Maybe it was just my enthusiasm but she explained every dish and pastry I had questions about, gave us recommendations and even threw in some complimentary sweets she thought I might like. We did go in at the very end of a business day and got things we were completely unfamiliar with. So in terms of food taste I knew my extremely picky husband wouldn't care for everything. We greatly enjoyed the ravioli and beef sauce and I liked the beef empanada. My husband like the conch shell pastry filled with dulce de leche, I liked the facturas with vanilla custard. I liked the profiterole but neither of us cared for the other petit fours. We were not a fans of the matambre either unfortunately. But so many things were delicious, I am a definite fan and I will be back very, very soon. read more

I've been visiting this place twice to four times a year since it opened. I adore their empanadas (I tend to order chicken, beef and spinach - extras can be frozen and reheated easily) both delicious and cost efficient. I also like their Easter pie (tarta pascualina) tho it is a lot like their spinach empanada. I probably have tried every pastry they have and always try the new ones. The owner is super nice and I wish her well. This place will continue getting my business. Call ahead for big orders or to have your food ready to pick up! read more

Tango Pastry is definitely a gem hidden in Alexandria. You may be put off by its location but after talking to the owner Sandra I got to understand why. The prices are BEYOND reasonable especially for the quality and care that goes into the food. Everything is made fresh daily from the pastries to the desserts. She chose this area to keep the food affordable and I'm telling you the food is AMAZING. The desserts with dulce de leche are delicious, the cake is soft and sweet but not to sweet. The milanesa sandwiches are delicious with lettuce, tomato and mayo but a egg is a MUST on it. Will keep coming to this place from the service to the food this place is GEM in Alexandria. read more

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I told the owner it was my 1st time and she gave me a free sample of the shortbread cookies! I tried one each of all the pastries and they were all so delicious! I think she told me it was $1.00 a piece. Not bad at all. And got to try her empanadas which were the real deal! Beef and chicken empanadas rocks!! Will come back soon to try her cakes. And oh the location is not so nice since it's right next to the 2 star Days Inn motel but who cares? The food is legit! read more

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I lived in Buenos Aires for some time 10 years ago. When I was there, my daily staple was a cafe con leche with 2 medialunas de azucar (sweet, moon-shaped croissants). Since I came back to the States, there was only one place I could find medialunas that tasted liked the ones in Buenos Aires: a little coffee shop in Miami, FL. Alas, since I don't live in Miami, I could only get my medialuna fix on occasional trips there . . . until now. The medialunas at Tango Pastry taste exactly like the ones I remember dipping into my cafe con leche at cafes in Buenos Aires. All their other facturas (pastries) also looked freshly baked and delicious. I will be coming back to try them. We also ordered ham and cheese empanadas. Those were not as good as I was hoped they would be after tasting the medialunas: the dough was wonderful, but the ham was in cubes that were too large and the resulting combination with the cheese was too salty. I'll have to come back and try some other varieties, perhaps those will be better. If you're looking for this place, it's located on the first floor of a Days' Inn. Not exactly the most conspicuous location, but I imagine that the cheap rent is what allows them to maintain their prices dirt cheap (6 medialunas, 2 empanadas, 2 coffees and 2 pieces of cake to go = $14 -- unbeatable!) Right now, this is more of a take-out rather than a sit-down place. They have 3-4 tables but it's not quite set up as a cafe yet. Almost, I wanted to note how friendly the service was. The two women who were serving the customers (one appeared to be the owner) were completely overwhelmed by a big influx or customers + the phone ringing off the hook after the Washingtonian article came out. However, they were incredibly friendly and helpful and apologized many times for making us wait. In addition, I saw the owner give a guy 4 dozens of empanadas for free because she made some mistake (I believe they weren't ready in time for pick up). Now, that's amazing customer service. read more

The only way to describe Tango Pastry is "a diamond in the rough." Sharing a ground floor space next to a Days Inn, you'd never know it's there - but I'm certainly glad I found it. The Argentine-born owner, Sandra, is super friendly. She guided me through the entire menu and after much deliberation I ordered a plain milanesa sandwich, served on French bread, which is baked in-house. It reminded me of the sandwiches I used to enjoy when I lived in Buenos Aires. I ordered some empanadas to take home, which were equally amazing re-heated the following day. Even though I'm not a big sweets/dessert fan, Sandra insisted on packing up a few complementary pastries for me. Tango Pastry also makes pizza and pasta dishes, which looked delicious. I'll certainly be back to try! read more

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Very gentle and subtle flavors to all desert. Really good small mom and pop shop. Also have some good coffee. The lady at the front is also really sweet. read more

I am one happy chica to have Tango Pastry so close to me! After discovering this place by reading the WashPost list I just had to go and see how real this place is. My father is from Argentina and I have been there a few times. I know a lot about fractures, dulce de leche, empanadas, milanesa, etc........ The empanadas were excellent! Baked, as they should be, and stuffed with filling. Spinach was fresh and cheesey....the beef was perfect, seasoned well, olives not overpowering and just enough flavor from the hard boiled egg. Both were great. For those of you who swear by Julia's or the DC Empananda truck you really don't know what empanadas are suppose to taste like........ Fractures......bought a few to try. EXCELLENTE! Didn't worry the rest will all be gone by this evening! Got medialunas (regular and sweet) and one with dulce de leche. Made me wish I had a jar of dulce de leche to spread on my medialuna!! I hope this business grows and thrives! And most important keeps its quality....... Will update this review once I try their milenesa, gnocchi and Russian salad.......I have a feeling it will be amazing as well. Gracias Tango Pastry! read more

friendly staff, fast and very fresh! least expensive breakfast I've had on my trip here! fed 3 people on $19

So I gave this place another try mainly because 1. I want to support local 2. I had wanted to really like this place and 3. I wanted to try the "weekend" pastries I missed out on last time. Am I glad I did. The pastries were stocked including the croissants. I ended up getting a few varieties, all were very delicious and tasted freshly made. It wasn't overtly sweet which I prefer like castella cake. I would say the main difference between theirs and European doughs is that the pastries have a slightly more eggy taste, best I can describe it. Nonetheless, no complaints other than I wish I had picked up a dozen or two for a reception I attended. I did however tell a number of folks about this wonderful bakery, and the nice owner who was behind the counter and took my order. She greeted me warmly and even offered me a sample. What great service! read more

After living in Paraguay and traveling in Argentina, I adore medialunas, empanadas, milanesa, anything with dulce de leche... I'm so happy to have Tango Pastry close to home. I'm grateful the Washingtonian mentioned them, I had no idea it was even there. The location is hard to find unless you're really looking for it -- but I couldn't care less that its under a run-down motel, that has nothing to do with the food. There isn't much seating, but there are a few tables. Nothing fancy of course, but I think most people do take out. In fact, the woman before us in line carried out boxes and boxes of fracturas and pastry and sandwiches and empanadas. The alfajores were better than any I've had in years - instead of being the usual dry, hard to swallow pastry, they were perfect, soft and creamy. The dulce de leche fantastic. The milanesa sandwich amazing - the bread they use really makes the difference too. We tried three kinds of empanadas: chicken, corn and cheese, and ham and cheese. I didn't love the chicken because I don't like olives in my empanadas, but the corn and cheese made me feel like I was back in South America. I cannot wait to go back and try the gnocchi - I saw a woman order it and it looked fantastic. I will definitely go back for milanesa again and again and also I plan to try the cream filled pastry, though I'm pretty devoted to the dulce de leche treats. Also, I found all of the employees I interacted with to be very friendly. They also cater -- their sandwiches and fracturas/pastry would be perfect for parties or office events! read more

You'd never think there could be a fantastic bakery/cafe in the lobby of a somewhat-decrepit Days Inn, but there you go. What they save in rent they more than make up for with top-notch ingredients! I haven't yet had savory bites, but the dulce de leche is OMG, and the facturas with mambrillo and dulce de leche were light and decadent, but not at all cloying. I plan to return soon. read more

When you think of that neat little cafe tucked in somewhere with amazing food, this is it! Staff is extremely friendly, coffee is delicious, and pastries are top of the line. Will be coming back through the the weekend. read more

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What can I say - I love Argentine bakery food. I bought a whole bunch of pastries over the christmas holiday and in february too. My husband is Argentine and this is the ONLY Argentine bakery around. I love the Saltena empanadas - chicken, ham & cheese, spinach - yummy! I bought a bunch of facturas - media lunas with dulce de leche, vanilla custard, chocolate fillings. I got a chocolate cake with strawberry filling. I also a big alfajore with dulce de leche filling. The ladies are nice, speak Spanish, and I love the food. I will always come back. read more

You must try these pastries Out of this world Delicious! read more

Doesn't look like much from the outside (in an unassuming storefront in a Days Inn parking lot on Route 1), but a total diamond in the rough! The owner is a very sweet and friendly lady from Argentina who, upon hearing it was my fiancee and my first time visiting, walked us through the menu and patiently answered questions and made suggestions. She even gave us a free pastry ("fractura") to try! We ended up buying a whole box of pastries for just around $10! They were absolutely fantastic - not too sweet and perfectly flakey - and the price was amazing. We will definitely be going back to try out their lunchtime offerings :) read more

Great food! The empanadas are delicious, excellent coffee, the croissant and pastries are fantastic. The service poor. read more

Tango Pastry - Empanadas and coffee! Great breakfast - Bakeries Near Me - Vienna, Virginia

getting hot drinks is sucks, they have only motel size to go mini cups , she found somehow smashed up medium caps from storage but didn't have leads, couldn't not get extra shot for my capuchinos bc cashier don't understand terms and English at all , you might get explained if you know Spanish, being all like this, sanitation is very poor when preparing customers drinks. read more