Don't come hungry when it's busy. It took about an hour and twenty minutes to get our food after…read moreordering. We waited another twenty mins to order. We're still waiting to pay and we gave up on getting any drink refills. The food was fine but definitely not the best Salvadoran/Tex mex in the area. And it's a bit pricey, especially for items with beef or the tacos which apparently don't come with rice and beans. I often hear of the community support this place has and I really appreciate that. Still, we came to have dinner and with kids in tow, this sort of wait is untenable.

El Golfo took our order on Uber Eats. They waited almost a half hour to decide they were too busy…read moreand cancelled our order! If you're gonna cancel, do it right away - but waiting a half hour?!?! JERKS.

Food was delicious and service was spot on! Had chicken enchiladas. Warm salsa and chips was a nice…read moresurprise.

Came in for dinner today after a long day walking the national mall and Smithsonian museums. We had…read moredeveloped quite the appetite and the huge portions we had heard about at Samantha's were calling to us. The staff were friendly and quickly seated our party of five in one of the corners where we could easily talk. The complimentary chips and salsa were a welcome starter and then we ordered tamales, a children's chicken tender meal, chicken enchiladas and beef chile rellenos. All the food came out at the same time and it was reasonably quick too. The portions were generous and full of flavor. I really enjoyed the beef in the chile rellenos and the mild spice throughout. The enchiladas were well cooked and the chicken was tender and moist. While not the cheapest food around, it was certainly filling and a good value. I would definitely come back here.

Good food here, but it helps if you know the drill. Food needs to be ordered at the counter; there…read moreis no table service. That means also asking for a menu if you have not studied one online. Once you know this, everything else should go smoothly. Our food came out after a short time and was delicious and well priced. We had a combo of beef and chicken tacos and the chicken mole. The tacos were the far superior of the two dishes - perhaps not surprising as it is a taqueria! They are made to order and take a few minutes but are well worth it

We have never been there in person, we have only ever ordered through DoorDash. Honestly I didn't…read moreknow that it was operating from a gas station until I saw the yelp reviews. I always had a negative look on gas station food/restaurants but we just moved here from Texas and this place is honestly the closest we've found to the food there. I gave 4 stars because only one time we received chicken in the burrito instead of steak, otherwise everything we tried is good.

My mom told me she wanted some food from this restaurant, because her priest friends frequent it…read more We drove up around 530pm on a Friday afternoon and it was decently busy. They have a fairly robust menu covering tacos, papusas, mixed plates, soups, and seafood, to name a few. We ended up deciding to get an array of items to try. We ordered: un pastelito de pollo; yuca frita; tacos de pescado; papusas de jalapeño and queso; and papusas de frijoles and queso. We ordered for take out and it took about 30 minutes for the order. The negatives are that: $10 dollar minimum credit card order (never a fan of this anywhere); the pastelito de pollo was a bit dry; the tortillas for the taco were a bit eh. The positives are that: $20 bucks was about 3 meals worth of food; the tacos were great, although the tortillas weren't; the papusas were top notch; service was friendly; lots of parking; and the yuca frita was great. There is a little sauce that comes with the yuca that is real good, but they only gave me a little. I don't know what it is called, but it is whiteish-green. All in all, I felt this was around a 4-4.5, but it is locally owned, and has more positives than negatives so I will give the bump. I would come again and my mom likes it, so you know that is like an extra star too.

First off this is my first time eating at this place and I can assure you that you should go…read moreelsewhere. To start off we ordered the sopa de res and ordered a side of yuca for carry out. When we got home we were stunned by how undercooked the meat was. The meat of the soup was red and when we called to get a refund they had the audacity to say that the meat was completely cooked and that the reasoning to why it was red is due to the seasoning. As you can see in the picture the meat is obviously not cooked and this is a safety hazard for them to deny. Someone can get food poisoning and they wouldn't even care. Posting as an awareness because this was a horrible experience to deal with and will never go back to eat there.

This restaurant gives me chipotle vibes but with Dominican food. I wanted to get a quick bite for…read morelunch and decided to stop here. I ordered rice, red beans and chicken. There is many different choices of the rice and beans and meat so you can mix and match. The only reason why I'm giving this place 3 stars is because the wait was over 20 minutes for chicken. They ran out and I just stood around waiting with my plate on the counter getting cold. The chicken itself was flavourful as was the rice and beans but it was cold. I also ordered chicken empanadas and cheese empanadas or as they call them Pastelitos. They werent as filled as id like but they were pretty flavorful. No real complain on the foof just the service. Chicken bowl 6/10 Chicken pastelito 7/10 Cheese pastelito 8/10

I love seeing Dominican businesses when I travel flourishing! The tres golpes was delicious. It was…read morea bit pricey but overall worth it. It comes with mangu, eggs, slice of cheese and pickled onions. I also had a chicken empanada which was super flavorful, fresh and delicious. It was filled completely with some juicy chicken. I also purchased a slice of Dominican cake. It was great as well. Just feel like the slice was pretty small for it to be $7. A bigger thicker slice for the price would have been nice. Overall, the energy in here is awesome. They are super friendly and you can tell it's a small family business. They are super welcoming and you can tell that they are passionate about not only the food but the culture. I would definitely come back for more.

Oh, I can't believe I didn't leave a review for the spot, even though I've been a few times though!…read moreIt's been a while, but man are they delicious. I would describe them as a combination of classic and elevated Latin food. The vibe of the restaurant is very casual, but the presentation of many of the dishes takes it to another level. They also have a wide selection of beer and wine. I have had tacos, octopus, breakfast tacos, and tamales. Everything was flavorful and quite tasty. I will admit service was a little slow the last time I went, but given the weather and the fact that we weren't in a rush it wasn't a big deal. If you haven't been yet, you should go. The colorful presentation reminds me of Palette 22, and rumor has it they are expanding to the Ethiopian restaurant that closed next door. I hope that's true!

Nice ambiance and good brunch menu offerings. I didn't know that they only offered brunch during…read morethe weekend so I was a little disappointed as I wanted to try something more complex but we enjoyed what we ate. Could work on those fried plantains as they were a little soggy. The quinoa salad was good, a bigger portion would have been nice for the price paid and maybe if it would be easier to eat if served in a bowl. The chorizo sandwich was okay. Presentation and bread could be better. We left curious about their regular menu so we may give it a try some other time. Their staff were nice but not very knowledgeable about their menu items. They didn't really know how to answer my question about their vegan tres leches and told me it was not actually vegan after indicating it had condensed milk and heavy cream.

I hate writing this. I grew up eating at this spot with my family in the early 2000's. I hadn't…read morebeen here in at least 10 years and was excited to return. The food was not good. The pan con pollo's flavor wasn't there. The chicken was included with the bone. Big pet peeve of mine but whatever I can look past this. It even looked a bit unappetizing when I received it but I was hoping the taste would be there. It wasn't. 2/5 Pupusa de queso was a 3/5 - nothing bad but nothing great. Could've been cooked a little more. Pupusa de chicharrón con queso had pieces tomatoes in it. I know the chicharrón was probably cooked / seasoned with it but it was off putting to see tomatoes in my pupusas. Also nothing bad but def not great. 2.5/5 The curtido and salsa for the pupusas was great. My boyfriend got the sopa de marisco - he didn't even eat 1/3 of it. He said the caldo itself wasn't so bad but the actual pieces of seafood were unpleasant. Def not fresh. I didn't get a pic of this but he says 2/5 I hate that im writing this but maybe they can improve and bring back what so many of us loved about this place. Service was also not bad but def not great. The waitress made me feel like we were a burden. All of the food came out at different times. Half the pupusas we ordered came out then 10 minutes later the sandwich, 10 minutes after that the other half of our pupusas arrived. Then the soup like 10 minutes after that. I could've looked past this if it had been busy but it was not. There's also no parking - they had to give us a paper (like a printed out temporary parking pass) to go out in our car so we wouldn't get towed. The inside still looks good, clean and authentic. I felt sad as I drove away. This place was amazing when I was younger and it was always so packed on a Friday night we knew there would be a wait! Hoping they make improvements to keep this place open.

The food is delicious, this is definitely one of those places you can't judge a book by the cover…read more The pupusa are the best and you can't beat the prices with the carne, although the meat may have been too well done. I still truly enjoyed. I would recommend coming and parking at the liquor store next door. If you're looking for affordably delicious food this place won't disappoint. Thank you for the patience and food. Location can still use some love don't stop trying to do better! La comida es deliciosa, este es definitivamente uno de esos lugares en los que no puedes juzgar un libro por la portada. Las pupusa son las mejores y no se puede superar los precios con la carne, aunque la carne puede haber estado demasiado bien hecha. Aún así, realmente lo disfruté. Recomendaría venir y aparcar en la licorería de al lado. Si estás buscando comida deliciosa y asequible, este lugar no te decepcionará. Gracias por la paciencia y la comida. La ubicación todavía puede usar un poco de amor, ¡no dejes de intentar hacerlo mejor!

Placed order thru instacart. This is my second or third time ordering from this location in the…read morepast year. I must say this time was a disappointment. The "sour cream" that they charge $1.80 for is about a 1/4 cup size and is watered down like I've never seen. Couldn't believe I paid for sour cream water. The fajita I ordered hardly had any chicken in it. As, I mentioned the first two times was superb but this time has me never wanting to order from this location again.

Possibly my last time coming here today…read more Staff is very friendly, not much complaints about the food but they miss things a lot here. Especially the mixed vegetables, be sure to check because a month ago I asked them if they included the mixed vegetables and they said No, and ended up cooking them after I asked. Today they included the mixed vegetables for one platter although the chicken was a bit dry, 2nd platter for the quesadilla they missed the pico and sour cream.