I was surprised by Taco Joint because sometimes the restaurants in food halls are hit or miss. Taco…read moreJoint was a hit with me. I normally don't like paying for chips and salsa but the salsa was pretty good. The chicken bowl was excellent as well but my only complaint was that some of the chicken was dry. Nonetheless, a good spot to grab lunch.

Taco Joint is inside a food court off of 108. First time…read morevisit and I'll be back to explore more. It's a lot to take in the first visit. We were close to closing time so we couldn't look around as much as we would've liked. I saw the picture of the Birrea Quesadilla and I knew this would be our first try. The flavor was amazing, nice crust of the cheese. The Birrea dipping sauce was so hot we could barely use it. We'll be back to explore the menu more

The best taco truck in HOCo! Happened to drive by the place…read moreand decided to give a shot at their food. Apparently they are pretty well known to taco lovers. I was so in hurry to eat them and forgot to take pictures. I will definitely update with their pictures next time I stop by. The service was great and truck is clean! I love the fact that they don't require tips!!

English barrier was tough to the point I got quadrupled charged (not even kidding, they had to give…read moreme cash back). Food brought it up to a 4 star - would've been a 3

the food was super yummy, especially the Birria tacos and the churros! Service was great and…read morerespectful. Nothing was too expensive and price was good.

Tacos muy buenos, empleados amables y divertidos! El servicio fue rápido y de buena calidad.read more

There is a family owned taco bar that said they have some truly good food!! However, not a lot of…read moreus know that they are here. So guess what? I pulled up!! Let's go see if they got THAT!! . Where I am: @thelimeandsalt . Location Reviewed: 8865 Stanford Blvd., Columbia M.D. . Items Reviewed: STAMP!! Their Enamorada Mocktail ($7 with lime, agave, coconut, & mango juice). Tropical, fruity, & healthy sweet!! STAMP!! Their Chips & Crab Guac ($18 with freshly made house chips, guac, & crab meat with Old Bay on top). Worth the trip!! Super fresh, & tasty EVERYTHING!! STAMP!! Their Birria Tacos ($16 with beef Birria, cheese, cilantro, onions, & consummé). Meaty, cheesy, with a nice warm flavorful beef broth!! LIKE THAT! Their Cantina Nachos ($12 with refried beans, melted queso, pico de gallo, sour cream, jalapeno, & pulled pork). Plentiful, savory, & tasty!! LIKE THAT! Their Blackened Salmon Taco Del Mar ($6 blackened salmon with pico de gallo, & Old Bay remoulade). Thick, well seasoned salmon with a finger licking remoulade! DELICIOUS. Their Chicken TINGA Taco De La Calle ($6 with shredded chicken, chipotle tomato sauce, onion, & cilantro). Plentiful, I just needed the chicken to have a tad bit more flavor. STAMP!! Their Suadero Taco De La Calle ($5 with steak, cilantro, & onions). Well seasoned steak, you didn't even need any toppings on this!! STAMP!! Their Chicharron Taco De La Calle ($5 with fried pork belly, mango salsa, jicama slaw, & avocado cilantro crema). The ale set this taco off!! Crispy pork, & savory slaw!! DELICIOUS. Their Birria Enchilada ($20 3 corn tortillas with beef Birria, chipotle tomato sauce, & cheese). Good. I just needed the sauce to have more flavor, more kick to it!! STAMP!! Their Breakfast Burrito ($13 with eggs, cheese, chorizo, potatoes, refried beans, avocado, crema, salsa ranchero, & queso fresco). GET THIS!! That's it!! STAMP!! Their Churros, & Strawberry Cake ($10 each). Warm, gooey churros, & moist strawberry cake!! STAMP!! Their Horchata ($4 a milky cinnamon drink). Wow!! Their horchata was EVERYTHING!! . Customer Service: On Point! . Parking: Decent. . Recommendations: Get what I STAMPED!! . Accessibility: It's wheelchair & differently abled persons friendly. 5 Stars=STAMP 4 1/2 Stars=LIKE THAT 4 Stars=DELICIOUS 3 Stars=DECENT 2 Stars=PASS 1 Star=NAH #Bigschlimsreviews

I would say pass on this place. I think there is another review that sums it up. The food was…read moremarginal, the service was terrible, and if you are not a regular... well you will feel that when you walk in. I did have a margarita, it was not impressive. The chips were extra, and while made fresh from unused shells, they were not worth the price. Overall, I am new to MD and looking for a "go to" taco place... this one isn't it.

Los Compadres Restaurant was absolutely amazing and a must-visit if you love (or want to try)…read moreauthentic 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!

Great Méxican food, some American food, Full bar, Nice staff, Nice regulars, Comfortable…read more 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.

This place is as authentic as it gets!! The food is incredible, facilities bright and clean,…read moreservice impeccable. I came on taco Tuesday- specials on tacos. I tried the pollo, carnitas, and al pastor. My favorite were the Al pastor - nice char and sweetness. The tacos came with fried green onions, fresh radishes, red and green sauce. What an amazing gem! I will for sure be back!

Tried shrimp tacos for the first time with my friend (I usually get steak)…read more It was pretty good, but my friend whose had shrimp tacos before said it was okay

Had not been here for quite some time, wasn't crazy about it when it first opened. Went last night…read moreon a whim and I'm so happy I did! Although they were quite busy, the service was great, seemed like a team effort and all were so pleasant and efficient. The menu has something for everyone and was well seasoned and very fresh. The black beans and rice are incredible, I would go back just for that! The food was very good, and generously portioned, had salmon taco left for breakfast! It's small and a bit tight, but I love the feel of the place, feels like a good party.

The establishment is located on what appears to be an office building. There's plenty of parking…read more They have a nice section of outside seating that is covered. During my visit, I stayed indoors. The interior is a bit small but cozy with TVs around the bar area. A Mexican restaurant that plays country music was a first for me but it was okay. The waitress was amazing! She gets 5 stars in my book. Ordered the jumbo margaritas. The Lola had some flavor but probably needed more guava. Also I had never seen cilantro in a margarita but I guess since this place is called cilantro, why now, right? Also the salt rim was great. Now the Enamorada margarita, on the menu it said coconut rim but wasn't available. I was sad about this but the margarita itself was very good. Mango and coconut was very tasty. Ordered the tacos. Suadero was a bit dry, also ask for slices of lime and then they got a bit better. The rice needed a bit more flavor as well as the black beans. The Al pastor tacos were a bit better but nothing to rave about.

I set up a lunch for five guys recently and this place was really impressive…read more My buddy Larry ordered the house margherita and he remarked, "On a ten point scale this marg rates a 9.5!" My friend Mike ordered oyster tacos and raved, "How do you find these places? This food is delicious!" I enjoyed a shrimp quesadilla and it was great. Service was top notch, attentive and quick but also left us to linger as long as we liked. The atmosphere was muted but welcoming. Overall one good choice!

There are restaurants that disappoint you, and then there are restaurants that rob you. Soluna…read moreCocina + Tequila Bar in Elkridge robbed me of a rare solo night out, robbed me of what was once a genuinely transcendent ceviche, and very nearly robbed me of my will to ever sit at a bar again. I want the two hours back. What I cannot get back is the faith I once had in this place, and that is the part that stings. Let me be fair, because I was raised right. When Soluna first opened, I went three times in quick succession. There were the expected growing pains, missing menu items, management finding its footing. Fine. They got the pass new restaurants deserve. What kept me coming back was the ceviche, a dish so good that Hemingway would have written the novel about it rather than the old man and the sea. I am not being hyperbolic. That ceviche was a reason to exist. So when I settled onto my bar stool tonight, two years removed from my last visit, I ordered with confidence. A spicy margarita and the ceviche. The room was still lively and packed and beautiful in that obligatory yuppie Latin watering hole way that Soluna has always done well. The menu still shows ambition, and when a place puts duck confit on the menu, it is telling you it knows how to cook. I believed them. I was wrong. The chips arrived first, and I will give credit where it is due: they know how to fry a corn tortilla. Bravo. Genuinely. Hang that on the wall. The Pico de Gallo was calling it average is honestly doing it a favor. Boring. Flat. The kind of thing that exists purely to give your hands something to do while you wait. Meh is too generous a word, but it is the most accurate one I have. The margarita arrived next, courtesy of a bartender who treated delivery as her final act before entering witness protection. What was described on the menu as spicy tasted primarily of cumin-infused tequila with a sugar rim, which is not a spicy margarita, it is a confused one. She set it down and vanished with the completeness of a magic trick, never to return for the remainder of my evening. Then came the ceviche. Presented in a large, oversized wine glass that screamed "we are a serious establishment" while the contents whispered absolutely nothing at all. The fish had been marinated for the right amount of time, I will give them that, and the shrimp had been pre-cooked, which at least spared them from being gummy. But there was no salt. No pepper. No real citrus personality. Just the ghost of some bottled lime juice and a prayer from an atheist, which is to say, the prayer meant nothing, and neither did the ceviche. I spent the next several minutes doing what no diner should ever have to do, which is attempting to rescue a dish they ordered in good faith. I flagged down someone else's bartender and got hot sauce. I tried everything short of crying into it, and none of it mattered. I have eaten ceviche in places that would make Soluna's kitchen staff weep with shame, and I have never, not once in my life, left a ceviche unfinished. Tonight was the first time. I pushed it to the edge of the bar and told whoever walked close enough to hear me that it was tasteless and they could take it away. What happened next is the part that should embarrass this restaurant most. I wanted to give them another chance. I genuinely did. I wanted to order something else, try another drink, see if the kitchen had anything left to offer before I wrote the whole night off. But I could not, because nobody came back. Not once. I sat there for nearly fifteen minutes watching the staff move through a packed room with the focused energy of people who had somewhere very important to be, and that place was apparently anywhere other than in front of me. A full restaurant, a willing customer, and not one person who could be bothered to ask if I needed anything else. The bar stool was occupied. The wallet was open. The answer was silence. So I got up, walked to the hostess stand, told a confused young woman I was done, and left. The manager, apparently no stranger to this particular conversation, comped the meal. It was a generous gesture, and I mean it when I say this: next time, I would rather pay and have something worth eating. This is what Soluna Cocina has become: a beautiful room serving the memory of a restaurant that used to deserve it. Do better. Or don't. At this point I genuinely cannot tell if anyone there cares either way.