Chaia Chinatown

615 I St NW, Washington
(202) 290-1019

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Jen Coop

Woa. The tacos were delicious and quite surprisingly balanced in terms of flavor, salt, and acidity. I could’ve eaten 10 in a row. I highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Phil Hubbard

We had no idea this place was fully veg until we got here. Just saw tacos and a high rating. Happy accident. Wife is vegetarian, I like meat. This place was aamzing. Flavorful, filling, variety. Can't say enough good things. This plac3 is on our list, super casual, couple alc drink options and some agua fresca that's to die for. Definitely check this place out!

*The salsa is out of this world!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Moira Rivera

Amazing vegetarian Mexican food. Tried the black bean enchiladas, kale and potato tacos. My only complaint is that there isn’t one closer to where I live — @chaiatacos, for what it’s worth, I think you would do very well in Austin, TX 🙃

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sarah

Great selection of vegetarian and vegan tacos. Sweet treats are gluten free.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Braised Mushroom, Creamy Kale and Potato, Mushroom Quesadilla

Charlie Slack

Mushroom taco was good. Otherwise overpriced and underwhelming. Staff was nice and food came out quick but serving size not worth the price

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

Michael Eggert, PhD

Clean, fresh taste, reasonable prices, and a fun stop, between Apple classes at Carnegie Library nearby…
I felt like I was getting younger with each bite… ha ha… Amazing corn tortilla flavor - you don’t get that very often anymore…
The Green Gazpacho is a refreshing side that should not be missed…

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Patricia Coral

While the food quality and flavor are still excellent, today I ordered take out and the portions I got where significantly smaller than they used to be. It was very disappointing and not worth the price tag.

Jason O'Connor

Good short order taco bar with vegan options.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Benjamin Cox

Really tasty vegetarian and vegan Tex mex, highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Black Bean Enchiladas

Darin Bell

Lovely home style decoration and atmosphere. Great food! Servings were small and hand sized. Speedy service.

Bhargavi Vadaliya

Overpriced. Prices do not justify the quality or quantity of the food served, nor the service. I couldn't eat the mushroom taco because of the intense smell of fungi coming from the fried mushrooms. Cauliflower tacos had raw cauliflower sauted with cumin, the cauliflower was somewhat burnt and raw at the same time, pairing it with burnt cumin. For me it was something experimental that my tongue couldn't adjust with. I didn't like any of their tacos. And I like trying different foods and have been to several different maxican restaurants, never had an experience this bad. I was visiting DC from Toronto and had always had better experience food wise while I was there for few days. I won't mind paying for the price but then it has to be worth it. I should be able to taste it and feel good about it.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Avadh Patel

I tried all tacos and none of them were impressive given their price. It was about$ 24 for 6 different types of Tacos, that's 4$ for each taco.

The price of items are not displayed on the menu and there is no other menu available to check the price. The only way to know the price is by asking them directly. The cauliflower taco had raw cauliflower in it paired with burned cumin. The Mushroom taco was the worst. I wasn't able to finish it all.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Lauren Leonardis

I was really excited to try this place, but it was just meh... Especially for the price. I have seen them reply it other reviews saying they are expensive bc of locally sourced ingredients and making the tortillas in house, but that alone doesn't make it worth it.
The enchilada was especially bad and it's the reason I decided to leave a review. It tasted like a microwave mini pizza and the greens alongside it were WAY over seasoned with garlic, maybe to make up for the blandness of the rest? And it hurts my soul to say that bc I love garlic.

Also I want to add that the staff were so sweet and it's a cute space, I'm sad the food wasn't better.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

David Brosnan

Fantastic vegetarian/vegan tacos. Beautiful/calming decor and friendly quick staff.
Plenty of options to choose from and you won’t even miss the meat. That’s how good this place is. My only suggestion would be to have flour tortillas

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Allison Mione

We love it here! Everything is gluten free and safe for Celiacs.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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