We really enjoyed this place. We had drinks and the fried jalapeño appetizer. That was not my favorite, but we had a great overall experience. I would definitely recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Caleb Duda
They advertise the best margarita and they aren't wrong. Super delicious and really tasty food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ian Adamson
I’m hesitant to leave a review because this is my spot and I don’t want to share it, but tbh they deserve it. The best - margaritas, tacos, chips, salsa, and service. I highly recommend you get Mayra or Renee as your server. Many of the ppl working here have been there for a decade or more, and they are off the charts amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Austin Bird
I'm not from the area and needed some good Mexican food. This one and good reviews and I went for it. The hostess was awesome and gave me some good recommendations based on her favorites. It was just me and I felt like I was kind of put in the corner and forgotten about after taking me seat. When the waitress did arrived to take my order she suggested a margarita and I declined. I was there for the food but I could see how it could be a great spot for their famous margaritas. I munched on some chips and loved their salsa. I told myself that my hotel was closed and I would be back every night for dinner if it was as good as the chips and salsa.The steak tampiqueño arrived hot and smelling delicious. Unfortunately, it was good enough to eat but not amazing and full of abuela's sabor like I craved.. The beans, rice, and even steak lacked authentic flavor, or any flavor really. I'm a huge lover of good beans and rice but almost couldn't finish the beans because there was no party in my mouth when eating.BUT the cheese and onion enchiladas were somewhere between wonderful and amazing. I would have liked some more water during my dinner but the next time I saw the waitress was with the check so I paid and left. I live in an area with zero Mexican options so it was good to be in a colorful room with music and smells that make me happy and had an authentic feel but it wasn't as good as I expected.I was there for a work event and mentioned it to some coworkers who live in the area and their answer was the greater DC area is not an easy place to find solid Mexican food. For that I'm going with three stars as it was average in an area of average to below average Mexican food options. It may be the best in the area but it wasn't the best I have ever had or what I needed to leave with a happy belly and a side of flan for the road.Parking: It's a strip mall with lots of businesses and I'm assuming one is a kid focused day care or tutoring business as the time I was there it seemed hard to find a spot and lots of parents and kids walking around but there were some open spots and when I left after what I'm guessing was the kid pick up rush, more spots had opened up.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Zachary Grieco
Always a great experience. We're local so hit this spot about 2 - 3 times a month, either cuz we're too exhausted to cook on a week night or as a family favorite on the weekends. Take away or dine-in, we've never had anything but positive experiences.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quesadillas, Chicken Mole Verde, Guacamole, Chips and Salsa, Enchiladas, Green Chile Pork
Jim Muzzall
Love this local restuaruant. It's one of our go-tos in the neighboorhood to get a quick drink, or have dinner on a Friday evening if we don't have plans. Margaritas are well made. I usually get one of the specials like the Chipotle Salmon, or steak. This is an affordable place with a lively family atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Chris Clarke
Super fun place with great food and delicious margaritas! Such a gem to be able to go to this local joint- where you’ll often run into someone you know. Chips and salsa are excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Carrie R.
Meh. The margaritas are good but otherwise this is a very run-of-the-mill Mexican restaurant. It's in the neighborhood so I think that's why we all keep going back. There aren't that many cool bar atmospheres close by, so the Taqueria wins. If they had a lot of competition, however, I don't think they'd be around for very long. Pros - the margaritas are good and they have a lot of different options. The staff is super nice! It's local. Ambience is super cute. Love sitting at the bar. Cons- food is very basic. When you order fajitas, they don't come out sizzling; they come on a plate with a blob of rice and a blob of beans. Tortillas are boring packaged tortillas. The meat is dry, bland, and boring. The more traditional things like burritos and enchiladas probably rank a little higher, but fajitas and tacos are just boring. Overall, I think it's expensive for what it is. There are better Mexican restaurants in the Arlington/Falls Church area! The Taqueria is closeby, and has great atmosphere so when I crave a margarita, they'll still get my business. I'll just roll my eyes at the food.
Alison Umberger
Great margaritas & tacos!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tacos Al Carbon, Shrimp Taco, Guacamole, Chips and Salsa
Brent B.
4 stars for a solid neighborhood Mexican restaurant. My wife and I were looking to grab margaritas one evening and decided to stop by Taqueria El Poblano. Located in the Lee Harrison Shopping Center, the venue (which had some outside seating) was absolutely packed on this weekday evening with some seating in the front (which was separated out for some reason), a bar off to the left, and more seating towards the back. The waitress sat us down and handed us some menus. We also looked around and noticed there were specials written up on a menu on the wall. One of those specials was a lobster taco, which seemed like a fun tasty idea and was part of my order. After getting our water and chips (with some really good homemade salsa) and seeing the waitress be absolutely slammed with work, we grabbed her and put in our entire order at once. We both started with some award winning (according to a sign on the wall) margaritas. I got the double, which was only $5 more and was pretty large and strong. While ordering our margs, we placed our food orders, with me getting the lobster taco and duck taco, and my wife getting the chile relleno. We thought that we would have to wait a while for our food due to the number of people, but our food was out in something like 5 minutes. Despite the speed, everything was hot and fresh. While I only thought the lobster taco was ok, the duck taco was quite excellent (those pickled onions went perfect with it) and my wife's chile relleno was one of the better ones in the Arlington area. The bill came soon after and, aside from the upgrades I did, the prices were extremely reasonable considering the area. In other words, we found our new monthly Arlington Mexican restaurant. Overall, Taqueria El Poblano generally delivered. Although it was not my absolute favorite Mexican restaurant in the DMV (which is tough competition), the solid food, service, and prices make this a great place to grab some Mexican food if you live in or are visiting the area.
A local favorite. Food is pretty good and we always enjoy going here.We get take out frequently which is an
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Windy M
The location had easy parking, nice atmosphere inside but the portions are small and the margaritas were extremely watered down. I had a traditional and it literally just tasted like melted ice. We tried the watermelon mint and again water with some mint. Food portions were small compared to other places we have paid the same. The staff was very friendly though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Marci O.
Poor service and mediocre food. Changes to entrees is not allowed. Be careful what you order.
David C.
Not bad. Not sure what all the noise is about the margarita. It was fine. My preference is for frozen, not on the rocks. Chicken Mole Verde was acceptable. Nice friendly place.
Lisa B.
Margaritas are worth the hype ! Loved the jalepeno marg. Ambiance is great too, the staff is so kind. Food was decent too, got tacos, I think the duck taco was the best.
We really enjoyed this place. We had drinks and the fried jalapeño appetizer. That was not my favorite, but we had a great overall experience. I would definitely recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
They advertise the best margarita and they aren't wrong. Super delicious and really tasty food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
I’m hesitant to leave a review because this is my spot and I don’t want to share it, but tbh they deserve it. The best - margaritas, tacos, chips, salsa, and service. I highly recommend you get Mayra or Renee as your server. Many of the ppl working here have been there for a decade or more, and they are off the charts amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I'm not from the area and needed some good Mexican food. This one and good reviews and I went for it. The hostess was awesome and gave me some good recommendations based on her favorites. It was just me and I felt like I was kind of put in the corner and forgotten about after taking me seat. When the waitress did arrived to take my order she suggested a margarita and I declined. I was there for the food but I could see how it could be a great spot for their famous margaritas. I munched on some chips and loved their salsa. I told myself that my hotel was closed and I would be back every night for dinner if it was as good as the chips and salsa.The steak tampiqueño arrived hot and smelling delicious. Unfortunately, it was good enough to eat but not amazing and full of abuela's sabor like I craved.. The beans, rice, and even steak lacked authentic flavor, or any flavor really. I'm a huge lover of good beans and rice but almost couldn't finish the beans because there was no party in my mouth when eating.BUT the cheese and onion enchiladas were somewhere between wonderful and amazing. I would have liked some more water during my dinner but the next time I saw the waitress was with the check so I paid and left. I live in an area with zero Mexican options so it was good to be in a colorful room with music and smells that make me happy and had an authentic feel but it wasn't as good as I expected.I was there for a work event and mentioned it to some coworkers who live in the area and their answer was the greater DC area is not an easy place to find solid Mexican food. For that I'm going with three stars as it was average in an area of average to below average Mexican food options. It may be the best in the area but it wasn't the best I have ever had or what I needed to leave with a happy belly and a side of flan for the road.Parking: It's a strip mall with lots of businesses and I'm assuming one is a kid focused day care or tutoring business as the time I was there it seemed hard to find a spot and lots of parents and kids walking around but there were some open spots and when I left after what I'm guessing was the kid pick up rush, more spots had opened up.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Always a great experience. We're local so hit this spot about 2 - 3 times a month, either cuz we're too exhausted to cook on a week night or as a family favorite on the weekends. Take away or dine-in, we've never had anything but positive experiences.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quesadillas, Chicken Mole Verde, Guacamole, Chips and Salsa, Enchiladas, Green Chile Pork
Love this local restuaruant. It's one of our go-tos in the neighboorhood to get a quick drink, or have dinner on a Friday evening if we don't have plans. Margaritas are well made. I usually get one of the specials like the Chipotle Salmon, or steak. This is an affordable place with a lively family atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Super fun place with great food and delicious margaritas! Such a gem to be able to go to this local joint- where you’ll often run into someone you know. Chips and salsa are excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Meh. The margaritas are good but otherwise this is a very run-of-the-mill Mexican restaurant. It's in the neighborhood so I think that's why we all keep going back. There aren't that many cool bar atmospheres close by, so the Taqueria wins. If they had a lot of competition, however, I don't think they'd be around for very long. Pros - the margaritas are good and they have a lot of different options. The staff is super nice! It's local. Ambience is super cute. Love sitting at the bar. Cons- food is very basic. When you order fajitas, they don't come out sizzling; they come on a plate with a blob of rice and a blob of beans. Tortillas are boring packaged tortillas. The meat is dry, bland, and boring. The more traditional things like burritos and enchiladas probably rank a little higher, but fajitas and tacos are just boring. Overall, I think it's expensive for what it is. There are better Mexican restaurants in the Arlington/Falls Church area! The Taqueria is closeby, and has great atmosphere so when I crave a margarita, they'll still get my business. I'll just roll my eyes at the food.
Great margaritas & tacos!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tacos Al Carbon, Shrimp Taco, Guacamole, Chips and Salsa
4 stars for a solid neighborhood Mexican restaurant. My wife and I were looking to grab margaritas one evening and decided to stop by Taqueria El Poblano. Located in the Lee Harrison Shopping Center, the venue (which had some outside seating) was absolutely packed on this weekday evening with some seating in the front (which was separated out for some reason), a bar off to the left, and more seating towards the back. The waitress sat us down and handed us some menus. We also looked around and noticed there were specials written up on a menu on the wall. One of those specials was a lobster taco, which seemed like a fun tasty idea and was part of my order. After getting our water and chips (with some really good homemade salsa) and seeing the waitress be absolutely slammed with work, we grabbed her and put in our entire order at once. We both started with some award winning (according to a sign on the wall) margaritas. I got the double, which was only $5 more and was pretty large and strong. While ordering our margs, we placed our food orders, with me getting the lobster taco and duck taco, and my wife getting the chile relleno. We thought that we would have to wait a while for our food due to the number of people, but our food was out in something like 5 minutes. Despite the speed, everything was hot and fresh. While I only thought the lobster taco was ok, the duck taco was quite excellent (those pickled onions went perfect with it) and my wife's chile relleno was one of the better ones in the Arlington area. The bill came soon after and, aside from the upgrades I did, the prices were extremely reasonable considering the area. In other words, we found our new monthly Arlington Mexican restaurant. Overall, Taqueria El Poblano generally delivered. Although it was not my absolute favorite Mexican restaurant in the DMV (which is tough competition), the solid food, service, and prices make this a great place to grab some Mexican food if you live in or are visiting the area.
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A local favorite. Food is pretty good and we always enjoy going here.We get take out frequently which is an
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The location had easy parking, nice atmosphere inside but the portions are small and the margaritas were extremely watered down. I had a traditional and it literally just tasted like melted ice. We tried the watermelon mint and again water with some mint. Food portions were small compared to other places we have paid the same. The staff was very friendly though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Poor service and mediocre food. Changes to entrees is not allowed. Be careful what you order.
Not bad. Not sure what all the noise is about the margarita. It was fine. My preference is for frozen, not on the rocks. Chicken Mole Verde was acceptable. Nice friendly place.
Margaritas are worth the hype ! Loved the jalepeno marg. Ambiance is great too, the staff is so kind. Food was decent too, got tacos, I think the duck taco was the best.