Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Stopped by Hyattsville’s Cocineros This Week
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore stopped by Hyattsville’s Cocineros restaurant for a chat with owner Carlos Alvarado on Wednesday.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore stopped by Hyattsville’s Cocineros restaurant for a chat with owner Carlos Alvarado on Wednesday.
After immigrating from La Unión, El Salvador at 16, Carlos Alvarado got his start in the kitchen as a dishwasher.
Hyattsville Latin American eatery Cocineros now includes a sit-down bar with various alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink options alongside its wide-ranging menu of items from Mexico, Central America, and Chile.
The results are in for the sixth annual Hyattsville Wire Best of Route 1 reader poll, and winners include some old favorites as well as some new entrants.
In his articles and reviews, award-winning Washington Post food critic Tim Carman has kept Route 1’s growing restaurant scene in the news.
In a roundup of the favorite casual spots he visited last year, reviewer Tim Carman highlights Brentwood’s Little Miner Taco and Hyattsville’s Cocineros.
Called Cocineros, the Spanish word for chef, the “modern Latin eatery” at 3513 East-West Highway in Hyattsville will open on Friday, Aug. 6.
The owners of popular College Park eatery Taqueria Habanero are planning a new spinoff restaurant in Hyattsville.

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