How Taco Rico in Edmonston Helped Ignite the Route 1 Taqueria Boom
Taco Rico began as a food truck before becoming a sit-down restaurant. But it’s been returning to its roots lately with delivery for customers afraid to go out.
Taco Rico began as a food truck before becoming a sit-down restaurant. But it’s been returning to its roots lately with delivery for customers afraid to go out.
Taqueria La Placita has become a sort-of town square for the Mexican-American population on the Route 1 corridor.
Edmonston’s Taqueria La Placita was on a short list of neighborhood restaurants with “staying power”
A recent Washington Post story included tacos made by Taqueria La Placita in Edmonston, La Michoacana in Brentwood and Taqueria Habanero and Tacos a la Madre in College Park.
While you can get burritos and other Mexican dishes at other taquerias along the Route 1 corridor, Taqueria La Placita makes it clear from the minute you walk in that tacos are the main speciality.
Four Route 1 corridor eateries made Washingtonian’s list of best neighborhood restaurants: places without a lot of pretense that make you feel at home and make their area a nice place to live.
A wildly popular and fast-growing Peruvian chicken chain in the greater D.C. area got its start on Route 1. Started by a Greek family in Beltsville in 2008, Sardi’s Chicken […]
Two Mexican restaurants in Hyattsville were recognized as among the best in the greater D.C. area. The Washingtonian named Taqueria el Mexicano on Riggs Road and Taqueria La Placita on Edmonston […]

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