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Tacos at Taco Bamba |
Ever since visiting Mexico City and experiencing its street food, we've developed a love for exploring local taquerias in our area. Fortunately, Falls Church has several great options.
The local taquerias I discuss here all tend to have a casual diner-style setup, with a few tables and mostly tall bar stools overlooking the kitchen, where you can watch the tacos being prepared. They also primarily focus on tacos, sold individually, but also offered other Mexican staples like enchiladas, sopes, tortas, and tostadas, accompanied by a variety of dipping sauces. Some even had a few dessert options, like churros.
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Tinga chicken sope and birria quesadillas, La Tingeria |
The first taqueria is Taco Bamba, a well-known spot in the Washington, DC area with multiple locations across the region. Since the Falls Church location is the closest to us, we’ve been there several times. My favorites are the tacos, sold individually for $5 each, with a variety of options like slow-roasted lamb birria (my personal favorite), spicy shrimp, shredded pork, and creative fusion flavors like butter chicken tacos. They also offer traditional breakfast items on their menu, which I have yet to try.
The second taqueria we visited was La Tingeria, also in Falls Church, VA. We tried their goat birria tacos ($3.5/piece), along with birria quesadillas ($11), which were more reasonably priced. They also offered beef birria tacos and sopes, a popular Mexican street food dish that reminded me of Venezuelan arepas—fried cornbread topped with beans, a protein of your choice (we chose tinga chicken), lettuce, and a generous amount of cheese. It was my first time trying sopes, and they were both incredibly delicious and filling. Another positive of La Tingeria is that they use halal meats. For dessert, they had churros and tres leches cake, though we haven’t had the chance to try them yet.
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Mexican tacos at Wild Tacoz |
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Mexican pizza at Wild Tacoz |
Overall, I love street food in general, and tacos, in particular. They are such a convenient and satisfying snack to enjoy any time of the day! Thankfully, Falls Church is not wanting for options!
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Street tacos in Mexico City |