El Rey
Category: Taco Bars, Beer Gardens, Happy Hour Spots
Neighborhood: U Street
Price: $$
Address: 919 U St NW, Washington, DC 20001
✨ Vibe
A lively U Street/Shaw spot with a Latin vibe, known for its tacos and beer garden atmosphere.
🍸 Best For
Tacos, happy hour, casual drinks, outdoor seating, pre-concert dinner🔥 Highlights
- Delicious birria tacos and carne asada nachos.
- Friendly bartenders, especially Joel, known for excellent service.
- A fun beer garden atmosphere, perfect for groups.
ℹ️ Need to Know
- Be mindful of potential upcharges and automatically added gratuity; double-check your bill.
Recent Reviews from Google
$7 nachos for happy hour turned into $16 when I added chicken for $9. You don’t get a lot of chicken so It felt like a ripoff. Cheese was also cold. Automatic gratuity was added but I didn’t find out...
I really enjoyed the food here. The carne asada nachos were delicious, and the corn croquettes were perfect for sharing with friends. I also tried the al pastor and shrimp tacos, and both were great....
Great to back to eat at u street again after 2014. El Rey had the best birria tacos. The crispness of the tortillas and aromatic food.. juicy and delicious. The bartender Joel Cruz amazing. The...
Had dinner here before a concert. Everything was fine, nothing to write home about. I read other reviews about poor service but I thought the bartender was friendly. Food came fast and it was hot!...
On Saturday October 11th my husband and I were visiting from Arizona. Looking for a Latin vibe place and came across El Rey. Bartender was friendly and gave us shots he said it was “ON HIM” well we...