D.C.’s First Taco Bell Cantina Is Moving Into Taco-Rich Columbia Heights | Eater DC

"I learned a Taco Bell Cantina is set to open in Columbia Heights in the spring; these larger, vibrantly decorated restaurants are designed to attract millennials with shareable items like cheesy bacon jalapeno dippers and, crucially, the majority serve alcohol — beer, wine, and the chain's “twisted” hard freezes. The brand is aggressively expanding its upscale Cantina concept nationwide (50 planned in New York City alone by 2022), and the announcement has drawn mixed reactions locally, with people tweeting both excitement and disgust about the chain moving into a neighborhood that is also home to well-regarded traditional taquerias." - Adele Chapin