El Centro

"You get a bit of an edge during the week at Mexican restaurant and tequila bar El Centro, as things open at 4 p.m., but come weekend the action starts at 11 a.m." - Missy Frederick

"In 2017, a bouncer at El Centro D.F. turned away a Black customer wearing high-top leather Converse sneakers — while allowing white customers with the same footwear entry." - Tierney Plumb

"Choose between the red “Tinta Roja” or white “Melocoton” (peach) sangrias by the glass, half carafe, or full carafe at this Mexican restaurant. The 14th Street NW location is closed until further notice, but the Georgetown outpost is open for dine-in service at half capacity, call-in takeout orders, and delivery." - Vinciane Ngomsi, Tierney Plumb

"After a nearly 10-year run on the 14th Street NW strip, three-level taqueria El Centro D.F. has permanently closed, a representative for Richard Sandoval Hospitality confirms. The popular Logan Circle taco bar (1819 14th Street NW) could relocate elsewhere in the city, but the move was made 'while the company navigates the current market conditions due to COVID-19.' A Georgetown location remains open." - Tierney Plumb

"Along with Richard Sandoval’s El Centro DF, the 14th Street strip’s now-competitive Mexican scene also includes Tico and Mexicue, the months-old replacement for failed NYC import the Meatball Shop." - Tierney Plumb