El Sol Restaurante & Tequileria

"A contender for the title of Washington’s top taqueria, El Sol is the first venture from Mexico City-born chef and restaurateur Alfredo Solis (Mezcalero). Solis’s ultra-rich braised pork carnitas are the perfect stuffer for fried masa gordita pouches and house-formed corn tortilla quesadillas. Break up a bar crawl with its fried and rolled chicken tacos dorados. Solis’ nearby Mariscos 1133 specializes in Latin-leaning seafood dishes." - Tierney Plumb, Eater Staff

"Sibling chefs Alfredo and Jessica Solis opened El Sol in 2014, and D.C.’s Mexican food scene hasn’t been the same since. Try one of Alfredo’s favorite dishes, chilaquiles, or fried tortillas simmered in salsa with a side of runny eggs. When paired with carne asada, the dish manages to be an affordable breakfast that makes sense any time of day. Other standouts include the pambazos — tortas filled with mashed potatoes and chorizo and dripping with red guajillo chile sauce — and molletes — toast covered in black beans, cheese, chorizo and pico de gallo. El Sol has a Vienna, Virginia location, and sibling Mezcalero in D.C. offers a similar menu. A second Mezcalero now sits at La Cosecha with more of a seafood-centric menu." - Eater Staff

"A pambazo torta stuffed with mashed potatoes and chorizo is a top seller at Shaw’s El Sol. Its chef Alfredo Solis used to make the dish for dinner as a teenager in Mexico." - Tierney Plumb, Missy Frederick

"El Sol: Mexican chef Alfredo Solis puts his spin on traditional cochinta pibi, a Yucatan favorite featuring slow-roasted pork wrapped in a banana leaf. The debut dish comes with rice, beans, and tortillas ($14.20). April 15 to April 21" - Tierney Plumb

"The Logan Circle favorite has three types of single-serve margaritas for consideration: traditional, passionfruit, and mango." - Vinciane Ngomsi