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Getting Closer to Taqueria Nacional on T Street

1409 T St, NW

Lots of progress on the future home of Taqueria Nacional on T Street just west of 14th. You can see what it looked like in April here.

Category: Buildings, Development, U Street

By: Prince Of Petworth | 01 October 2012 4:00 PM | 13 Comments

zero_sum

How many friggin taco places can the 14th Street corridor sustain???

If they really wanted to make a killing (and justify the insane up-front investment of rebuilding that whole place), they should open a sushi restaurant. There’s no decent sushi options anywhere near 14th (Tsunami off 14th & RI is SHIT).

October 1, 2012 at 4:14 pm
- Anonymous
  
  Lots of buildings still available. You should open one.
  
  October 2, 2012 at 7:34 am
- roccocco
  
  Where is there another place I can get a taco on 14th besides distrito federal? I can’t wait to have a new option.
  
  October 2, 2012 at 11:34 am
  - Anonymous
    
    El Chilango on 12th and V. Best tacos around.
    
    October 2, 2012 at 11:47 pm
Tom

Isn’t this the place that the small new liquor license protest group called the Shaw-Dupont Citizen Alliance is fighting?

October 1, 2012 at 4:17 pm
- Anonymous
  
  As they should. Who knows what percent of some random number of people might come here if it’s not a moldy shell of a building. Progress must be stopped at all costs.
  
  October 1, 2012 at 4:25 pm
  - Anonymous
    
    Yes, this is the place — one of many — that the SDCA proudly boasts in its meeting minutes that it is protesting. Please, people, VOTE AGAINST DAN WITTELS FOR ANC REP.
    
    October 1, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Anonymous

This place has gone constantly downhill in quality while raising prices since opening in Capitol Hill. You should have seen the fish taco I had a couple of weeks ago. After years of fantastic fish tacos, I got cold soggy tortillas, two tiny bite-sized pieces of overbreaded fish, a couple of strands of cabbage and a dollop of a pretty terrible crema.

Perhaps moving can revitalize it.

October 1, 2012 at 4:27 pm
u_street_buzz

What is needed near 14th & U is a bagel shop. How can it be that we don’t have one yet? A decent bagel shop would be an instant home run.

October 1, 2012 at 6:07 pm
- gabs
  
  Agreed! I stood in a line 20 people deep for Bethesda bagel in Dupont on Sunday morning. It was worth it since the bagel was awesome, but i did walk all the way from my apt at 15th and T because there’s nothing else close by.
  
  October 1, 2012 at 7:14 pm
  - Schmear
    
    Right On… Bethesda Bagels would be oh so packed if they opened another location on 14th, Luv their bagels
    
    October 2, 2012 at 2:24 pm
Anonymous

For a really great bagel try So’s Your Mom at 1831 Columbia Rd NW.

As far as tacos go- this is the best taco i’ve had in DC and i’ve tried a bunch!!!! I’m so excited they are moving close to home!!! I highly suggest their salsa verde on everything!!!

October 2, 2012 at 2:17 pm
- Anonymous
  
  So has GREAT bagels. yet undrinkable coffee. but really, the bagels are right on.
  
  October 2, 2012 at 2:21 pm