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El Centro D.F.
(Now Closed)Mexican Restaurant, Bar, and Latin American Restaurant$$$$
U-Street, Washington
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KendraAugust 4, 2014Good restaurant with good tacos. Inside is a bit smoky because it is an open kitchen. The waitstaff is SUPER attentive. The Chips with the salsa were amazing - home made tortilla chips!
Alexa Jane BrooksMarch 21, 2016Bottomless brunch on the roof! Egg & cheese taco + churros = 👌 brunch
Jake SmithJuly 30, 2019The tequila selection is vast, the food is tasty, and the second dance floor is THE place to be on a Friday night.
Rorie BurtonDecember 6, 2013Love this place!! Food is delicious and great atmosphere. I had the chicken enchiladas with seasoned black beans and rice. Best Mexican food i have had in a long time.
Anna JohnNovember 2, 2011Get tacos for brunch (I had bean + cheese/guajillo chili. Both =fantastic) Delicious scrambled eggs plus perfect salsa, washed down with pineapple agua fresca. This is your new weekend spot, trust me.
Morgan ThomasNovember 11, 2014This place is always a party. It turns into a club on Friday nights, come early to have tacos and margaritas to avoid the line. Bottomless brunch is legit.
Great spot, dance floors, good food, good drinks, and great looking girls..at least the nights I have been there. Brunch is really good, and great tequila.
Brent GatewoodJuly 22, 2017Will be back! First REAL Mexican hot dog since Tucson. Sat at bar by kitchen, hot but worth it.
Mimi NguyenDecember 31, 2016Lots of margarita options and tacos! Good food and fun dance floor (wed-sun). Churros are also pretty good.
Watch out if you start eating at 10 or any later: the entire place turns into a fairly wild dance club at 11. And you will awkwardly be sitting eating in the middle of it.
V GandyJune 29, 2012The Thursday night ladies night is so live! Free margaritas and rail drinks for ladies from 11-12 and all the Latin music and reggaeton you can handle - great party!
Behrad EatsDecember 16, 2012Must try the bottomless brunch. I recommend the lengua, carnitas and egg & chorizo tacos!
Almost consider this an old standby on 14th now. Never had a bad time. Get a mojito, some chips, and churros if anyone asks.- Christopher FlossJune 15, 2015Has to be D.C.'s best Mexican restaurant. The guacamole is a great appetizer. The chicken fajitas are outstanding!
- Behrad EatsDecember 19, 2011Must try the brunch! They'll keep filling you glasses and bringing out plates until you can't move! Great food and great service!
Amy CummingsAugust 14, 2017$35 bottomless brunch. All you can drink AND all you can eat. Also, get the El Centro dog.
Bottomless brunch - just go straight down the menu. Margaritas are what they do best, even at 11AM.
Bulls EyeJune 6, 2011New *taqueria-tequileria* just north of U Street. Happy Hour from 5-7 features $4 beers and sangrias and $5 margaritas and mojitos...AND they have a roof!
Laura G AdamsSeptember 25, 2011The food is definitely unique, but their unlimited food and drink brunch on Sundays is good. You can literally just keep ordering and they bring it right away.
Brunch and the CityJanuary 24, 2012Great bottomless brunch speacial: $35 all you can eat and drink, including unlimited Michilada, Bloody Maria and choice of seasonal Aqua Fresca Cocktails
Sophia HApril 12, 2017Cool, almost divey/hipster place with a good dance floor (and friendly crowds!)
Chicken Zarapa (entree) is leaps ahead of everything else on the menu... No small feat. Order it! Best dish I've had in years.
Trevor HillMarch 13, 2017Enchilada plates on the pricey side but have a great deal on margaritas during happy hour- Anna JohnSeptember 26, 2011Cheese enchiladas make me quiver with joy. Born and raised in CA, lived in Dallas, Tx, bemoaned lack of enchiladas for 12 years...and now they're here. FLAWLESS. Even three days later, nuked.
Go on Mondays at 6:00 for their weekly Tequila Tastings. Only $10 and you get to sample several, plus you get chips & salsa.
brunch dessert: mexican french toast TO DIE FOR. you will not regret it. $2 dollar taco tuesday: carnitas and nopal tacos.
Philip CroftAugust 16, 2013Try the spicy marg. killer! Do the tasting flight for $75 and find out what you have been missing.
Katherine Kennedy AllenJanuary 4, 2014Bottomless Brunch is a Mexican food lovers dream! Surprisingly good service as well!
Naptown 💪 LarryJanuary 2, 2012The three-level Mexican restaurant has a lively rooftop bar serving an extensive selection of tequila and a full bar.
Cheyenne MojicaDecember 9, 2013Conchinta Pibil tacos...you won't regret it. Bonus points for being open late on a Sunday.
Washington Business JournalApril 11, 2011WBJ's Top Shelf says: "Hoping to be open by Cinco de Mayo, El Centro D.F. will serve authentic mexican food and even include a rooftop bar!" (WBJ 4/8/11)
Check this place out on taco Tuesdays to take advantage of $2.00 chef special tacos
Glenn CurtisJanuary 20, 2012Nice place.. a lil pricey but the tequila selection is amazing. The server naudia was great and knew her tequila..
Try the Red & Smoky - it's such a spicy, refreshing drink! Pairs nicely with the fish tacos.
- Make sure you ask for Sammy, the bartender. He's usually there every day except Wed. He's knows his tequila!
Nik NadolskiAugust 12, 2014Such good lunch specials... Just be sure to decide before you eat too many chips.
Justin SmithSeptember 25, 2013this must be the best place, to get a taste of Mexico City, in your nations capital
DeidreJune 25, 2011You HAVE to get the lavender tequila drink. I think it's called the lavanda? Anyway, it'll change your life. so refreshing!
Bitches Who BrunchDecember 29, 2011Bitches say A+! A great bottomless/endless brunch in a great atmosphere with stellar service. Doesn’t get better than that
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Reaching back to his culinary roots, internationally acclaimed Chef Richard Sandoval created El Centro DF to introduce Washington, D.C. to signature Mexican flavors and traditional dishes that he grew up enjoying...
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- Wed
- 3:00 PM–11:00 PM
- Thu
- 3:00 PM–2:00 AM
- Fri
- 3:00 PM–3:00 AM
(202) 328-3131
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Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
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