Tacos — Birria, al Carbón & Fish in Adelphi, MD

Adelphi comes over Riggs Road and New Hampshire Avenue, six minutes door to door. It's a neighborhood of long-tenured families and University of Maryland commuters, and El Golfo fills its missing middle: a dressed-up-enough dining room for a birthday that still prices dinner like Adelphi expects.

From Adelphi we're 6 min · 2.4 mi, which makes tacos a short trip rather than a whole day's errand.

Tacos — Birria, al Carbón & Fish done properly

Tacos Birria come as beef barbacoa, chicken or cochinita pork in warm corn tortillas with a rich taco broth for dipping — $6 for one, $15 for three. Tacos al Carbón swap in charcoal-grilled steak, chicken or shrimp with crema fresca and pico de gallo ($8 / $20 for three). The fish tacos are their own thing entirely: grilled catch of the day on whole-wheat tortillas with wild rice, black beans and mango salsa ($26).

What's included

• Tacos Birria with consommé — one $6, three $15
• Tacos al Carbón, charcoal-grilled — one $8, three $20
• Fish tacos with mango salsa, wild rice & black beans — $26
• Taco Birria appetizer with melted queso — $5
• Vegan tacos platter with grilled squash and garbanzo — $18