Tacos — Birria, al Carbón & Fish in Takoma Park, MD

Flower Avenue runs straight out of Takoma Park to El Golfo's door, so for the bungalows off Carroll and Philadelphia Avenues this is nearly a walk. Takoma Park's own dining tilts café-and-co-op; when it wants a full bar, a sizzling platter and a band on a Wednesday, it heads up Flower.

From Takoma Park we're 5 min · 1.8 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