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2002 P St., NW
The shortlist of breakfast gadgets at Christian Irabien’s Dupont hotspot embrace well-crafted burritos filled with black beans, scrambled eggs, and both chorizo or carne asada. High quality doesn’t come low cost—selecting the latter meat will enhance your burrito’s pricetag to $30.
1065 Wisconsin Ave., NW; 1402 Okie St NE; 1201 Okay St., NW
Texas-style breakfast burritos are on the menu at Gravitas chef Matt Baker’s informal cafes, which open day by day at 7 AM (Georgetown and Okay Road) and eight AM (Ivy Metropolis) with all-day breakfast. The plump roll-ups come filled with fillings like egg, cheese, and chorizo, or vegetarian potato and caramelized onion, every with a aspect of roasted-tomato salsa.
615 I St., NW; 3207 Grace St., NW
Egg tacos, as soon as a weekend-only providing at these “farm-to-taco” spots, are actually an on a regular basis deal with. Scrambled native eggs are tucked in griddled corn tortillas with black beans, queso fresco, jalapeños, and cilantro.
A number of areas in DC, MD, and VA
The homegrown chain dishes up a number of types of breakfast tacos at choose areas. All embrace eggs, cheese, and crispy potatoes—bacon or chorizo is as much as you.
3211 Mount Nice St., NW
This ever-popular carryout makes a speciality of one factor solely: killer Texas-inspired breakfast tacos on superbly made flour tortillas. Fillings embrace 2Fifty barbecue brisket, house-cured chorizo, and a pleasant choice of vegetarian choices.
4308 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood; 39 Maryland Ave., Rockville; 1110 Congress St., NE (takeout/supply solely)
Later within the day, these taquerias prove carne asada ramen and birria cheesesteaks. It’s breakfast menu—served beginning at 7 AM in Brentwood and Rockville—performs it straighter, with choices like eggy breakfast burritos, birria-and-egg tacos, and corn pancakes.
20789 Nice Falls Plaza, Sterling; 8326 Outdated Keene Mill Rd., Springfield
These colourful taquerias have loads of choices starting from birria tacos to seafood. Breakfast tacos make an look on the all-day menu with eggs, cheddar, chorizo, pickled onions, and pico de gallo, and you may spherical out a platter with rice and beans.
3299 Okay St., NW
Fortunate Buns chef/proprietor Alex McCoy’s Georgetown breakfast store makes a speciality of San Diego-style roll-ups, which might come filled with French fries, cumin-roasted eggplant, and barbacoa.
5029 Connecticut Ave., NW
The lunch and menus at this Chevy Chase DC spot serve up flour-tortilla-wrapped breakfast burritos with chorizo, beans, scrambled eggs, and fiery habanero/carrot salsa.
1101 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
The Capitol Hill Mexican restaurant affords breakfast tacos, burritos, and quesadillas on its weekday breakfast (beginning at 8:30 AM) and weekend brunch menus. Attempt queso-scrambled eggs with ham, or egg-and-potato hash with chile escabeche.
43 N St., NW
This Tex-Mex cafe has change into a breakfast-taco vacation spot—and a gradual supply choice—for weekday mornings or weekend brunch. There are a number of types of morning tacos, all wrapped in fluffy do-it-yourself flour tortillas native to Texas and northern Mexico. Attempt a easy bacon-and-egg model with cheddar and scallions, or one other with carne guisada (braised beef in chili gravy) with egg, cheddar, scallions, and tortilla crisps.
7056 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park
Takoma Park turned a eating vacation spot this yr, partly because of this burrito store from the oldsters behind close by Cielo Rojo. Get an imported, Sonoran-style flour tortilla loaded with chorizo (vegan or common) or barbacoa, or simply go for egg-and-cheese. Don’t overlook the aspect of avocado salad verde.
33 District Sq., SW; 1800 N St., NW; 4200 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Attempt the Tonga taco with scrambled eggs, chorizo, potatoes, poblano peppers, refried beans, and queso fresco in house-made corn tortillas. On the Tenleytown department, weekend brunch brings a wide range of Mexican-American breakfast choices.
A number of areas in DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia
Chef Victor Albisu is thought for his artistic tacos—suppose kung pao shrimp or Lebanese-style hen—however mornings run extra traditional at his taqueria empire. An all-day breakfast taco arrives with a cheddar omelet, plus chorizo, guacamole, pickled onions, cilantro, cotija cheese, and pico de gallo. You’ll additionally discover dishes like a bacon-egg-and-cheese empanada or chilaquiles.
5020 Edmonston Rd., Hyattsville
The lauded Hyattsville taqueria doesn’t serve breakfast tacos, per se, although the morning menu options a number of hearty egg platters with beans, rice, non-compulsory breakfast meats, and a aspect of tortillas when you really feel like wrapping.
Meals Editor
Anna Spiegel covers the eating and ingesting scene in her native DC. Previous to becoming a member of Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and Columbia College’s MFA program in New York, and held varied cooking and writing positions in NYC and in St. John, US Virgin Islands.
Govt Meals Editor/Critic
Ann Limpert joined Washingtonian in late 2003. She was beforehand an editorial assistant at Leisure Weekly and a prepare dinner in New York restaurant kitchens, and she or he is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Training. She lives in Petworth.
