Surfside

I have been to other Tex-Mex restaurants but Surfside is my top favorite. The food is full of flavor and service is consistently great. This is the most requested restaurant among our out-of-town guests for good reasons! Everyone loves the delicious food, exceptional service, and the casual, family friendly atmosphere. With larger gatherings, we often opt for takeout. It is more comfortable to enjoy the great food at home.Some of our favorites include the Aruba Salad, Tahiti Salad, Pork Belly Sliders, and Street Corn. For larger groups, the Fajita Box is an excellent choice. If you're a fan of seafood, Surfside's grilled shrimp dishes feature large, perfectly cooked shrimp.Parking Tips:Set your GPS to 3977 Van Ness Street NW, Washington, DC 20016 This is a small surface lot which is quite busy. The restaurant validates free one hour parking for the garage at 3959 Van Ness Street NW. Weekdays: The first hour is free with validation; $2 per hour afterward.Evenings: Parking is free after 5 pm on weekdays.Weekends: Parking is free all day.

The food at Surfside onwas amazing! The tuna poke was off the chain--super fresh and flavorful. The salmon was fantastic, cooked perfectly, and the tres leches was really good, a perfect sweet ending to the meal. Unfortunately, the customer service was seriously lacking. The staff seemed uninterested and inattentive, which took away from the overall experience. If they could match the service to the quality of the food, this place would be unbeatable.

Two words- frozen margaritas. Surfside sells them in strawberry and lime and they come in generously sized glasses, strong, and delicious! I could drink two every time. Located inside a massive space once the site of a Ruby Tuesday, Surfside sells tacos and more. Most nights they have specials like on Mondays when kids eat free or buy two, get one free Taco Tuesdays.If you love shrimp, get the "Nevis" on flour tortillas. They are large tacos that come with jumbo shrimp and side of really good yellow rice. Service is attentive and prompt.

Surfside is most definitely my favorite restaurant! It has been since I was little. Now since I go to boarding school in a different state I am unable to enjoy their delicious food, but for the holidays I came back to visit family and returned to their location. The staff are very friendly. The place and atmosphere is spacious and well decorated. I guarantee the food is amazing and I highly recommend you to visit! :D

Surfside Tenleytown is a gem. The food is really good, the service we've received has always been great, and you can't beat the beachy Tex Mex ambience. It's a large airy space with garage-style doors that can be rolled up in good weather to essentially turn the entire restaurant into open air dining. There's also a back room for private events and a large patio, which has plastic curtains and heat lamps for colder weather. The menu is all solid, with bright flavors. I loved the Malibu tacos for a vegetarian entree, and the kids' entrees were both sizeable enough to take home for leftovers -- which they happily ate both days. It's family friendly; bustling but not overly loud, good kids menu options, and coloring place mats. There is a parking garage that I think is free for Surfside patrons after 5:00 pm but we've always grabbed street parking pretty easily.

I've been visiting Surfside's various establishments for over 9 years. Surfside is just a solid restaurant for brunch, lunch, and dinner. I like their Tenleytown location because they have parking so it makes it easier to meet up with friends who drive. I love their tiki drinks, and I haven't tried anything on their menu I haven't liked. My favorites to order are: Martinique (shrimp) burrito, O'ahu seared tuna bowl, Nevis (shrimp) tacos, Buck Island (salmon) salad, and Belize (steak) quesadilla. For appetizers, I LOVE their queso and Island Nachos. I wouldn't order the Bermuda Triangle because the bowls with the salsa and queso are just so small, it's not worth it. My favorite cocktail there is their Mai Tai. Makes me feel like I'm on vacation. :) Definitely a solid casual restaurant to visit. I'm also a fan of their taco stand in Dupont Circle.

Lil half date situation. Do you know where it's not a full date. Just a lil late night gnash.

The ambiance of this location is great - lots of space and seating and a nice covered patio area that can be open air when the weather is nice and closed/heated in the winter. The staff is also nice. The food and drinks are fine. I usually get their margarita or a draft beer and it does the job. The food is consistently good - not mind-blowing. However, it's a fun little neighborhood spot where you know you'll find a decent meal.

Came here for brunch with friends. Very solid. Great dining room! Lots of space and very easy to talk. We arrived on the later side (2pm), so it wasn't terribly crowded and the noise level was lively but not overbearing. Service was courteous, welcoming and efficient. Our server was delightful! She pointed out some interesting items on the menu and checked back frequently to see if we were OK. The food was solid, but not outstanding. Portion sizes were generous and my entree (grilled steak tacos) was hot and fresh. Food wasn't terribly flavorful. The steak was a bit on the fatty/chewy side. I know that I'm nitpicking a little bit, however the real benefit to coming here is the location, free parking, great service and meeting friends. The food is good, but not worth a special trip all by itself.

I am sitting here at surf side and they are trying to say you need a reservation. It's not worth the effort when they discriminated against folks that come by themselves. The ambiance is not friendly to single people. Is the food worth the effort?