Tacos Don Perez

DELICIOUS, FRESH, LOCAL TACOS Located in Kensington's Antique Row, Tacos Don Perez serves Mexican cuisine, with delicious and affordable tacos.The meat for the carne asada was flavorful and tender, and the pork for the al pastor was well seasoned and topped with small pineapple bits. All of the tacos all include fresh cilantro and onion to top them off, held together in a corn tortilla. The tacos are also priced very affordably at $3.65 for a single meat taco which includes: carne asada, al pastor, lengua, tinga de pollo and chorizo con papa and $3 for a single vegetarian taco, which includes: mixed veggie, mushroom, huitlacoche (corn mushroom), and squash blossom.There are also additional savings if you order the half-tray (6) and/or the family tray (12). I also appreciate their packaging for takeout orders, particularly the family tray, which includes fresh sliced radishes, generous amount of lime wedges, and packets of mild, medium, and hot salsa. Perfect for serving.There is limited street parking available. Also, I would recommend ordering ahead by either calling or placing your order online to avoid the in-person rush. We will be back!Online ordering link: https://www.tacosdonperez.com/s/order

I would like to say I'm finally excited to find a true authentic taco place. I know cooking lengua isn't always easy however it was perfectly cooked best place so far for me. You can tell everything is extremely fresh ingredients. It's well balanced the torta or spicy in it with every bite. Only complain is having it wrapped white hot makes the bread soggy fast. Elote was generously coated and so good. Tacos was perfect with each bite. The service was fast and they are so polite with assisting you. It's a small place, the music can be a bit lout but overall it was a great place.

The place is located on a street next to several cute shops nearby. There is only street parking available. the place itself is cozy, clean, and vibrant! I came here with a group of friends, but I didn't do a good job of remembering what everyone ordered this is more like a 3.5, but will round it up to 4 for their variety menu. so here's what I ordered and remembered:I ordered three birria tacos with consomme, shared a half and half esquites and chorizo con papa quesadilla. The birria tacos were yummy -- a little more greasy than other places with less cheese. I expected them to be more crispy, but they were very flavorful. The quesadilla was also a little oily, but still delightful to eat. Just harder to eat it as a quesadilla and used a fork/knife to pick up. I didn't taste the chorizo as much as the potatoes or cheese. Lastly the corn with spicy Cheetos tasted good while the other half was good! My friends recommend their other tacos and tortas. I also had an Oreo mousse that was yummy!

Super good customer service. The food is one of the best tacos I've ever eaten, especially those of birria. The drinks are good. The atmosphere of the very traditional and clean restaurant.

A nice place with solid tacos and friendly service. They were a little loud and cramped--if the line is long, it means that folks are standing right over your shoulder if you are in one of the four tables closer to the counter. I had the birria tacos and a chorizo with potato taco. The chorizo taco was quite good--not too salty, well seasoned.The birria tacos were good, but inconsistently filled. One was almost overstuffed (not a problem, as far as I'm concerned) and one was quite underfilled. I saw from another yelp review that at least one other person complained about a not-so-generously-filled birria taco, and I had that issue with one of the 3 tacos as well. But my experience suggests it is about being inconsistent, not about being stingy.

The people I came with thought the tacos were great. My cheese quesadilla was fine. But I was most impressed by the sweet treats! Tajin-covered gushers and skittles?! Mango tamarind frozen smoothie?! So fun and delicious. The vibe is informal and the price is reasonable. It was very busy at 2:30 on a Saturday but we were able to find a table.

Found this cute little spot in Kensington I was in the area and in the mood for tacos and I must say, ten out of ten would recommend. Every Tuesday I pick a different area to do remote work and I had a meeting in Kensington and chose to stay stuck around. It was Tuesday and I wanted to get tacos for the family and this was it! The taco box came with 12 tacos more than enough for a family of 2.5 I added a side of guac and it was great. I definitely preferred the chicken over the beef for flavor but they were both really good! The guac was well made, and the chips were fresh. The staff was really nice and the service for carry out was pretty quick. There are tables inside to dine in and the are surrounding was super cute. There is street parking right out front and in the side steer it's worth a little trip!

The brick and mortar location of the infamous food truck has finally come! I dream about the Quesa Birria tacos here. They are magical in every way. This place is definitely more authentic then any of the other taco places around here. They do the al pastor street tacos and the juiciest barbacoa... Go pick up a tray of tacos for the next game day. Grab three for dinner. DRINK THE BIRRIA SAUCE- it's that good. Don't sleep on this little K-town spot. It'll knock your socks off.

MISSING CILANTROThere are two types of people in this world: Those who love Birria Tacos, and those who have never tried Birria Tacos.Tacos Don Perez is responsible for introducing me to Birria Tacos for the first time. I heard about the food truck in Glenmont on the Nextdoor app, heard the tacos were really delicious, and so I drove down from Brookeville to try it out. This was summer 2023. Really, really, really good! This experience, out of a food truck in the parking lot of a strip mall, introduced me to an orchestra of flavors that is difficult to describe. It was a combination of textures that collaborate into one, and yet each displays its own unique attribute: lusciousness, spiciness, tartness, sourness, hotness, and tanginess; each distinct and independent, and yet somehow all working together in perfect harmony while producing a mouthfeel which only leaves you wanting more. In short, this taco is a flavor bomb. Most Americans have never tasted anything like this.It was so good that I had to find a recipe and begin making them at home. It's a lot of work and a lot of time! But worth it! They are my new favorite food. Better than sushi!So, when I heard about the brick & mortar on Howard Ave. in old town Kensington, I had to check it out. I did that today. I got there right when they opened at 11 AM on a Friday. Very charming, interesting neighborhood. Really nice clean establishment. Lots of color, neon lights, and bright cheer. Live plants at the window. Mexican music playing on the speakers. Small but intimate. Friendly staff. 26 seats (four 4-tops, two 2-tops, and six seats at a bar facing a big picture window facing the street). I ordered the three Birria Quesa Tacos with the consumé. By definition, this is a Birria taco of meat (slow-cooked beef, lamb, or goat) with melted cheese within a fried corn tortilla shell served with a cup of the same broth the meat was cooked in. I waited maybe 10 minutes or so and the order was ready!These Birria tacos included the classic fried soft crunchy tender orange shell with meat (I presume beef), chopped white onions and melted cheese. On the side were four cucumber slices and four radish slices. These are to be placed within each taco as one wishes. A packet of green Mexican hot sauce was included. Also, three fresh very juicy lime sections, one for each taco! Plenty of juice! And of course, the consumé.The consumé is a Birria soup/broth with a small amount of beans and rice. The broth is used sort of like a French Dip for tacos! Really good! The tacos were as described above. Absolutely juicy and delicious.Do not be put off by the fact that there are no tomatoes or lettuce included. Welcome the ethnicity of these Mexican tacos. Embrace the radish, cucumber and lime! Do not hesitate to jump in with both feet! These are not Tex-Mex tacos, and I warn you, you may never eat another Tex-Mex taco again. What was missing was the cilantro. Not sure why. Birria tacos are supposed to include cilantro. I had been to the food truck in Glenmont 4-5 times, and cilantro was included each time, EXCEPT the last time which was about two months ago. The guy at the window actually asked me if I wanted cilantro, and I said, "Of course!" I thought it was standard and wasn't sure why he asked. But then my order didn't have any cilantro!And this time at Kensington was the same. No cilantro. Not sure what is going on with that. Looking at the photos on this site, it appears some of the tacos have plenty of cilantro, some have no cilantro, and some have very tiny bits of cilantro. In my opinion, the cilantro should be large-leaf and plentiful because you want to be able to taste the cilantro. The flavor of the cilantro is one of the many things that makes these tacos so spectacular. And if the cilantro is missing or they are chopped too small, the flavor gets lost. Anyway, the tacos were still outstanding and still deserve five stars. Maybe I'll bring a little baggy of fresh cilantro leaves in my pocket next time. :-)

Good food at a good price and great service - I'll definitely be going back and telling my friends!