About Los Pingüinos Mexican Restaurant
The Retired & Disabled Police of America (RDPOA) is a fraternal organization formed in October, 1990 and incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia as a non-profit corporation, and is managed by a Board of Directors consisting of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Executive Director.
Fantastic and authentic Mexican food. I always say that you can tell how good a Mexican restaurant will be by their chips and salsa. Great chips and sauce. We went for lunch. I had the beef burrito deluxe and my hubby had steak fajitas. Both were excellent. The fajitas were tops though. We will be back. We had a friendly and very good waitress too.
First time here. We really enjoyed ourselves. Had great advice from our server. Our server, Casey, was so nice. She gave us a birthday dessert that was cute and delicious. She definitely made our visit fun.
So much cilantro. 🤢 Their salsa was not great. Their beef is overseasoned. Our waitress was also ill-tempered. Overall, it was not a good first visit. I will say their queso was good - and their chicken was good. Get a chicken quesadilla, and you might be satisfied.
Italian marinara sauce on burritos, filled with meat that tastes like chemicals is an embarrassing way to represent the great nation of Mexico. Fire your cook and hire someone who knows how to make good food. *Edit to respond to owner* You comped the 3 tacos my husband got, that were supposed to be hard tacos, but came out on soft corn shells. The meat had no seasoning at all and the only flavor was from the onion and parsley that was suppossed to be cilantro. The $3 per taco is crazy to be so bad. To get tomatoes, sour cream and shredded cheese would put those tacos at over $6 per taco. The prices were insane, especially to get such bad food. My child tried one of the 2 tacos my husband brought home, and she said they are "A crime against humanity." With well over 30 years in the industry, I URGE YOU to get a new cook, and make sure they can actually produce quality recipes. You will be out of business with this food and price combination before long.
Clean! That was my first thought walking in for our take out. For the price they give you a ton of food. We are definitely going back because after a 23 min drive the carry out food was still amazing so we definitely want to try it fresh. This will be our new Mexican restaurant since we are new to the area.