Taqueria Picoso

We went there late Saturday afternoon, the lull period before dinner. Seems like the staff were chilling and getting ready for the dinner rush. At first we were the only customers but then the place started filling up. We had cheese quesadilla, shrimp taco and fish taco. All were good, especially the shrimp taco which was absolutely scrumptious! I'll be back.

Hands down, the best tacos and elote in Alexandria. We always get the fish, potato and vegan chorizo, and cactus tacos when we dine in. Tacos for two is a great option for takeout… enough for dinner and leftovers. The guac is fresh and even the chips are house made! If you enjoy margaritas, try the mango marg. We would be here every week if we lived closer 😅

Went here for the first time and sat at the bar. The bar tender Johnny was very nice and patient. He explained to us how everything works as this was the first time we had visited this restaurant. He explained that everything was a la carte and that we would have to dress our tacos ourselves (i.e. onions, cilantro, salsa, etc.). I appreciated his thorough explanation as it gave us an idea of what to expect. We ordered the family style tacos for two as it was a much better deal and mexican rice and beans and the fish taco as it was featured in PBS. Let me start off by talking about the fish taco. It may have been their “featured taco” but it was just okay in my books. It had too much kale and lacked flavor overall. Same feedback for rice and beans. They tried to over complicate rice and beans in my opinion. It did not have enough salt and was lackluster. We had to add salt and a bunch of their taqueria salsa to make it palatable. The family style tacos were alright too. Enough meat for 4 people to eat (so of course we took the rest home). Lastly their elotes… I’ll say those were pretty good, but I have had better at taco bamba. Unfortunately it wasnt a great taco experience for us… not coz of the atmosphere but more because the food lacked flavor.

I really enjoyed the service, food and aesthetic. I appreciate the patience from the cashier and the service and chill vibes from Roger, the bartender. I had the shrimp, the polbano and the chorizo tacos. So tasty! We also had the wings with an interesting zing and perfect smokiness. We also had the tinga tacos and elote. 10/10 would highly recommend!