Honestly, I’ve never understood the allure of this place. Mediocre at best. The Super Taco & Bakery down the street is a hundred times better if you want authentic Mexican, though it is not a full service, sit-down restaurant.

EXPENSIVE

I really find mixtec to be excellent. I recommend the Tres Leches.

Never been there, mostly because all I can think of when I see that place is the local TV news exposé from a few years ago that showed rats scurrying around right in the window pictued above, in plain view.

I used to really like this place till they jacked up the prices about 2 years ago. Fresh mango margaritas and the salsa keep me coming back every once in awhile.

It was the Taqueria Distrito Federal of its day, but it’s never been that good. Not that I’d been there in about a decade, but the rat business turned me off from ever considering giving it another chance. Makes you wonder about any number of other AM joints

Everywhere in Adams Morgan has rats – every structure and establishment. There’s just no way around that.

Mixtec is a blah relic.

Agree that San Marco is much tastier than Pasta Mia, but also more expensive. You get what you pay for. Added bonus is that San Marco will make you a rattatouille without so much rat in it. Just three. Quite a lot, actually.

the chicken soup is double plus good.

can’t be too many rats in that you’d think. anyway, if the rats posed any real threat, the goverment would do something about it.

Once I saw a brazen rat trot around in broad daylight before heading into that place next to chief ike’s. some others on the sidewalk pointed this out to what appeared to be managers or servers standing there, they just shrugged and said “the rats are everywhere!”

San Marco did indeed close, quite a while back.

I love Mixtec. I think its very California-Mex. I hate Tex-Mex.

In the late 80′s it was THE place in DC for real Mexican food (tacos al carbon and tacos pastor, queso fundido, etc) and it was cheap. Haven’t been there in about a decade, but it sounds like it hasn’t fared well.

Doesn’t taste like actual Mexican food, like most establishments in DC. Except Taqueria Distrito Federal. The one exception I know of. Cheap & greasy, just like home.

RIP San Marco, Italian food hasn’t been the same

The first time I ate at Mixtec I had a special and it was amazing (vegetarian sweet corn tamales)… but every subsequent time it has been a bit of a disappointment. Lunches are at least reasonably priced but dinner is too expensive. I do find the wait staff quite charming, though.

I swear the people who comment on PoP should try some prozac. You People hate everything (unless of course, Obama is involved and then the fecal matter hath no odor).

Every restaurant is overpriced and/or overrated. Every house is too expensive and/or in a “dangerous neighborhood” or my personal favorite on a “dangerous street”.

You wimps should seriously move to or stay in the burbs.

I happen to like Mix Tex, particularly the breakfast items. I have friends from New Mexico who insist on eating there whenever they visit and I’d wager that they know more than most of you knuckleheads about authentic tomotillo salsa…

As for the price, if you can’t afford Mixtec, Lucky you! There’s a McDonalds right around the corner!

Since New Mexico is a desert they’re happy just to be eating.

I revise my earlier comment “yucktec”, upon reflection, to the more accurate “barftec”.

I’ve had really good tamales there.