Tacos — Birria, al Carbón & Fish in White Oak, MD
Birria with dipping consommé, grilled tacos al carbón, and a mango-salsa fish taco plate. We're 9 min · 4.1 mi from White Oak, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.
White Oak rides New Hampshire Avenue down past the FDA's headquarters campus, nine minutes to Flower Avenue. For the office crowd that empties out of the federal campus at five, El Golfo's 3-to-7 happy hour is timed exactly right — and it beats every option in the White Oak Shopping Center for a sit-down client lunch.
From White Oak we're 9 min · 4.1 mi, which makes tacos a short trip rather than a whole day's errand.
Tacos — Birria, al Carbón & Fish done properly
Tacos Birria come as beef barbacoa, chicken or cochinita pork in warm corn tortillas with a rich taco broth for dipping — $6 for one, $15 for three. Tacos al Carbón swap in charcoal-grilled steak, chicken or shrimp with crema fresca and pico de gallo ($8 / $20 for three). The fish tacos are their own thing entirely: grilled catch of the day on whole-wheat tortillas with wild rice, black beans and mango salsa ($26).
What's included
- Tacos Birria with consommé — one $6, three $15
- Tacos al Carbón, charcoal-grilled — one $8, three $20
- Fish tacos with mango salsa, wild rice & black beans — $26
- Taco Birria appetizer with melted queso — $5
- Vegan tacos platter with grilled squash and garbanzo — $18
FDA White Oak campus · White Oak Shopping Center · New Hampshire Avenue · Paint Branch stream valley
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Tacos — Birria, al Carbón & Fish in White Oak?
8739 Flower Avenue, Silver Spring — parking on site for 30-plus cars. Order takeout online, or come in for the version with a sizzling platter and a band.