Tipicos El Encanto

I just ordered tacos. It was just meat and guacamole with a lime. Did I miss the taco bar? Was hoping to add toppings as it was a bit plain.

Was craving Papusas and this is for sure the place to go! My favorites are the bean and cheese and the Loca (large ones).
Food is priced right and is always made pretty quick when I order.
Small little place but easy to get to and order from.

Excellent tacos! I think best tacos in Montgomery County. Grilled meats with great seasoning and tortillas with the right consistency at a good price. That’s it. Family run by friendly people. If you don’t speak Spanish just point at the menu.

I liked the food, it was good to try a pupusa. I liked it, but propably woudn’t order it next time cause it was drippy and i had to cut it with a knife and fork. I ike just picking thigs up, like a taco.
I was totally turned off by our waitress. She asn’t very busy with actual customers, and liked to hang out and chat with the girls in the kitchen. My wife got her favorite dish… fajitas, which is served with tortillas. Except Ms. Wonderful forgot the tortillas. By the time she asked «flour or corn» the steak as half cold.
Two other notes. They don’t have beer and they do take AMEX.

You get a lot for your money at this spot. Salvadorian enchilada and the tacos are my go to. I’m never disappointed or left hungry, a few small orders and you’ll be full.

Tipicos is where you will find great, authentic tacos and pupusas! The lengua tacos are melt in your mouth tender and the pupusa locos are a meal in itself (not to mention just $ 2.75)!
Just about everything is homemade including the pupasas at their tortilla making and stuffing stand.
The atmosphere is 5 star in my books because it’s probably similar to a place you’d find in Mexico — Spanish version of «Jerry Springer» playing on the lone and loud television accompanied by laughter of all the hispanic patrons in the restaurant, the glass bottles of soda, and the difficult to read menu.
The torta on the other hand, was unimpressive. I received about a 10 inch sub roll covered in excessive amounts of white cheese, meat, and a hearty serving of refried beans. Where was that delicious fresh baked bread from the local bakery, toasted to perfection? All the flavors seemed to «mix» and it was pretty hard to decipher the complexity of flavors. All too bad because I love me a torta! But that’s my one complaint so far… the inauthentic torta.
As long as there is something delicious for me to eat sonewhere, I find it deserving of a good review, and Tipicos delivers!

Come to this place several times in the year, but the truth is i only come for soup, the consistency of it has gone down hill, sopa de res was watery last time … Haven’t tried anything else since one of my friends told me everything different is not good.

I would definitely eat there again, though I think from now on that I’ll call and order for pickup. The restaurant is small and cramped. The door kept opening which was letting cold air in and the service wasn’t great. Also, they don’t serve liquor so the margaritas we were hoping for were a no-​go. The water that we ordered in lieu of this was bottled Deer Park and cost $ 1. There were no complimentary chips and salsa and there was quite a wait for our food, even though it wasn’t very busy when we came in.
The food was very good. I got a pupusa loco (filled with pork, cheese AND beans). It was about the size of a dessert plate and was very filling. It was served with coleslaw and hot sauce, neither of which I cared for but I put sour cream on them and it was delicious. I probably could have eaten just that if I wasn’t extremely hungry.
I also ordered the Tipicos El Encanto (3 tacos, beans and rice) and chose the steak. They were delicious. The tortillas seemed fresh, the meat was tasty, well cooked and decently seasoned (not spicy), and it was served with a slice of avocado on each, fresh lime, some sort of green salsa, a little fresh salsa with shredded lettuce, beans and rice. Next time I’ll just order the tacos on the side though because I didn’t think the beans and rice were anything too exciting but they weren’t bad. Also, for $ 9 for the whole plate the quality to price definitely couldn’t have been beat. I did see that you can order the tacos a la carte but I don’t recall the price for each.
Overall, I was pleased. Definitely would recommend for a take-​out place. Probably won’t be sitting in the restaurant next time though.

Jose Andres eat your heart out… I got guacamole for 4.50 $ and tongue tacos for 2.50 $…and they were as good as any I have eaten.
Make sure you order the pausas especially the loroco and the loca
And the chicken tamales was amazing… creamy and fatty…
The only thing that was forgettabke was the chicken taco which were slightly dry
Ohhhh and don’t forget to order a fresh squeezed oj
And the best part all thay food came out to $ 30!

First of all, this place has AMAZING papusas and tacos. It’s pretty close to my house and after reading reviews on here, my husband and I became addicted. I’m not a huge fan of their Tex-​Mex food, mostly because I don’t really like their rice and beans. However, if you get something Salvadoran, you won’t be disappointed.
The reason this place doesn’t get 5 stars is because of service. If you can’t speak Spanish, don’t even attempt to order delivery. My Spanish is decent, and the one time I tried to get delivery, it was a total nightmare. Actually, if you can’t speak Spanish, you might just want to avoid calling all together. My poor husband tried ordering over the phone last week because I was still at work, and instead of 4 tacos (which are like $ 3 each), we ended up with 4 burrito platters, which resulted in our order costing $ 50 instead of the usual $ 20. I made no argument about paying for the mistake, but I felt like they were expecting some kind of confrontation (we order from there enough that I’m pretty sure they recognize us on the phone, and we always order the same thing, so something tells me they were well-​aware that I did not want 4 burrito platters). As soon as I stepped up to the counter, the manager and every other employee gathered ’round and proceeded to stand there mocking my husband’s Spanish (in Spanish). I tried to ignore it, but I guess being mocked while paying a $ 50 check was too much for me. I said to the cashier, «Puedo entender esta diciendo,» and she basically just shrugged and gave me the stink eye.
I’m trying some other papuserias in the area to see if they can replace El Encanto. The food is sooooo delicious, but I’m not sure I can go back after my last experience.

Great reviews of El Encanto led to the small «Horizon Center» plaza for a weekday lunch. However, I can’t say I was overly impressed.
I ordered the Taco El Encanto platter as the lady behind the counter tried to watch the loud television near the front door over my shoulder. I mean, I really didn’t mean to interrupt her daytime viewing, but I was actually hungry after all.
I waited for a little while at one of their small tables before she delivered the large plate with two chicken tacos, one pok taco, rice and beans. At least I think the thick, brown sauce was beans. Although the double tortilla shells were filled with meat, they were rather bland, lacking taste or spice, as was the rice.
For $ 9.00, I’d expect to have higher quality and quantity versus just the latter, especially with the much better Taco Bar in town. 2.5 Stars

The food is decent, but after going and being a loyal customer, we were treated like trash. We ordered by phone (like many other times), when we got there, order was non-​existent. We placed order again, and noticed how people that came after us were being served. Inquired about why food was taking so long, and cashier was rude, she dd not care. Waited some more and later were told our order was handed to someone else in error. They wanted us to wait another 20 minutes… We said forget it and never been back since.
When restaurants make mistakes, they should try to make up for them… Not just continue to make customer unhappy. A little better attitude would have meant the world, but the attendant there are the worst!

BEST Latin food around hands down! Chimichanga is definitely the way to go. The location is pretty awful. There are very obvious drug transactions going on out the window as you are chowing down. The dealers are good enough to hold the door open for you though. Safety in numbers. Go in a group.
Oh, the service is a little slow. Absolutely great otherwise (besides the dangerous location).

Awesome food. Staff appears to be Salvadoran but their Mexican and Tex-​Mex cuisine is pretty solid, perhaps just as solid as the Salvadoran stuff in my opinion. It’s pretty affordable as well, my girlfriend’s dad got this enormous platter (I could probably eat it for 2 days across 6 meals) with steaks and lobster for under $ 20. I would definitely recommend the pupusa loca (oversized pupusa) and the tacos rockeros. It’s a little bit of a hole, not filthy but very far from fancy. Still the food speaks for itself and the service was friendly as well.

I have to thank Unilocal yet again for helping me find great food in an otherwise unfamiliar area. What would I do without my Unilocal app?
In any event, this review is specifically for the tacos. They were excellent. I tried the carne asada, puerco and chorizo. My favorites were the pork and chorizo. All of them were served on two corn tortillas (check), cilantro, a slice of avocado (plus) and green salsa on the side all with a Jarritos to wash it all down (check).
Based on the tacos and the reviews I read I would definitely want to try the other items on the menu. This is as hole in the wall as you will find next the 7-​Eleven and thanks to all the fellow foodies I was able to find it.

Their food is THE TRUTH!
Pupusa Loca, Bistec Caballo (carne asada with 2 fried eggs), carne asada w/​cheese tacos. Our favorites. This has been our go to spot if we ever crave carne asada or tacos.
El Encanto is tucked away in a strip mall off snouffer school road. Staff is always friendly. The Horchata is good too.
Portions are huge. Hubby is also a fan of their lengua tacos.
We now live all the way out near Dulles, VA, but it is always worth the trip.

Pretty good place for mexican food but service is really slow. I tried the pupusa loca which is a fried dough filled with cheese, beans and pork and it was pretty good but I wasn’t a big fan and it takes 20 minutes to make which I didn’t think was worth the wait. I also go a steak and pork taco which was pretty authentic and simple with a little slice of avocado, green sauce and lime and filled with meat on 2 corn tortillas. They have a pretty large menu and the prices are pretty reasonable so I will come back to try out other things.

I got the tacos al encanto and the pupusa loca (way too much food I know but I couldn’t decide and took the rest home). The pupusa was huge and delicious. A little oily so be sure to have napkins handy. It’s a full meal in itself and ridiculously cheap. For the tacos I got one each of chicken, pork, and steak which were all well-​cooked and seasoned. The platters come with the usual sides of beans and rice. The interesting part was avocado slices in the tacos, which was a zesty change of pace.
They have a nice drink selection of sodas, and even a few desserts. The reason they don’t get five stars is the place is small and bright like a fast food joint. Then again, it’s take-​out/​sit-​down so maybe I’m too picky. Also, the television was loud and Spanish soap operas aren’t exactly neutral ambiance. All in all, a great establishment with friendly owners and waiters. I don’t really know what the difference between Mexican and El Salvadorian cuisine is, but this place is definitely a good choice for a fan of either.

Pupusas and more. Huge chimichangas that made to order, packed with chicken, beef, pork, or tongue and lightly fried, and variety of nicely grilled steaks. Very tasty smooth black beans, good rice, and a salad with avocodo come with all entrees. We shared a pork chimichanga and a Bistec Encebollado (thin, latin-​style steak with a onions and a tasty house sauce.
We had two pupusas. The Loroco was good, but yeah, the Pupusa Loca is worth dealing with the loud, raucus music (one star off for the really too loud music). It’s large, and it comes stuffed with melted cheese, smooth beans, chicharron, and loroco, which is the edible flower of a vine grows in the eastern part of Guatemala, El Salvador and other Central American countries.
Did I mention that there’s no beer here, so you might want to have one before and/​or after at the estimable (and not quiet but quieter) Buffalo Wings and Beer just a few doors down,

FIRST a minor vent… if you are going here for the first time– the outside sign does not say Tipicos. It says El Encanto. And it is next door to the 7 – 11. I’m a dingbat and spent 10 min driving up and down the street because I was looking for the wrong name.
Ok…so that’s my public service announcement for the day.
On to the food.
I ordered the Pupusa Loca, the handmade guacamole, and the fruit shake (not sure what flavor but it tasted like carrot juice and fresh squeezed oj).
My friend ordered 2 tacos and a diet coke. Our entire bill came out to 20 bucks. Cheap right?
I have never had a pupusa before– it was like a fried dough pattie about the size of a rather large dessert plate. Inside it was melted cheese, beans, and ground up pork (I think). It was served with some time of unusual coleslaw, and a bowl of hot sauce (that was not very hot). I really wasn’t sure how to eat it– so I just cut it into 4 slices and topped it with the slaw and hot sauce and ate it with my hands. (i hope they weren’t laughing at me behind the counter…)
It was pretty tasty considering i don’t like beans… so if you like beans– I think you’d really enjoy it!
The guac was delicious. It was so fresh and it was dirt cheap. I will definitely come back to have that again.
And the frothy juices… those were my favorite. I had 2 of them. They tasted fresh squeezed from a juicer. I wish I could read the meny and know what the flavors were because none of it was really in english and I went on the recommendation from the waitress.
We had no trouble getting seated at noon on a Saturday. And the service was prompt and friendly, although the communication was a bit tough. It was seriously authentic and if you like Mexican food, you have to come here.