National Taco Day: Best Tacos And Deals Around Kingstowne

KINGSTOWNE, VA—Move over Taco Tuesday. As it turns out, Wednesday, Oct. 4, is National Taco Day. According to the celebration's website, Americans ate more than 4.5 billion tacos last year. That's 490,000 miles of tacos — enough to take you to the moon and back — or 775 million pounds of the tasty Mexican entree, equal to the weight of two Empire State Buildings.

We don't expect you to put down quite that many tacos on Wednesday all by yourself. But now that we've put the idea in your head, we bet you're thinking about grabbing two or three for dinner.

In honor of National Taco Day, these are what Yelp reviewers think are the best tacos around Kingstowe.

1. Taco Bamba: 6691-A Backlick Rd Springfield, VA 22150

A Yelp reviewer wrote about the newly-opened location, "On our latest visit I have the Tong Po Tostada and my wife had the Mallrat Nachos, they were really good all the meat wast fresh and spicy and the toppings and all else was great."

2. Pica Taco: 6480 Landsdowne Ctr Alexandria, VA 22315

One Yelper says, "Came here to grab some tacos and oh how yummy. The best is the steak taco. Hands down. My son had the ground beef tacos and my husband the chicken. The tacos are not too big nor small."

3. Jacalito Grill: 8081 Alban Rd Springfield, VA 22150

One review reads, "I've also tried varieties of their tacos and burritos and each time everything has been very tasty. Customer service has always been excellent and the food is brought out fairly quickly."

4. El Paso Mexican Restaurant: 6804 Commerce St Springfield, VA 22150

A Yelp reviewer wrote, "You can expect a fun night with nice portions and it's not too expensive either. It's a great choice for visiting groups especially for a younger crowd or families. I love the fish tacos, enchiladas, chips and salsa."

5. Tippy’s Taco House: 7004 Spring Garden Dr Springfield, VA 22150

A Yelp reviewer sums up the restaurant experience saying, "The taco meat is what you want to get here. Whether in a burrito, tacos, nachos, etc., it's delicious."

Vote here for your favorite taco around Kingstowne, and let us know in the comments if you have another restaurant in mind.

In addition, check out the deals below from Offers.com:

• Chuy’s is celebrating National Taco Day with $1 off Mexican Beer all day on October 4, plus $1 Crispy Beef tacos added to any order. If you come dressed in a taco costume, you’ll get a free entree.
• California Tortilla has buy one, get one free tacos.
• On The Border is offering 50-cent mini tacos all day long on October 4 for dine-in customers and 20 percent off catering items with the promo code Taco17, October 2 to 8.
• Taco Bell is offering a Taco Day Gift Set, which includes a Crunchy Taco, a Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Taco, a Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco and a Fiery Doritos Locos taco for $5. Spicy Potato Soft Tacos are also on its $1 Cravings menu.
• Yard House has Street Tacos as low as $3.95.
• Baja Fresh is offering a free taco for signing up for Club Baja.

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