Guapo’s Taqueria & Charcoal Chicken

1042 Elden St, Herndon - 20170
202 reviews
Tex-Mex Seafood Mexican
(703) 787-8887

Muy mala organización dicen en 10 minutos y llega uno y tiene q esperar toda la fila para pagar y después esperar para q le entreguen la comida mal servicio deberían de tener un cajero solo para los q van a recoger

Best food and the tapioca fries are so yummy that it tastes exactly like potato fries.I tried the dark grilled chicken with rice and beans with pork and some tortillas and I loved every bite of it.

My family really enjoys Guapos -- the food like the taco salad and side of fried plantains are great, and the service is always friendly & fast. Plus you can get agua frescas like horchatas and various fruity drinks.

This 5 star rating is long overdue. Every time I've gone to a Guapos, it's always a good experience and food great. This time at this location was a great experience with great food hands down. I've visited before, one in Woodbridge, VA and another in Manassas, VA. The business as a whole is consistent. I ordered combo #3 which included beans, Spanish rice, beef crunchy taco, chicken enchilada and 1/4 chicken grilled. My friend ordered #6 I believe. It was the beef, chicken and cheese enchilada plate. Ok so back to me, I asked for white meat for my chicken choice because it's easy to mess up white meat and have it dry. Boy was I wrong but right to put them to the test. Chicken was not dry. In fact, super juicy and flavorful! Steaming right on the plate so you can tell it was freshly freshly hot ?. Normally I don't care too much about rice or beans to review but man were they a great complement to the rest of the dish. Not mushy and vegetables in the rice was appreciated as well. Now for that beef taco ?. This next statement is going to be a big allegation here but that beef taco was EASILY top 5 best crunchy taco I've ever had in my life! What makes it the best?? Well, I'm glad you asked. See, I worked at a Mexican restaurant before in Texas and I know beef tacos. This shell was fresh, not stale. Lettuce and cheese mix was also fresher and the beef itself, again hot to the temperature. The juice of the beef didn't over power the shell as sometimes folk do beef tacos but don't drain enough of the grease leaving the taco greasy and crunchy shell mushy and soft. At Guapos, this is not the case! Perfection to the level of allowed grease and idk about you but I like a little moisture to my beef so it worked just fine. Once you add a little of the green sauce (not slasa verde) it's another little green sauce they give you and man I wish I knew the name of it. I'll ask when I go back ?. But this sauce has a spicy kick and let me tell you, drop that on your taco or chicken, you wouldn't want to leave this place. Now sadly, I didn't care too much for the chicken enchilada. ? That to me was not as good as the other things on the plate. It's packed with cheese on the top and green sauce, (this time, probably salsa verde) of course on a corn tortilla. Still good but the chicken itself was a little tough to chew, slightly dry. Crazy right! You would think if the white meat 1/4 chicken was good then the chicken enchilada would pass said same test but no. Even still, 5 stars to you guys because it's been multiple tries for me and enjoyed each one. Also, my friend and I ordered at 3:11pm ish and food was at our table by 3:15. No lie! I even said, Wow, rapido!! To the server ☺. She even came picked our plates up when we were done like 30 min later as my friend and I sat and talked. Look man, clearly I can just keep going on and on about this place. Please try them!!!! Enough said.

Food was good. But unfortunately the fact that there doesn’t seem to be an honor system is the reason for the low rating. I’m from out of town and decided to host a dinner with family. I looked online and saw that Guapo’s had catering. I’ve never tried this place but ratings were good, food looked good and it was advertised that they did same day catering. As I looked at the online menu, I saw highlighted “most popular” fajita bar.Online it stated $19.95 per person I was hosting a party of 8.I called and spoke with Alicia to place my order. Once she gave the total $195, I was confused bc it was higher than what made sense. When asking her over the phone, she said prices went up. I didn’t make a fuss, I thought we can talk about it once I pick up. Surely they will HONOR their menu, right? NOPE, they didn’t she said the online menu was wrong and prices are up. So I was over charged and there wasn’t anything I could do. Again the food was good, but the fact that this company has no HONOR or INTEGRITY left a bad taste in my mouth.

The food is absolutely amazing. I mean, it's really really good. Best South American food I've ever had and I've had some good stuff. Nothing comes close. Actually left a lasting impression and kinda reignited my love of Hispanic food. And also ruined almost all other places. Because it's so good.And if you can make the trip they have a full restaurant in Arlington and it's a good experience all around

Food was delicious! I love how you can see them cooking the rotisserie chickens fresh in the restaurant. They also offer beer and margaritas, which I wasn't expecting. You get sit-down restaurant quality food, but with the speed of fast food service. Highly recommend.

The rotisserie chicken combo was so yummy and there was plenty for leftovers. It came out hot and fresh, and within a timely manner.

Guapos is fantastic. They have a great expansive menu, delicious food, and friendly workers. I could probably eat there every day of the week. Make sure you get some of their special sauce when you go! It is delicious. If you haven't been to a Guapos yet you need to go. And don't sleep on the sides! The plantains are great.

Loved it! Beautiful ppl and delicious food. The drinks are amazing too. I had Horchata for the first time. The only thing I missed was some kind of dipping sauce for the yuca fries. They were good without it though.